Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-01-18
POSTMASTER RECEIVES.
Our Great Growth Indicated by
Facts and Figures.

Facts and Figures.
At ten O'Clock Yesterday morn
ing Postmaster B. w. Johnson
received innumerable patrons of
the Office and escorted them
though the new building and
explained the use of the many
new conveniences of the new
postofice building recently COM
pleted by Senator A. J. johnson.
The eq ipment OF the office is SO
fine as to prove a veritable sur
prise to all and as for complete
ness it seems that not single de-
tail has been overlooked. The
building and its equipment are
certainly most creditable to Cor
wallis and stands as monument
to her progress. To A. J. John
son and B. w. johnson (latter is
postmaster) al praise is due for
making it possible for us to boast
SO cteditabie postofhce.
It's appropriate at this time to
chIouicle something relating to
the past growth of our postal busi-
ness aud at the same time re-
cord matters of present moment.
During the year ending Decem-
ber 81, 1896, the postal revenues
were 81 397 At; for the year end
ing DECEMBER 81, 1906, they
were SO, 14I.o2, showing a gain
in the past ten years of 1o8 per
cent. During the year ending
Dec. 81, 1896, sixty six letters
were received for special delivery,
while for the year euding Dec.
81, 1906, one hundred and
eighty-tour letters were received
tor special delivery. The box
receipts for 1896 were $487.5o;
for 1896 $8o6.o5. During 1896
1888 money orders were issued
and during the pasr year zoos.
For quarter ending Dec. 81, 1905,
the business amounted to 81, 383 :
AZ; for quarter ending Dec.
81, 1906, $2;786. 55-a gain
of II per cent. Ten years ago
only three mails were received
and dispatched daily and the Of
fee was not open on Sundays, no
mails being received or Dispatch
ed on that day, ann ten years ago
ali mails were received and dis
patched between the hours Of
1I:3o a. m. and 1872 D. IN. Now
the hTst mail is dispatched at 6 a.
N. aud the last mail arrives at
9 p. IN. We now have As mails
d week where only IS were re-
celved ten years ago.
Ten years ago two persons
could easily handle the work of
the Office and aside from John
Lenger who was then the mail
messenger, there were no other
employees connected with the
mail service of this city. At that
time there were no star routes
and no rural delivery routes out
OF this Office. Today there are
two star routes. one in operation
, between Corvallis and Philomath
r and the other between Corvallis
, and Monroe. There are four
/ rural delivery routes now in oper-
1 alton supplying some fifteen hun
2 dred rural residents.
S The personnel of the force en-
, ployed in and out of the Corval-
= lis post Office is as follows:
t B. w. Johnson. ......,...... Postmaster
= Lillian II. Johnson ...... Asst. Postmaster
e Walter R. Corbett -. Gen. Del C1erE
James A. Cooper............ Mailing Clerl
n CLANCY W. LeVee. Gar. R. F. D. No.
n O. B. Connor........... 4"
H. NJ. Cummings...... " " I" ''
= Ralph Fl. Metcalf...... 1"
John w. Lenger. Mail Messenge
Frank Bulls. Mail Carrier Corval-
lis-Philomath Star Route .....
T. ]. II. Read Mail Carrier Corval-
It lis-Monroe Star Rcute............