, 1874-06-25

tho inntitutlon Wan conducted. In fact 1t 'srat
itsalf" chiefly for sevsral yoars.
Tho first regularly ly-nuthorlzel Postmaster wa,
]. y. @. Hogan, proprietor Of q country variety
store on South Water street. Hc roooiyed hl'
ol'lo1al commission In 1888, and for 4 number O.
years administered tho mail service OF Ehicagt
and vicinity. Mails camo generally In atrag
Cling way from st. Josoph, and somotimcs wan
tloroa Tor weeks through Michigag boforo tho,
reached thor destination. Letters and newH
rhPors wcro such luxurtes that no fault wa
fosna s';aon o., account s;sy Of fow tlays' deny.
Mi,l!am Stewart the third. The laster ilo,,rEEot
IN 1914, whom tho Office lad rison to such dignit,
aa to require tito oxcuaivc uso Of II
Tw0.aToRY nnluK BUILDING
2oxGo feet: The lobby for goncral delivery was
about half the sizo Of q s1nnil Office, and there
ot,t ono window. The spaco down-atairs was &C
small that, when tho malls arriyod they 1lad to
bo carried upstairs in baskets for distribution
and pooplo who uasne for lottern on mail-dayt
formed long !incs and awaited thelr turna at the
William StowMrt vas succeeded by II. l.. Btu.
art both gentlemen serving full four-year terms
For two years following Il. l.. Wilson was the
incnmbollt, md lio gave place to G. ". Dolo. By
th1s tiMo the exteu1cd business Of tho Chicago
Post -Oillco, growing In proportion TO the rapid
increase i'll tho wealth and population Of tho city,
bad neccestatod a removal to larger quarters.
Tho littlo brick building al tho corner Of the
alloy on Clark street, whcro tho Sherman House
now aiands, WAS no longer suitable, and in
THE OLD TRIBUNE BUILDING
across tho way, provision waB mauo to acoommo-
ddato tho Post 0tiico. 1t WIS thought That those
Srse ana quarters would s1rVe the
now much moro rogmar thau formerly, but nB
49, '",o n an iotp 'nu ea15 var meIR wa.u
to u ako a Eom o nao s 1fEafs 81
Wintor Wero TRANSPORTED oyer mo Long and todl'
ou1 ~ stago roueo tfom Aaianlazoo 90 fapo WaH
o!'oA6us Plo"tn tuat htlli hfHof toHt,oMce &C.
COMMUNICATIONS .a1 soon ooeaano I'LL imperative neeeH-
Ai'5' "
ila'' 1aa 20 10 ioana. Isaac Coak' tho seventh Or
~. Imcaos rostnastyie easeotsned ~ tne oince N
sMe LII Yle.n'ty hnonn shon as " tn9 btiek bloek,
W1, ~ neatolm s.leot' oet"cen hhsgtou a,o
h1d;'p hanpa. TIoso @ 1 1onaou s.I1 rootna GO tno
.a o M o0 o1
aor oMs ysas ~ William ti'ce anu "as thon fo
nnu sennuu ~ on'co tnleo yeats'
Law no IeAt ; H. Has ane apFoaoo T.. Ires,
n ti1io to n1,co ~ fr
hunor and sbtv. md was fnn,scd iii Nv ,"ei sammoi
;os9 Who. n iscs, g gaSo Sai psee 'D to CO.. 1oSert
ftor,.a,r Is drnt,s; nin T. 1Ga' i' H." 'onss 1.
toat aS ~ u.omp ~ ~ a tno 'aMo Hlt'o aHnnh
Sncra,, ,s1'1' W. XII %n", u 9 ri 1' r,r,e
=; ":tu mae tu9"Gu W 90: ntaA ~
he by Gen. John McArthur, the present iucunl-
bent.
TIE CusToM-nouAE.
On tho 10th Of July, 1916, Congress pagsod m
act establishing tho Collection District Of Chi
cago, to ncludo tho territory, harhors rivers,
and waters OIL the western shore OF Lake Micli-
gan, from the dividing line Of the States Of Ia-
lIana aud Illinois, northward to, mud Including,
.he Town OF Sheboygat. Up to l650 Alilwau-
,ago. Previous to 1915, Chicago WIS port Of
delivery only, aud belonged to tho Collection
District Of Detroit. While tho port OF Chicago
Sas in this infantle condition; the Inst Surveyor
If tho Fort waA William b. Snowhouk who was
llso trut Collector, serving az such from 18iG to
l649. Ho wnY succeeded by Jacob EusBo!l, Tlo
lcted until 1a52, when Mr.. Snow hulk was agnfn
lppnintcd, and +crxul until 1856. Then Philip
Jonoy lle}d tie ui,ce for sight months. giving
way To Jacob Fry, who held the position until
1858, when Il. 4. Strosbor was appointed. At
le first Collector tudor the Republican Admlu-
stratum. liz resigned to antor the army, mud
Luthor Haven b,lceccdcd him, filling out
he term, and rceeiyiug u sooond appoi1llIucut ::
>ut he lived only short timo in
iip second term, dying on the 1lth Of February.
1866. 1IiB duties wero ass.l1nou by the Deputy
collector Thomas j. Kulselia, rho served until
[uno so. 1906 when ". i. Scates received tho
appointment, and comploted tho term. lii
1868, DIr. Mclean took tho ot1lce, soryiug four
iears. lie nas succended by N. B. Judd, tho
present incs.1nbeut. In 1850, the Custom House.
which llnd previously occupied rented quarters,
moved into tho Dearborn stree: building.
TIE OLD CHICAGO posr-orrlcE AND CUSTOM
r1pl1aE