Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-10
Increase in Outgoing Mail Neces.
states Additional Clerks at
the Postoffice.
FACILITIES FOR CARRIERS
New Departure for Delivery Dec. "a
and Christmas Day-New Box
Rent Rates Announced.

handled through the Rock Island post
Office and on account of additional
work of the holidays four temporary
clerks have been assigned to work i'll
the various departments of the office.
The holiday mail for distribution here
will begin to reach this city in about
ten days, and at that time additional
carriers will be employed to assist the
regular force throughout the holiday
season. In addition to this, the carriers
have been allowed a horse, wagon and
driver for facilitating the delivery of
the mail on Dec. "a and Christmas day.
This is a new departure in this city,
and will make possible much more
convenient delivery of the holiday mail
A special allowance to the local post
office makes this service possible.
Send Packages Early.
The postoffice department, as are
other carriers, is urging the public TO
send Christmas packages early in or
der that they may be distributed
promptly, and the congestion of the
last few days before Christmas re-
lieved. Postmaster II. A. ]. Mcdonald,
in speaking of the Christmas rush, sug-
Sested that it is to the advantage of
both the person sending the package
and to the recipient, as well as the
postal service, to have all packages Sc
curely wrapped and marked with the
name and address of the sender as
well as of the addressee. Packages Sc
curely wrapped and correctly address
cd are rarely lost or delayed in trans
mission.
Greetings Are Allowed.
The rate of postage on packages of
merchandise is one cent an ounce or
fraction of an ounce. Packages must,
however, be unsealed, and contain no
writing except the notation "merchan-
disc" book photo" candy" Or
similar description.
Inscriptions, such as Merry Christ
mas" "a Happy New Year" and with
Best Wishes" together with the name
and address of the addressee and the
sender, may be written upon mail of
tht third and fourth class (printed mat
ter and merchandise), or upon a card
enclosed in the package, without af-
fecting its class. communications, no
matter how short, must, however, not
be enclosed with printed matter or
merchandise unless first class postage
is paid, at the rate of two cents an
ounce. The following is an extract
from Section 4S4 of the postal laws and
regulations of 1902, and bears on this
matter:
And any person who shall know
ingly conceal or enclose any matter of
a higher class in that of a lower class,
and deposit or cause same to be depos-
tied for conveyance by mail. at a less
rate than would be charged for both
such higher and lower class matter,
shall for every such offense be liable
to a penalty of SO"
Is strictly Enforced.
This regulation is strictly enforced,
and all packages must be examined
in the postoffices by the clerks, ami
any violation reported to the inspec-
tors. The inspector, on receiving no.
tice of such a violation, collects the
penalty of SO from the person who
sent the package, though often the
violation of the rule occurred through
the ignorance of the sender. 1t has
been but recently that such a penalty
was imposed in a nearby village, and it
frequently has been discovered in the
Rock Island Office that third and
fourth class mail has contained first
class matter
Should Register NaIuabIes.
1t is advisable to register valuable
mail matter, the registration fee of
eight cents insuring that the package
will be kept separate from the regular
mail, and receipted for by the adj
dressee. This receipt is returned to
the person sending the package.
The rates of postage on the various
classes of mail matter are as follows:
Written or sealed matter, 2 cents an
ounce or fraction thereof.
Miscellaneous merchandise, cent
an ounce or fraction thereof.
Ordinary printed matter, 1 cent for
every ounces or fraction thereof.
Newspapers and magazines 1 cent
for every 4 ounces or fraction thereof
Foreign letters cents half ounce
or fraction thereof.
The City Postal stations.
The postoA'ce is open until o'clock
in the evening for the sale of postage
stamps, stamped envelopes and money
order and registry business. Money
order. registry and stamp business is
also transacted at the various sta
tions, of which there are seven To-
Gated as follows:
Station No. 1-Thirty-eighth street
and Seventh avenue, at Keim's drug
store.
Station No. 2-Twenty-sevenths street
and Seventh avenue, at Reiss' drug
store.
Station No. 1916 Third avenue, at
Heimbeck's drug store.
| Station No. Fifteenth street and
Ir1ayantb avanuo of ITllamaver'S drug