The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-10
SUGGESTIONS REGARDING
CHRISTMAS PARCELS
GIVEN BY ASSISTANT
POSTMASTER SANFORD

assistant Postmaster E. E. San
tord gives the followlne helpful sug-
sestons regarding Christmas par
cells:
AL valuable parcels should be in
sured. During the past year the fee
ior insuring parcels has been
changed and also the limit of indem-
nifty has been increased to 500 in
stead OF $50. The fee for parcels
valued at IS or less the fee is three
cents in addition to postage: for
parcels valued over IS and less than
szo the fee is FIVE cents in addition
10 the postage; for parcels valued
over s25 and less than $50 the fee
IS ten cents in addition to postage:
and for parcels valued over $50 the
lee is twenty-five cents in addition
70 postage but in no case will in
nemnity be paid for greater
amount than 800. 90.
All persons desiring to insure par
GELS must procure an insurance tag,
supply of these tags will be kept
at all windows of the postoffice dur
Ing the Xmas season and these tags
must be filled out by the person
mailing parcel and handed to clerk
at parcels post window who will
give proper receipt for parcel. AL
ways be sure and state value in place
indicated on tag and when address
ing parcel II 1t is to be insured the
value should be stated on wrapper
of parcel. Parcels post insurance
tags with instructions for filing
them out will be posted in lobby of
postoffice for the convenience of pa
irons.
During the rush season of the
holidays Postmaster Cresap has ar
RANGED to open another window at
the postoffice to be known as the
Parcels Post window. This window
is at the end Of lobby formerly
known as the carriers window and
all parcels MUST be mailed at this
window as facilities have been pro-
yided for handling this volume of
mail here and your parcels will not
be accepted for mailing at any of
the other windows. This is done to
relieve congestion a. the other win
dows and also to expedite the dis
patch of parcel matter.
Also the arrangements for han
ding this seasons parcels include
the delivery of every parcel regard
less Of its address II street and
can be supplied. So whether
you get your mail at general deliv-
cry CT through box or however you
receive your mail you may look for
your parcels to be delivered. This Is
done for the reason Of relieving con-
gestion at the windows and all par
cells will be delivered the day they
arrive and as early as possible. In
view of this it is requested that you
make an earnest effort to notify all
of your friends from whom you may
expect a package, your correct street
and number as it will greatly aid the
postoflce force in making prompt de-
livery as it will be necessary to fur
nish addresses for all parcels when
do not bear street and number. This
is true of not only Xmas mail but
all other mail. 1t should always bear
street and number or box number or
the words General Delivery II to be
called for. In view of the above 1t
is earnestly requested that you do
not waste your time and that of the
clerks in the postoffice by calling
from three to dozen times a day
for parcels for you will be met with
the answer that your parcels will be
delivered Parcels which are unde-
Iiverable on account of addresses
residing outside the carrier delivery
limits will of course be served on
,all in the usual manner.
Postmaster Cresap wishes to take
occasion to thank the patrons in ad-
vance for their cooperation during
sure YOU that the postoffice force
will do their utmost to give you
rou,pt and efficient cpryica