The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-15
Helping the Rural Carrier
What the Law Requires and How One May Go
Beyond 1t in Insuring the Best OF Service.

charge for this service, provided that I
il does not interfere with their regu-
lar work. However, any matter that |
they may carry that is subject to |
postage must be prepaid in the regu
lar way. An article of merchandise
weighing under four pounds Is sub !
ject to postage. This means that If |
you ask the carrier to get you spool
of thread and bring it on his next trip
you must send money for postage on
it, at the rate of / cent an ounce.
However. should you request him to
bring you suit case, or any other
article weighing more than four
pounds or not coming under any of
| the postal rates, there will be nc
/ charge except such as the carrier may
ask for doing the favor. Carriers must
not (nor anyone else, under penalty
place circulars, bills or other matter
| in mail boxes, unless prepaid at prop
er rate. The government means bus
mess on this proposition and will pun
| ism those who are caught violating
/ this regulation Moreover any matter
/ that is placed in rural mail box
must bear the name of the person
/ who is to receive it. Unaddressed
matter, though properly stamped, can
not be placed in mail boxes by rural
carriers.
i Do not delay your mail man in any
way, unless with hot cup Of coffee
or something. He has certain
schedule to make and as patrons ex-
pect him at a certain time it is in
jorious to the service to cause him
needlessly to be delayed. An ex-
change of greetings and an occasional
pleasant word is very proper but to
detain him with gossip or lenthy
conversation should be avoided. Do
not ask the carrier to wait while you
address a letter or make out an ap-
plication for a money order. In
stead keep supply of stamped envel-
opes always on hand and get some
money order applications so that you
may have your application filled out
when the carrier arrives. A supply
of stamped envelopes will necessitate
a very small Investment and the
blank applications are furnished
gratis. Buy your stamp supplies di
rect from the carrier, instead of al
the postoffice, in order that the car
rier may get credit for the sales. The
) government keeps accurate record o
each carriers sales and routes thai
I show small sales are in danger O
being discontinued.
81 In1s s1a
9 removing much of the drudgery from
O the life of the American farmer \,
= more lengthy evenings. The farme
, is no longer shut out from the world
/ The mail man provides him with
daily paper, enabling him to keep u
i with the worlds movements as wei
q as, (and sometimes better than cit
/ folks. And many farmers are not cor
g tent with one daily, a metropolita
IT daily, and perhaps, daily from som
e smaller city near by. Better yet, tn
Y letters from friends are now NOR
'r frequent No more weekly mails
sc the modern country home is receivin
p. and sending letters away every day.
ID To repay the government for thi
OF splendid service, the patron can sho
is his appreciation by cooperating wit
the postmaster and carriers in the
lg work. II there are any difficultie
as to adjust, tell the carrier pleasant
r. what the trouble is and he will e.
- deavor to make it right. The rur
ly carrier is human being like us OF
ne er creatures and sometimes max,
On mistakes When such occur, brir
d, the errors to his attention. instead
he getting angry at him Any seriol
ty misconduct or error should be repo,
ed directly to the postmaster at Il
ar- office from which the route orr,
to mates.