The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1907-01-18

plaln1nS tue uses anu doVdutdSSo oA
the up-to-date fixtures installed,
showing considerable pride in the
new possessions over which he is to
preside, and the visitors seemed to
fully share his interest in wat is
alike to the city and
county.
Lobby and Connections.
The dimensions of the room in
whichtthe postofhce is Installed is
"a by IS feet. The front door ad-
mits the public to the lobby, the
floor of which Is of maple. At the
left of the entrance is the postmast-
er's private Office fully equipped
for comfort and the dispatch Of
such business as requires his per
sonal attention. Adjoining this
toward the rear is an apartment
suitably furnished for the dis
charge of misunderstanding to stamps
money orders and registry. From
this there are two windows opening
upon the lobby. Next to these the
general delivery window, followed
by large section of combination
lock boxes and a section occupied
BY drops for letters, papers and
packages. Extending further on
and transversly are sections OF
combination and key lock boxes
and lastly carriers window and
door leading to the rear apart
ments: In all there are 477 box
es which may be rented to patrons
of the Office. The highest number
on any box is o77, but it should be
explained that numbers ending in
| the figures o and 9 are omitted.
Otherwise the boxes are numbered
consecutively from top to bottom
It is deemed more convenient for
all numbers, on any given tran
verse row to end with the same
figure and for those on any perpen-
dieular row to begin with theasame
figure. This arrangement, if the
figures o and 9 were used at the
end and beginning OF numbers,
would render the box sections toe
high or too low for convenience in
instances In which boxes of the
present size are used. The lobby
screen is of quarter-sawed oak.
iid9 trs Furniture.
oa Not any of the old Office furniture
| and fixtures is to be placed in the
new Office. That installed is what
is generally recognized as the mos
convenient for a posto6ioe of thi:
class and there appears to be
nothing further to be desired
for the expeditions handling
of ihe mails. There is long lis
of furniture and fixtures much O
which is quarter sawed oak. There
are numerous desks, tables, stands
cases, Office chails, high revolving
chairs, bulletin boards. A Hal
safe 36.x 5sx 50 einches in size ane
weighing 5000 pounds is among
the articles of furniture with which
the office is supplied. This saf'
is constructed and adapted especial
ly for postohce use. Since post
masters are not allowed by the de
| partment, except by special per
mission. to place postofdce fund
in banks, it's evident that strons
safe is a desirable safeguard for th'
postmaster. The entire equipmen
is provided by A. ]. Johnson, lesso
of the building.
!! Recent Growth of Business.
The grow th of the business a
the Corvallis postofhce is indicated
! by the figures below:
During the year ending Dec. 81
1896. the postal revenues were
:, $43e7.47.
During the year ending Dec. 81
1906, the postal revenues were
! SoI4T.o2.1'.
4 The gait. in the ten years fo
postal revenues was 1o8 per cent
y Duringthe year ending Dec. 81
1896, sixtysix letters were receive
for special delivery, and during tn
year ending Dec. 81, 1906, 1874 lei
tiers were received for special de
livery.
The box receipts for 1896 wer
$4s7.5o and for 1906. $so6.o5.
During 1896. 1858 money order
were issued and, during the pas
r year, 7oo5.
The increase for the past thre
months compared with 2. similia
] period of last year shows gain {
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