CHAPTER III

_Departmental Operations--General and Detailed Descriptions and Cost of Service_

History of Rural Free Delivery 24 Rural Delivery Defined 25 The Struggle for Rural Delivery 25 The Advantages of Rural Delivery 26 Rural Delivery as Viewed by President McKinley 27 First County Rural Delivery 27 Country-Wide Extension, Rural Delivery 28 How Rural Delivery Enhances the Value of Farm Land 28 Per Capita Cost, in Rural Delivery 29 Some Necessary Conditions, Rural Delivery 31 Annual Cost per Patron by States and Pieces Handled 31 Population and Extension, Rural Service 32 Motor Vehicle Routes, Rural Delivery 32 Village Delivery 34 City Delivery 35 Star Routes 35 Postal Savings 35 Money Order System 36 Stamp Books 36 Postal Cards 37 Division of Stamps 37 Classification 37 Purchasing Agent 38 Dead Letter Office 38 Mail Locks 39 Mail Pouches 39 Post Office Supplies 41 Special Delivery 42 Foreign Mail Service 42 Topography Branch 43 Division of Post Office Service 44 American Postal System 45 Considerate Treatment of Newspaper Mail 45