El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-20
Ne10 Express
Packing RNIe
Begins Dec. 10
Over . Lbs. Shipments IN
Paper Boxes or Paper
Wrapped Barred.

l Steps were taken wednesday by
". J. 1Iartindale. general agent Of
the American Railway Express com
pany. in charge Of the city express
Z office. 10 prepare for the new ex-
I press packing requirements, which &c
I into effect on December 10. He has
been advising express shippers &c
study the new rules. so they may be
I able TO adjust their packing methods
I to the standards.
Here Is New Requirement.
Under the new regulations. which
are embodied in supplement No. .
70 express classification No. %. all
shipments sent by express Weighing
over % pounds, must be packed in
wooden containers. OF cartons Of fiber
board, cupboard, or corrugated straw
board material, Of specified test
strengths" This means, according to
llr- Martindale's explanation, that
after December 10, packages over the
p pound limit viii not be accepted
for forwarding by the company,
handling the express business Of the
entire country as agent OF the rail-
road administration II only paper
wrapped Nor VIII ordinary paper
boxes wrapped or unwrapped. be &C
cepted as suitable protection for
these heavier shipments. The reEu-
iations, however, do not affect ship
ments under Is pounds.
Regular shippers, 1Ir. AIartindaIe
state. VIII not be mystified by the
new regulations, as they follow very
closely the packing requirements long
IN vogue in the freight service. The
express regulations, however. allow
a little more latitude In the size Of
the carton used
Won't Work Hardship.
Ar Aartlndale expressed the
opinion that these new rules viii not
work any hardship on shippers, but
should operate distinctly in their in
terest, as the rules will provide ad-
di1onal safeguards for merchandise
in transit Moreover. they viii es-
tablish a Uniformity Of express pack
ing rules which heretofore has been
lacking. The new order does not
affect the movement OF food products
uy express, which are ordinarily
shipped IN crates or barrels.
Express Traffic Unprecedented.
never before In the history OF the
country has the express traffic
reached such proportions as Il has
assumed today. At the same time.
there has been comparatively little
Increase In the amount OF car space
available for this business. the eE-
press company having been asked 70
carry heavier shipments and com
moditlss OF every conceivable kind |
Before the war It was possible for /
car messengers 20 spread their /
freight out on the floors OF the ex-
press cars without much congestion. [
Today hundreds OF through cars are /
running between the big cities and /
everyone Of these cars is packed 70 /
There has been a similar /
congestion in the local runs
Lrlz has made IL necessary fnr az j
press shipments TO be stacked. AS 8 1
result, individual shipments have had i
TO be strongly enough packed 10 be i
able 70 stand up for themselves, and 4
owing 20 the lack OF uniformity in >
Ibis regard the new regulations were /
formulated and finally approved by
he railroad administ ration
Lr- Aartindale viii gladly supply i
shippers upon request copies OF sup 4
1ement No. 5 70 express classified
Ion No. %. in which the new rules
ire outlined ia detail