Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-01

The first business transacted In the new
office was performed at noon yesterday.
The first mail to arrive was the issue of the
National Stockmdn, of East Liberty, and
Joseph II. Wocdard, assisted by Frank J.
Morgan, Immediately commenced to dis
tribute it into bags-destined for the West
fixed in Standard Harrison racks in the
Cherry alley and Third avenue corner of
the Working Room An hour after truck
load of sacks were ready for mailing.
About this time, too, letters were dropped
in promiscuous manner into the toxes.
NOT A NAIL WAS DELAYED.
Everywhere there was general air of
preparation for the removal at night Post
master Mexican was, as usual, supervising
details. He was untiring. He felt the re-
sponsibility of moving the business from
one place to the other without incommoding
the people, and it only furnishes additional
evidence of his ability as an executive off
Ger that from first to last there was no hitch
in the affair That the citizeus. this morn
ing will receive the mail servic4 Y have
been accustomed to is due to ~; .,resight
of, and care taken by, the Post
master The occasion was not to be
allowed to pass without recognition from
his friends. B. L. Elliott, the well-knOwn
florist, decorated the entrance on Smithfield
street next Fourth avenue with number
OF palms and ferns as q compliment to Mr..
KcKean, and the fireplace of the public
room was pleasantly relieved with some
choice plants The carriers will present the
postmaster and his able assist, Albert j.
Edward. with handsome floral design, and
the clerks of the city division have similar
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Among the early mail this morning will
be letter of mammoth size, four feet
square, from Gusky's, composed of flowers,
and carrying 2-cent stamp, addressed to
"James L. Mexican, Postmaster, Pitts
burg"
THERE Is NO ROOM TO SPARE.
Equally with the postmaster were the
chiefs of division hard at work Colonel
+ ut began the transfer of his lares and
p 'rrlv in the afternoon, and IL
o. hit found him arranging them
in h nee next the Fourth avenue
diviSIo.. 80. crintendent of Mails L. f.
Palmer was busy seeing to the fixing of the
Harrison racks for the mail bags. These
occupy a good deal of space, and,
big as the working room, it is none too large
now that the equipments are in place. As
the evening closed in the working room
commenced to arrive and begin work at
these tables in preparation for their trips in
the morning. d. \. Mccarthy, No. car
rier, mounted a couple of American flags,
over his letter rack in celebration of his
first days work in the new quarters AT
1880 o'clock the four long rows of
tables were filled with mail matter
awaiting delivery. Over in the drop
corner clerks were busy canceling letters
which had been mailed in the old office
Superintendent of Mails, Collins, SAYS the
canceling tables are the finest he ever saw.
In the middle of each is inserted block of
marble 2% inches thick and 12 inches
square, covered by rubber an inch thick in
closed in moleskin.
SOLD STAMPS BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
At II o'clock the first stamp, . cent,
was sold from the general delivery window.
Several more were sold during the
night. The general delivery department
had its mails ready for handing out at 1870
o'clock. AT the same hour, too, the lock
boxes held the mails received up to that
time. Already citizens had gotten on to
the new order of things and had called for
mail. Some of them tried IN vain to open
the new boxes with the keys of the old, but
they didn't work. One young. man who so
tried to obtain his mail was very disgruntled
because he didn't know he should have OBJ
tanned a new key from Mr. Ulam.
This official was among the busiest in the
room last evening, and had his corps of men
doing brisk work until a late hour.
HELD AN INFORMAL RECEPTION.
Att o'clock the Smithfeld entrance was
thrown up to the public, and a number of
people passed on to inspect the building.
The general details of the postoffice depart
ment were published in last Sundays issue
of THE DISPATCH. Postmaster Nc
Kean and his assistant, Albert j.
Edwards, held kind of informal
reception, so many and so frequently did
friends drop into their offices to congratu-
late them on the occasion. Warden Wright
was an early caller on the postmaster. He
remarked that it was by a curious coincident
that the opening of the new postofice
should occur on the anniversary of his en-
terfng the old postofice as clerk Just 80
years ago. The first boy to visit the post
masters rooms was FritZie Warren KAY, a
son of Major Kay's.
The postmaster's private room looked ex-
tremely pretty last night, and Mr.. McKean
has displayed much taste in the selection of
the fittings. The large treble window is
embellished with silk curtains hung in the
oriental style. The furniture consists of
three armchairs and a lounge handsomely
upholstered in undressed morocco. 4
portiere of material similar to the window