The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-10-29
IMMENSE PARCEL
POST BUSINESS
Tons of Mail Handled Monthly at
Local POstOffice.
INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR
Packages Can Be Sent BY Special De-
livery and May Be Insured for
a Small Amount.

During the first fifteen days of Oc-
tober the local postoffice handled
1872 parcelpost packages. By keeping
careful check on every package re-
ceived and leaving the office the above
figure was arrived at, being required
by the government, who twice a year,
during the first fifteen days of the
months of October and April, gather
data on the approximate amount Of
business done in each postoffice in the
United States.
During that time, there were 944
parcels received at the local Office for
delivery and of these SAB were deliv-
cred to patrons through the general
delivery window. Three hundred and
sixty-six of these incoming packages
were distributed by the two local car
riers during the fifteen days and two
came by special delivery.
In the same length of time there
were dispatched from this office, 384
parcel post packages, the postage on
these amounting to $42.37 and their
combined weight being LILA lbs. and
/ ounce, so that by these figures, the
local postoffice handles over ton OF
outgoing parcel post matter every
month, and which is probably doubled
or trebled during the holiday season.
Of these outgoing packages there
were eight weighing over 20 pounds,
but most of them averaged from one
to five pounds each. But few pack
ages were sent outside of the fifth
and sixth zones, while 172 packages
were sent to points in the first zone.
The packages leaving here for
points in the fifth and sixth zones
were largely composed of goods be-
ing returned to mail order houses as
unsatisfactory.
Figuring the number of parcels re-
ceived the first fifteen days as an av'
erage for that length of time through
out the year. the local office handles
between 10000 and $4,000 parcels
yearly. 1t would be hard to estimate
what this enormous amount of pack
ages would weigh but it would run ur
we'll into the tons.
Seventy-four parcels were sent in
sured during the fifteen days, which
is an increase over last year of ove1
100 per cent.
The merchants in all parts of tn
country are rapidly taking advantag'
of the parcel post system for sending
out goods and the fact that they ma!
, now be sent by special delivery by at
fixing a special delivery stamp ant
= having them insured at very lov
! rate is opening the field to grea
= extent.
f A package weighing up to fift
Y pounds may be sent from Glasgow t
|, Opheim for 81 cents, the rate beinI
e five cents for the first pound an
0 one cent for each additional pound.
f Farmers living on the rural route
will find that they can send in TO
goods and have them sent by parce
post at very nominal cost. Man
j. times during the busy season OF tn
# year they are compelled to drive man
= miles into town when they could jus
<, as easily drop a card to some loc;
IS firm and have the goods sent by pal
is eel post.
IF The letter boxes which were to ha'
n, been installed in various parts OF tf
a, city have not arrived here yet, b'
the local office expects to have the
1T here in a short time. One OF tt
III boxes has been put up at the depo
Of where mail is collected by the railws
mail clerks and persons having lie
or ters to go out on the night trains m;
n deposit their letter in this box.