New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-02
ABOUT 75O PARCELS
MAILED HERE IN DAY
New Workers Make Use of New
Post Plan Despite Holiday
Stamp Supply Incomplete.
ODD PACKAGES SENT OUT
Tool Chest, Boxes of Fruit and
Bricks Accepted by Uncle
Sam-Big Test Elk
pected To- day.

The public showed its favor TO the
parcel post Yesterday, and despite the
holiday hundreds Of packages were car
rled to the various branch postofces and
started on their journey 10 points through
out the country. The exact number OF
packages mailed in Manhattan ana The
bTohN was not obtainable last night. ont
the reports received from most Of the
branch offices showed that more than 40
parcels were mailed during the first
tWenty-four hours of the existence Of
the parcel post.
The main postofIice with two receiv-
ing windows open the entire DAY. ied
with 223 parcels. All the other postof-
fees received packages from to 10
O'Clock in the morning only on account
OF the holiday. yet their business was
not negligible The branch Office at No
81 West S9th street accepted 50 packages
the Harlem office. at No. 800 West 125th
street. weighed and stamped = packages.
and the branch Offices at the Pcnnsyl-
vana and the Grand Central stations
received. % packages each.
Nv No' az ~ ANU N'liNCs
The clerks had all the leisure they
wanted TO handle the packages. and there
was not an instance Of complication or
misunderstanding. II appeared that the
scheme was much simpler than had been
expected. and it did not require more
than a minute and a half. on the average.
&c take a package. establish the rate.
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The only Inconvenience experienced. ana
that slight one was that not all de
nominations Of stamps had been sup
piled, AID the absence Of three cent
30 cent and 81 stamps made it necessary
TO paste a number of stamps in smalley
denominations to make up the required
postage
Only three packages. were received IN
this city up to a late hour yesterday
afternoon. Two came from Washington
and one from Philadelphia The bic test
of the new parcel post is expected to-
day. however, when business viii be re-
sumed and the mercantile houses as we'll
as private citizens viii try the new SER
vice.
Many Of the packages sent yesterday
were forwarded in a spirit of fun or with
the desire TO be one of the first who made
use Of the parcel post.\ one Of the oldest
packages was a plain brick. wrapped -
comply with the regulations. and mailed
at the Grand Central branch office. Il
postage II p cents was required to take
the brick to Chicago
At the main Offices there were received
box Il grape fruit and oranges and
tool chest The latter was sent to San
Francisco. and it's trip across the CONT
nent cost 81 %.
Brooklyn was slower than Manhattan
in warming up TO the new idea. rhe
sending ol packages In the borouen 81
churches was 50 light that the postoihcc
authorities said they did not realize that
a new and biz service had come into
existence.
The only real interest shown toward the
parcel pos, in Brooklyn was concentrated
in the sending Of the first package, short
ly after midnight yesterday. Mrs. Chrys-
tine Staidt obtained first place at the re-
ceiving window two hours before opening
time and held her place in the small
crowd that gathered around the windo"
as midnight approached.
Her perseverance brought distinction
to her parcel IL was mailed as the first
sent from Brooklyn. and Postmaster
Vorhics himself cancelled the stamps.
The package contained pound OF tea.
and was directed TO Mrs. Staidts brother
in Indiana.
Postmaster NOrhIes said II would tax"
two or three days more before his fOIcC
win begin to reel the new service.
The first parcel post package mailed IN
Yonkcrs yesterday was brindle butt
dog which was directed 20 William
'Tricver. No. 30 WOODWORK avenue Live
amin. Is are not accepted as mail matter.
but II beng the first package Postmas-
ter Warren made an exception and sent
Carrier Burton out with IT, Inc post
master himself delivered iX-pound
roast Of beef sent from New York