The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-10-02
SOME TIMELY SUGGESTIONS FOR THOSE
WHO SEND MATTER THROUGH
UNCLE SANS MAIL.
Mail Matter Should be Plainly and Cor.
rectly Addressed ard the Name
of the Sender Should
be Placed on it.

The following suggestions, if OBJ
served, will aid the dispatch and de-
livery OF matter sent through the
mails, or its return directly to the
sender in the event of non-delivery,
| and thus prevent the annoyance, de-
Jay and embarrassment caused by
sending matter to the dead letter Office.
Mail matter should be plainly and
correctly addressed, the name OF the
postoffice to which it is to be sent
should be clearly and distinctly stat ed,
and to avoid confusion from the SINH
larity of authorizations, as frequently
used, the name of the state should
also be given in full. In the case Of
mail addressed to small offices, or
where there are offices of like names
in different states, the name of the
county should be added.
AS the immense quantity of matter
sent through the mails is necessari y
required to be handled rapidly by the
railway mail clerks and at the post
offices in the cities too much care
cannot be exercised i'll addressing mail
matter clearly, plainly and correctly.
Where mail matter is addressed to
cities or. delivery offices the street
and house number, or postoffice box
number of the person addressed are
important, and should always be given
when it is possible to do so.
Where this cannot be done, the
business or employment OF the person
addressed, if stated, will often secure
delivery.
A small proportion only OF the mail
received at the free delivery offices is
called for at the general delivery Of
the postoffice, the public expecting
delivery by the letter carriers; and
hence the Importance of giving street
and number, or some other designa-
ton whereby the person addressed
may be found:
Matter mailed to cities and free
delivery Offices, addressed without
street and number, or some other
designation enabling delivery, goes
into the general delivery, subject to be
called for; and OF such matter, the
statistics of the postoflices of some
of the larger cities show that not more
than % per cent is called for.
etters addressed to persons tempo
rarily sojournipg in city where the
letter carrier system is in operation
should be marked transient" or
general delivery" if not addressed to
street and number, or some other
designated place of delivery.
The name and address of the send
er, either printed or written, should
be placed upon the upper left hand
corner of the envelope or wrapper Of
all matter mailed.
This will secure its immediate re-
turn to the sender from the mailing
office for correction if improperly ad-
dressed, insutficiently paid, or other
wise defective; thus affording oppor'
tunity to comply with the postal
regulations and requirements, and
place Jilc lldCtci III plOpCl SohpiViOi
to entitle it TO all the privileges of the
mails, and is especially useful in the
case of packages and other matter
mailabie at less than letter rate Of
postage, which is restricted to certain
conditions and requirements as to
weight, size, manner of Enclosure, etc.
Letters and all other matter mailed,
so marked with the name and address
of the sender, that should fail to be
called for or delivered to the per-
SOD addressed, and upon which full
letter rates OF postage has been paid,
are not sent to the dead letter office,
but are returnable to the sender di-
rectly-without additional charge. and
with the reason Of non delivery in
dorsed thereon.
Packages and all matter mailed at
less than letter rates of postage,
should, in addition to the name and
address of the sender upon the en-
velope or wrapper, bear in connection
Herewith a request for its return in
the event of non-delivery, in which
case it is also returnable directly to
the sender from the post Office adj
dressed, charged with return postage
at the rate required for the class OF
matter to which it belongs.
The distinction, under the postage
regulations, as regards the return of
unclaimed and undelivered matter is,
that letters and other matter prepaid
at full letter rates are returnable free,
whereas, matter mailable at less than
letter postage requires the payment OF
return postage.
If it be borne in mind that only
such unclaimed and undelivered letters
and otner matter prepaid at full letter
rates of postage as do not bear the
rame and address of the sender, and
rch other matter mailed at less than
letter rates of postage as does not bear
a request for it's return, is required to
he sent TO the dead letter office, the
importance of the suggestions in
respect to placing the name and adj
dress of the sender, ETC., on all matter
mailed, is apparent.
All matter mailable at less than
letter rates of postage must be sc
Al. L.