Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-02
+ FAC|L|T|ES HERE
INADEQUATE FOR
PARCELS POST
.-.ss.s
Newark ostnaster to
Tell Inspector
Of Needs
CONFERENCE TOMORROW
MAY RELIEVE SITUATION
National Postal Department
Sends instructions to Lo-
cal Postmaster.

That Newark will need additional
quarters to facilitate the handling OF
fourth-class mail when the parcels
post order goes into effect on jan
uary 1 was made plain by Postmaster
Frank j. Book today
The postmaster has arranged a con-
ference for tomorrow with Postoffice
Inspector w. r. Smith to arrange
the details for securing additional
room
The postmaster declared that efforts
were made by the local postoffice au-
thorities some time ago to ascertain
what increase in the ordinary mail
would result from the effect of the
parcels post regulations. Statistics
resulting from this investigation have
been forwarded to the department al
Washington, the postmaster declared
Circulars have been distributed
among the various business houses
of the city and others which come
within the jurisdiction of the Newark
postoffice, giving the details of the
parcels post regulations. Particular
| stress was laid on the necessity of
attaching the required stamps on
these parcels and also a return card
giving the name and address of the
sender
The postof1ce department will is
sue distinct individual stamps on
January l, to be placed on mail sent
under the fourth-class or parcels
post regulations. Postmaster Book
said:
I'VE want to emphasize the fact
that unless the regulation fourth
| class stamps and the return cards
are placed upon these packages no
deliveries will be made"
On December the postmasters
throughout the country will have sub
mitted to the department at Wash
ington a filled-out blank giving the
estimate increase in mail as re-
suit of the parcels post order.
| Already the consumers in the city
have figured out the benefits which
will derive from the parcels post. In
the delivery of eggs under the regu-
lation of farm products it was
pointed out, the consumer will be rid
of the fear that his direct from the
farm" eggs were several months on
the way, stopping at various cold
storage plants. In numerous other
ways the parcels post will prove a
boon to the community doing away
with the jaunt of several miles that
the farmer now finds necessary in
order to obtain commonplace house
hold articles, such as twine and other
commodities.
The postoffice department circular
sent to the postmasters throughout
the country reads as follows:
Hereafter fourth-class mail mat
ter shall embrace all other matter,
including farm and country products,
not now embraced in either first, Sec
ond or third class, not exceeding
eleven pounds in weight, nor greater
in size than seventy-two inches, in
length and girth combined. nor in
form or kind likely to injure the per-
son of any postal employee or dam
age the mail equipment or other
mail matter, and not of a character
perishable within a period reasonably
required for transportation and de-
livery"
With these regulations adhered to,
all the eggs, butter and other mer-
chandise sent to the consumer should
reach him in first-class condition
within a reasonable time.