Show I NEW EXPRESS SHIPPING RULES SOON EFFECTIVE Steps were taken today by General Agent Grady in charge of ot the city express office to prepare for the new I express packing requirements which go Into effect on December 10 Under the new regulations all shipments shipments shipments ship ship- I ments sent by express weighing over twenty-five twenty pounds must be packed in I wooden containers or cartons of fiberboard fiberboard fiber fiber- I board or 01 corrugated strawboard strawboard strawboard straw- straw board material of ot specified test strengths This means according to General Agent Grady that after December December December De De- De- De cember 10 packages over the twenty- twenty pound five limit will not be accepted I for forwarding by the American RailI Railway Railway Rail Rail- way Express company handling the I express business of the entire country as agent of the railroad administration If only paper wrapped Nor will ordinary ordinary ordinary nary paper boxes wrapped or un unwrapped unwrapped unwrapped un- un wrapped be accepted as suitable protection protection protection pro pro- for these heavier shipments The regulations however do not affect shipments under twenty-five twenty pounds I Regular shippers General Agent I Grady stated will not be bo mystified by bythe bythe the new regulations as they follow I l very closely the packing requirements long In vogue In the freight service The express regulations however al allow allow al- al I l low w a little more latitude In the size of the carton used The enforcement I of the new rules was postponed until I December 10 so that shippers would have havo plenty of time to prepare themselves themselves themselves them them- selves for this change in express packIng packing packing pack- pack I Ing standards |