The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-04-03
PLAIN POINTERS
FOR THE PUBLIC
THIRD ASSISTANT POSTMASTER
GENERAL WRITES OF THE
PARCELS POST SERVICE.
Absolutely Necessary for Public to Co.
operate With n View of Securing
the Proper Kind of Service.

Patrons of the Moscow postoffice
may CLEAN some valuable points
from a communication sent to Post
master Cornwall by A. NJ. Dockery,
third assistant postmaster general,
relative to the parcels post service.
The communication is as follows:
1T has come to the attention of the
department that many possible patrons
familiar with it's advantages, especial
ly as extended by the reduced postage
rates and increased limit of weight,
effective January l, 1914, and other
notifications recently made for the
purpose of promoting the service to
the public. You are requested, there
fore, to make every possible effort to
acquaint your patrons with such
changes, as well as the insurance and
C. o. D. features and other advantages
of the parcels post service, giving par
ticular prominence to the fact that
under paragraph 5, amended section
456, and paragraph Z, amended section
1853, Post Laws and Regulations,
the regular parcels post rates now ap-
ply to parcels weighting more than
eight ounces containing books and to
parcels of miscellaneous printed mat
ter weighing more than four pounds.
1T is desired that these features,
particularly the latter, be brought to
the attention of the patrons of your
office likely to have matter of this
character for transmission, the ad-
vantages of using the parcels post
service for such shipments being point
ed out by interview, or any other pos
sible means, without expense to the
postal service At the same time |
publicity should be given to the re- !
cent departmental orders providing |
or the attaching of communications
prepaid at the first-class rate to par
els of fourth-class matter prepaid at
he rate for the latter class and put
ing into effect the provisions of the
Lct of March 8, 1914, extending the
egular parcels post rates to seeds,
,lants, etc.
ut is also highly important that the
Lecessity for properly preparing, ad-
ressing ,and wrapping matter for
nailing be impressed upon patrons,
ince the observance of the conditions
re absolutely essential in order that {
he service may prove satisfactory
n this connection you are informed
hat proprietary articles of merchan-
ise. such as harmless medicinal prep II
rations, soaps, food products, etc,
ut up by the manufacturer in fixed {
uantities in original sealed packages s
0 as to allow examination of the {
ackages in their simplest mercantile t
,rm and labeled so as to show the t
ature of contents, quantity, and name s
f the manufacturer, in accordance
ith the provisions of paragraph D,
actlOn 4o5, fOSldl Laws anu i@eS"i"
ons, are mailable at the fourth-class 6
ates of postage. If such sealed |
ackages are inclosed in an outer c
rapper the latter must not be sealed. t
"Your earnest cooperation is re- c
tested in giving publicity to the var l.
us features herein referred to- as Il
ell as to such other changes and n
as are made from time p
time with view to increasing the t,
e of the parcels post service as a
cans of bringing the producer and r.
nsumer into closer contact. u