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Once a satisfactory parcel post business is established wither 

 through an acquaintance, other customers are likely to be secured 

 through the first one. Advertising frequently may bring the pro- 

 ducer into touch with a prospective purchaser. Some papers run a 

 special parcel post advertising department or section, and a brief but 

 well-worded advertisement often will bring results. 



Another method is for the producer to make a personal canvass 

 in a residence section of the town or city selected. Good, represen- 

 tative samples of the produce available at the time doubtless will 

 help to secure the first sale. 



The postmasters in 35 cities of the country, under the direction 

 of the Post-Office Department, have instituted campaigns intended 

 to foster parcel post marketing. The names and addresses of pro- 

 ducers, together with the produce offered, are listed for distribution 

 to the patrons of the offices; and some of these postmasters issue 

 for distribution to producers, lists of consumers who wish to buy. 



The cities are as follows: 



Athens, Ga. Detroit, Mich. New Orleans, La. 



Atlanta, Ga. Galveston, Tex. Philadelphia, Pa. 



Austin, Tex. Hartford, Conn. Portland, Ore. 



Baltimore, Md. Indianapolis, Ind. Providence, R.I. 



Birmingham, Ala. La Crosse, Wis. Richmond, Va. 



Boston, Mass. Lawrence, Mass. Rock Island, 111. 



Brooklyn, N.Y. Lincoln, Neb. San Francisco, Cal. 



Chicago, 111. Los Angeles, Cal. Seattle, Wash. 



Cincinnati, Ohio Louisville, Ky. St. Paul, Minn. 



Cleveland, Ohio Lynn, Mass. St. Louis, Mo. 



Dallas, Tex. Minneapolis, Minn. Washington, D.C. 



Denver, Colo. Nashville, Tenn. 



NOTE. On the following page is shown a sample of such lists. 

 EDITOR. 



