Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-23
PARCEL POST
GIVES SANTA
CLAUS A SCARE
First Christmas Under New Sys-
tenn of Mailing Packages
VIII Provide Test.
Jones URGES EARLY MAILING
Suggests Careful Packing Of
Fragile Articles, Insurance
and Registry for valuabIes.

Our old friend Santa Claus is a true
conservative. These new-fangled no
lions don't please him a little bit, and
as for the parcel post-why. the old
Yellow is frightened green at the
thought.
This will be the first Christmas of
gne parcel post, and the first real test
of the new system. Christmas mail
always entails the most tremendous
lob IN the world, but before this the
express companies have handled the
bulk Of the packages Now, 1t will
oe UP to the parcel post, How many
presents will be sent nobody knows.
How bulky the packages will be, how
best they can be handled through the
Christmas rush can only be conjec
zured. This is the first Christmas. 1t
Us likely that 200 extra clerks will be
necessary in the Atlanta office.
Postoffice workers are frightened
and as nervous as old Santa Claus
himself. They have begun to worry
already, Postmaster Boiling H. Jones,
Of the Atlanta office, has decided to
take time by the forelock, and yes
terday he issued a bulletin Of instruc-
lions to the public concerning the use
Of parcel post for Christmas presents.
And the burden of his message is
tihs;
Do Mailing Early.
DO your Christmas mailing early"
There are other essential details
that he Ncalls the public's attention to,
Including careful wrapping and tying,
careful addressing. care in the use of
Christmas STAMPS, care in determin-
'uga the weight Of the packages. Ev
erything has for its keynote care.
And particularly not forge ting:
Do your Christmas mailing early.
The bulletin of instruction is:
Parcels should be securely packed,
wrapped and tied. Umbrellas, canes,
fishing rods and similar articles
should be fastened between boarcs
slightly longer and wider than the ar
Ticles inclosed; hat boxes should be
Grated in wood; cut flowers in boxes
Of wood, tin or heavy corrugated
pasteboard, and candies should be
similarly reinclosed. Sharp insttu-
ments or articles with sharp corners
or edges should have the points or
edges well protected. All articles that
SIRE easily broken should be carefully
packed and marked conspicuously,
fragile
First Class If Sealed.
Parcels sealed or otherwise closed
sgainst inspection are subject to first
class rates of postage. Inscriptions
such as Merry Christmas, Happy
New Year Please do not open until
Christmas may be placed on Cor in)
a parcel in such manner as not 20
interfere with the address
"A parcel containing both merchan-
disc and printed matter is charged
with postage at the highest rate.
The name and address of sender
must be placed on all parcels, prefer
ably in the upper left corner, the
name and address of the addressee IN
The lower right corner. State of des-
Ination should be in full-not abbre-
waited.
christmas stamps or stlckers, other
'han postage stamps, affixed on the
address side Of a parcel render it I'M
mailable. Care should be taken not
70 seal parcels when aftixing Rcd
Dross or Christmas stamps.
Parcels for New York, Boston or
SAIcago should be mailed December
~ or sooner; earlier mailings are de-
'lred for more distant destinations.
Insure valuabIes.
All valuable parcels should be IN
suFeo' Indemnity to the amount If
go costs only cents in addition 70
pos'age, to the amount of $50 costs
'Ae sender only 10 cents in addition
70 postage. Tags can be obtained at
'le postoffice, taken home and filled
Out there, thus obviatino delay and
0ohgestion at postoffice windows.
Parcels to the limit of twenty
'ounds may be sSnt within radius
u 100 miles (the first and second
1ones) from the of. 8 of mailing. Be
'ohd this radius the limit is eleven
POUNDS, The limit in size is 70 inches
N length and girth combined for all
distances.
valuable articles sent at f1rst-cass
''e1'er) rates should be registered.
AVAILABLE merchandise may be sent
w parcel post to every important
.ouhtFy in the world. Parcels for for
sn destination should, however, be
resented at the main office. The
9oSlage rate is IL cents a pound or
action thereof, weight limit eleven
20lhds, dimensions not to exceed lS IL
set IN length or feet in length and
srth combined.