East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-28
PARCEL POST ORDER
EXPANDS ITS SCOPE
Grated Articles Outside Mail Sacks
Will be Accepted Hereafter.

VIII OC lhCSClVSNl I1CEC6AtCE.
To insure further the safe delivery
of articles sent by parcel post and
to educate senders in packing goods
which might injure the mails in.
structions have been received by Post
master ]. 7. Brown from the depart
ment at Washington, d. c. The new
order regulates the shipping of but.
ter, eggs, fruits, vegetables, dressed
poultry and other articles Weighing
over 20 pounds, making it possible to
ship them in the first and second
zones in boes and crates to be carried
| outside of mail bags.
All liquids sent through the mails
must be carefully packed either in
| boxes holding excelsior, sawdust or
other absorbent material. The stop
pers or corks must be put in so that
there will be no danger Of loosening.
| Cnloaded pistols or guns may be sent
through the mails. but the Postmast-
er at the mailing office must examine
them and determine whether they are
safc. Parcels containing perishable
articles shall be marked "Perishable.' -
Articles likely to perish before the
time allowed for delivery at their des-
tination shall not be accepted.
Manufacturers or dealers intending
to transmit articles in considerable
quantities should submit to the Post
master at the mailing office for ap.
proval a specimen parcel showing the
manner of packing.
Sharp-pointed or sharp edged in.
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incased so that they can not Gu,
through their covering. Blades shall
be bound so that they will remain
firmly attacked to each other OF
within their handles or sockets. Plow-
shares, stove castings pieces Of ma
chinery. etc, shall have all points
edges and corners thoroughly protect.
ed with excelsior or similar material
and be wrapped in burlap, cloth OIL
tough paper. or be properly boxed to
prevent damage to mail or equipment
when intended for other than local
delivery.
Butter, lard and perishable articles
such as fish, fresh meats dressed
fowls, vegetables fruits, berries and
articles Of similar nature which de.
cay quickly when so packed or wrap
ped as to prevent damage to othel
mail matter. shall be accepted FOL
local delivery either at the office o.
, mailing or any rural route startin.
therefrom. When inclosed in an in
ner cover and a strong outer cover O
wood, metal, heavy corrugated paste
, board, or other suitable material ant
| wrapped so that nothing can escap,
! from the packages they will be ac
, cepted for mailing to all offices I,
which in the ordinary course of mai
, they can be sent without spelling.
J Butter. dressed fowls, vegetables
) fruits and other perishable articles IL
{ parcels weighing more than 20 pound
shall be accepted for mailing to Of
: fices in the first and second zone
when suitably wrapped or inclose'
and packed in crates, boxes or othe
suitable containers having tight bot
. toms to prevent the escape Of any
: thing from the package and so con
structed as properly to protect tn
Q contents. All such parcels to be trans
ported outside OF mail bags
I Vegetables and fruits which do no
5 decay quickly will be accepted 70
mailing to any zone IL packed so as t
I prevent damage to other mail matter
, Eggs shall be accepted for local de
, livery when SO packed in a basket o
, other container as to prevent damag
, to other mail matter.
, Eggs shall be accepted for mailing
regardless Of distance when each egI
| is wrapped separately and surround
, ed with excelsior, cotton or other suit
able material and packed in a stron,
container made of double-faced cor
, rugated pasteboard, metal, wood O.
other suitable material and wrapped
, so that nothing can escape from tn,
| package. All such parcels shall b,
labeled eggs"
, Eggs in parcels weighing more thar
20 pounds shall be accepted for mail
ing to offices in the first and secont
zones when packed In crates, boxes
buckets or other containers havini
tight bottoms to prevent the escap
of anything from the package and 81
constructed as properly to protect tn
contents. Such packages to be mark
ed "Eggs-This side up" and to b
transported outside of mail bags.
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