Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1920-12-08
METERED MAIL
NEXT NOVELTY
New Electric Device VIII Permit
Business Concerns to Can
Gel Their Own Output.
VALUABLE TO LARGE kkAEHS
VIII Save Several Hcvry In the Han
ding Of Mail ard VIII Protect
Firms From Loss Of Stamps
Through Theta

WaS!l.nctuo. o.-"Meterad msii- h to
be the Lex; novelty In TIE rapidly d.
Nelf'pi.e postal system Of The country,
:yl.t Es ihe Washington Herald II
has received the Endorsement u con
CESS and the pos;ofioe cei,a-,lnrf1t and
is NthcGuied 10 maze is sr.r>a:s1ace
Nitls.u the nert TWO months.
Mc:erei mail VIII te So i.,t, stamped
and cancele1 by :ae ind.si3aai owpe,
of iGeier. Tie mail rten will Re
taken 10 The l-os,ot.ce aid pa ed IN
rIe3 a,eiy upon al outgoing train with
cat necessity ~ remaining In tie post
Office Until hartltsi Ia rogliae .ash!on-
Ms'ered ma,l ls progsce<i .os IL a
rider on al agricultural Tin passed 81
lhe ias: session ot Congress- tbs
rider Erants To first class raa.l 1l&.ter
tie registered peTT4.i privileges row
sntc3eG by second class iaaD. Instead
oi he'DE required 20 stan. each iet.e.
Il firm row viii have The privilege ot
ot'alHir@ mailing s@rgui. thus e1-
I.,~li'!a@ It's mai.
Crder The pos,0Tce plan. which sc-sn
Will re tn effect. a-fns vii! te ahl. 70
lease postal ipeiers that have been
authorized for use hy the postal
sHthorstIes TIE local pos,otasce
authorities viii register tie De,e, and
VIII Issue ,eriB!, ruI-Aer 20 tise
firm.
Meter Operated BY Electricity.
The meter will Re q rather heavy
metallic box. aaou, The size " lunch
box !. viii have t~o small doors
which will he locked by The Postal
authorities and security sealed. A
firm viii take the meter 10 the f,cs,
Office and buy desc! amour; o.
postage. The postal authorities vii
adtus, the meter SO tka; IL viii stamp
and cancel Jus, so uary letters anG
no more. Tie number o. letters fcy
which advance postage has beet paid
Will be automatically registered on the
lower Of the TWO doors and ;be postAl
authorities will keep record of ;he
amount of pasiase sold 20 each meter
Wv ta's, ~ NALss SAaSSA EA1s
be kept.
The frrn wil! keep me me.e. q, It's
oi.ces except when II Is necessary 20
bay more postage. Tie meter will ne
operated by a small electric motor. TIE
letters will be fed into the meter IL
ha,ciscs aud will be sealed. stamps
and cahceled 8, the rate Of 20 ,uin-
ute. As the letters are handled he
meter viii automatically nece-t tie
number Of caaccled letters cn the up
psr door. The user with adtus, tho
mechanism O, The meter 81 ,ha; .se
tine stamped on the letters will be
one hpet IN SdNancv O. the ;,nse ~ de-
livery Of ,he letters q. The rrosic!sce
ksip Large MsiierN
The meter. II IL expected. will prove
of spcs, value 10 large saa.lcrs. In A.
.i:gon 10 saving time and ssltar l,sc
meter will enable large firms 81 ex
hours, The meters ~!ll proteci frtms
from loss ~ stamps ;hroush thS.ts or
aud viii also shp a mark
q. distinction 10 the arIa's t9ail. all ~
which VII bear a private iS'.asi nnIls-
Der . mark of big business Tic
me,crlng o. the malt also Will ns,sten
the work Of ros.offc~'> aud will !rsss-a
the uu,nber ~ postage stamps ns>Ntt'd.
thereby maaiuS II possible 10 r,s.gc>s
government forces xnd expenses c>an-
MctrreS! mail viii nos hsar regular
postage stamps. hut merely I.erTnls