Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-03
THE HUNDREDS OF Orders

Are segregated as 10 departments a net as to in
diyiduas, and hence, when returned to the original
department to be forwarded, there must be re-
newed segregation and restoration of the goods to
their original character as regards contemplated
ownership. This is accom- lished by the most lit
genious methods, and involves the highest mercan-
tile skill. The history of the transaction must at
this point be again glanced at, for it now enters
upon a new phase. With the descent OF the goods
from the seectors they must be charged against the
credit that appears upon the books for the pur.
chaser, and the goods being examined aud adjusted,
the account must be balanced and found to agree
both on the credit side with the order gwen and on
the debit side with the order filled. The account
passes in rapid succession TO the bill balancers the
hill is made out, its history recorded anew, and the
transaction at last reaches the Calgraphic CORE
spondents, who inform, in printed letter STYLE the
purchaser Of what has been done, setting out what
il any, obstacles have been met with in filling the
order; what substitutons ii any, have been made {:
what money, if any, remains to his credit, for so
much of the order as is not yet filed, and inclosing
HOUSE CHECK OR CERTIFICATE
For the same, payable on sight, and such other mat
tiers as are necessary to set forth. In the mean
time the ORDER and its history, accompanying and
accumulating. have been prepared for filing, and
with the conclusion of the letter pigeon-holed
according to a new ard improved system, by which,
even after the lapse of years, it can be instantly
found. The his DRY of the whole transaction has
also in the meantime been carried upon system Of
index books by which every feature of the whole
matter can be established and reached at any time
thereafter and which is altogether too elaborate to
be explained here. The goods in the meantime
passed to the packers department, and by
a and ingenious method, calling for the use
of automatic distributing table that is
the invention of one of the firm, the packages Sc.
lected and arranged according to time tables so as
to insure the earliest departure possible to every
package, and the most rapid and careful packing
They then go to the postal clerks department, are
again checked off against the history Of the whole
transaction and declared ready for mailing, after
which, when due entry has been made, the messen-
gers receive the goods in packages receipt for the
same to moment of time, and they delivered
at the Postoffice express station.
BUT THIS IS NOT ALL OF THE SYSTEM.
There come the visitor learns, to the department
letters and orders without signature, without money
nclosure, without address, without sufficient speci
cation to enable the desire OF the purchaser to be
ascertalned; or the letter comes by mail and the
money by express and the arrivals not simulta-
neous; or the letter is by mail, and the manner of
dispatching the money is not indicated or the
money arrives without word of designation to in
dictate from whence or whom it came or on the
return OF goods by purchaser-for the house per-
mts the exchange of goods wherever it is possible
to be done and spares paius to see that the Gus
toner is finally and fully satisfed-more money is
inclosed, and,