El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-30
PARCELS POST
PRESENTS A
PROBLEM
Already CrwdOed, FL PasO's
POstoffice May Need an
Addition and a Corral.
PACKAGES TO BE
DELIVERED IN CITY

After January /, It will be difficult
to distinguish the pOstOffice from a
poultry, pork and provision clearing
house. On that date the parcels post
law becomes effective automatically
Just what effect the new law viii
have upon the commercial world here
abouts is difficult to ascertain Dave
Mcknight, chief clerk of the railway
mail service. says it is disrespectfuI
to speak Of the infant before It Is
born. A scattered shrapnal fire Of in
formation has been shot from the big
guns at Washington. But as 90 the
exact working Of the parcels post law,
its ramifications and its effect upon
the postal situation in this section Is
surmise so far with the employees OF
the government.
Room and Chicken CoOps Needed.
Whether live poultry may be mailed
to the folks IN the city from the old
home. whether squeaIing porkers may.
be tagged, waybilled and shipped to
market and whether babies may be
registered and sent parcels post are
delicate and distressing questions the
local pOstofhce employees are asking
themselves and each other Crowded
to twice its real capacity, the Fl PasO
office will need an extension with a
corral and chicken cOOps to care for
the surplus parcels If the law becomes.
popular here A delivery service win
likewise have to be installed
The newest bit of Information on
the workings Of the system has been
received at the FL PasO pOstoffices
This is in the form Of a zone scale.
The United States has been divided
soF oil Ha
tOrrid, at least for the first month IN
til the system gets to running smOOth-
y. The only frigid zone viii be exis-
tant between the postmaster and a
disappointed patron who failed TO re-
ceiye his weekly supply Of butter and
eggs on time
Some Requirements.
The only bit Of real Information yet
received is that the fourth class mail
matter shall embrace all other matter
including farm and factory products
not now embraced by law in either
first, second or third class Said
in weight nor greater in size than =
inches IN length and girth combined.
Nor are the packages to be in such
form as viii be likely to fz1ure any
equipment Matter perishable within
the period reasonably required FOR
transportation is barred
Packages May be Insured.
delivery offices and TO patrons resid-
ing on rural routes These packages
may be registered and accorded spe-
cial delivery service by the payment
Of the usual fee for this insurance
and speed They may also be insured
against loss to the amount Of their
actual value BY the payment OF five
cents extra The limit for this pack
age insurance is fixed at SIS. Dis
t1nctfTe stamps must be used on all
parcels as the ordinary postage stamps
viii not serve on packages When
mailed in quantities Of not less than
1000 identical pieces they may be
mailed without stamps by the payment
OF the equivalent amount at the post
office A &C. o. D." feature is to be
added as soon as the system IS run
ming smoothly.
The local postoffice is anxious to
know just how much Of this new pos
tai business viii be created by the
parcels post in FL PasO- For the pur-
pose OF getting a line on the prospect
i've business, circulars are being mall
ed to the business men doing a mail
order business by c. c. Gibson, super
ntendent Of mails with various oues-
tons to be answered