The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-19
Will
/ Be MOVED TO-DAY
All Mail to Be Delivered From
New Main Street Home
on Monday.
REAL TRANSFER TONIGHT
Department Ready for Big Shift
So That Service Won't
Be Disorganized.
REAL TRANSFER TONIGHT

o'clock Monday morning the Richm ond
post office will steal quietly from its
temporary cover and throw open the
doors Of its new home for business
The bulk Of the moving will be &C
complished to-day. and the building
on Seventh Street will not be closed to
the public until midnight. Monday
morning you must go to the fine. new
building on Main Street for your post
age stamps and your mail.
After numerous conferences between
the postmaster, the Federal custodian
Of buildings in Richmond and the gov
eminent engineers who passed on the
new building, it was announced yes
terday that the post-office would De
moved to-day. rain. snow or shine.
1t is obviously impossible to move
the post Office on any day but Saturday
if the mails are not to be hopelessly
tied up" said Postmaster Edgar Allan.
Jr., yesterday. and if we do not move
Tomorrow there is no telling when
we will, with the first of the month
coming on and the overwhelming malls
due then. The new building is not
finished in every detail. but We have
decided that with few make-hifts II
is ready to receive my department.
Clerks Ready to Shift.
The first signs of moving were VS.
ible about the post-office yesterday ar
ternoon, when the clerks were busy
packing up all small articles and books
in anticipation Of the exodus TINS
morning. Every one is relieved that
the transfer is about to be made, IN
spite Of the extra work entailed. ano
that the suspense of weeks is to De
ended. The books and papers OF the
post office will be the first articles
moved out. AS the new building IS
equipped with furniture. but little OF
the present office fixtures will De taken
into the new quarters. The heaViest
task will be shifting the contents OF
the big vaults the records and hles OF
the department.
Thousands Of dollars worth OF
stamps and ready money Will be plieo
on drays and hauled TO the Main Street
Office, under guard. Men with snot'
guns will ride on the wagons TO Keep
watch over the treasure. having ING
removal in mind, Postmaster Allan mas
laid in stamps only as tney "ei
needed during the last few months. so
to be done as was possible =
new CONSIGNMENT of stamps of all de-
nominations will be shipped IRON
washington to the new building on
Monday. ,,
The mailing clerks will keep pussy
s,rtinp letters in the old building until
after o'clock tonight, when the gen
ora, delivery windows close and the
las, city delivery has been mace ait
carriers will turn in their coliectlonS
a, the old office to-day. To-mofro"
collections will be taken to the MAN
Street Office. No business Will be oone
in the new office to-day, but at open,
ing time Monday morning all H'ai'
matters must be transacted there
I-ntil the mailing department MAJ
rroyed out of the lower moor IL Will NC
imnossible for the Federal courts anu
ofices occupying the upper !'oors ~
vacate. as there is no way Oh tio'
,h. heavy safes from upstairs eNcep
throuph the skylight. which IS directiS
90. tho mailing room. The other oe
,.r,men,s which share the post-oh.es
hu;ldins will make the change 'is
earIv part Of next week. accoIo!ns y
.ha convenience of each WITHIN
week the transfer will be cornpie
shows WOn0SrIul uEV
Ius, at the time Of enlargins tn'
ouarters OF the post-omce'
showing the growth OF the Feoerai "
nartments located In RicnHonu
Particularly interesting Inc sFoi
Of the post-office itself has 9een ap
and steady, but other Federai " s,
,.r.s have leaped ahead at a gIea'e.
ate Figures for the first quarter y
s..1 v.ar OF 1913, ending sep
..,,ber 20. were given out yesteroa'
- Cashier Walter Melton. OF the post
20. Actual receipts Of the sam
,,,-,e- Of 1911 and 1912 showed Ee
10 q, se.Sil.65. Total receipts 10
e.. &c, quarter of the fiscal year v
%, vare sIs7.e.soo as against VIZ
,,,ss for 1911. The sale OF STAMP
"a box rent make up the principe
;..nos o. IN. post-ofhce receapts.
Eo, the first quarter OF 1918 y"
.,,s,on receipts for the distfIct y
richmond show net increase
:, nor cent In two years, Tue
limits Of this oftce under D. .. "
-, collector OF customs. nave IA
.-..sed more than 400 per cent
rsro when Hr. Arnold assumed ONO
80 receipts for the year were ap
.,-,.,eiv sIs1. Oo" while for lsi
= ,o;,J mounted to ss2s.0oc. ana Tn.
- viii pass the si.ooo.6oo MARI
psc.i,ts tor the nrst quarter o. AZ
x,Is.2I as agains; sI's-s-S-i
g. ,siT The tremendous growth
a,s,oro receipts here is ascrioed
,.Iurc,or Arnold to increased imports
80, % Turkish tobacco Tor cxaFette'
rarlso for fertilizer bass ana to'e's
wines and liquors.