The Henry County weekly. (McDonough, GA.) 18??-1934, November 29, 1912, Image 2
THE HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY FRANK RF AG AX, Editor Entered at the postoffice at McDonough, ©a., as second-class mail matter. Advertising Rates furnished on appli cation. Official Organ of Henry County. McDonough, Ga., Nov. 29, 1912. Obituaries. One obituary, not more than one hundred words in length, will be published free; only one obituary for each death All containing more than one hundred words must he accompanied with one cent per word for all in excess of one hundred words. We cannot under take to cut them down to the one hundred won! limit Manuscripts not accontpan ted with postage will not he returned. Warning, No statements purporting to come from The Henry County W r eekly ate genuine unless they have written on their face the signature of Frank Reagan Editor, or are presented by him in person. Any person receiving stu b a statement will please notify Frank Reagan, Editor McDonough, Georgia. INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARCELS POST IHOW THE NEW POSTAL SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE PEOPLE OF GEORGIA. GRADUATED SCALE OF RATES Senator Hoke Smith, in an Interesting Interview, Explains the New Par cels Post Law, Which Goes Into Effect on the First 4 of January. ATLANTA, GA., October, 1912. Tile details of the plan for a parcels post are now being worked out by the postofiice department, assisted by tin* "big five” postmasters, the post masters of New York, Boston, Phila delphia, Chicago and St. Loins. The superintendent of the national railway mail Bervice is also in the consulta tion. The parcels post will go into opera tion on January 1. Any article is mailable if not over ■eleven pounds in weight nor more than seventy two inches in length and fclrth combined, nor likely to injure Slhe mails or postal equipment or em ployees. Flat rate of one cent per Kiunce up to four ounces regardless of distance. Above four ounces, rates are by pound or fraction thereof, and vary ing with distance as follows: Bach Addi- First tional 11 Lb. Lb. Lbs. jKtiral route and ' city delivery. . .05 .01 .15 P» mile zone . . .05 .03 .35 BtOO mile zone . . .00 .04 .46 POO mile zone . . .07 .05 .67 iifOO mile zone . . .OS .06 .68 (1,000 mile zone . .09 .07 .79 t,400 mile aone . .10 .09 1.00 ,SOO mile zone . .11 .10 1.11 pver 1,800 miles . .12 .12 1.32 The postmaster general may make provision for indemnity, insurance «md collection on delivery, with addi tional charges for such service, and xnay, with the consent of the inter state commerce commission after in vestigation, modify rates, weights and none distances, when experience has plemonstrated the need therefor. Senator Hoke Smith is a member of Hhe postoffice committee of the sen late, and took a very active part in €he framing of the bill. He has given WB interview in which he explains the bill in detail, showing how the graduated scale of rates will operate cind how the parcels post will benefit re people. The bill as it passed the bouse {provided for a flat rate of 12 cents per pound with a maximum of 11 pounds. In other words, the cost toi shipping a package would be the isame all over the United States. A package of any weight up to eleven pounds would cost as much to ship from Macon to Atlanta as it would jpost to ship from Macon to Seattle. The postoffice committee of the fcenate, when the house bill came to it, took a good deal of testimony on the cost of transportation. Senator Smith reached the conclusion that a flat rate would work an injustice es pecially on the people of Georgia, because the farmers and the mer chants are principally interested in a short haul parcels post. He, there fore, contended for a graduated scale of rates instead of a flat rate, being joined by several senators on the committee, and the house bill was amended accordingly. The senator's interview follows: “I do not think the public realizes the value of the parcels post measure wh ch passed at the session of con gress jußt adjourned. I was on the postoffice committee which had this subject under consideration. Great labor was given to the measure. Ex perts were examined and more than ten volumes were prepared and pub lished on the subject. "At, the outsi t of the investigation, farmers, as a rule, were advocating i what is known as a uniform rate par cels post; that is to say, a parcels post with a uniform charge for serv ice all over the United States. "Tbs measuie aroused the hostil ity of local merchants, and they, in many instances, lined up against any kind of parcels post. I reached the conclusion that what is termed a flat rate or a uniform rate all over the United States for the parcels post would be unwise, and that the right kind of parcels post would he benefi cial tq all the people—the farmers and the local merchants. “A mistaken idea existed that be cause a uniform rate was charged for letters, the government would carry packages weigh ng as much as eleven pounds with a uniform rate with equal facility The misapprehension seem ed to exist as to the elements of cost to the government, in its mail service. "The government's expense con sists of two elements—one for hand ling the various packages, the other for hauling the various packages. The handling expense is largely the same for each package, but the hauling ex pense increases in proportion to the weight of each package. “The government, charges for its