The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-02
HEAVY BUSINESS BUSINESS
IS WELL HANDLED
IRISH GREATER ar PARCELS rOsT
WINDOW TRAN EXPECTED. BUr
THERE Ts NO HITCH
HAS NO TROUBLE
CLERK DEyoTo AND TWO ASSIST.
ANTS WORK HARD. But Gus
TONERS FAIRLY WE'LL
INFORMED.

Acting Postmaster Southwark and
Parcels Post Clerk DeNcto had -
holiday yesterday, the first day Of
operation OF nee 50 ans express susi-
ness, for they we've as busy as Maud
Auller on summer day.
We have hau the busiest day of
: 1ny experience IN the postomee." said
Mr. SoutnWard, VINO hat3ng been su-
perlnteraent OF the mails knows whas
1t mealNs te bs busy
'lss erytning has moved smoothly"
said Air, DeFoto, hut things have
moved There IL no doubt about
that
Smoothly But Rapidly.
rs of1ciany the parce.s post system
went into operation at I&.0l O'Clock
yesterday. but II was not until ABOUT
@ ciocK IN the morning that the
wheels began 10 g0 round, increasing
IN vetoclty up to midday ana then slow
iy aeeasinE- in the number OF revo-
IrtionE per minute. Councilman
George Rogers the progressive city
legislator from Futon. beat the col
lectors 10 II hy Earnering the first par
GELS post receipt showing that he
had been the trst Citjzen III Rich
mond 10 use the system.
Clerk Devote had lttle trouble in
handling customers occasionally one
appeared with 81 package weighing
more than the regulation eleven
pounds. but no trouble was expert
enced in explaining the fact Most Of
those who used tho system appear
ed to be fairly yell acquainted with
the Fundamentals Gl the regulations
and what they did not know they had
no hesitancy ln asking Clerk Devote.
who was kept busy answering ques-
lions. The amount al mail that went
out could NOT be ascerfained last
night. but IL was considerable The
ruxh continued practically all day,
T.it,4., carne IN FOR iistribusior here
As there had not been tirne for It's
arrival from any except near points
Particularly no produce. eggs. fresh
= meets h111trr 1r ar7z-+ hing -rerisfYst1fts
vyas handed >.s most 81 MS eha cfer
~ ,,,an viii corae from the country
~ EIrhrond ara min NO. ha shinn.,)
ryos,, hsre ,o cher njacns one macy
80 era ,no,ca1 til,a a., ,n{e,bt errfos,s
-. t,aa,~,t - u Cri,t ors
n,bieg, hsa tha ..r,r,e,rance ~ coo-
- 80.
r..,.,u .r,,a,, s.x,,a,.,.a
.ya,,,ss. ~ 1,A'.n,a -. ~, -,,,,
4..s,.I -. a.. .5t,stt, ~. - -,
sAeaees - - - az t,S. 80 49,
q a
~. at 80 mt
IT, LIZ y necessary 70 .''-' or @''nei NY,
~ iasn ~as s'""tei I'@t4 ca pT 80
ssz1 tffV MY TIT i 'VH"' ''0i''
0ay'
We handtea al k4Hus oI paSNak sS
IDS morning sa3a Mf. oou'h~ aro'
some Weashsa ohS ~" ounces t,s
Wnale hhhutsus squ@4ea of oi .1fe,
approsaInatso the hla~Ai1alh tA1a'i"o'e
WeiEHE or efeVeH pounos'
ihefe were crates OF ctocheIy anu
boxes OF every other in!aslilao!e hnef-
enaaaase; hiAe VIC nave nor Sae
EuHpu.So H. we 40 hot oeiteNe' nu"~
ever. that tue PACKAGES aooVe Aoul
POUNDS IN weight eAeeeded IN num-
Der 'nose unoeF t'at FORMER io"Ftn-
ciass maximum
OF course the new service rs pure
W one OF experiment as YET hut II
VIII oilIy 1aAe Few Gays 1of rs W
1et tnihgs IN peFIeSt working o'deI'
We are haNihs If0 oltlleolty al hA "u-
ing the mater ana 40 nor ahuclpate
any. as reparatiohs Lof the ihaoenra-
ton OF the service nave oeen care
Yulls made. The pubic seems to be
pTeLfg wen eaaeateo geHsralIy as
70 the requirements ana TINS makes
the situation easier Tor us
sFf'u nppir4' Hu' -S"' Aap,c@'
among the rev thlngs %hlch you
cannot ssna thFookh the parcels post
~h'sn We' iileo slsst t'li1 nl4t,,ials,
! 49, ~ %
Saa 80, a .ss,- ~ h,,..1~ ,at.,.aa~
$3.50 'gz,@ "a - t.s.S5. :
II ,Ssl. -, a,n.as
80 -, ,,1s.s.I ..,,fhort,tas - nronarE,
1904 ma +.f.ee5
T,yy,i.s., rctII Ia received when rro-
merry Grated nrovided thev are the
rar,e color III, over ana havs M fTeex.
whether or not babies NAV be sent
BY parcels post Is q question still TO
be decided. Most people, IL ,s SAID.
Will prefer the stork route anyway.
Here Is the way Uncle Sam Off
ctaliy lists the things that are nom
Erata:
Whisky, wine. beer, poisonous an
finals or insects, live poultry. Tnl1arn~
Unable material pistols, gLano, or
ether odorous substance. -
However comparisons will be eA-
cepted IN the last named category,
sna may De SEM Wfen lntFinsically III
ohshslFe'
among lhe ltilhss "hlch you may
sehu tnroGEh tHe Pa'c"iA post are
~ass nue. t''9 Jaw, however
o a,s, bteahs anu ~ comes ouoroos
49,. - va '"o ''N' i''' u can 10 no
49, N@AN