Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-12-30

Wood, superintendent Of rural mails;
and A. A. Fisher, chief clerk to the
second assistant postmaster general.
Associated with the committee in an
advisory capacity is George G..
Thomson. chief clerk of the post
office department. These officials
have developed the plan of the par
Gel post and prepared the details of
its operation.
The drafting of regulations to gov
ern matter transmitted by parcel
post was personally directed by Post
master General Hitchcock. One of
these regulations is that each parcel
mailed must bear on its face the
name and address of the sender pre-
ceded by the word From" Parcels
intended for dispatch must be mail
ed at postoffice, branch postoffice
named or lettered station or such
numbered station as may be desig-
mated by the postmaster They must
not be placed in or upon letter boxes,
or package boxes located in city
streets. They may be given, how
ever, TO any rural or star route car
rier Parcels must not be sealed
and must be SO prepared as to per
NIT of easy examination. Such par
GELS as contain two or more classes
OF mail matter are chargeable with
postage at the rate prescribed for
the higher class.
All matter which is declared un-
mailable by law will be unmailable as
parcel post matter. This includes
obscene, indecent and immoral mat
ter, Intoxicating liquors. poisons, live
animals, birds and poultry, inflam
mable articles and such things as
raw hides or pelts or other articles
having a bad odor. The regulations
prescribe infinitely methods to be
used in packing parcels. Liquids ant
oils. paste and salves, sharp instru
ments, ink powders. pepper aud snuff
must be placed iii water tight re
eeptacles and in many instances sur
! rounded by absorbent material L
, prevent damage 10 other mail mat
ter.
Articles such as millinery, toys
, musical instruments and glasswar
, must be labeled Fragile.
I One of the interesting features o
the regulations concerns perishabl
articles. In this class are place
butter, lard, fish, fresh meats, dresse
fowls, vegetables and fruits and bel
l ries. Provision is made for carryin
I almost every article produced on tn
/ farm except live animals and liy
! fowls. In the local zone little pacl
. ing is required. Within the firs
zone-that is for a shipment of
Y miles--all these articles must be Ell
! closed in an inner cover and in
i strong outer cover of wood, metz
!. | or heavy corrugated pasteboard an
4 so wrapped that nothing can escaI
e from the package.
h It has been demonstrated to tn
S satisfaction of Postmaster Gener;
a Hitchcock that eggs can be tran
II ported safely by parcel post.
10 course, they may not be mailed
paper bags, but must be enclosed
d proper containers.
e Parcels which cannot be deliyert
d will take their course through u
'e dead letter office. If a parcel shou
s. contain matter that, in course OF
o, Transportation, becomes offensiv
a. or injurious to health, II may be q
20 stroyed by the postmaster. Undeli
s, erable perishable matter which DO
A. not become offensive or injurious
III health may be turned over to loc
a. municipal authorities to be distrl
IL uted to hospitals, asylums or oth
y similar institutions.
Provision is made in the law I
ie the indemnification of shippers
lost packages. The law prescrib
70 - that by insurance the actual value
% lost packages will be given to I
~ senders. Postmaster General Hitt
y. cock has devised a unique systt
le for handling insured parcels. consi
~ ing of shipping tag printed WI
~ two coupons. one of which is to
=, off and given to the sender, the s.
nu ond retained by the postmaster
the sending office, the tag itself
ct ing attached to the parcel and be
en- ing the name and address OF
ps person to whom it is to be deliver
at The fee for this insurance is
ny cents. In the event OF loss the
TOT ernment will pay the actual va
of the contents of the package,
.ne exceeding $50.
M.e' M Postmaster General Hitchcock
o., IN tertains the belief that the pal
o 'ss most is destined to become one
ana NV the most important features OF
on. postal service.
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