Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-18
P. Q. OFFICIALS
EARLY MAIITNc Anv

Post office officials endorse the reeoun- mendations which Postmaster General VIII H. Hays has made on early mailing.
 The post office workers advocate de- posting mail frequently during the .lay malling circular matter and relatively unlmportant mail in the morning; fac ing up with stamps in the same way fin case of large quantities of letters or circulars and separating tho local from out of town mail
 one- of the post office officials stated Sunday that it is astoaish,ng hew ir norant the average business man fig as to the value and importance of ire quent and early depositing Of his own mall. He is quick to note aav letter at the other end, without realizing that the delay is due to a missed mail train, cc- casioned by the lateness of the hcuT at which the letter was deposited in the post office. When the business man un- derstands exactly how .naIlrng late in the day interferes with the facile des- patch of his own mail, he will be veyy apt to develop an office schedule which will better take care of hts own :n-er- ests.
 The communication which Postmaster General Hays has issIsd is self explana- tory. It follows:
 'The following conditions recently ob- tained at the Washington post office: Ap- proximately 100000 letters, postal cards and 5000 sacks of mail were despatched daily. About 150,000 af the letters and postal cards were deposited between 8 d. m. and D. m. Approximately 6n0 900 letters and cards and other matter in the 9inii kDocportion wer9 deposhed be- tween D. m. and q. m. nearly all of which were deposited between D. m. and p. m. SeventyA'x rer cent. Of all the mail handled by the Washing ton post office Is under tn cabsolule con trol of government officials.
 '"The practice preya,.rd in nearly an government departments of holding the bulk of their mail rattl the close of the day before is?oytng in the rest office, which was he reason for the in- Aux of mail aoort 31 or E o'clock, making a peak which was .'T-rss5bIe adeffuately to handle.
 Compared with :he whole, the part of this peak that was first class mail wac almost neglibible, chiefly consisting of franked matter. boo<s. pamphlets, printed forms. publicity mail. ani other mall ai secondary importance which could be mailed at any time.
 Tt is our opinion tFat a similar con dition obtains in all the large post offl- ces. Investigation has proven that fl does obtain in many and that large users of the malls have engaged in the same practice.
 ''The government has taken steps tc l cure the situation at Washington by fire quent mailings during the day instead l of holding the bulk until evening. '1f the public, especially the large, us 1 CTS of the mails. will follow the gov. | ernment's lead in an earnest effort tC | cause frequent maiiings, there will b. | the following certain consequent advan | tages:
 "(a) Business would be expedited 1 through an earlier dispatch, sometirnel making a difference of one entire da! | in the delivery of mail at destination.
 "(b) Congestion of work in tho pos
 oflce night is reduced thereby lessen | ing the possibility of delay.
 "(e) Mailing during the morning ant | early afternoon clears the way for nor | expeditions handling and dispatch of i'm portant evening mails.
 '1d) Matter mailed early Is dispatched
 on trains that are not heavily lader with mail. with consequent more efh
 cient train handling.
 "(e) Matter mailed early usuaif!
 reaches the large business centers at 1
 time when 1t can be readily distribut
 ed, and therefore is more likely to re
 ceive prompt delivery there.
 "(f) Lastly, but by no means ieas
 important. the early mailing reduces th
 amount of night work at post offices, aH'
 thereby benefits postal enployss an'
 their families.
 "The effort for a better mail seTv'c
 is entitled to this cooperation. Sucl lco-operation will make an immediate i'm provernent apparent. The aid of the pub lie is most respectfully requested. WILL H. HAYS, Postmaster General"
 "P. S. The postmaster at Washingto' just advises me that he has been able (
 transfer 24 men from the night mail dds
 tributing force to the day mall distribut
 ing work through the cooperation c
 government departments and members c congress in the mail early campaign
 which we want first to begin and cor , tinue at home"