Evening star., 1921-04-14
QUICK MAIL BOXES
FOR BUSY STREETS
Will Be Established on Penn
syIvania Avenue and
F Street.

City Postmaster Chance today pro-
special quick collection" letter box
es on Pennsylvania avenue and F
street to expedite the citys business
mail, as the latest step in the mail
early-mail often" campaign. now
fully under way.
The plan is contingent upon the de-
sires Of the business men Of the city,
who have already given evidence OF
seeing the practical value Of the mail
early" campaign by lessening the
volume of mail received after 4
o'clock each day at the post Office.
Under Postmaster Chances plan the
special letter boxes would be placed
on the north side of Pennsylvania
avenue and along the south side of
F street, these boxes to be painted a
bright red, and collections to be made
from them at short intervals.
Special Automobiles.
Special automobiles from the main
city post Office would make frequent
hurry-up collections on a much
iect from downtown boxes, although
twelve collections are made now
from the business sections. The col.
lection cars would make a quick
loop back to the post office.
Letters would be speeded up tre-
mendously for outgoing trains. it is
believed. and important business let
ters for delivery in the city would be
insured of delivery the same day un-
der the proposed plan.
There would be no restrictions upon
any one placing letters in the "red
quick delivery" boxes. Of course, and
these letters would receive the same
treatment as any letters in the box
u Merchants and others would know the
junction OF these special boxes and
could take mail to them. $3.50
Postmaster Chance will send on,
tomorrow to business men of the cit,
q special early mailing schedule
stressing anew the advantages OF
early mailing, both from the stand
point OF the city post office and the
business men and others Of the city
Pestnaster's Schedule.
schedule Of important mail
trains leaving Washington, which are
for matter mailed early in
the day. Letters should be placed in
boxes at least two and one-half hours
earlier than the hours given, as the
hours stated designate the time of
closing for each train at the post Of
fee.
The schedule follows:
$3.50 am. train 235, Southern rail-
way. Atlanta and the south.
$40 am. train SO. Seaboard Air
Line. Richmond and F1orit1a.
s:55 am, train Is. Baltimore and
Ohio. Cincinnati. Cleveland. Pitts
burgh, Chicago and the west.
1920 am. train 11S. Pennsylvania
line, Baltimore. Philadelphia. New
York and the east.
11:1O am. train 406. Pennsylvania
lines. Baltimore. Philadelphia, New
York and the east.
More Available Trains.
The above trains. it is realized by
the post Office. are not SO available
for early mailings by business men,
but the continuation of the schedule
shows trains more available, as fol-
lows:
1905 pm. train S, Baltimore and
Ohio. Cleveland. Pittsburgh, Chicago
and the west.
1:so pm. train 5. Baltimore and
ohio. Virginia, West Virginia and
points in Kentucky
2:30 PM. train 412. Pennsylvania
line. Baltimore. Philadelphia, New
York. Chicago and the west.
2:40 pm. train IS. Atlantic Coast
Line, Richmond and Florida
p.m.. train 1. Baltimore and Ohio,
St. Louis and the south
west.
All the above trains. it is pointed
,ut. are mail trains. and leave the
Union station half an hour after the
above times.
Letters for Chicago, for. example,
nailed at the city post Office build
Ing by 2:3o pm. would go out on
he Pennsylvania train 412. and would
arrive at destination at 9:55 am. the
next day, in time for delivery that
lay. If mailed after 2:30 pm, or
nailed at a better box down town,
hey usually are not delivered until
The second day after mailing.