Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-14
How an Hour ~trcich'~

y NrlaN nl one hplt HI1l nag
in mailing letter ." II pAc"aS" III tId'
adeiphiu stretches into Il delay ct twenty
one hours at Chicago. IN" lnall l"r '"'
broadway Limited train closes hern 'H'h
day at 4 40 o'clock and it reaches chicago
before =" O'Clock tho next morning :" ,hH'
il is reasonable TO suppose 'Ia' II ~
icl.y"rel before l!"on "t that dny.
..Tbo ,,b.cuur,o ,,i>pa,rn OF mail for
CticaGo from iii, rity is ~ $50 "''i""H.
o.. hour and tj.'t uinlt"- &a'"r Ih'n -"
iiruadway I.uir". n'ait: hu' H." lralh'
being a slower GO. docs not r"ArIl W'hs"
until :; o'"l"rh tN" next aftorH""m. :" 'h"'
rho mail rnnnVt 'm delivered hc'"r" the N'>'
,,.nrn,ng. rs il va, missed til" last d"Iiv.7T
ot the day wien u arrives. Thus y u"HiH
Of les, than twn hours III mailing u letter
or unchaco her" Ca'irfa n loss "t nearly
twen'y-tour hours ~ Chicago.
"Mailiu. letters md purEagcs early IS
especially ",a"ntia. at ihrstmas time, and
! this j. par>ruNrIt thc rn>" this Year
! h,causr Christmas comes on Mo"-
dul, tho day hcfor", when an inncn>"
nmuiIH oi mail is haudj"d. being sunday.
The ImbIic sh"l.lt act us though Christmas
Day Vcrc Saturday. flo I'D az tho month ::
, ii fAry VIII i" thrs ". will >rt ever! thirl-
/ through Witn"Nt much trouble.
7 ''ni course, we ii" not attempt to handI"
! tI,r 'nurM"U. Christmas mail win "Nr
! rcvu,nl -'uh alone. There are $500 nddl-
! ,i"I". cnpjoyes hired ;or this rush sNaSonn'
h'.l rI,. r}b!i" must h"nr IA miNd that 'h's
. force, uIly an auxiliary ~ nN-l"i III the
. lua:l,g 'a,"r o. H." r".r"0ic". lh" ""tual
,',r.:hur,on "( ." mai, rcGUJr"r a. least
, Il :rar. 'AT"w"nr". tralm.uE m"i Nt"H|
, lc,"rc . u.an j. rurlp't"ut 80 perior'" '"'.'
/ work.
! "rhr registered mai docs not g,y" much
trouble Tne public should remember that
registered mail Is considerably slower than
regular rail. az al mail trains do not
carry registered mail. 1t was not intended
, for speed bUt for safety, and every one
! ho il connNcted with the registered mail
! has - sign q receipt for every piece Of u
! thrt hc handles.
'IiraidrS the extra r,eu for Christmas
vc hu,r @UN ;u,tuiu"hiio mai! wagons Of "rr
o"u G"@ Nav" Ar"d ;!"' "th"r" +" d'H'"r
( the UHrr', i".al rnU GIJ WAGONS. Not
motor d'IIcu. f." thc i"r""l- post Gnd llo
wagons for III" collection "f toe mail. And
they viii ;i !" more than busy,
The Parcels Post
"Tl.c parc,ls post - the great problem,
, on account nf ~ size and bulk. Our super
! ylsors ,Nrrris" the greatest caro- IN haulii :
the parcels post, but, "n account of the
great uuahtty ard IN" fact that the rail
roads are taA"d {" their utmost capacity, all
| our parcels post carS must be filed I" IL,
TOP. Consequently, thor" is no way. in which
,h" frail packages can hc kept NJ the toI
Of the ioad go rlat 4 frGl, ruur'y wrapped
package hulJcn4 to hc in ,hc bottom tacks
the weight and tho rocking of tho trn!l
! often result IL crushing II,
! 1--WE do our best 10 keep The frail pack
nscs scgrrgatCd but 1t is not always possible
in the Christmas rush, The way for III,
public 10 help in this Is to zee that tn
packages are securely wrapped and tied
using good quality 81 backing and pap"'
and tying them securely.
This, too. furnishes another reason f"r
tho onrly mailing Of Christmas mHil-.-,