The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-27
P0ST0FF|CE CLOSES
ALL DAY LONG ON
SABBATH
Only Special Delivery Let
tiers Will be Given Out
on Sunday.
NEW REGULATION
STARTS SEPT. 1
Both Grand Forks and East
Side City Affected by
the New Law.
INSTRUCTIONS.

The postoffice appropriation act
for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1913, provides:
"'That hereafter postoffices of the
first and second classes shall not
open on Sundays for the purpose
of delivering mail to the general
public, but this provision shall not
the prompt delivery of
special delivery mail
Under this law you will close the
general delivery, carriers WIN
dows, and lock boxes n discon-
tinue all deliveries by carriers on
Sunday. You will note. however.
that special delivery mail is eX-
cepted and you will, therefore.
arrange to have on duty a SUI.
ficient force to handle this mail
matter promptly.
THE department desires to re-
duce the Sunday york to the
minimum, so that as many of the
employees as possible may enjoy a
complete day Of rest on Sunday.
You should. therefore, require on
ly a sufficient number of clerks to
report for duty on that day in Or
der that transit mail and the mail
collected for dispatch may be
handled without delay. If no mail
is dispatched on Sunday a very
early collection should be made.
on Monday morning and the mail
for local delivery distributed be-
fore the carriers leave for their
first trip.
Respectfully.
&C. p. Grandfield.
First Assistant Postmaster General
~ s~rtl1,,fc nf Grand k'nrIS
and East Grand Forks make arrange
rnents to nave their important Sunda
mail sem special delivery" they Wi
unable to get any of 1t until Mon
day. The Mann Sunday closing law
went into effect when Presldell
Taft affixed his signature to 1T las
says that no mail shall b
delivered on Sunday in first and sec
ond class postoftices.
While it has not been definitel
decided, it was announced at tn
Grand Forks postotfice this mornin
that in all probability observance o
the new ruling will begin this comm
Sunday.
Postmaster o. a. Thoreson of tn
East Grand e Forks -postoffice. whic,
is included in the second class list
said that he would probably wait -un
til the following week before begin
ming the practice of Sunday closing.
Special Delivery Only.
The new law not only calls for
Of the general delivery win
dow all day Sunday, but it also de
that no mail shall be distribute
to the boxes during the day. Tn
delivery mail is all that vii
sem out, and 1t will be d%elivere'
as promptly al possible.
The new order of things will wor'
A hardship on the travelling men. pax
ticularly those who Sunday" i
Forks and who have been re
ceiving their expense checks here o.
that day. Unless they can make II
rangements to have this mail sent )
to arrive here Saturday night ,
it sent by special delivery the
will be unable to get it until Monda
. Business men say they will also fin
great deal of difficulty in gettin
used 20 such a system.
News Dealers Helped.
The tired business man, who like
to read the Sunday papers. and tn
kids who clamor for the comics
Will also be hit rather hard by tn
A large number of the twin cit
Sunday papers go through both office
Sunday. and, unless those who re
ceive them have their subscription
cancelled and make arrangements t
purchase them AT the news stands
they will have to save their Sunda
until Monday.
The news dealers, VINO receive larg'
numbers of these papers each Sunda
morning. can have the mail sent "out
side delivery" and consequently b
able to receive them. They will un
doubtedly profit more by the neS
than the clerks in the post
for it will mean a great mum