Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1922-04-27

And besides they are handler always
ready for service. would recom-
mend that all patrons Of the post
Office keep q supply on hand at all.
times The business houses all have
SPECIAL REQUEST" envelopes
with the firm name and address print
ed thereon-some Of the large farms
with their farm name thereon have
themit looks nice and is more bust
ness like; besides the added convsn-
fence.
There is just one correct place for
a stamp on q letter lin the upper.
right hand corner Of the address side
Of the envelope-it is easier to can
eel either by hand stamp or with a
canceling machine; if it is necessary
to have two stamps place them side
by side so the machine viii catch
both. And see that your letters are
correctly rated up before you. deposit
them for mailing, otherwise they will
be held up at the other end same
as yours at this end. The depart
ment is discouraging postage due
letters for, the reason that they can
not be delivered as promptly az fully
prepaid mail. {;
You have seen and heard consider
able about "Mail Early campaign. $
This is just as necessary and im-
portant in q little Third Glass Office
as it is in the larger Offices. When
the mail comes in late it makes the
work Of the postoffice hurried at the
hast moment, when il the mail had
been deposited earlier more time
could be given in making it up and
consequently better results obtained.
The mail schedule for the trains and
also for the routes is posted in the
postomce and the public is invited to
inspect it and be guided accordingly.
The schedule Of Office hours is also
posted in the lobby patrons are in
vited to read and respect them.
People from the country who find it
impossible to conform to the Office
hour schedule need not hesitate to
call for mail at any reasonable time
when they find the office closed.
Last week I caused to be printed
in these columns the splendid letter
from our efficient Fourth Assistant
in which he calls the attention Of the
patrons Of the routes to cooperate
with the carriers in the matter Of
keeping the roads open and their mail
boxes in good condition AS wrote
him, the letter comes q little late to
be of real practical benefit to the car
riers just now. We should have had
it last winter when the carriers were
bending everey energy to supply their
patrons with mail on as near sched-
ule time as possible but was impos--
sible to do so on account sof deep
SHOWS and the lack Of cooperation
on the part Of many Of! the patrons.
But / have written him. to have the
letter printed in. circular form and
send me two hundred copies Of same
hat may circularize the routes and
when patron comes in and COM
plains that he has no mail for sever
al days I will hand him another one
and tell him to read it and then ask
himself this question: How much
have ] done this winter to help the
mail carrier out on. his long cold and
tedious trips? Some Of The: patrons
Of the routes are Of the impressi1e
that they have no duties or respon-
sibilities whatever in. this matter.
No matter how bad the roads are Il
hey don't get their mail they think
they should write into Washington
complaining about the mail service
Personally am glad to have them do
this. It gives us q chance TO- explain
the situation and put at least . por-
ton Of the blame where it belongs.
And then II these same people have
occasion TO come 70 town, do they
follow the mail road 70 help make =
rack for carriers !! Not Il there IS
a shorter az better rad for them "a