Evening journal., 1913-12-12
SANTA'S MAIL
PILES UP In
POSTOFFICE
Postmaster Equal Othe Task,
Engages Extra Wagons to
Handle Packages
WANTS PUBLIC TO
HELP THE SERVICE

With more than one thousand pack
lges received in the parcel post de-
partment at the local post office since
yesterday and the increase or the
department's business averaging more
than five hundred more parcels each
week, Postmaster English this morn
ing announced plans for handling
parcels during the Christmas rush
Among the plans mapped out by Mr..
English is the hiring of an automo-
bile, such as is used in Philadelphia
to handle the parcels post business.
and also the districting of the city
into FIVE sections. This promises to
expedite the work of the letter car
riors and clerks in the office.
The districts viii be traversed by
ten wagons or two to each section OF
the city and in addition to the driver,
two carriers will accompany each
wagon AS the total number of par
GERS delivered yesterday by the
wagons was three hundred and thirty
In addition to the smaller ones han
died by the carriers, it Is thought
that the ten wagons will be able to
handle the Christmas business.
lic work OF handling frst-class mail
matter also will be rearrangcd, it being
plann ID TO have three distributing cen
lcrs the main one to be at the postoflice
and the others at substation No. Q, at
brubbs Nineteenth and Market streets;
Do -ubstation No. y, at Mckeever's, S,
concord avenue and Washington street,
and suhstation No. q, at Deyoe's drug
store. Fourth and Rodney streets. 1t
. had been planned 20 open distributing
4 station in the Seventh ward, but owing
( to the excellent trolley service there this
4 idea has becn abandoned.
liv the establishing of these ccnters,
4 Il Hoped that much time now spent by
s Bic carriers in going TO and from the
posioiiice win be saved thus allowing
y For more deliveries in the districts. The
attention OF the public is called 20
Il these matters. as IL Is necessary that
. th. public cooperate with the postoflice
authorities 20 facilitate the handling Of
f. the mails and the quick delivery Of all
packages.
All parcel post packages are TO be
sorted in the basement of the post
office and IN order to do this as thor
f onghly as possible, additional clerks
will be employed Just how many
s Mr.. English could not say today, but
B L is understood that the increase will
+ be about fifty per cent. above that
Il engaged last year The records OF
the local Office show that the G. o. d.
and the insuring stamps used in con-
a ncction with the post system are
gaining favor and 70 accommodate
8 the Christmas rush. these stamps arc
10 be sold from two additional WIN
aowg. These will be opened daily Tor
M ffhrf "a 4
and ufth the two windows where par
Eel post stamps viii be disposed will
make four windows devoted to this
portion OF the postofice Department.
business.
In Speaking OF the work incidental
10 the handling of the mail, this
morning. MIR. English and his assist
mt. Leroy w. Hickman, explained
that all parcels post packages should
hear return card written in the
upper left hand corner. Attention
s also called to the fact that much
good can be accomplished If resi-
sents of the city would mail their
letters and parcels from the sub
81 stations For the convenience cl
those sending packages by mail, tn
list OF substations is published as fol.
lows No. 1, Delaware avenue anC
dupont street; No. 2, Maryland ave
4 hue and Linden street; No. 3, Seventh
and Pine streets; No 4. Smith ant
a Eollinger Company. Fourth and Mar
ket streets; No 8, 1915 Market street
No. 6. Fourth and Rodney streets; No
7, Seventh and Jackson streets; No
5, Sixth and Lincoln streets; No. s
50l New Castle avenue; No. 10, S0I
N Vandever avenue; No. IL, Sixth an'
Madison street. and No. 12. ConcoT'
avenue and Washington street.