Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1901 — Postoffices on Ocean Liners. [ARTICLE]

Postoffices on Ocean Liners.

Most of the big liners that carry the mails now have floating postoffices on board, where all letters and postal packets are dealt with while the vessel Is plowing her way through the waves. The sorters have by no means an easy time on board, for they are often at work for twelve hours a day during tho entire voyage. One sorter on the Kaiser Wilhelm stated the other day that during five months an average of 58,368 letters, 220 sacks of papers and 847 registered articles were handled by four men or an Individual average of 14,592 letters, 50 Odd sacks of papers and 212 registered articles. In the same period the average post worked on the voyage of the American liners in 17 trips were 92,400 letters, 144 sacks of papers and 1,164 registered articles, or 46,200 letters, 72 sacks of papers and 582 registered articles per man.