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Show 6,000,000 CATALOGUES MAILED BY CHICAGO FIRM Chicago, March 16. With the mailing mail-ing by a local business house of 6.-000.000 6.-000.000 catalogues, which Is now under un-der way, the Chicago postofflce is believed be-lieved to be breaking all postal records. rec-ords. These catalogues weigh two ounces each, and tho aggregate, weight is 450 tons. Sixty-five tons of sacks will be used. If they were to bo forwarded in one lot, thirty full length cars would bo required. Officials of the postoffice are Jubilant Jubil-ant over the 'economical manner in which this transaction is to be accomplished. ac-complished. For some weeks, 25 mall distributors have been working in the shipping rooms of the Arm. It is estimated that. 80 per cent ot tho sacks would require no handling by railway postal clerks other than putting them off the train. |