Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-12-24 | Page 9 | Car Shortage Delays Mails

AR SHORTAGE DELAYS MAILS I 1 t. t General Orders Use of Freight Cars to Expedite Service Washington Dee Dec 23 2 Blizzards ii In iii ie it II middle west a shortage of or mat mall ira LL- LL LLand r and An on Ina Inadequate numb number r of ot mat mall In largo large railway terminals terminal BV Lye e contributed to the delay eln In th the tho Christmas malls mails service the Ce department announced today Reports of ot postmasters In large larg lUes the department stated show how th the tho mall this year ear exceeds exceed that tha f r last lut year b by 25 P per r cent and orders order va Ve lye been Issued by hy tho the postmaster lenoral to superintendents onte of railroad r to secure frel freight ht cars euary ary to roo the malls mails th tho the clearing weather th time the apartment announced tho tIm congestion BIB II been boen much relieved ed during the tIme last las four enty-four hours bourn Except for belated and eastern mailings s to die die- tnt tit nt po points In iii tho the west vest northwest an anI and i It 1 lIS is reasonably certain noat now no I at U oil nil Christmas 8 gifts gift I tU In tho the crush will bo be delivered el I J. J