The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1934-11-29
Do Your Christmas Mailing Early,
Pack Carefully, Postmaster Urges

Redwood Falls residents were ask
ed Tuesday by Postmaster Joseph r.
Keefe to do their Christmas mailing
early in order to facilitate the hand
ling of the annual Christmas mailing
rush.
During the holiday time," Post
master Keefe said, "the volume of
mail increases approximately 200 per
cent and it is a physical impossible
ty to handle this great mass of mail
matter efficiently and promptly with
in few days.
"The postoffce will make every
effort to handle the Christmas mail
without congestion and delay" Mr..
Keefe stated, "but owing to the enor-
nous volume this can be done only
with the cooperation of the public.
Therefore to assure delivery of
Christmas presents, cards and letters
by Christmas day the public should
shop and mail early, at least a week
or ten days before Christmas. This
will not only make it certain that
they are received before Christmas
day, but will be great aid to your
postal service and to postal en-
ployees and enable them to spend the
Christmas holiday with their fami-
lies"
In conclusion Postmaster Keefe is
sued the following suggestions, COM
lance with which he said, would
81 %ho nd
the prompt handling of the mail:
AN parcels must be securely pack
ed and wrapped. Use strong paper
and heavy Irvine.
Umbrellas, canes and golf sticks
should be reinforced their full length
by strong strips of wood tightly
wrapped and tied or otherwise suf-
ficiently wrapped to Withstand trans
portation. When three or more are
tied together, wrapped and tied, no
reinforcement is necessary.
Hats: Pack in strong corrugated
or fiber-board boxes. Ordinary paste
board hatboxes must be Grated. Lad
les hats and stiff hats easily dam
aged should be marked fragile"
Shoes: Pack in strong boxes, pre-
ferably corrugated cardboard. Wrap
with strong paper securely tied with
heavy Irvine.
Cut flowers: Place in strong suit
able boxes of wood, tin or heavy cor
rugated cardboard. Wrap with tissue
to retain moisture.
Candies: Enclose in strong outside
boxes or containers.
Drawings, paintings, unmounted
maps, etc.: Pack or wrap in strong
material to avoid damage. When
not fiat, roll around a wooden core
nd then wrap and tie carefully or
place in strong pasteboard tube.
Sharp pointed or sharp edged in
struments or tools must have points
and edges fully guarded to prevent
injury to clerks in handling or dam
age to other mail. Crate suitably or
thoroughly wrap so that they can
not cut through the wrapping.
Articles easily broken or crushed
must be securely packed and Grated
or boxed. Use liberal quantities of
excelsior, or like material, in, around
and between the articles and the out
side container.
Glassware, fragile tops or crockery
must be packed so as to prevent the
escape of particles or pieces If
broken in transit.
Cigars: Ordinary boxes of cigars
wrapped in paper only, will not be
accepted. Pack in a manner to pre-
vent by shock or jar. Cigars must
be in good shipping condition.
All articles easily broken or dam
aged must be plainly marked "fra-
gile."
Parcels containing perishable art
icles shall be marked "perishable"
and packed in suitable container, ac-
cording to contents. Articles likely
to spoil within the time reasonably
required for transportation and de-
livery will not be accepted for mail
ing. Use special delivery stamps to
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