The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-06-26
Crowds Spend Evening Inspecting
Handsome Federal Building at
Third and Chestnut
BAND CONCERT DRAWS,
AND OLD TIMERS TALK
Postoffice Has Moved Six Times,
Says Milroy, and Redman Veri-
fies - Begin Business in New
Quarters Tomorrow

From the revolving doors to the fire
escape and from the furnace to the
roof. the new federal building was
| given thorough inspection last night
| by nearly every one in North Yakima
For the first and only time probably
the patrons of the postoffice We're per-
mitted to go behind the scenes, to ex-
anime the mysteries. of the mail dis
trl3uting apparatus, of the elevators
and chutes, the stairways and vaults,
for the first time they realized the sub
stantial quality of the equipment PRO-
Vlded by the government, not only for
the postoffice, but for the land office,
federal court and other federal de-
partments doing business for a largo
territory.
During the afternoon many people
TOOK advantage of the opportunity to
visit and inspect the new building, but
the largest crowds came in the even
ing, having the added inducement of
three-hour concert by Crawford S
band, which played in the federal
court room.
From Cellar to Garrett
Beginning shortly after the regular
dinner hour. the big revolving doors,
which proved a decided novelty to
more than few, began turning mer-
r1ly with the flow of visitors By 8
O'Clock every corridor and stairway
was damned, two single files passing
slowly back and forth, and every room
was comfortably filed
POSTMASTER w. L. Lemon, in his
suite of offices at the southeast of the
first floor, held informal reception for
everyone. Other employees of the Of
nee not on duty were present and did
their part in showing people around
and explaining to them the uses to
winch various rooms and equipm ent
are to be put. tF3
The basement, in which are the
boilers and other heating and ventilat-
ing apparatus; the mail distribution
ana collection departm the sec
ond floor, which will be occupied by
the federal court, court commissioner,
clerk witness and jury rooms; the
third floor, with the Offices for the
land office and department of drain
age, all received close eattention, and
many comm ents were passed on the
handsome appearance of the wood
work, walls, light fixtures and furni-
| ture.
| The concert by Crawford's band in
the large federal court room on the
second floor was popular, for the room
was crowded from early till late.
OldTfmers Speak
Apout y CLOCK secretary Ware of
| the Commercial club, who informally
assisted in the entertainment of the
visitors and the planning of the pro-
gram, mounted the platform in the
court room and addressed the audi
ence. He dwelt on the fact that the
new building although it had been
secured directly by the influence and
work of Senator Wesley F. Jones, was
indirectly due to the remarkable con-
EDITION of growth in the com munity,
which created the necessity for larger
quarters and better equipment for the
government departments here Mr..
Ware introduced Judge r. B. Milroy,
who, as an old timer. he said would
tell something about the evolution of
the Yakima postoffice.
| Moved Six Times
Judge Milroy, who has lived in the
lefty since it first sprouted, told about
the gradual growth of the postoffice
First, he said, it was in a little one