New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-28
Foodstuffs Can Be Mailed.

Under the heading OF merchandise
comes a number Of perlshable arucIes'
such as hsh. fresh meats, dressed fowls
vegetables. fruits. berries and foodstuHs
OF Il similar nature that decay quickly'
All must be wrapped or packed so az 10
preyeut damage TO other mail matter
The inclosure must consist Of an inner
cover and strong outer cover OF wood
metal heavy corrugated pasteboard OF
other suitable material. and so wrapped
that nothing can escape on leak lto"
the package
Farmers i'm the outlying districts within
the Gfty-mile zone OF greater New o1'h
will seize the opportunity TO build up
trade fin eggs. fruits and fresh meats
With the consumers direct, FOR the la"
will allow them every chance TO 90 So as
~. charge for the first four ounces VIII
mo cent an ounce and for packages
Weighing more than four ounces the mini
mum charge VIII be o cents for the urs'
,,,,rd aud cents Tor each additional
pound.
Then there is a local rate that apphe4
exclusively to what VIII be known as nc
home zone. Any package Weighing INV
tt.p four ounces Will cost cents Tor ire
f,.t bound and cent extra for each I'D
dironal pound. when mailed WITHIN the
territor, embraced by the central post
office OK the district
I'm Manhattan. Tor instance. "a depart
,r.ut store Will bc able 20 send paIeeI
q, thai rate to any part of Manhattan at
I likewise In me
/ gorouPh Of Brooklyn, Queens or Rlch-
moud II the package IS mailed az any
I .r ,lssa ulaoes What effect this VIII
+ i.,,, upou the general delivery service 81
. ,r. d.paim,ut stores is NOT Iard 10 con
} ..lye
The big stores will drd ~ necessary 10
/ ,rlarr. their mail order departments. OBJ
/ elise uroyide another one 10 handle INC
/ increase lu their mail order business.
when the woman from the suburbs. VINO
NOW. ha.uts the shops ON bargain day FOR
II.e, weekly purchases. learns that a post
card will bring her in touch with the
/ store ON that dsy and in turn the ne
/ partrnaat store makes usc of the ne" par
cells post to mail her the selection she
makes. the weekly trips 90 the city no"
| so necessary FOR the sJoIrnanites' VIII 'e
( largely thing OF The past
Irc.e sam viii then be called upon "a
/ i.tu. many mere money orders than are
/ issued now. and the postof'ice authorizes
0m find 10 necessary TO increase the force
handling that end Of the work.
! 4 package seyenty-two inches IN com
bined length and girth. not weighing more
! than eleven pounds. may be sent
Special stamps will be provided and
! these must be used Parcels must be
broucht TO the sub-stations or to the
! general postonice. The name OF the per
son sending the parcs must he plainly
written on the package. The wrapper
must he so arranged that the contents
may be easily examined should the post
Office officials desire TO do so.
An insurance feature Of the new law
provides that upon payment OF fee OF il
cents in parcels post stamps affixed "a
the pockage the sender can insure the
packare to an amount equivalent 10 It's
actual value up to the sum Of $50
In Brooklyn Postmaster Edmund w
! VOORHEES, IS prepared 10 press into service
as many more wagons as viii be neces'
sarv 10 carry on the increased business
He has made an effort 10 learn from the
different department stores Of the bor-
ough how extensively the parcels pos
will be used by them, but they have moi
had sufficient time 10 give him the IN
! formation