Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-04-03
FARM PRODUCE BY POST

its plan for reducing the cost Of ,iv-
ing by having the parcel post carry
products of the farm directly to the
door of the consumer.
Ten cities were selected to begin
The ork of establishing direct con-
ectlon between producer ano con-
sUmer, Postmaster General Burleson
having already issued an order per-
hitting the use of crates and boxes
for butter, eggs, poultry, vegetables
and fruit shipped by parcel post.
Orders went today to the post
masters at Boston, Atlanta, st.
Louis, San Francisco, Baltimore, De-
troit, La Crosse, Wis, Lynn, Mass,
Rock Island, ILL.,, and Washington,
directing them to receive the
names of persons who are willing to
supply farm products in retail guam
titles by parcel post
Printed lists of these names,
showing kind and quantity of COM
modify available will be distributed
among town and city patrons.
By the use of the lists" First AS
sistant Postmaster General Roper
said, the city consumer will be able
to get in touch with farmer who
will fill his weekly orders for butter
and eggs and other farm produce.
The consumer will receive the pro-
duce fresh from the country, and
the personal relationship established
will no doubt tend to improve the
quality
The farmer will be relieved Of
carrying his produce to market, as
the rural carrier will make daily col
lections at the farmers door of these
retail shipments to city consumers.
To further insure the safe deliv-
cry of articles sent by parcel post
and to educate the senders in pack
ing goods which might injure the
mails, instructions have been issued
regulating the shipping of butter,
eggs, fruit, vegetables, dressed
poultry and other articles weighing
over 20 pounds, making it possible
to ship them in the first and second
Genes in boxes and crates, to be car
ried 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.
Unloaded pistols or guns may be
sent through the mails, but the post
master at the mailing office must
examine them and determine
whether they are safe. Parcels con
tanning perishable articles shall be
marked "Perishable" Articles like
ly to perish before the time allowed
| for delivery at their destination shall
not be accepted.
Manufacturers or dealers intend
ing to transmit articles in consider
able quantities should submit to the
postmaster at the mailing office for
approval a specimen parcel showing
the manner of packing.
Sharp-pointed or sharp-edged in
struments or tools shall be capped or
incased so that they can not cut
! through their covering. Blades shall
be bound so that they will remain
firmly attached to each other, or
within their handles or sockets
Plowshares, stove castings, pieces of
machinery, etc, shall have all points,
edges and corners thoroughly pro-
tected with excelsior or similar ma
terial and be wrapped in burlap
cloth or tough paper, or be properly
boxed to prevent damage to mail or
equipment when intended for other
than local delivery.
Butter, lard and perishahle artt-
cles, such as fish, fresh meats,
dressed fowls, vegetables, fruits, ber-
ries and articles of a similar nature
which decay quickly, when so packed
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ether mail matter, shall be accepted
for local delivery, either at the office
mailing or any rural route start
ing therefrom. When inclosed in an
inner cover and a strong outer cover
# wood, metal, heavy corrugated
pasteboard, or other suitable mater
al, and wrapped SO that nothing can
escape from the package, they will
be accepted for mailing to all offices
to which in the ordinary course of
nail they can be sent without spoil
ing.
Butter, dressed fowls, vegetables,
fruits and other perishable articles
in parcels weighing more than 20
pounds shall be accepted for mailing
to offices in the first and second
zones when suitably wrapped or in
| closed and packed in crates boxes