The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-04

Inc office from the time when A A Denny
/ IL pioneer postmaster walked down once
]. week To the little cabin lie had built and
y lspened the meSger mail, consisting OF a
la3asn letters and as many papers. down
la the present waen Postmaster Meem
las sixty-fve men under his direction, and
/ tshen single shipment Of mail to Alaska
! Istiebs four tons. and countless other
Iaails daily 10 many points. twice day
10 and from the East. and five times ii
/ Isas to and from Tacoma. are pouring In
| land out OF the city. making up total OF
kIalions Of pieces In year: when one con-
Iaders all this. he is impressed with the
IDA that the postoffice has made up a large
l bar, OF the history OF Seattle.
III OF tho establishment OF the first post
IsEcs IN Seattle IN 1853. and Of his appoint
= Inent as the first postmaster. MIR. Denny
31gives the following account:
SI AT that time wa obtained our mail from
<I0syripia, the nearest postofilce. by canoe
|oxpyess, for which service We hired Robert
Goxie TO make weekly trips between Seattle
md owmpta. All We're required 10 pay
i GENTS a letter and nearly ali subscribed
pmeth.ng in addition 10 support the ex-
,bress. gor this service I gave lot. our
@Ast express was received August 10, Asod
Ind brought us twenty-five letters ana
Epurtesn newspapers. August Il. having
y been appointed postmaster, received the
! Hat United States mall ever delivered IN
51Beattle, and opened the office In At log cabin
4tvhsrs Frye's opera house vas built before
lie great fire or 1883. on the spot where tho
ltsevens hotel now stands.
81 however. WAS not permitted TO enjoy
The distinguished honOrs and Immense
ismoluments OF the position long. Dr May
hard and two or three kindred spirits very
kecrsiiy represented to the department mat
Il we not In sympathy with the admin
1traa!on. IN fact. that l was not only
Khlg hut an offensive partisan. and got
y~a rsi{eye4 October II M fT the
kcin,msnt OF w. J. Wright. little drunken
Hector.
| rThe intrigue was discovered not long
hitter the petition had gone on, and George
In McC.onnaha and other friends OF the
ADMINISTRATION I'm other words Demo rats,
Ihrwarded protest. and on May 4. 1871. |
has commissioned by Horatio King, nrst
hsistaut postmaster general. but l decIued
.tAe appointment About this time Wright
sthft ne country forgetting to pay MS htiis
Essore starting or 90 settle with the depart
lsent ard Charles plummer was next ap~
eonted.'
First Mail steamer.
| The first American passenger and mail
Issamer was the Fairy. brought from San
I?nncisc0 In october. iSss by Capt. d J.
jscse She was sidewheeier, small. frau
ttae trustworthy Prior 10 this time the
laaly steamer on tho Sound was the Beav-
tr, and she was engaged exclusively In
Ice service Of her owners. the Hudson Bay
icompany People had travelled UP and
Issrn the Sound In canoes sklTs. scows
Ias6 small sail craft. the most popular boat
FER several years being the sloop sarah
sihone. Capt. Slater. The Fairy was at
IsnN put OH the route from Olympia. leav-
las every Monday and "Wednesday for
Issaacoom and once a week on Friday for
Al ard Seattle.
| Tie Seattle money order Office was open
IL ia October, 1871. after many years e.
Isa1 70 secure that now so common con-
1ssheaee. II was the sixth such office in
Ne territory the five preceding ones be-
Iss Olympia. Walla Walla. Vancouver.
ISslacoom and Port Towusena. There
Issss then bat six postof,iccF IN King coun-
~. namely: Seattle. Black river White
tAE Slaughter, SQuak and SnoQuaimie.
j eeulrasea with the sixty~eight offices
1 9s. - wiz: Adelaide Aquarium Au-
ISFn, Ballard. Bellevue. BLACK Diamond.
SACK River Roise. BQtheli. Buenna, Bur
- Cedar Mountain. ChautaBQua. Cher
IL valley Christopher, Columbia Isbs.
Isf9y. puwamish. Eagle Gorge. Eddy
10 anteypf.ss. Enumclaw. Fan city.
EraSlin. Fremont. Green Lake. Green
Eser, AongAton. Inglewood. INTERPLAY. Is
Vsah. luanitA. Kirkland. ratonA. LISA
a. Marie Valley. MauFy. haywood.
Issseaoa. Newcastle North Bend Novelty.
.a VBr3en. osceo,s. Palmer. Re III.
lsFAle. Foutssc Preston. Redmond.
sasaa Ross, Seattle. Snodudmie South
~ south Seattle Stuck. suaaydalc.
49, var ASSET. Eashon. Vincent. Wa
Wellington, West Seattle. wolsalu-
&hs Nesier IN fact. there are now
many pcs;offees IN Seattle aloY.e -
We're in 81 tu au Kins county. ard
- stations are included. there are
'%e as 1iauv
= Growth Of business
~ w''saTe the roStoflce II Seattle with
a.. twenty wears sgo !; = only uecss-
-. - STATE Ia2t the box rents q TIE first
:. ~ srncHH;e} 80 ST. 5: for the ass.
- '>s> - g. -. . ara taat she entire
- -. Il te- utT.ce II she arst SIX months
- amounted 70 6. ~ ~ ard far ths
>Nao4GS months ~ ls2S 10 So 80. -
49,. Yeas ago fae pastoTioe employees
S. eaiy ;3e postmaster ara Us a.
- Row the number IS s.xty-Gse, not
n--as Re railway alau clerks
a. TIE goa-;er ending March q. ~
+ .vsspAaecS and periodicals. SEN
%a tie Seals roz.ofrics were ss fo,-