The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-08
BETTER EXPRESS
SERVICE PLANNED
Campaign Starts Monday in
All Cities and Towns
in the Country
START SHIPMENTS
RIGHT, Is SLOGAN
Purpose of Drive is to Raise Standards
of Packing, Wrapping and Marking
Why Many Packages Go Wrong
-Four Minute Speeches.

Plans to bring about conditions which
will make possible a marked improvement
in the express service throughout the
country, were announced today by E. NJ
Stone, local representative Of the Ameri-
can Railway Express company A Bet
ter Service campaign viii be undertaken
by the l35,G00 men and women employed
in the express business, for the purpose
Of raising the standards OF packing. wrap
ping and marking express shipments.
The drive viii start on Feb. 10, in every
city and town in the country and ii viii
! comprise a campaign of education and ap-
peal among express employees stimuli
taneously with widespread effort to se-
cure the cooperation of the shipping pub
lie along the same lines. No new pack
/, ing OF marking rules have been adopted
for the campaign, but express drivers and
/ receiving clerks will be instructed here.
after 10 insist, firmly but eourteeusly
that the rules already in force be strictly
i adhered to-
The chief purpose Of the Better Ser
vice campaign IS to check, once and for
/ all. the waste of time. effort and money
| that *esult from lost or damaged ship.
ments. 1t is a source OF dissatisfaction
and annoyance to both shippers and tho
carrier and tends to impair the express
+ service. 1t is expected that all who shir
by express,-and 800 GOO 600 shipments art
annually travelling that way.-will be keen
! y interested in the forthcoming drive, he
i cause il SO intimately concerns the trans
pnrtatlon end OF many different trade
and industries, some OF which depend al
i most exclusively upon The express ser
vice
TN Feb. IL, the day after the ofiicia
opening of the drive, every agent at al
important points, will call different classe
OF his employees together at convenien
periods and address them, urging thei
active participation in the campaign. frs
By improving conditions inside of tn
ranks and then hy securing the eo-opera
tlon of the shipping public with WHOM
they come in contact. Similar meeting
will be called on every Tuesday durin
the drive.
-Four minute speeches will be delivere
: by the local express heads or special
selected subordinates. and Better Sci
, giee" campaign committees viii be al
tSAAA'Nd AtA tst AVNal 1ADAESS vi iSdAiLdllQ
! IN every city, composed of men from eac
Of the several operating branches. In tn
, way, the objects sought will he outline
to the vehicle men, the platform mei
} the othce and claim bureau employees. th
messengers IN the ears and the agents &
; smaller points.
\ determined effort viii be made du
+ ing the campaign to eradicate what
E known as the No Mark" evil. Froi
! July l to Nov 80 of last year, l27 s;
shipments, an average of about $500
month, We're turned over to the IN
Mark bureaus maintained by the con
I pany because all means of identification
either shippers or consignees had bee
lost, and their delivery, except in a fe
cases, made impossible.
Many NO Mark" shipments lose the
individual character because the sing
2 tag upon which shipper depends
carry his package to destination, is tor
). off. The use of tags is discouraged by Il
! expressmen, but where il is absolute
necessary, shippers are urged never to u
). less than two. With personal bagga,
sent by express IL is wise To enclose Il
name and address of the shipper, in ca
, further Identification is necessary. A
!. other cause Of damage to or loss of shi
!. ments in transit is the use of DO
- quality OF wrapping paper and twine,
1 an insufficient quantity OF good paper
n. Start Express Shipments Right
the slogan which will be carried throug
out the country by posters on EXPIRE
=, wagons, placards in windows and
!. pamphlets and other forms of print
:, matter