Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-08-16
Rescorr's NEW PosroFFIce
An Office Which Is StrictlY Modern in Al of Us Appointments and Com
 pIe,e in Us Conveniences.

 An Office Which is StrictlY Modern in
 Al of Us Appointments and Com
 pIe;e in Us COnvenienees.
 Presco,t's new postofice Is a com plete and modern affair in all as de- tails and IS a credit Co the progres- sive spirit oi the town. The room is ouite commodious, giving an of room for the patrons of the office As we'll as ahording ample accommodations Tor the post master and his clerks. One Of the faults of the present office IS the cramped quarters ol the postothce officials, as well as lack of room Tor patrons of the office.
 In front Ot the entrance Co the new postofice and several feet back from 1t Is the general delivery win dow. To the right of this and in a sort of alcove or booth, entirely separated from the main lobby oi the office, are two windows, Ooe Tor the money order business and the other for registry business.
 Immediately in the front of the office and to the right of the en- trance Is the private office of the postmaster. This is ID front of the money order and registry alcove and IS entirely enclosed and furnished with all the conveuienceS found ID a modern postofhce. To the right of a long passageway, on the left side of the room, the boxes, 600 in nun Der, are arranged. These are of three sizes. Tbe lower tier consists of very large boxes, or bins, Ss they are designated by the postotice, and are for the use of newspaper publishers, news agents and large firms which receive great deal of mail. Above this tier of bins iS an- other row, smaller iu size and which are designated as drawers, and then comes the lock boxes, the Old-fash- toned call boxes having been done away with entirely. The prices of these boxes will be Si.25, Sl and 70 cents respectively Der quarter, there being DO boxes for rent at lower price than the latter.
 Drops for letters, newspapers and packages are located st the extreme rear eDd of the passage way aud are appropriately labeled, there being three separate drops for letters, la- beled as to the direction the letter Is intended to go. The general de livery, money order and registry windows are also designated by sp- prOpriate lettering.
 There Is a very marked improve ment in the interior of the office as to the cOnveniences for handling the mail. The general delivery rack for letters IS not only marked with the initial letters, but separate racks are provided and appropriately lettered with each of the Voweis Of the al uhabet, so that the racks are deSig- mated by the initial letter and first vowel following it. By this means the letter mail is subdivided into the various racks so that each rack contains only a few letters, making the task of looking for any partIcu- lar letter a very small one and ena- bling the clerk at this window to wait upon a given number of pa trons in about half the time or even less than that necessary heretofore. 4 somewhat similar case of racks IS provided for the newspaper mail ol the general delivery. The letter rack Is located at the left of the window and the newspaper al the right. Other important improve meGts for the convenience Oi hand ling the mall more rapidly are also noticeable in the interior of the or flee, prominent among them being the increased room.
 All mail will be received and taken from the rear by mail carriers from the rear of tbe office, a chute having been provided for this purpose.
 When free mail delivery IS estab- lished which has been promised m November-the carriers depart ment will also be located in the rear part of the building aud the carriers will enter and leave from the rear doors.
 The furnishings are not only ot first. class material, but the work manshIp IS also frsT-class, the car penters who have been putting them in place stating that they have never seen anything to excel lt.