Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-16

E,ogsohes suut from ti,s C4rand Ragads pas
0ttlsse and ths Same nunlbcf reserved Ia it
turn. each Wenty fur hours- 1iles are for.
warded a. charge ~ tbs hasgsageInon ~ li,s
-en2er trains that art n0t iaals trims, aag
are independent of tifs tlirGeon FcsrUler mai
trains which depart from aud arrive IA liils
cl5s every week dsN Ihel are sent - al ths
cltles and larger village along the Nerlcus
lIues Of railroad leading from the citg. y insf
ever more frequent and advantageous "a
change Of make caH Oe thus secured than Il
possible bs the regular mail trains alone. IL
tins manner towns With but s single
llne Of railway are frequently sip
piled with three OF four malls day frssm
each way. Some Of tileSs express pouches.
however are sent 10 meet +. J.. - clerks-
whose trains are moving toward The cltg
and Who distribute and deliver their contents
a. they come ia. In tins way mail is often
delivered IA DAY sooner than il would be u
held aud seni out on & regular snel TRAM.
To keep track Of the dispatch of al these
express pouches. and 10 see that each oon-
tains the mail and that only, Which viii
gain time By beng thus sent II 40 easy task
for the mailing clerk OF such an Office IA
that IA this eliy. And postal clerks are re
quired 10 know where and when express
pouches are made up and dispatched. al al
points on OF near their routes. ia order that
they may send 10 such pOlui- ali mail that
VIII gain time thereby.
The attention required 10 be gwen 10 the
transmission of registered mail matter, adds
not a little 10 the labors OF postal clerks. At
the mailing Office. the letter Ia be registered
is enclosed in large envelope made
OF very strong paper. upon which is placed The
number Of the packet, the posimark Of Tie
mailing Office, the date Of mailing. and the
name of the post Office, county and state 10
which II is going. The postmaster putting
II up sends with II card containing a de
scriptlon of the packet, E. .. the number.
pOstmark, address. etc, which II signed and
postmarked by the clerl receiving IL, and re
turned 10 the postmaster. The constitutes
the latters receipt, or voucher 10 show what
he did with the letter. The clerk receiving
II endorses upon the back of the envelope IL
condition, whether good or bad his name,
date of endorsement and title of has route,
and also records IL book provided for that
purpose. the number, postmark. date and
address appearing on the face of the envel-
ope. IL he dispatches the packet before
reaching the end of has run. he sends with II
card containing description of
II as above set forth, which
Is signed by the postmaster receiving
II, and returned 10 the postal clerk his re-
ceipt. Thus, a. the packet passes from one
10 another, Is "A record made of IL and a re-
ceipt taken boy esch. and when il reaches It,
destination, the back Of the envelope should
contain the signature of each official through
whose hands II has passed, together with the
date of such endorsement. Some post
masters. however, ignore the requirement,
and the endorsement of such l. seldom
found. Each postal clerk, before leaving
the terminal Office at either end of his run
receipts in person for all registered letters
going to his route; and all letters going 10
or beyond the end of his run. he personally
turns into that terminal Office, and takes the
postmasters receipt for them. Registered
matter is never forwarded in express
pouches, but Is held till il can 20 in mail
that Is in charge of a postal clerk
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