Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-12-09
POSTMASTER FURTH
 GIVES INFORMATION
Makes a Number of Suggestions For Mailing Letters, Packages. Etc, During the Holiday Season-Spc- cial Registration Window T" Bc Established Here.


 and congestion on all trains and Pos
 offices of letters and packages intend
 ed as Gifts for Xmas and these fol
 lowing suggestions are given in time
 so that the patrons may guide them
 selves accordingly.
 Packages and letters for Foreig1
 countries should be mailed now anc
 countries which are members of tht
 United States Postal Union and have
 marcel post, can be sent at the rate of 12c per pound up to IL pounds.
 Valuable letters or packages should
 during this time be by all means Reg istered, which will cost an additional Sc for Registeration.
 Such letters and packages mailed now should reach the Dispatching ot- flee not later than December 14th and in time to make connections with ships leaving New York. San Francis co or Seattle on given date.
 Domestic parcels and letters which arc of any value at all, such be sent by registered mails, which insures the sender of the proper delivery and he will get a receipt of its arrival.
 am making this suggestion be- cause of the great accumulation of wackages and other mail and invite attention to the fact that letters and all first class matter takes prefer ence over packages not first class and not registered.
 destination of large cities, such as New York, Chicago. St. Louis, Wash angton. Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston and others which should ar rive there in time for delivery at Xmas time, should be mailed and registered about December 19. which counting on delayed trains etc, will bring the gift there in time.
 Packages should be securely pack ed, the senders name placed on each letter and package i'll the left hand corner in ink, which, if the addressed can not be found, is a safe guard that package will be returned to writer, or sender.
 Patrons residing within the juris- sliction of Post office station No. 1. No. 2. or West End station. would confer favor on the main office if they patronize these Post offices and thereby prevent congestion and long waits at the Main office.
 Station No. 1 is located at the cor ner of East 7th and Ohio Street.
 Station No. is located at the cor ner of West Pullen street near the Cemetery.
 West End station is located in the store of the Sawyer & Austin Lumber Company.
 A special window for registration will be opened during tho holiday week beginning Saturday December 18th or earlier if necessary. and will he kept open as long as patrons call, Sunday December 20th this window will also be open for the benefit of the working class, who have not the opportunity to mail their packages during the day.
 Carrifvs' will make two deliveries on Xmas day, and cards left by Car riers' showing that there Is package there too large to be delivered can be had by calling.
 Carriers must be prepared at all times to have your parcels( If not too large and cumbersome) registered at your own door and must be prepared to issue you a receipt therefor, the same as you would receive if bring ing same to the Post office, this will save you time and trip to the office, and l request patrons to take advan- tage of this and thereby save long waits at the window at the office.
 Have your packages properly pre- pared, with street and number, pro- perly tied and ready to be given to the carrier and if he does not know what it costs he will inform you on his return trip.
 Any inattention or refusal on part of the Carrier to do this if reported to me will be appreciated and proper relief will be given.
 This reg stration of Packages and letters at your own door and resi- dence should be encouraged by the patrons of the office and it certainly would relieve the working force at the main office. during the Holiday sea- son.
 By assisting me and the force of this office with the suggestions as outlined ahove, I assure you that i VII endeavor to have your presents and mail at the place if destination and dispatch will be made and no delay will rccur ac far az thiS office