Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-31
YOU CAN START
1878 3W|THPARCEL
POST BREAKF asst
Uncle Sam Will Bring
the Bacon, Eggs
and Coffee.
NEW YEARS DAY MARKS
DAWN OF NEW POSTAL ERA
Millions in United States Will
Benefit Express Com
Il panies Hard Hit.

If, instead of the customary wagor
your butcher or grocer uses, neal
but nifty automobile drives up tc
your door tomorrow and a man wear
ing the gray uniform of one of Uncle
Sans letter. carriers steps off and
hands you a stamped package con.
tanning your ham, eggs and canned
goods, don't be surprised.
1t will only mean that the enter.
prising tradesman you patronize has
taken advantage of the latest de-
livery wrinkle and has sent you your
stuff via parcel--it isn't parcels,
you know-post
For tomorrow morning at 6 O'Clock
this innovation, so long urged, Will
be put into effect in the postoffice
department, and you may ship
through it almost anything from
dried smoke to a hank of bananas.
Local Arrangements.
In the local postoffice the main Of
nee for the parcel post will be To-
Gated at the south end of the post
office building. From the informa-
tion which the postoffice authorities
have been able to gather this en-
closure, measuring IS by 15 feet. will
probably afford sufficient room until
the new postoffice is built.
Postmaster Frank ]. Book declared
that two man will be stationed at
the parcel post division, one to
weigh parcels and the other to issue
parcel post stamps. Special stamps
have been issued for this class OF
mail -,
1--WE have been informed by New
ark manufacturers and others, who
will use the parcel post system, as
to the approximate number OF par
cells we will be called upon to handle.
said Postmaster Book, "and should
Judge we will have from 5000 to 10000
parcels mailed daily.
Ready for the Rush.
"The general public Will not ex-
perience any difficulty with the new
order. 1t is here at the postoffice that
the work will be done. People Will
come here with their parcels, nave
them weighed and be informed as
to the required postage. Then the
stamps will be secured at the same
division, and that's all there is to it.
These parcels will not be handled
with the regular mail. They Will be
deposited at the new division and
sent on their way from this place.
The new office will be located at the
southeast end of the postoftice build
ing on the ground floor, directly be-
meath the postoffice clock tower. This
space has been part of the main
corridor and was used by patrons for
addressing and stamping mail.
1--WE will be able to handle what
ever comes along" said the postmas-
ter. 1T is possible to get a line on
the volume of business to be done in
this particular department by the
manufacturers and business houses.
But Just to what extent the general
public will use the parcel post can
only be determined after it has been
in effect for some time"
Wagons for Delivery.
Mr. Book also explained that the
mass of detail connected with the di-
vision of the country into parcel post
zones, the merchandise to be sent,
weight and prices of each parcel
would not, in his opinion, affect the
use of the parcel post by the gen.
eral public.
Four wagons will be used in col
lecting and delivering parcel post Cor
fourth -class) mail matter in New
ark. The postmaster declared he had
an elastic agreement" as to the
number of wagons to be hired by the
government TO deliver this class of
CONTINUED ON Second PaEe.l