Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-11-23
The R. F. D..
MAIL CARRIER
SEVERAL WAYS IN WHICH SUB
scRlBERs MAY ASSIST MAIL
CARRIERS
HELPING THE CARRIER.
BY Doing Little Things That when
Applied to Everybody Will Save
Him Lots of Trouble

BY Doing Little Things That when
Applied to Everybody Will Save
Him Lots Of Trouble
"How would you like to be the mail
carrier?'
1t is just a pleasant drive if the day
is fine and the way is new to you, but
after you have been over the same
ground every day for months and
know each stone in the roadway and
the stumps on the side become old ac-
qualntances, you will decide that it
is, indeed, a wearisome task, says
Henry Herbert HUFF in Successful
Farming.
II you want to see the "other side''
Of the rural carriers life, come along
some day when mud and water make
the roads almost impossible OF face
binding snow storm steadily for
twenty-five miles and you'll thank
yourself that you are not the mail
man.
But somebody has to be the mail
man and you can help to add cheer
to his daily journey and lessen his
labors by observing the suggestions
to follow.
The Box.-The postal laws require
that every family before receiving
NV al hon
suitable mail box. A list of makes of
mail boxes that have received the re-
commentator of the postmaster gen
eral may be seen at your postofhce. It
is strongly recommended that the box
be provided with lock and key If
more than one family is to receive
mail in the same box, an agreement
to that effect must be given in writ
ing to the postmaster.
The Location.-Plaee the box where
it will be most eonye44ieiIt fer the car.
rier It must be so situated and Of
such height that mail can be deposi-
ted or removed without leaving the
wagon. Attach the box firmly to
good solid post. Avoid setting the
post on hillside or in any position
that will make it difficult or danger
GUS for the carrier to drive up closely
to it in all kinds of weather. The
easier you make the carriers work,
the more prompt his deliveries will
be.
door works easily at all times. Often
in cold weather the door freezes shut
and the carrier does not enjoy pound
ing it open with half frozen fingers.
Keep the snow off the mail box and
shovel it away from the post.
It is much easier for the carrier to
remove letters deposited in the box
for mailing if you will set them on
end near the door instead of tossing
them loosely on the bottom of the box.
The postal laws require that money
for stamps be placed in a little cup
or box, instead of being thrown care
lessly in the mail box, causing the
carrier considerable loss of time and
. bother in pulling it out. Any such
help inconveniences the patron but
little, yet is of material assistance in
improving the service.
The Use of Signa1s.-Be sure that
your mail box is equipped with good
signal as this feature is of great i'm
portance to the carrier. Raise the
signal when you place matter for
mailing in the box in order that the
carrier will be sure to stop for it, even
though he should have no mail for
you. It is the carriers duty to raise
the signal, if it is not already up,
when he leaves mail. You should
then lower it so the carrier will not
see il up and stop needlessly, on his
next trip.
The rate Of postage on matter go
ing on rural routes is exactly the
same as though it were going to the
furthermost point in the United States
there are no reduced rates of any
kind. Letters require postage at the
rate of two cents an ounce or frac-
ton thereof. A letter, properly
stamped, may be picked up at any
place along the route, to be delivered
to a party farther along the route.
Carriers are permitted to carry par
GELS for their patrons and charge for
this service, provided that it does not
interfere with their regular work.
However, any matter they may carry
that is subject to postage
must be paid in the regu-
lar way. An article Of merchandise
weighing less than four pounds is sub