The Greeley tribune., 1904-07-28
TOUGH RULES
RURAL MAIL CARRIERS NOW
BADLY TIED UP.
Since Salary Was Raised Honest
Abe Can Have No Private
Snap.-The Rules
Complete.

The new rules in force July | in
regard to what rural mail carriers
may or may not do are calculated to
make patrons along the rural routes
who have been using Honest Abe
for general utility man swear. he
is not even allowed to carry a pri-
vate dimiiohn to treat his customer
when on cold day in winter he has
to hunt around in his jeans for
penny to give back in change on a
quarters worth of stamps.
Following are the rules complete:
Rural carriers are not permitted
to solicit business or receive orders
OF any kind for any person, firm or
corporation
"No mailabIe matter may be han
died by rural carriers while serving
their routes, unless the proper post
age has been prepaid, with the single
exception of county newspapers, which,
under the law, are permitted to be
carried free throughout the county in
which they are published, to actual
subscribers. and such newspapers ad-
dressed to subscribers, residents on
rural cOutes, must be deposited at
the postotfice the same as papers for
other subscribers.
be hire for merchandise carried
on request of the patron of rural free
delivery must be paid by the patron.
Carriers will not be permitted to re-
ceive any compensation from the
seller of such merchandise.
ARTICLES OF packages which are
malable. which are handed to the
carrier or deposited In the postotfice
or in a rural letter box or in collec-
tion box located on rural route,
with request that the rural carrier
deliver same, are subject to the rules
regulating mail matter, including
the payment of postage thereon.
Articles or packages that are not
mailable, which the patron desires
the rural carriers to carry must be
delivered to the carrier in person,
and IN carrying merchandise for hire
rural carriers are not permitted to
leave their routes as officially lald
out, or to accept anything that will
in auy way delay the delivery Of
mail, Or in auy way interfere with
the efficiency OF the service.
Carriers while on duty are not
permitted to carry spirituous liquors
either for themselves, fol sale or for
the accou!modation OF their patrons
Rural carriers are required to
permit postot1iCe inspectors or other
duly accredited agents Of the post
office department to accompany them
on their regular trips over their
routes They must not carry other
passengers not permit any person,
other than authorized postal officials,
to ride with them or have access to
the mails.
Rural carriers must not engage
in any business durng their pre-
scribed hours Of service, or conduct
any business after hours which offers
the temptation to solicit patronage
on their routes, or which, bi reason
OF their position in the governm ent
service gives them special advantage
over competitors, such as book can
yassing, soliciting insurance, selling
sewing machines or other kindred oc-
eupations
'Iarriers must not, either 10 peI-
son or through Others, directly OF in
directly, by any method whatever,
solicit money, gifts or presents; nor
issue for profit, souvenirs or postal
handbooks, nor cooperate with or
assist the publishers Of same to Sc
cure the patronage Of the public; nor
compile directories for public use or
assist publishers to compile them;
nor furnish the names and addresses
of patrons OF their routes, for p22 or
favor, to any business establishment,
or to any individual. except to those
departmental officials who. under the
regulations, are entitled to the
same.