Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-12-23 | Page 6 | Extra Force Needed to Handle Gifts That Pour in to Ogdenites

EXTRA FORCE NEEDED TO HANDLE GIFTS THAT POUR IN TO OGDEN ITE S Special to Ogden Dec 22 Christmas mail CorO for Cor O Ogden den has been arriving arriving- by every train In such large quantities that this mornIng morning morn- morn Ing Ins Assistant Postmaster Rufus Rulus Garner Garner Gar Gar- ner was obliged cd to call on tho the extra men in the service to help half assort the matter for tomorrows tomorrow's delivery Mr Garner say a this years year's tonna tonnage o will far exceed that of ot an any previous year More Ioro than three wa arrived on the late train No o. o 5 9 Pamphlets arc are being heIn- mailed to tho the business men and m merchants within tho district of or the local postoffice containing contain contain- lug ing Instructions the parcels post Su Substation postmasters carrIers carriers carriers car car- and others engaged in the operation oper- oper aHon of tho the arrangement to handle the heavy matter are being furnished with copies of the official parcels post map guide an and other par paraphernalia The postoffice department is laying particular emphasis on that section of tho the law regarding tho the parcels po pot post t stamps These special stamps must bo be used on all an fourth class mall maU beginning beginning begin begin- ning January 1 If It the packages are aro stuck with wilh ordinary stampa they will be held for tor postage