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Show GUNNYSACKS REQUIRED FOR CARRYING MAILS Supply of Reserve Bags Proves Entirely En-tirely Inadequate for Holiday Holi-day Business Chicago, Dec. 22. One hundred and seventy-five thousand gunny-sacks gunny-sacks w-ere ordered to the rescue of , desperate parcels post clerks of this city and contiguous territory today. They were purchased by Postmaster Campbell for his own needs and those of other postmasters of this district, who reported that the supply of reserve mail bags of the regular pattern was inadequate to contain the holiday business. I "I have never seen anything like it," said Campbell. "Sunday and Monday alone this officii dispatched more than 1,270,000 pounds of parcel par-cel post mail. This is twice the quantity quan-tity handled the corrjiponding day a year ago, and it does not take into account the flood of incoming parcels." par-cels." Christmas Mail Kecoirt-Brenkcr Washington, Dec. 23. To handli the greatest volume of Christmas mail In the history of the postoifice it has been found necessary to pur chase additional equipment in the open op-en market. The department- has been supplied with 2,000 mail bags a lay, for six months, but yesterday to provide increased in-creased equipment, particularly ior use in large cities, 1(5.000 burlap bags were purchased and ano.her large order probably will be placed today. |