New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-24
LETTER BOX COLLECTIONS.
GREAT SAVING OF TINE UNDER THE NE"
METHOD.
4 PLAN FOR CARRIERS TO SELL srAMf" ID
MEANS OF THE NEW BOXES.
ny TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE!


vraeh,rotop runc o3-Sevcis,l weeks ago IL ie''c'
hoxos wore Affixed 10 the doors OF as many Dou'' va
o,o correr.s route In Wa.hngton-a route CHOSEN oc
c,use T., WINS REGARDED rs representative Vi az VIZ
other routes thus aGording falr nciu ZOE '''o ,r
mcnt which Is now In progress Inc .''s -, enc
and the clacf Of the o.ty delivery DIVISION ooV',
n, tho rc.c. Of the test thus far tusles the penei
,ba, the new system will prove shcoc"'' '' ~.
outset there WIS fcnr that II would cauSc '0'o"
TO- RI fine I'm collecting because II would De necessary
,o- tho coricr 10 collect from every poA usPh!'"e
the collection sena whether I've had any ''"" ~
deliver at that box or not. ,.,or o.,
T,5s fear was found to he without ioui'u""o'' ~
exncrlcncc has demonstrated that enough ''"c % 49,
in delivery BIZ doing away with waiting ior "u
- - ., cha aoorbcll 20 more than balance the eX
rcndIture Of minutes on collection nam d" NV"
.ovod IN each Of tho nrst two trps-wMch are 'n''i
.lv hcovy-brt on the third trip, oNii'l''J ns"
lille or no time Is saved THIS sa'l"e Va ~ =,
hour /, not OF advantage 10 the GoVerhn'e"" "'
means that the people on the Inter e"' VI w. ,,,
gc Their mail half an hour sooner unaoc "o '''1
,a,,; hox system than would Otherwise De P'"ou
Yt ,r, delivery /, now completed on the
tot route between and 011. ueco "
,cIork aud sometimes later Now, on ms rou'c -
,b.r. necessarily would he on all Others "ic "''
homes OF large numtcr OF department ''"P''O
BEFORE the box experiment they "o''
10 wait until they returned home III thc ai'ci"oo'
These clerks now get their mail before ie.'ne !" ""
morning ard arc cmved by those OF their Fellow "en
and women who.c rontcs have not been equipped WIN
the new boSc. some Of the OFFICIALS VINO navy
.,, tho incoming Of the box were inclihed 10
80 ,,,, NOT one person In fifty would nave any
nee for n collection tox hight Mt thc uoor o"' w
moss WAS erroneous. for on Sngie UP 'uo
lions hnvc been rs high fifty per cent OIL 'o
ON, If the success Of these boxes Hns 'P'""o
on ,oo, Tho sale Of stamps by carriers through 'ne
i Ill I'd
+. perhaps is formulated by which 'ach carrier '"''
,,. ~ tho folks v.Ao want stamps ana can pay
,r ,hc,, v,Ith5n, DELAYING his work Of coil'cc'h VI
,.,-i,utou more than three or four MINUS WI "
,rlp To d, this properly called Tor mn'"
v,v r.our.tucnt. bad to De met In the pan winch
provided for the sale OF STAMPS In c'hhec"o" WIN
v...,, ~ housc tu house collection OF mall
These requirements, which II Is believed 'Ii'e "'0"
met. were: -,o my
loo ard rn,.iy, stamps without the necessity Oh
ccluc the carrier rs this would require ""'om"f ''
ME arrival and often result In undue uc'} " '''
work Of the carrier. =, 1900.
.,cora. delivery OF stamps should be made by car
r n, tho time tho order with money to cover IL j.
,ecey.I bv him. thus avoiding any delay to th' bN"'
and making II unnecessary for the carrier ~ return -
ia, hox I'm another trip 10 make dchV'rS Vi "''
stamps Il I, obvions. too that inih'uh'e eN'""e'
-, stamps for money would rduoe to u minimum" MI,
LIABILITY Of los, or error. and the amount oi Univ INV
labor that would be- required - effect The tran h''io'
Third the purchaser should be enabled 10 u"'
,r,u. I'm stated amounts In order that the carrier
may be prepared effect the tnn7a'ton renhiy "''
10 this Same end the buyer should be required u 'u'
lsh the exact change TO cover his ORDER
Fourth: the purchase money for stamps shou'd "
delivered 10 tho carrier IN such a manner 'hat 10
may readily and with the use OF o"t one H""'
be enabled u verify the amount
Fifrh-n the carrier should find shortage III Inv
| money presented IN payment for stamps "fl'''u' Z"
| .houid los protected against po~,lpl" 'H"s" "
| having r,noy or taken the missing m"h'N'
sxfh-for the protection II the purchaser, lamp
sh' MD be delivered I'm such form and manner Una.
| ,I,r. shonld be an .rur or shortage IN th"h h'
| nrrrtos.r rDuld establish this ftt ~.
| seventh Provisions shHHi b" made against th
uoliiy 81 stamp becoming damaged through b"in
card about thgs avcrting inconvenience or loss L
| either the buyer post ONCE or carrier. - ,,,..
Flchth-IrovislGn should be made against lhbinN
| Of error which might occur through carrier iahn
an order from a box unhnowngly. This might cosill
happcn VII rc an order was deposited with oth'
| ,nn,i.r for collection. unless some provision H.
making the fact apparent 10 the carrier were maze
ntac'lcnl tc.t Il ths new device VIII probably u
| made In the near future