Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-13
MAGNIFICENT NEW
FEDERAL BUILDING
Now Completed aud Turned Over Ia
Postmaster Shurtlin. and viii
Open Monday.

OGDENt NOV. ld.--Ihe noStoffice w
the magnificent new Federal building
ON the northwest corneI Of Grant
avenue Gnd Twenty fourth street. viii
be thrown open TO the public for the
first time On Monday morning. The
building has been completed after hav-
Ing been under construction for The
ia 81 four years and has cost the United
states government the sum OF s320 600.
The building Is, without doubt. one Of
the finest government structures in tho
country and very few cities the size OF
Ogden has been so highly favored. The
exterior h. of grey sandstone with red
granite steps and foundation, and is
Characteristic OF ell government build
ings with its massive architecture The
main entrance is on the south, there
being three large doOrways. Entering
the main corridor one Is struck by the
magnificent display Of marble and fres-
co work. the walls are OF Vermont
marble. the ceiling Of frcscO and the
floor of Clipped marble. trimmed with
white marble slabs, There are windows
for money orders, registry, and stamps,
besides four carriers windows and the
great array Of boxes, 9s5 in number.
The latter are finished In bronze cop
per and each box bears an emblem OF
An eagle. The corridor is lighted with
massive combination gas and electric
fixtures Of brass. At the east end OF
the corridor is the staircase and the
electric elevator; also the main entrance
to the offices of the postma ster and his
assistant. The quarters OF these Off
Gals are very deliberately finished in
mahogany and all the Office fixtures are
the best that can be obtained Post
master l.. ". Shuruiff. who courtesly
showed press representatives through
the building Friday. takes great pride
Ia these rooms with their beautiful rugs
and many conVcnlenccs and comforts
The main part Of the frst floor IS devot-
ed to the spacious work rooms. and the
up-to-d3te fixtures OF solid oak with
their many modern convenienccs. are
OF the very finest material and work
nanship. Convenient distributing
counters for carriers with disappearing
seats, letter tables and files OF every
description occupy this space together
with the pouch racks and other para
phernalia peculiar to postohice work.
The general delivery and stamp de-
paftments are screened off from the
main work room By seven foot x-Ire
cages, and each is equipped wit j.
best oak fixtures and files. The
mail chutes back OF the drops are 80
ranged so that there is no possibility
OF missing any papers or letters par-
the registry and money order depart
ment The same modern fixtures are
installed here and each department
has its own flre-proof vaults and safes.
Back OF the registry department Is n
spacious. well equipped room for the
handling OF all valuable registered mat
ter for this district as well as the city
ogden being the distributing point FOR
this part Of the state. The tables Of
cyprus and oak are well arranged to
facilitate the handling Of mail. The
basement f. divided fnto a large FUR
mace room, rooms with lockers for the
carriers and clerks and a mignihcently
equipped marble room with lavatorics,
toilets. and shower bath.
On the second floor is the United
states court room and the offices for
government officials, the district at
torncy, marshal postoffice inspector
witness rooms, clerk OF the court
bailin, etc. The entire building is be-
yond criticism and would take
but beyond doubt the most
magnificent part OF the build
ing is the great Federal court room
The walls are carved quarter-sawcd
oak with fresco panels. the Ceiling
which Is very high, Is also pure white
freseo work OF beautiful design. The
fixtures are massive and seem TO have
required TO tyT ify the law in the truest
sense. Above the Judges seat in the
great oak wall trimmings Is the word
Justice" In gold letters The Judges
cham Der Is just OF the court room and
Is typical of the entire structure IN
its splendid equipment The third
iloor Is taken up with offices for the
railway mail service ana rooms for
the grand jury; also private offices for
the chife clerk OF railway mail serv-
ice and his assistants. The civil sory-
ice examination rooms are also on
this floor. The fourth floor Is devot-
ed 10 domitories for the railway mail
clerks.
II is necessary 20 move 10 the new
postonice on Sunday as that Is the
only time In the week all the clerks
and carriers are available and they
will all be required to assist IN trans
ferring the many articles belonging to
this branch OF the government serv-
ice. Postmaster Shurtlin wished this
fact 70 be known and understood by
an.
Great credit n duo 10 the
local men who worked 80 hard TO
secure this beautiful building for Og-
den Among those who did the most
toward securing the aid OF Senators
Smoot and Sutherland IN this move
ment are Fred J Kiesel. william
Glasmann. Lewis W. shrtliff ana menu
bers Of the Weber club. The officials
OF the ogden pOstoffioe department
are, Lewis w Shurtllff. postmaster,
Rufus A. Garner, assistant postmaster,
Frank b. Clayton, general foreman,
Fred A. Hart, money order depart
ment A. NJ. Hodges, superintendent OF
registry department and a corps OF
efficient clerks and carriers, about 60
In number.
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