The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-23
anaconda Meas.
FOR A HOLIDAY RUSH
The Postmaster Offers Some Valuable
Information to Patrons.
HOW TO SEND YOUR GIFTS
Properly Wrap. Address and Mall
the Package and Il Will Not
Be Sent to the Dead
Letter OFFICE.

It d about this time Of the year that
people who send Christmas presents
abroad begin to secure their gifts and
packages are already loading the
mails. The storekeepers Of Anaconda
have been busily engaged for weeks In
checking bills. marking the prices and
storing or arranging for show their
holiday stocks. The season Of gifts 10
close at hand and before many days
the rush will be on, for those who are
sending packages to distant friends.
There Is no part of the country prob
ably that feels the effect OF the early
Christmas trade like Montana, where
nearly everyone has absent friends to
be remembered. In view of this fact
the timely hint sent out by First AS
sistant Postmaster Frank II. Jones.
giving information for the public in re-
gard to mailing such matter. There
is a mass of mail matter which annu-
ally finds its way to the dead letter
Office, and about Christmas time the
bulk OF this dead stuff consists OF
Christmas packages, which are lost be-
cause of insecure wrappings, and other
reasons which may be averted by a
careful perusal OF the following instruc-
tons:
the postmaster general says:
Immediately preceding the holiday
season, a large number of packages are
received at the dead letter office, either
because of insufficient postage or that
they contain some articles not admis-
sible to the mails Of the countries to
which they are directed"
For this reason the cards above men,
toned. a copy Of which is annexed. are
sent out:
BE sure you have Sufficient postage
on packages.
Inquire at postoffice If in doubt
and avoid delay of packages in post
Office or dead letter office at Washing
ton.
Packages sealed require letter rates
Packages unsealed, with writing on
inside In the nature of correspondence,
require letter rate.
Certain articles of merchandise
sealed or unsealed, to foreign countries,
are stopped in the dead letter Office
unless fully prepaid at foreign letter
rate. -..-t
Many articles of merchandise are
absolutely prohibited transmission in
the mails. Therefore, inquire before
mailing.
Parcels to Canada or Mexico must
never be closed against inspection.
Full payment of postage on foreign
all cases. and should be encouraged by
postmasters whenever advice or in
formation may be afforded by them to
senders of such matter.
Inquire IL in doubt, and save money
and prevent delay.
The name and address of the send
er should be on each parcel before
mailing. This Is to facilitate a return
to the sender In the event of non
delivery"
This notice will meet the eyes of
many, and may perhaps cause some to
take proper precautions In mailing
packages; but there Is a larger class of
people who never appear TO see such
notices. and who display great care
lessness In both packing and mailing
packages containing holiday gifts. so
that many OF the packages are broken,
the addresses lost, and, perhaps, the
contents scattered through the mail
sacks; while many other packages are
sent to the dead letter Office for reasons
above stated, thus causing great an
noyance and disappointment to all con-
cerned. and no end of complaints and
inquiries at the postoffices. Persons
mailing packages should first make
sure that there Is nothing In them
which Is prohibited from Transmission
In the mails, and next see that they are
securely packed. Then the name and
address of the sender should be placed
on them, so that, II not delivered for
any reason, they can be returned to
him. Lastly, see that the proper post
age is paid. Any information in regard
to this matter can be obtained at the
stamp window in the postofice.