The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-07-11
THE C. O. D. PARCELS
POSSIBLE TO SHIP
More Geeds By That Route Than
Heretofore Aud Extremely Con-
ven; ne


have a big opportunity in the new
parcels post arrangement by which
parcels are sent C. o. D.
Merchants cooperating with the c
o. D, parcel feature of the government
Dost service will secure a most i'm
portant auxiliary to their business
and it is the careful merchant who
will reap the most benefit therefrom
First, he must advertise the goods
which he desires to sell in the sur,
rounding territory. He will be care
fpl- in filing orders, seeing to it that
customers are satisfied. He will Sc
curely pack his shipments, with the
knowledge that mail is transported in
bags and sacks and thrown On trains
from train to train, and off trains;
from wagons and trucks to platforms
and from platforms to wagons and
trucks. He will see to it that names
and addresses are absolutely plainly
written on package and tag, and will
be particular about minute addresses.
He will be sure not to C. o. D., pack
age to a non-money order postoftce,
for the government handles c. O. D.
only at money order Offices. He will be
sure to mark plainly the amount to
he collected, remembering that there
is a fee on each collection, represent
ed by the amount necessary to pur-
chase money order for the amount Of
the remittance, and If he expects his
customer to pay the fee he will write
the amount to be collected for him.
He can insure up to $500 for 3 cents
and up to $4,000 for 10 cents. He can
use any kind of stamps-parcel post
or ordinary.
: Favored with liberal advertising in
these days, advertis-
ing Is accurate business statement
a housewife twenty-five miles out can
de her shopping from her home as
readily as by coming to the city and
visiting the stores.
In sending his orders, she can help
by being specific therein; by plainly
writing her complete address; by
promptly responding to postofice car
rier calls, especially on rural free de-
livery routes.
So much for the merchants side.
Then comes the farmer who has just
as good opportunity if not better. The
experience of a lady who wished to
have a dinner sent direct to her home
is given,
"a dinner by parcel post! Why
notgo said clever New York woman
when she heard of the new postal sys-
tenn that was to be put in operation
the first of the year. "There is moth
ing to prevent" Z
Ard so she planned dinner to be
.shlpned to her straight from the coun-
try oil the first day the new service
became a law, says McCall's Magazine.
sh, wlote to a relative in Connectl-
cn.. and asked her to pack up secure
1y and mail a fine, big roasting chic
axon. and she sent out to a large farm
on Long Island fer a market basket
fuu of vegetables and fruit to COM
plere the dinrer-a few choice pota-
toes winter caulifower cold-frame
lettuce and large, selected apples for
dessert She gave the farmer minute
directions, taken from the post office
circulars. for uacA'ns these products
safely, and for labelling them perish
able" in olcer to get them forwarded
without delay.
Everythlg 6 arrived in first rate con-
dition, ;ust as she had anticipated
and to make up his II pounes of al
lowed we1ghs-the farmer had even
hacked in a lczen beautiful, new-la1c
eggs for her eakfast-veritable jew
els in the mouth Of January in Ne"
York.
The luxurious Isrt Of this trial o.
the parcel post said the pleased re-
.cipient of tie dinner, "is not so mucf
whar i rrteived as the fact that
know. Just where it came from, who
handled 1t, and how long my food was
ON the way
Church of the Redeemer.
Grey. Edward Fulenwider, pastor