The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-10-17
DEHD EEFfER OFFICE.
THE QUESTION "WHAT,s THE MAT
TER WITH THE MAIL" ANSWERED.


q would Save Great Deal of Trouble
8 Letter Writers. their Correspondent
3 and Postal OHciaIs.
y Inc dead letter Office of the postofic
department at Washington, ID. c.. h;
sent out a circular for public inform,
: tlon' from which the following extract
/ are selected:
. over SIX million pieces of mail mat
Ter are sent annually to the dead lett a
once by reason of incorrect, illerihle n
aencient address, insufficient POSTAGE
insecure enclosing, whereby mailed
.matter becomes separated from the en-
ffssope!9T'wrapperro the fanurBy0 m
called for or delivered to the person adj
dressed. This is daily average OF
over twenty thousand pieces.
vi these the greater portion either
are not called for at the postoffice to
"hlch they are directed, or, in case of
Tree oeilVery Offices, the addresses car-
ho' oe found, Notwithstanding every
known means is resorted to on the mart
or the postal officials to effect delivery
matter sent to the dead letter Office
"hich cannot be delivered to tho per.
son addressed, is required to be openpd
In lts treatment for the purpose of re.
TURN TO the sender, and If the name and
'auress of the sender be not shown or
cannot be ascertained from the con-
'chts, ana 1t contains no valuable an
closure, 1t must be destroyed.
Letters opened and found to cont.i,
any enclosure of-obvious yalue arc ON
eeted upon proper records, and. of sucb
shose VINO do not disclose sufficient In.
iortnatlon to enable them to be return
sa are filed, subject to reclamatio,
upon proper application and identi(ica-
tion.
Letters which contain no enclosur.
'l obvious value are not recorded
rackages and parcels are recorded
ma Where they do not disclose tho
iame and address of the owner are tiled.
not called for or claimed within two
ears they are disposed OF at public |
.uction and the proceeds covered into
ne United States treasury r
CAUSES OF FAILURE TO DE1,v1p
a large proportion of the naoL,c,. S
nu parcels sent to the dead Letter otiino d
III 10 oe restored to the owners ho Il
ause OF the absence on the wr,nnnrs
L enclosures of anything to indirnto q
thereof. ''''''"'c "
all sSeT to ss Feach IT'S pFdpef dsss = Z
ION, and affect alike that which is y
to either city, town or vii y
lge. y =,
In addition to these, in the case OF
natter mailed to cities or free delivery
tlices, are the failure to give street or g
lumber, business or occupation, or II
ONE designated place of delivery OF $
he person addressed; inability to find +
people, and their neglect to L
i've forwarding orders for their mail;
he neglect Of permanent or temporary s
to notify the carriers or post S
f1ice of change of place for the delivery q
f their mail matter upon moving q
rom one part of the city to the other, 7
ogether with the failure of newcomers 1
o furnish the poStOilice with their c
lameS and places of address. 1t is to i
hcse causes. with others OF more or
ess consequence, that the non-dclivery
If mail matter is in the main, attribu-
able, and they are conditions over
which the postal service has no control,
md may alone be remedied by the peo-
pic themselves.
d,will aid the dispatch and de-
livery of mail matter through the
mails. or it's return directly TO the sen
der in the event of non-drlivery, and
thus prevent the annoyance, delay and
caused Ivy sending mat
ter to the dead letter Office.
TIE DIRECTION OF LETTERS.
Mail matter should be plainly and |
correctly addressed. the name Of the |
postoflice to which 1T is to be sent
should be clearly and distinctly stated,
and to avoid confusion fSom the sinai |
larily Of abbrcviatiOnS, 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 in like names in differ
ent States, the name Of the county
should be added.
Where mail matter is addressed 20
cities or free delivery Offices the street
and house number, or poStoiiice box
numher Of the person addressed are
important, and should always be given
when it is possible to do so.
+ Where this cannot be done. the busy
ness or employment Of the person adj
dressed. if stated, will often secure de-
| livery.
4 small proportion only of the mail
received at the free delivery offices is
called for at the general delivery of the
postolicr, hepubliG XpcctinG delivery
by the ,ucrcarricrS; and hence the
Importance of giving street and mum
ber, or some other designation Whereby
the person addressed may be toun'.
| Letters addressed to persons tempo
rarily sojourninS in Il city where the
letter carrier system is in operation
should be marked "TranSient" OF Gen
eral delivery" il not addressed to
street and number, or some other des'
ignated place of delivery.
, The name and address OF the sender
either printed or written, should bI
, placed upon the upper left-hand corner
of the envelope or wrapper OF all mat
, ter mailed.
, This Will secure It's Immediate re
turn to the sender from the mailin,
, Office for correction if improperly AL