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There is iiothir.g so dead as the demoralizmg spirit oi' skep- 

 ticisDi and ineitia. My remarks may have brought yoii' no 

 new thoughts and again they may have. At any rate, you 

 have borne patiently with me, for which 1 am duly tlianklul. 



THE PRESIDENT: This gentlemen has five minutes ii 

 which to answer questions. I hope you won't let him waste 

 any of his time. Or we should be glad to have anyone who 

 has had experience offer any discussion. 



QUEST'ON: In utilizing the parcel post for delivery, is 

 there some arrangem.ent in vogue for the collection of money 

 for the article sent. Suppose I ship a crate of apples by par- 

 cel post to somebody, how will he pay for them? ]Must I 

 trust him until he gets ready to pay? 



MR. SEVEY: Up to date it is up to the grovrer, and I 

 think it milst ever be so at the start. In other words you 

 v.'ill note I referred in my paper to this man who sent a 

 single apple to several prominent business men. Now, he 

 simply inclosed information giving a desciiption cf what it 

 was, how it was produced and something just to whet their 

 appetite for a whole big package of them, and then he says, 

 "Now, just send me a check and you will g;t so many apples 

 delivered right at your desk." They sent the check before 

 he sent the fruit. To answer the question specifically, it is 

 up to each individual shipper, to make arrangement for col- 

 lection. I certainly wouldn't want to ship a lot of goods to 

 an irresponsible party. It is simply a matter you must solve 

 for yourself. 



A MEMBER: It seems to me the only way it could be 

 solved would be something like the express companies do, 

 collect when delivered, but that isn't possible with the par- 

 cel post. 



MR. SEVEY : No, I wouldn 't say so at this stage. It 

 may be later on, but I can't see that that needs to frighten 

 us, for it is not a very heavy task to go ahead and make ar- 

 rangements with the people who wish to have this fruit, to 

 have them pay for it. 



