Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1924-02-01

vestigation and study by experts of tn
Post Office Department, Postmaste
General New today issued the frs
definite, concise and complete grogran
that has ever been put out by the
Department for the mailing, trans
mission and delivery of newspapers.
This order is most important It is
far reaching. 1t gives the same ex-
petition to newspapers as is accorded
to first class mail
The order is the results of pains
taking effort on the part of the Post
Office inspectors under the direction
of first Assistant Postmaster General
Bartlett Carefully worded and minute
instructions have been issued to all
employees engaged in handling the
malls, SO that there will be no possibil-
ity of misunderstanding the Importance
Of getting newspapers to the reader
with a minimum of delay.
The essence of the order is that
newspapers shall not be mixed with
parcel post at any point in their dis
patch from the publishers offices I'M
til their delivery to the addresses.
Papers shall be handled by them
not being sent to railway terminals
to be reworked. In other words, they |
are to be handled in the same manner |
as first class mall
An important feature of the order is |
that no publication shall be given any |
less efficient or less expeditions treat
ment than at present. That means
that publications other than news
papers will not suffer one iota from
this progressive innovation, made by
the Post Office department.
Another striking feature Of the order
IS the elimination of sacks of mail
which are known to the business world
Is mixed maid" Sacks of mixed mail
some times contain letters. papers, !,
nd parcels post and often times the /
ntire contents We're treated as parcels {
ost. This order will prevent a re- 9
urrence of that condition. ;,
Another important feature of the or t
en- is that postmasters are required to
otify publishers, in each instance
hen they do not hit the dispatch
hich they advertise to hit; to notify R
ibiishers when they are sending to =
rong actresses and to the addresses N
deceased persons. Publishers win
so be notified when they are putting
their mail in an incorrect manner.
Under the new system, newspapers =
III be made up in separate sacks
ainly Tabled with the word News
Ipers." If there are only a few
pies of newspapers at the point of
spatch, they will be placed in pouch
with first class mail or in separate
cks, even though the sacks are only
rtally filled.
This order means much to the Ameri-
n public. 1t is one of the most
portant and far reaching steps in
st office history. 1t As for the
nefit Of those who desire to have
'ir newspapers placed before them
as early a moment as possible. This
'uld keep both the city and rural
'uiation in closer and quicker touch
n their several fields Of aetivi-
missionary from China saws the
ne OF Nah Jonsg is running the
rails Of the chinese. He says.
Ia China there is a saying that
victim VI the Nah Jongs habit cen
longer De trusted. ] know mon
women in China who have lost
y 'niire possessions playing th.s
''' There ore Tow games - con.
Que ana : om sorry % see n eeann4
b q hola ip America
PAP SonFg is p aou ~ chimes.
.''y apa certainly % bear oai
losing money
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