The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-02-01

Much is being said in business CIR
cles among the big publishing houses
of Nashville concerning back stamp
ing. II seems that an article which
appeared in the Globe few weeks ago
has started an investigation as to
whether backstamping was really a
hindrance or help to incoming mail OF
first-class nature. It Is an undisputed
fact that there is but one way of as
certaining the delay in letters that are
received in the post office from an r.
P. o. and not delivered within the lin
it OF time The post Office in dispatch
ing its large amount of outgoing mail
makes up special ties of letters when
the quantity is sufficient to Justify 1t.
In case letter for Memphis is nut
in the package tied out for Knoxville,
from the Nashville post office, It would
nossibly lose from "a to 4S hours IL
the trains were running on schedule
time. This could only be detected by
the distributing clerk at the Knoxville
post office The error should be re-
ported on the facing slip, which should
accompany this tie Of letters. and
would serve % a check on the mail
ing clerk in the Nashville post office.
II the distributing clerks in the Knox
vile post Office were using the back
stamping machine, and would destroy
or misplace this facing Slip, the only
recourse for reporting the error. II re-
ported at all, would be to report 1t un-
der the rouch label, which of course
would not hold good against the rail-
road postal clerk. who could ask for
credit as the error was not reported
on the facing slip. The letter would
then be marked "Missent' nv Knox
vile and dispatched by the first nail
out to Nashville. These anpear to be
the two points at issue. The trend of
he argument put forth bv the First
Assistant Postmaster General in his
report for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1906, in which he takes up at length
md discusses backstamping, seems to
he in favor Of facing sliUs to back
STAMPING. It is argued that the only
feasible way to discuss the matter on
its merits Is to draw an illustration
showing the absolute need of back
stamping as a heIp to all. and a pro-
lection to the sender as well as the
addressee.
B is in Memphis, Tennessee: A is
IN Nashville, Tenn. B has promised
to have n check here to take IN a note
ut the One-Cent SAVINGS Bank which
is due on Saturday, February 2. The
note Is subject to protest. B mails a
letter in Memphis at 10 a. m. Febr,i-
cry 1,1907 It is so postmarked and Is
Atspatched by the first Nashville mail.
The mailing clerk in the Memphis Of
flee accidently puts this letter IN the
Knoxville box 1t is tied ont for Knox
vile, and is so dispatched. The dis
tributing clerk in the Knoxville office
oets this letter and reports the error
on the facing slip from the Memphis
most Office. The letter is then dis
matched to Nashville but does not
reach here until the night of the 2ntl Of
| February. In the meantime A has
protested the note at the Bank. Not
withstanding b is under the impres-
sion that his letter is received on time
he argues that It was mailed on time
| and should have been delivered A
says It was not received With the
hac'stamping. the local office could
show the letter was not received un-
I'll the night Of February 2, while II
the hackstamring is dispensed with
1ud only the facing slip Is used. the
local office and carriers force wouIA
he held responsible for the delay. Let,
ters that are missent by post offices
and r. p. O,'s gro got always marl-od
"Missent" BY the clerk detecting the
'Tror. They simply, as rule, check