New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-25

is somewhat disturbed when by a
sldeview the rear annex-Iike part of
the building is brought to view with
the entire building. Nevertheless the
structure, though odd ia appearance,
is an architectural beauty, it is q
credit to the architect and adds one
more beauty spot to our already
beautiful city. And this the New Ulm
public fully appreciates. A federal
building inspector made the remark
that the New Ulm post Office ranks
second in the United States as to size,
substantial construction, beauty and
exclusiveness of STYLE
The building has two fronts, a y #.
front on Centre Str. and So #. front on
Broadway. The height to the roof
measures % #. The main part of the
building is covered by slant slate
roof and the annex by fat tin roof.
The Center st. front has three windows
on each side of the entrance. This
entrance leads to the main lobby
where is found the General Delivery,
stamp and mailing division, money
order and registry department and the
post Office boxes for patrons. In the
lobby on Broadway st. or side
entrance, are the four carriers win
dows, the postmasters private room
the secret stairway leading to the
eight look-outs and into the attic.
The basement contains the heating
plant, carriers toilet and bath room,
swing room, janitors room, and a.
large store room. The rear entrance
with shipping platform leads into
the working room. The cost of gas
and electric light fixtures is estimated
at about So, 900. The lobby has four
large globes with hollophane shaues.
There are 1854 postoffice boxes. All
wood work in the lobby and in the
Post-masters private room is OF
natural quarter sawed white oak,
treated with acid fumes and shellac
and rubbed down to dull finish, no
varnish having been used.
Contractors Stewert g. Hager com
menced work on the 18th day OF
March 1909, employing on an average
sixteen to twenty men. The work was
carried on under the supervision Of
/ Julius Hager and the federal superin.
tendent H. G. Scofeld.
Previous to occupying the building
for business, Postmaster Peterson las
Saturday invited the public to inspec
the new post office. A large number
!; of people made liberal use of thi
privilege and going through the who'll
building took with them mos
; favorable impression.
Open for Business. >
The transfer from the old to the ne1
building was made Sunday evening
Monday morning at the usual hou
mails were received and distribute,
for the first time in the new Office. Tn
first money order was cashed b.
City Clerk Wirscheski and to him wa
also issued the first money order
The first registered letter for trasmis
sion came from Mrs. Anna B. Souku
and the first registered letter to b
delivered in the city went to J. M
: Meyer.
Offers Congratulations.
The following telegram was receive
this morning by Postmaster S. D
Peterson:
Washington, D. c., May %, 1910
Hon. Samuel D. Peterson,
t Postmaster New UIm, MINI.
a The people of New Ulm have M
hearty congratulations on the com
} pletion of the Post Office building. It
beautiful German type of architecture
was adopted by the supervising archi
tect at my request in compliment t,
the prevailing nationality in th at CITY
(Slgned) JAMES T. McCLEARY
Rural Mail Service.
The large amount of mails for New
Ulm and the tributary country il
handled by corpse of most eficien
postal clerks, who are all under tn
/ o. S. Civil Service regulations. The,
are courteous and obliging to til,
public and materially assist in pre-
serving the decorum of Uncle SAM
workshop. There are seven rura
routes out of New Ulm which ar
taken care of by the following
carriers:
Rural Mail Carriers: