The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-11-23

In our issue for Tuesday, Nov.
Il. appeared a notice from the Gev-
ernment, through j. n. Hunter,
Pestofiee Inspector, that a new
lease was wanted for a suitable
building for the postoffiee business OF
conduct of the postoffiee business II
Plymouth. The notice states that a
building where heat. light. water,
closets, urinals, safe or vault, and all
that goes to make a complete and
comfortable place for the purposes
of the department, would be a con-
sideration In the applications. Also
good daylight. and location con-
yenient TO the business center of the
city, good situation as to distances
from railroad depots. sufficient floor
spaee-all these would be elements
that should be counted by owners
desiring to lease to the Government.
They desire that the lease shall run
FIVE or ten years. and the premises
be in every way suited for the con-
duet of the business.
A few years ago the question of a
Federal Building for Plymouth was
asitated, and got so far that on
February u, 1910 the Supervising
Architect of the Treasury Depart
ment asked the Postmaster here to
submit prices on suitable sites foi
such building- Since then no
further communications have been
received, and it was presumed that
the allowances made for such pur-
poses was exhausted, and nothing
could be done at that time. Hence
the matter dropped out of mind.
and few have given the subject
thought since.
Now the situation is quite differ
ent. Rents have advanced very ma
terially since the present building
was leased, and it is doubtful if
premises even without the lights
heat. water, toilet, etc., could be
leased for what is now paid Ger
tain is it that with all these con-
veniances, the government will have
to pay very much more than at the
present time.
Again the present floor space is
about 2100 square feet, and any In
crease that would require more rura
and city carriers would make il
necessary to have added floor space
This is almost certain to occur be.
fore another lease of ten or ever
five. years would expire. As the
present building cannot offer NOR,
floor space than now used. and as il
Is practically the only room with sc
much space that could be found in
suitable location, it is evident thai
something will necessarily have t.
be done before long.
Two things are certain in thi,
case: A larger and better equipped
building will soon be needed to NEE
the growing demands Of the Plym
outh postoffice, and the other fac
is that no building is available a
the present time that will bette
this branch of the governme1t bust
ness In a suitable location for tn,
purpose.
But few people realize tie amour
of business transacted at this Office
The gross receipts for the fiscal yea
ending March 81, 1911. amounted
S13,927.58. The remittarces to th
Depository of Funds over and abov
the running expenses amounted t
S4.386 68.
With the city delivery, there is
working force of sixteen people
and they are. among the busies
people of the. city in any line o
business. The work accomplished b
them is only possible on account o
the splendid system that has bee
worked out and maintained. Th
duties of each is specified, and eac
one works up to his position eac
day with a regularity that doe
credit to any force of workmel
When one looks back only a fe'
years, and notes the increase of bu'
ness in the Plymouth postof1ice, an
the improved methods of doing th!
work, and stops to think that th
business will increase in the next te
years as it has done in the past, b
Is led to wonder if 1t would be POI
sible to do the work then in th