The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-02
IN ITS NEW QUARTERS
Uncle Sans Postofhce Now in
the Durston Building.
HOW BUSlNESSHAS GROWN
Fifteen Years or More Ago the Office Had
but One Man, While o There Are
lo-The Men Who Have Had
Charge OF the Mails.

Uncle Sans postofice in Anaconda,
the place which is patronized by more
people. doubtless, than all other places
in town, started up business yesterday
morning in it's new quarters in the
Durston building on Main street, just
south of Park avenue. The removal of
the great volume of mail matter, papers
and books was made during the night.
and by yesterday morning the office
was ready for business. although thing
have not been Strengthened out to regu-
latien routine work yet.
The fixtures i'm the new Office are the
handsomest things in postoffice furni-
ture i'm the state, and possibly in the
Northwest. The woodwork Is OF heavy
polished oak. Frosted glass windows
cover the openings, while the grill work
is of hand wrought brass. The stamp,
registry n money order windows are
at the front of the office, on the south
side Of the room, which is "A most salts
factory innovation. Heretofore the
stamp and other windows have always
been at the rear of the room. The boxes,
numbering 1000 or more, are ranged
lengthwise OF the room, running east
and west. There is a large space be-
tween the line OF boxes and the wall,
so that people have lots of room to get
their mail. The boxes are in beautiful
shining bronze. n are provided with
the most modern locks. From the top
Of the line Of boxes to the ceiling there
is an enclosure of glass, which lets In
volumes Of light for the clerks to work
by. Behind the partition there is plen-
" Of room for the work of the office,
while a large basement is also utilized.
To-day the arrangement of the Office
will be completed and by tomorrow
morning everything will be running rs
smooth as ever. The office WIZ be- open
for an hour from 1880 to-day for the
exchange of keys and letting of boxes.
The postofice business of Anaconda
Is a significant indication Of how this
city has grown. While no actual figures
are at hand concerning the business Of
previous years. IL has increased in leaps
and jumps from year TO year, until now
II averages $1,000 or more each year
Anaconda's present p~Ostoffice offers n
decided contrast when compared with
the different pOstofices this city has
had. II any one had told Professor
Moore Is years ago that i'm 1898 Ana
Conda's p~ostOfiCe would require the
services Of 10 men. lie would have sol
EMMY shaken his head just as he did
when he was postmaster in the nrst
office the city had, when anybody came
] III Iht ltAAtlS anu NltIt WIZ hth''
Anaconda's first postofice, SO far as the
old-timers remember IL. was estab-
lished I'm 1852. The office was located in
n building on the pot where the gro
Gerry department Of the Copper city
Commercial company now is. The
city's first postmaster was Prof. Gin
ton II. Moore now Of Butte. After
Professor Moore quit the postoffice, II,
Ryan became custodian Of Uncle Sans
mails. and the office was moved into
the building now occupied by Al King
book store. which was then occupied by
n drug store run by Frank h MIR
Ryan resigned his office and Sam John
stone became the next postmaster
After Mr.. J~ohnstone's regime, II. y
Maran was appointed postmaster, and
following Mahan came James y. Moore
During all this time. which covered .
period Of mani years. the office was IN
Kings book store. Charles II. Trace
was also once the postmaster.
When Tce Ear-'nr became postmas'
ter. he found that the space AFFORDED
for the ofice in Kings store was NJ
longer adequate for the increasing