New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-02
HAS VERY YELLOW TINGE
Local Paper Prints Story Savoring
of the Pipe.
Not the Least Likelihood of Post
office Removal.
Federal Building For City a Thing
of Distant Future.

Live matter must be a scarce article
with a local newspaper when it will
permit itself to publish so fragrant a
fake as that of Saturday. To create
talk at any cost seems to be its motto
and the story of moving the postofice
was sprung as a sens alton. The yarn
is hardly worth consideration. Work
with with very fragile foundation of
fact, the publisher twisted his state
ments in wonderful manner and, for
obvious reasons, colo!ed the account
to his liking.
When the pipe dream appeared the
/ Review interviewed the two men most
directly concerned to learn the truth
of the matter, and it then developed
that the account was grossly garbled.
One of the gentlemen expressed him
self in terms which could not be mis-
understood. ''You may say" said
he, "that the whole thing is the veriest
Shot air. and that the sensational
portions must have originated in
Liesch's head. In my opinion the
postoffice will not be moved; at least,
until the federal building is ready for
occupancy" =.
Altogether it would appear that our
contemporary was just trife previous
in jumping to its conclusions, for DR..
O. G. Stricken, the owner of the
building, alphabetically denies the state
ment that he is dissatisfied with the
conditions of the lease. He regards
the rental of $3.50 per annum as reason
able and says that in adopting his
course he was actuated by different
motives than those ascribed to him.
He thinks, and with reason, that had
he exhibited undue haste in signing
the lease, now that the public building
agitation has been renewed, the &C
cusation could have been brought that
he was selfshly binding the govern
ment to a distasteful compact and one
which might imperil New Ulm' s chances
of getting an appropriation. Upon
certain conditions (of a personal
nature and in no wise affecting his
relations with the postal Department.
he is willing and ready to attach his
signature.
In talking to the Review, Postmaster
L. B. Krook was charitable and con-
tented himself with saying that the
article gave wrong impression. He
declared that the visit of himself and
POstoffice Inspector Nathan Noile to
several property owners was not made
for the purpose of selecting a new
location. They did not contine their
inspection to vacant buildings but
talked with a number of merchants
about the rent they were paying and
what, in their estimation, new
building with postofice fixtures costing
between 81, 500 and $1,000 could be
rented for; it being Mr.. Noile's
intention to satisfy himself that the
department was allowing DR.. Stricken
fair figure.
In regard to the federal building the
Journals ideas of the method OF
procedure in such cases are decidedly
hazy. When Inspector Noile was here
he stated that the first step toward a
building would be to secure an appropri.
alton for site. This would consume
two years or more and when it was Out
of the way there would still be the
problem of getting the greater con:
cession and of erecting the structure,
New Ulm will not have fedora.
building s'before two years have
passed. and the city will be extremely
fortunate if it gets one inside of five
or six years.
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