Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-02-02
FREE MAIL DELIVERY
Rural Route Patrons Are
Given Much Good Advice
in Preparing Mail for
Carrier.

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everything in his power to make
the tasks OF rural mail carriers
as light as possible for elimina-
ton of slight delays promotes
the speed with which mail can
be delivered. 1t is the little
thoughtless shortcomings which
cause these delays, it is shown
by the letter of a rural carrier,
giving pointers on ways both to-
shorten the time of his trips and
to insure safe delivery of parcels
at their destination. He writes:
A few suggestions on how to pre-
pare mail. to insure its safe arrival at
destination, may be in order. Don't
address in pencil. Use ink. Pencil
writing wears or rubs off and makes
letters, parcels, etc, unbelievable
them to 20 to the dead letter office, or
even become lost altogether, in case
no return address is decipherable.
Also. II all addresses are written in
ink, mail clerks could read them easier
and more rapid handling of mail and
consequently earlier delivery would
be possible. Remember all parcel
post packages must be addressed in
ink, or they cannot be received at the
pOstoffice, and these orders will be
strictly adhered to.
All parcels should be well packed in
strong boxes, cartons or other suitable
containers (shoe, hat or suit boxes OF
tlimsy cardboard cannot be accepted,
nor light paper and string for heavy
or bulky parcels) well wrapped in
strong wrapping paper and tied with
strong cord or Irvine. Ii dark paper,
paste piece of white paper on parcel
for address label and don't forget to
put return address in upper left hand
corner, and address far enough below
to leave room for stamps and cancella-
ton, or post mark, as otherwise, they
will be obliterated and cause return
OF the parcel OF letter to you.
Have all letters and cards stamped
before bringing to carrier (or the
postoffice for that matter) and, il pos
sible all other matter. too. so as to de-
lay carrier as little as possible. When
buying a money order till out the aPpli-
cation blank before the carrier comes
(he will gladly give you blanks before
handy as all these things take time
and il we only lost two minutes at
each mailbox that would mean over
two hours lost and might mean miss
ing a train that day. As you don't
wish your mail delayed, remember
that the other patrons have the same
right.
Would like 10 add few words on
the penny nuisance" and few other
things. IL is against the postofiice
rules for us to take loose money from
boxes, OF unstamped letters, or cards,
so buy supply Of stamps and stamp
your letters and cards before mailing.
IL doesn't cost any more and carrier
has supply of stamps, stamped envel-
opes. etc. to sell on route. II you
must place money in box to buy
stamps, money order, mail packages.
etc.. place it in an envelope and write
on the outside OF il what the money
is for, how much you enclose. and
sign your name. Also, when parcels
are TO be insured. state contents and
give value, as fees are governed ac-
cording to valuation; also remember
they must be addressed in ink. be
well wrapped and tied, and must bear
return address in upper left hand
corner of address side.
Careful observance of these few
simple rules will do much to-
ward promoting the efficiency of
the rural delivery. The carrier
made one very significant state
ment-a delay of two minutes at
each mail box means a delay of
two hours on the route. This
delay of two hours on the route
will, quite often. mean that a
train is missed, which. in many
small towns, results in a whole
days lay-over of mail and parcel
post packages. BY the excerise
of little care and forehanded-
ness, these delays can be entirely
avoided