Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-12-30

vclOped the plan OF the parcel post
ana prepared the details OF It's opera
ton.
The drafting OF regulations t. gov
ern matter transmitted by parcel post
was personally directed lay postmas.
ter General Hitchcock. Onr 81 these
regulations Is that each parcel mailed
must hear ON lts face the name and
address of the sender, preceded by
the word From" Parcels intended
for dispatch must bc mailed AT a
pOstufGicc, branch pUstoilicc. named
or lettered station ar such numbered
station as may be designated 10y the
postmaster. They must not bc placed
In nr upon letter boxes or package
boxes located In city streets. They
may he given, however, to any rural
or star route carrier. Parcels must
not bc sealed and must be- 80 pre-
pared as To permit Of easy examine
tiun. such parcels us contain two
or more classes of mail matter az,
chargcablc with postage ut the rat,
prescribed for the higher class.
All matter which II declared un-
mailuhlc by law will be- unavailable
az parcel post matter This includes
obscene. indecent and immoral nat
ter, Intoxicating liquors, puisOnS, i've
animals, birds and poultry iulam-
mublc articles ana such things us
raw hides or pelts or other articles
having "A bad odOr. The regulations
prescribe minutcly methods to he
used In packing parcels. Liquids and
oils. paste and salNcs. sharp instru-
mcnts. ink powders. peppers, pepper
and snun must be placed In water
tight rcccptaclcs and In many In
stances surrounded 10y absorbent ma
terlal to prevent damage to other
mail matter
Articles such az millinery, toys,
musical instruments and glassware
must be- labeled fragile"
one OF the interesting features Of
the regulations concerns perishahlc
articles. Nn this class are placed but
ter, lard. FISH. fresh meats. dressed
fowls, vegetables and fruits ana ber-
ries Provision " made Tor carrying
almost every article produced on the
farm except live animals and live
fowls. In the local gone little pack
ing is required. Within the first
ZOne--that IL for a shipment OF nity
mlles---Hll these articles must be en-
closed In an inner cover and In II
strong outer cover NJ wood. metal or
heavy corrugated pusteboard and 10
wrapped that nothing cRn escape
from the package.
II has been demonstrated Ia the
satisfaction of Postmaster General
Hitchcock that eggs can hc trans
ported safely by parcel post. OF
course. they may not he mailed in
paper bags. int must be enclosed In
proper containers.
Parcels which cannot bc deliv-
cred viii take ther course through
the dead letter office, II "A parcel
should contain matter that, In course
uf It's transportation, becomes Of
fcnsivc, ar Injurious to health, II
may be- destroyed by the postmaster.
Undelivcrcd pcrishablc matter which
does not become offensive or Injurious
To health may be- turned over To local
municipal authorities To be distrlh-
utcd to hospitals. asylums or other
similar institutions,
Provision II made i'm the law for
the decentralization Of shippers for
lost packages The law presCribcS
that by insurance the actual value Of
lost packages viii be given to the
scndcrs Postmaster General Hitch
cock has Devised a unique system for
handling insured parcels, consisting
of shipping tag printed with two
coupons. one of which II torn on and
given to- the sender. the second re-
tained by the postmaster at tho send
Ing office. the tag itself being attached
to the parcel and bearing the name
and address of the person To whom
II In To be delivered, The fee for this
insurance Is ten cents. In the event
at loss the government will pay the
actual value OF the contents OF the
pack ge. not exceeding nifty dollars.
Postmaster General Hitchcock en-.
tertains the belief that the parcel
post In destined To become one OF
the most important features OF the
postal servIG.