The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-07
ALREADY PLANNING
THE CHRISTMAS WORK
/ oSTMASTER GIVES SOME
GOOD ADVICE
IN RE SHIP PIN C
Tells When Parcels Should Be
Posted And How They Should
Be Prepared for Journeys.

Postmaster John F. Cochran yes
terday in discussing the prospects for
q large Christmas business at the To-
cal postoffice, said that the usual rush
was expected. and that he would I'D
wise all who can do so to mali their
Christmas packages early. IF PEG
pie wait until only few days be-
fore December 20 to mail packages
and anything should happen to go
wrong. in many cases they might not
be delivered until after Christmas.
both the sender and the recipient
feel that they have been treated un-
Justly by the government, and the
spirit of the holidays is dampened.
BY mailing packages early, marked
Not to be opened until Christmas.
or with some similar expression, pa
irons of the pos.ofiice will aid the SER
vice greatly
For the purpose of expediting the
parcel post mail during the Christ
mas rush Mr.. Cochran is In receipt
Of letter from Postmaster General
Burleson. giving directions to be OBJ
served by patrons. Among other
things, Mr.. Burieson says:
"Postmastezs are particularly eau
'iOhcu W tdht dCtiOu III auNduCe So
that congestion in postoffice lobbies
caused by delay in the preparing OF
insured. c. O. D., and registered par
cells for acceptance will be prevented.
However. each postmaster is allowed
the privilege to adopt ~such procedure
as in his Judgment is best adapted
10 meet the local conditions prevail
ing at his Office. The postmaster
general, in letter to all postmasters
asks that the public be urged. by
means of placards placed in the post
office lobbies and through articles In
'he local newspapers, to obtain In ad-
vance the tags which must be filled
tut and attached to insured, G. o. D..
and registered parcels. If these tage
ere filled out and attached In advance
t will result in q great saving OF
line not only 10 the postal employ
aes. but to the patrons of the postal
service.
Attention Is also invited to this ne
| ressity OF having parcels properly
wrapped and endorsed. In the latter
| connection It must be remembered
hat the address of the sender must
appear on the face of the parcel, pre-
'erably on the upper left-hand corner
Tags should be securely fastened and
| It should he understood. that all such
narcels must be presented a. the
postofflce window, or to rural carrier 8
ma not placed in ordinary Ulaii
drops.
"As large number { Christmas
Dackages containing ..srshable mat.
.er will undoubtedJJ be presented 10,
Insurance, care should lie taken ts
ses that all articles OF .his character
are properly packed and endorsed.
! The recently amended postal regnIa-
lions on this subject read:
Butter, lard and perishable arti.
| cles. such as fish, fresh meats, dress.
ed fowls, vegetables, fruits, berries
| and articles Of similar nature, which
1ecay quickly, when so packed or
| wrapped as to prevent damage &c
other mail matter, shall be accepted
5cr local delivery either at the Office
! 1f mailing or on any rural rnntf
! starting therefroJn. When enclosed
in an inner cover and a strong outer
| cover OF wood, metal, or heavy cor.
trugated pasteboard, they will be &C.
cepted for mailing to all cffices to
| which, in the ordinary course of mail
they can be sent withou; spelling.
Butter. dressed fowls. vegetables
fruits and other perishable articles
In parcels Weighing more than 20
mounds shall be accepted Tor mailing
70 offices In the first and second
zones when suitably wrapped or en-.
closed and packed In crates, boxes
or other suitable containers, having
tight bottoms to prevent the escape
Of anything from the package and go
constructed as properly to protect
she contents. All such parcels to be
| TRANSPORTED outside of mail hagan,