Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-29
SHOWS INCREASE OF so PER CENT
DURING TEN DAYS OF THE
CHRISTMAS RUSH.
BOTH THE INCOMING AND
OUTGOING MAIL HEAVIER
6isees. Day Dee. %. When 271 Sacks
ana 20 Pouches Were Received, and
2s7 Sacks and az Pouches Dispatched
Stamp Sales Also Show Increase
Increase at Soldiers Home.

Th&, Uncle sam did = most shirv-
ing business as a result Of the Christ
mas rush is shown by figures compiled
by superintendent OF Malls ". A An
derson and Assistant Pos,ma ster P. a.
Hawley. OF the local posto1ice:
+ The increase in Christmas business
during the len days Of The rush
amounts TO an increase Of about go per
cent over last year, which was the
heaviest year the local office had
known up to tina: time.
In the len days the local office re-
ceived a total Of 1850 sacks OF mail
and 4Oe pouches, tbs latter containing
first class mail. in addition 10 a little
over 5000 packages handled as out
side mail" thru the parcel post.
In this same length of time the To-
cal office dispatched a total OF 1872
sacks and IS. pouches.
Biggest Day Dec. %.
The biggest single day during the
rush was on Dec. %. when 271 sacks
and 70 pouches were received. and 2S7
sacks and II pouches dispatched on
the thirty-one mail trains operating
out OF this city within the twenty-four
hours There were also received that
day over ! loo outside packages. and
q like number was sent out.
Stamp Sales Total S3,+1477
Figures compiled by Deputy Post
rna ster p A. Hawley show the stamp
sales for the seven days ending Dec.
>. 10 have totaled s3.4I4.II, or sS95.S2
more than the spon9ing time
year ago when a record vas estab-
lished. with the stamp sales amounting
TO s3.0l9i5.
Dec. - was the record day in stamp
sales, the business aggregating s7i1-ll,
This is far in advance Of the previous
record day Of last year.
In addition TO the stamp sales OF
the seven days preceding Christmas
envelopes were sold amounting to
sSs1.os, bringing the receipts from the
sale OF stamps and envelopes for the
seven days up TO s3.7s5.s5. For the cor
responding time year ago the en-
velope sales amounted to s224.02. max
ing the total 1913 receipts, for Christi
mas week, s3,243.47. or s453.3S under
this years record.
The Christmas business this year
opened earlier than year ago, and the
stamp sales for the three days prior TO
the last week aggregated more than
$500. One days sales PRIOR 20 the final
rush amounted to .4s5.02.
The total business for the quarter is
expected TO exceed by far any previ-
Gus quarter in the history Of the office.
being estimated at s22
The outgoing and incoming mail this
year has been much heavier than any
previous season. due partly 20 the in
creased use Of the parcel post. The
ia Dor Of mailing clerks and carriers
has been greatly heightened By the in
creased use Of Christmas cards. The
labor required in handling and de-
iivering cards is practically the same
as in handling packages and coming
under the head of first class mail the
cards haze 20 De delivered as promptly
as letter mail. The local carriers de-
liye-ed tens Of thousands Of cards DUR
i1g the holiday season.
Increase at Soldiers Home.
! At the soldiers home, which is Sta
( ton A Of the local postodice. forty-two
sacks and pouches Of mail were re-
ceived during the week ending Christ
mas Gay. This is the largest amount
Of mail ever handled in ne station in
a single week. The normal run Of mail
per week is fourteen sacks. great