Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-12-12
CROWD PARCELS
POST SERVICE
Postmaster General Burleson Issues
Statement to the blic-People
Must Aid
SEND XMAS PACKAGES EARLY
Parcels Post Division Up Against Her
culean Task


infant prodigy parcel post
service-will be called upon to per-
form herculean task in connection
with the transportation and de-
livery of millions of Christmas gifts.
Postmaster General Burleson who
is responsible for the. conduct of
this service, has made extraordin-
airy preparations to prevent con-
gestions in postofices and to insure
prompt delivery of these parcels.
Several thousand additional en-
ployees will be added to the force
during the holiday season and the
collection and delivery equipment
will be augmented wherever neces-
sary. Every possible effort has
been made to strengthen those
parts of the postal organization
which will be under the greatest
strain and Mr.. Burleson stated to-
dav that with these special arrange
ments he is confident of the ability
of the service to handle success
fully the avalanche of parcels that
will be thrown upon it during the
rush period.
The postmaster general is anx-
ious, however, lest the public fail
to cooperate with him in observing
certain important conditions nee
essary to enable the postal author
tiles to effect the timely delivery of
Christmas gifts. In order to Sc
cure this cooperation he has caused
to be printed for distribution
throughout the country hundreds
of thousands of circulars and
placards containing directions for
the proper preparation of Christ
J mas gifts for transmission by mail.
Christmas parcels should be
mailed early For local delivery
they should be mailed not later
i than December 23d and for out
of-town delivery as early as posi-
ll Bile, but in any event in time to
II reach the offices of destination at
least two days prior to Christmas.
Christmas gifts sent by mail
should be wrapped securely. The
II containers or wrappers should be
H sufficiently strong to Withstand the
necessary handling incident to
n transportation and delivery.
il Glassware, crockery, Christmas
toys easily breakable, glass framed
pictures, ETC., should be carefully
4 packed in boxes of metal, wood
q leather, or corrugated Dashboard
& with sufficient excelsior, raw cot
9 ton, or similar matter to prevent
q the contents from coming into con-
4 tact with any portion of the box.
b These parcels should be marked
3 Fragile. " Postmasters will re-
+ fuse to accept for mailing packages
4 that are insecurity prepared.
q Parcels should be addressed
I plainly. The addresses should be
4 complete and plainly written in
/ ink. The regulations require that
3 parcel post packages shall bear the
names and addresses of both the
4 sender and addressee. If a tag is
& used the names and addresses oil
3 the sender and the addressee
should also be written on the par
u eel itself.
n Parcels sent in advance Of
Christmas may be marked Not tC
\ be opened until Christmas" OF
some similar direction. Writer
or printed messages such as Merry
4 Christmas" Best Wishes" etc.
may be inclosed in parcels but NJ
other written or printed communi
cation should be placed therein, a
this will subject the parcel to ;
higher rate of postage. Parcels
should not be sealed or otherwis,
closed against inspection. Sealed
] parcels are subject to the first elias
\ rate OF nostaqc.