. The Railway library . ys are being called on to carry local freight on pas-senger trains under the guise of United States mail. The boxesshown are part of a shipment of 250 cases of condensed milk sentby wholesale grocers of El Paso, Tex., to Mogollon, N. Mex., about80 miles inland from Silver City. These cases weighed 42 lb. eachor a total of 10,500 lb. They were delivered to the Atchison, Topeka& Santa Fe at Deming, N. Mex. One of the most flagrant abuses of the parcel post in the south-west lies in the shipping of groceries from the larger towns to out-lying points. One illustration is sh
. The Railway library . ys are being called on to carry local freight on pas-senger trains under the guise of United States mail. The boxesshown are part of a shipment of 250 cases of condensed milk sentby wholesale grocers of El Paso, Tex., to Mogollon, N. Mex., about80 miles inland from Silver City. These cases weighed 42 lb. eachor a total of 10,500 lb. They were delivered to the Atchison, Topeka& Santa Fe at Deming, N. Mex. One of the most flagrant abuses of the parcel post in the south-west lies in the shipping of groceries from the larger towns to out-lying points. One illustration is shipments of this nature movingover the Santa Fe from Albuquerque to Los Cerrillos, the final des-tination being Cuba, N. Mex., and other inland points. On April28 a ton of flour was shipped in 50-lb. sacks; on May 21, half a tonof oats, 50 lb. of potatoes and a box of canned goods were handled;on May 23, 1,100 lb. of flour was taken; on May 27, 1,400 lb. ofsugar and potatoes, and on May 30, 2,620 lb. of sacked Handling 242 Boxes of Condensed Milk by Parcel Post 150 The Raihvay Library As a further illustration, there was shipped from Deming toMogollon on March 12, 70 sacks (3,500 lb.) of beans by parcel post,at a postage rate from Deming to destination of $ per 100 freight rate for this same business is 30 cents from Deming toSilver City and $ from Silver City to Mogollon by team, or$ per 100 lb. through. The reason for this traffic going by parcel post is evident. Thefreight rate from Albuquerque to Los Cerrillos is $1 per 100 the parcel post rate is $ to destination. The star routecarrier having the contract for handling the mail to Cuba and two orthree other inland towns receives $2,600 a year. Prior to the estab-lishment of parcel post he made two or three trips a week with alight buggy, but since the parcel post has come into action he is nowrequired to make extra trips with a wagon. Personal Injury Problem 151 THE PERSONAL INJURY PR
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