mail service two cents for each let ter —the letter cannot weigh over an ounce. The experience of the post office department shows that the av erage letter weighs a third of an ounce. A package weighing eleven pounds, therefore, weighs 528 times as much as an average letter. The haul charge is, therefore, 528 times as much an element of cost to the government on an eleven pound pack age as it is for the ave.age letter. Depends Upon the Distance. "The haul charge depends upon the distance the haul is made. Where the haul charge is unimportant, the distance of the haul is, therefore, un important; but where the haul charge becomes a serious element of expense, the distance of the haul becomes to that extent a thing to be considered in fixing the charge of the service. "If a uniform rate was given for eleven pound packages all over the United States, one of two things would necessarily follow —either the short distance hauls would be carried at very much higher rates than the expenses of the service to the gov ernment, or if the rate was put down to a rate proportioned to the cost to the government of the short distance hauls, then the long d stance hauls would he carried by the government at a great loss. "The government has contracts with the various railroads for the transportation of the mail. The only equitable plan for a parcels post is to consider first the expenses to the government of handling packages, and, second, the expenses to the gov ernment for hauling the packages. With these two elements of cost con sidered, proper charges would involve much smaller rates for short distance than for longer distances. "I sought to find out the length of hauls in which our people were interested. I became satisfied that the haul by the rural carrier was the most important, and then after this haul the short distance of from 50 to 150 mileß would cover the service which our people would principally require from a parcels post limited to eleven pound packages. **l reached the conclusion that not | only Justice to the entire public would require lower rates for hauls of this i character than for the long haul across the entire country, but also the interests of the people of our state could only be taken care of by giving them cheap rates for these Bhort distance hauls. “The bill which has passed con gress does not claim to be perfect That experience will furnish informa | tion by which it can be improved, I : am sure; but it is a great step in the right direction- One rural carrier service for packages up to eleven pounds is placed at 5 cents for the first pound, and 1 cent for each addi tional pound, making the cost of 11- pound packages by rural free delivery. 15 cents. For a distance of 50 miles the charge is made 5 cents for the first pound and 3 cents for each ad ditonal pound, making the cost of 11- pound package for 50 miles 35 cents. "For a distance of 150 miles a charge is made of 5 cents for the first pound and 4 cents for each ad ditional pound, making the cost of 11- pound package for 150 miles 45 cents. “1 sought on the floor of the senate to have these charges reduced to 2 cents on each additional pound, for a 50 mile haul, and 3 cents for each ad ditional pound for a 150 mile haul, but these amendments were defeated. The bill, however, authorized the postmaster general to watch carefully the cost to the government, and with the approval of the interstate com merce commission to reduce the rates when it becomes apparent that the service can be rendered by the gov ernment for less charges. “I believe this measure will be of almost inestimable benefit. It will enable the farmers to sell many small products that now go to waste, thereby being a clear economic saving to the farmer and facilitating the use in towns and nearby cities of things raised on the farms which will great ly contribute to the health and com fort of those living in towns and cit ies. It will give the farmers more money with which to buy more of the comforts of life and thereby in crease the business of the merchants in the small towns and nearby cities. “The rates gradually increase until they reach a flat rate of 12 cents a pound for a distance of 1,800 miles or more. The rates are based upon what was believed to be figures that will protect the government from loss, and. as I stated, will be reduced, if it is found that the cost of the service justifies it. The parcels post, with the rates under which it is figured should enable the merchant in the small towns and nearby cities to sell to the farmers and deliver to them all through the year with little cost and great convenience the smaller products required by the farmers. "I believe it will prove of great service to farmers, to merchants and to the public generally, and that when it becomes perfected, those who have desired a different system and those who have opposed it altogether, will see that it will really prove most beneficial according to its present plan. "It has been evident that a parcels post would be established. The peo ple of Georgia are to be congratulat ed that the plan adopted, while it will injure none of them, will serve many of them." CHOICE SOUTH GEORGIA LANDS We will sell choice farm land, small or large tracts, in Houston County, three miles from the rail road, thirty miles South of Macon, making terms vers easy. We will put it in the reach of everybody who wants a home. Address LA D TRUST COMPANY, 516 Grant Bldg. Atlanta, Ga. Georgia, Henry Gonnty. To the Superior Court of Said County: The petition of D. P. Cook, H. E. Cook. G. L. Thrasher, W. A. Craig, J. F. Moss, W. N. Gilmore, S. P. Crowell, W. J. Elliott, W. S. Cruru hley and S. E. Smith, all of said county and slate shows : 1. That they desire for them selves. their associates and succes sors to be incorporated and made a body politic under the name and style of 'Henry County Supply Com pany.” for a period of twenty years. 2. The principal office of said company shall be in the city of Mc- Donough, said state and county, but petitioners desire the right to establish branch offices within this state or elsewhere, whenever the holders of a majority of the stock may so determine. 3. The object of said corporation is pecuniary gain to its stockhold ers. 4. The business of said corpora tion to be carried on is as follows : A general merchandise business, including buying and selling dry goods, clothing, shoes, hats, hard ware, groceries, etc., and doing all other things necessary for doing a g°neral merchandise business. Pe titioners ask the privilege of doing a geneial warehouse business, such as buying, weighing, and selling cotton ; buying, mixing and selling fertilizer of all kinds; hnying and -elling cotton seed nival ami l ulls, buv ing. w eigliing ai d s» llmg cotton seed ; buv ii g and selling c< al ; and doing all other acts necessary for carrying on a general warehouse business. Petitioners further ask that they have the right and privi lege of buying and selling lumber, shingles, brick, lime, and all other things necessary for carrying on a lumber business. Petitioners fur ther ask the right and privilege of having and selling live stock. Pe titioners further ask the right and privilege to buy and sell machinery of all kinds, including the right to buv. hold, and sell rpal estate and persona] property suitable to the purposesof the corporation, and to execute notes and bonds as evidence of indebtedness incurred, or which may be incurred in the conduct of the affairs of the corporation and to secure the same by mortgage, se curity deeds, or other form of liens under existing laws. 5. The capital stock of said cor poration shall be Twenty Thousand ($20,000.00) Dollars, with the privi lege of increasing same to the sum of Fifty Thousand ($50,000.00) Dol lars. by a majority vote of the stock holders, said stock to be divided in to shares of SIOO.OO each. Which said sums petitioners ask may he paid in real estate, merchandise, or cash at its market value. Petition ers show that 75 percent, of the said $20,000.00 has actuallv been paid in. fi. Petitioners desire the right to sue and be sued, to plead and be im pleaded, to have and to use a com mon seal, to make all necessary by laws and regulations, and to do all other things that may be necessary Your Twenty-Year Policy Can you change it into a fourteen-year, without in creasing your premiums and without their being any lien or indebtedness against the policy itself? You can do this with a Twenty Payment Life, Guaranteed Div idend Policy, issued by The Southern States Life Ins* Co. This policy also contains the liberal disability clause written only by this Company, under which you receive in cash one-fourth of the amount insured, in ea se of total disability, and your policy is kept in force for the remainder, without further payments on your part, so long as you continue disabled. Any agent of The Southern States Life will be pleased to explain to you the attractive policies as is sued by this Company, without your assuming any obligation. JULIAN T. WEEMS GENERAL AGENT, McDonough, ga. The Southern States Life Insurance Co. WILMER L. MOORE. Pres. If It Is About Insurance Ask JULIAN T. WEEMS. TAX COLLECTOR’S ROUNDS FOR 1912. THIRD ROUND. Dec. Locust Grove, Monday 2. Lowes, Tuesday 3. Hampton, Wednesday 4. Sixth, Thursday 5. Stockbiidge, Friday 6. Beesheba, Monday 9. McMullens, Tuesday 10. Loves, Wednesday 11. Brushy Knob, Thursday 12. Shake Rag, Friday 13. Sandy Ridge, Monday 16. Tussahaw, Tuesday 17. I wi'l be 11 M< Df rci gh bf th vetksofthe Superior court from October the 21st till November the 4th , and every Sat urday ar d ever\ First Tuesday. S. W W hitaker, Tax Collector hi Henry County, Ga # for the successful carrying on of said business. 7. They desire for said incorpor ation the power and authority to apply for and accept amendments to its charter of either form or sub stance by a vote of a majority of its stock outstanding at the time. They also ask authority for said incorpor ation to wind up its affairs, liqui date and discontinue its business at any time it may determine to do so by a vote of two thirds of its stock outstanding at the time. 8. They desire for the said incor poration the right of renewal when and as provided by the laws of Geor gia ana that it have all other snch rights, powers, privileges and im munities as are incident to like in corporations or permisable under the laws of Georgia. Wherefore, petitioners prav to be incorporated under the name and style aforesaid, with the powers, privileges and immunities herein set forth, and as are now. or may here after be, allowed a corporation of similar character under the laws of Georgia. R. O. JACKSON, Att'y for Petitioners. 1. J. A. Fouche, clerk of the Super ior Court of said county do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a petition for charter for Henry County Supply Company as is of file in this office. This Nov. 27.1912. J. A. FOUCHE, Clerk