FILING 
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Finally, as eventually files of correspondence and documents 
(or the majority of them) find their way to cellars or strong 
rooms, it is imperative that a simple yet complete and up-to- 
date record of the contents of such storage places be kept. 
Simplicity has been urged throughout this chapter, and here 
again it is recommended. A progressive number, company’s 
name (if more than one company is dealt with by the office), 
and a brief indication of the contents of each parcel, added 
to which must be given the location of the parcel, z.e. the 
number of shelf or locker, if such be part of the equipment, will 
suffice, and should enable the filing staff to obtain any desired 
parcel with the minimum of delay. It should be a strict rule 
that the storage should be under the control of the filing staff, 
through whom alone any required document or parcel should 
be obtained.