Bisbee daily review., 1913-12-02
PARCEL POST WILL
 BE RUSHED ID HELP
 SANTA CLAUS WORK
Special Arrangements Will Be Made to Expedite Send ing of Christmas Gifts Through the Mails

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 1 WASHINGTON. D. C.. December 1. During the next four weeks Uncle | Sam infant prodigy-the parcel post | seryiee--will be called upon to per form a hereuiean task in connection with the transportation and delivery of millions of Christmas gifts. Post master General Burleson, who is re- | sponsib,e for the conduct of this ser vice, has made extraordinary prepa- rations to prevent congestion in post offices and to insure prompt delivery | Of these parcels. Several thousand additional employees will be added to | the force during the holiday season and the collection and delivery equip ment will be augmented wherever 1 necessary. Every possible effort has ! been made to strengthen those parts of the postal organization which will l be under the greatest strain and MT.
 Burleson stated today that with these [ special arrangements he is confident of the ability of the service to han de successfully the avalanche of par cells that will be thrown upon it dur ing the rush period.
 The Postmaster General is anxious, | however, lest the public fail to CO., 1 operate with him in observing cer- tain important conditions necessary to enable the postal authorities to effect the timely delivery of Christmas gifts. In order to secure this cooperation he has caused to be printed for dis ] tribution throughout the country hun dreds of thousands of circulars and placards containing directions for the proper preparation of Christmas gifts for transmission by mail
 Christmas parcels should be mailed early. For local delivery they should be mailed not later than December 23rd and for out-of-town delivery as early as possible, but in any event in time to reach the offices of destina- tion at least two days prior to Chris.. mas.
 Christmas gifts sent by mai, should be wrapped securely The containers or wrappers should be sufficiently strong to withstand the necessary
 handling incident to transportation and delivery.
 Glassware. crockery, Christmas toys easily breakable, glass framed pictures, etc, should be carefully
 packed in boxes of metal, wood, leather. or corrugated pasteboard
 with sufficient excelsior, raw cotton. or similar matter to prevent the con tents from coming into contact with
 any portion of the box These par cels should be marked FRAGILE" Postmasters will refuse to accept for
 mailing packages that are insecurely
 prepared.
 Parcels should be addressed plainly.
 The address should be complete and plainly written in ink Tine regula-
 tions require that. parcel post pack
 ages shall bear the names and ad- dresses of both the sender and the
 addressee. If a tag is used the names and addresses of the sender and the addressee should also be written on
 the parcel itself
 Parcels sent in advance of Christ mas may be marked, Not to be opened
 until Christmas" or some similar di-
 rection. Written or printed messages
 such as Merry Christmas Best
 Wishes" etc, may be enclosed in par
 cels but no other written or printed
 communication should be placed
 therein, as this will subject the par
 eel to a higher rate of postage Par
 cells should not be sealed or otherwise
 closed against inspection. Sealed parcels are subject to the frst-cIass
 rate of postage.
 Photographs, printed books, and other printed matter are not included in the parcel post but are third-olass
 matter on which the postage rate is
 one cent for each two ounces or frac- tion thereof
 Parcels not exceeding four ounces
 in weight may be mailed in street
 boxes, when prepared m conformity with the foregoing requirements. The postage on such packages is uniform ly one cent for each ounce CT fraction
 thereof Parcels weighing more than four ounces are mailable only at the
 Main Post Offices or its Stations.
 Ordinary postage stamps are valid
 for postage on parcel post matter. Christmas stamps CT stickers of any
 kind ether than postage stamps
 should not be placed on the address side of mail matter as this renders
 such matter unmailsble
 Valuable parcel post packages may
 be insured against loss in an amour, l rot exceeding $25 on a payment of
 fee or five cents in addition to the ! postage. and for a fee of ten cents
 such packages will be insured in any amount not exceeding $50.