The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-28

nFO8fANT TO THOSE WHITING ~ CALlSOrNlhs
From abe washiogton UsicA, NOV, -
Many Who write letters % CAAsolnia srA Hot aware
thsa lmpe, but u the same time most enssuve syssem
parsment which places in the power Of the person oy
whom letter written, 70 render the sale, - wen .
!e speedy yer Of me sss Nv 70,
the letter d Intended anywhere In tne PAoiac region
and ID viking take letters out OF tic Post ose Or
cuIars describing tho system, recently sent 70
manv q The principal foat Offices; but many mistakes
have been made by disposed 20 avail themselves q
tnorzed the issuing Of several thousand slips 70 the
6rst oass Offices upon which the System ID described
PLAINLY that child may understand IT,
ID consists merely In sending 70 tho New York Poat
office alp OF paper, upon which u copied the address Of
the letter you have just deposited In the mail The slf
Of paper should be cut 70 a. An envelope loosely and
must enclosed without folding, together With three
cent postage stamp in Q prepaid envelope and directed
70 the "Pscino Mail List, New York Post ofnos The
address the ship OF paper thus received u the New
York Post Office win be entered In 10 appropriate place
in the Pacidc Mail LIST" which list rs printed and bel
by each mail each and every Post Office In CAlor
mia and the Territories Of Oregon and Washington II
will point persons whose letters puos b.
ed therein The Post ohoe TO wnicn the letters wers
sent
person may thus at receiv intelligence OF let
ter that has b. sent 10 Post OH dive or I've hundred
miles ay which other w,se ell proba olty tie
would have receiv red he also change his residen
in the Pacific region often IS motives OF BUSH OF
may ac aaa y es fS rs 90 'ss
hooeht proper TO register the same In tAe Pacific Nal
LIT"
be sent sllp Of paper, together with three cen
postage stamp, 10 prepsi5 envelope. 70 the Pacdc
Nail LIST New York Post oice the lette- Itself must be
deposited Ia tie mail usual pr cse!y II sach
sy,tem OF registration in operation No otaer W. inf
should be the slip paper than address Of the
letter and the clip should be ircioed In the envelope
wthcr iolfog the three cent pos taxe stamp ineoeed
IL the envelope deirays the of publication and
IL ust not be pasted, but simply incloeed.
When sending the ad iress of letter TO the PAcbc
Mail List be careful TO the Post 9th Ia the Pacific
region which the letter seat Instances have
cured whch this important p,nt has been omit 81
In minute letter be registered and tae three at
charge for registration added TO the postage the enveop
sent The Pacific Mali List makes total extra co-i
OF course. when two more addresses are 10
ciose in the envelope and the postage s thereby
ovdsd the charge becomes prcporonsiiy less bat the
utmost cost for registration lie about equivalent TO We
price OF q Havana segar.
Befor, leay log the subject. will state thai, despi
the law requiring the pre- pay ment of portage, over
hundred and xe1iy thousand letters sent during the past
year Post ofccs in the Pacific region never re-
ceved by the persons for wh1m they were intended
and sequerty became dead letters causing thereby
tuotese much anxiety Of mind 10 persons exporting
letters home, and rendering ali the devoted d
whiting the letters and the thousands OF dollars pa Ia
pre- pay ing postage the same go much useless expe
duYe Averaging the time necessary 10 write tue s5ove
letters 1T thirty minutes each "a low rate, think
and the result is that will require ten hours daily ia
Dor o. penman for twenty years. to write the letters
that became dead during the past in the Pacitc
Riop spd which cost governme four thousand dbl
lars TO examine and selecting but few valuable ones
from the tho rest. Tin accordance with 10 and The
ussges OF tho Post Once Department. to burn.