The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-14

OF certain public buildings. etc, we have
the honor to report relative 20 the Federal
building az Houston, Texas.
The building Is located on the south cor.
ner Of Fsnnin and franklin streets. on a
10, fronting northwest 125 feet on the for
mer and northeast 100 feet on the latter.
The ground was purchased In 1887, the
government paying $1,000. The actual pur-
chase price, however. was $4,000. certain
citizens contributing the difference.
The building is basement and two stories
In height and Is constructed Of red brics
with red sandstone and terra Gotta trim
minss. 1t covers an area OF 5iOT square
feet and takes up all the lot excepting a
hre limit Of forty feet ON the two sides
opposite the street froutages. IL was com.
pIeted In 1851, the cost OF construction be-
lng So, oO0. 70.
Practically the whole building Is oc-
cGpled by the postoriee. Ine moor space
is barely sufficient for present needs aud
In two years will be Inadequate. In fact,
some OF the divisions are now oyercrowded.
Inc worst feature, however, is that the
mailing division, for lack OF room on the
hrsc door, has been moved to tue second
noor. This Is objectionable. because It
makes proper supervision difficult, and en-
peciaHy because II interferes with the
quick and ecouC mical handling OF mail.
The gross receipts OF the postoGice have
increased from S9O'oh In 1898 to Sl39O9o IN
The deputy collector Of Internal revenue
occupies room on the second door, which
Is also used as dormitory for railway
mail clerks. This arrangement - Yery OBJ
jectionGDle, but better quarters In the
building are not available,
The civil service board, for lack OF bet
yer Aceommolatlohs, holds e12minauons IN
a part OF the basement, which is really n
part " the boiler room. II IL entirely I'M
suitable Tor the purpose.
Acconlmodauvns loi the United states
coSrts aul court officers are provided In a
P.lS4t5 ONCE LqlldlnB az an annual rental
OF S1Soo, exclusive OF hsht and neat.
iouston Is located on what Is known as
sum DuHai9 bayou al tue mead OF TIDE water
toIl$ elght miles north OF Galveston. Elk
tenslve improvements are being made under
ihe control OF the war department, having
IN we" the deepening or the channel to
twenty-five rect To within few miles Of
Houston, which win increase the shipping
oy water couSluefaDly But even NJ pres
en- thi water transportation Is quite eX-
tenSSlVe,
no Pupulatiou o. houston' aCCoIdlhg 70
651e census or lVUV' was 44,o6d, against
-'s0o' 10 LoVu
Lne BUSINESS interests or the CITY are
Nei! extensive, comparing IaNotably with
clues thfee or four times IT'S size. There
are SIX National banks and one private
TtnA' Win uep9Slt5 asgregaung 9lVWOWo
Inc business done through the Houston
CleAVns mouse iast year amounted TO over
%1pWp'uuo. me ahlpment OF cotton from
tnlS r-N exceeds S3orUo0WOO per year. ana
olher industries. as lumber sugar, cattle
and rice are not far behind the cotton in
dustry IN value. There are over 100 manu-
Ihcturlhg concerns, some OF them quite
eNtenSiYe, Inc supply OF on in unlimited
quantities from wells In the vicinity OF
Houston mas solved the fuel question for
TINS part OF the country, and a large in
crease In the manufacturing business can
be expected The assessed valuation Of
exceeds