The Yale expositor., 1907-11-22
IN NEW UNIFORM.
Yale's Post Office Has Taken On a
Nav Dress Which Is Certainly
Spic and Span.

On Wednesday evening of this week,
Postmaster Drake moved the postofilce
supplies and mail matter from the tenn
pOrary quarters. in part OF Knapp *
Sons poultry warerooms to which place
the nostoflice was moved for a few
weeks while the old building was being
remodelled, into the former location.
A brief description of the Dsw quar-
tiers might not be out of place at the
present time. The building is owned
by James Wallace and has been leased
to the government for ten years. 1t is
2Oy o feet. and in order to get all the
room possible and have the arrange
ment convenient, ii was necessary to
do considerable figuring. A fine large
plate glass front has been put in giving
abundant light. On the interior hard
wood floor has been laid, a steel ceiling
put on and neatly decorated, the walls
repapered and a wainscOt about i've
feet high encircles the three sides. The
woodwork is of dark oak finish and
presents rich appearance. A SOLID
oak case containing $50 keyless com
binatiOn lock boxes of three sizes takes
M the front This case is the best on
The market today and is manufactured
bV the McClain Mfg Co, of Chicago.
Then comes the money order and regis
tered letter window, and adjoining THIS
| is the general delivery window where
stamps and supplies are sold and mail
for the general public handed out On
the left are 100 call boxes in easy reach
! of the attendant. The arrangement is
SO planned that one person can wait on
! the greatest number of patrons posi-
| bic i'm very short time.
The postmasters private office is a
COW little room, furnished with a roll
top writing desk, reclining chair and
other conveniences. In the rear of the
building the rural carriers have a room
to themselves to do their office work
which is equipped with individual cas-
es, lockers, etc.
A toilet room and lavatory occupies
the middle section on the north side
the plumbing TO which was done by
John Hutt3.
A sectional furnace for hot watel
heating. manufactured by the Amerl-
can Radiator Co, heats the enlire build
ing very comfortably. Electric lights
will be used in lighting, the fixtures TO
which and the heating outfit were pur
chased of Schlegelmlch n Sweet.
The main office is supplied with writ
. ing desk, iron mail pouch rack, caDlnet
for blank forms of every description
lockers for stamps, postal cards, stamp
ed envelopes, etc.
: Mr.. Wallace is deserving of a grea
deal of credit for bringing about tn
change which has taken place. Durlni
the last year of his term as postmaste
he urged Inspector Parsall to use III
influence in the matter and received
promise that he would.
The work on the interior of the build
ing is altogether better than called 10
E i'm the plans and specifications and ha
cost Mr.. Wallace $500 more than it wa
E necessary to pass inspection by the GOV
1 eminent, but he wanted to give lal
the best.
|. Henry Pearce, who did the carpentt
= work, has taken a great deal of pain
e and did a first class job. The .palntin
= and decorating is the handiwork
y Geo. Deacon, of Port Huron, and
=, neat and tasty.
/ Yale can now boast of as neat, wei
o equipped and up-todate post office
e can he found in a city of this size
the state