La Junta tribune., 1914-02-07
OUR PROSPECTIVE PosToFFIC.
La Junta May Have u PostOfflco
Some Day. hut Not just Yet
More Money Needed.


buildings, In La Junta, for instance,
we have had prospective postoffice
building for about three years. and
even the prospect, as yet, Is not over
half completed. Several enterprisinE
citizens OF this community donated
literally and raised funds to pur-
chase the site. The aforesaid g. c.
made Fourth of July present of the
site to Uncle Sam, turning over
500 worth of real estate In one
COB for the insignificant sum of fl
our Uncle Samuel sending his duly
commissioned and authorized repre-
sentative to this city In person and
at great expense, for the purpose OF
turning over the aforesaid one dol
lar to the individual In whom the IT,
tie to the site was vested. Uncle Sam
looked after that part of the deal
with all the governmental red tape
that he was able to locate In the
treasury department-al OF II that
was not working on some other job.
After the title to the postOffice
site had been vested in our Uncle
Samuel. however. he seemed to lose
interest altogether In La Junta's new
postoffice. La Juntas postoffice IN
now In the unfinished business
pigeon hole of the postmaster gener-
al and the prospects are that II will
remain there until Teddy succeeds
Woodrow. Many hundreds OF post
offices have been begun In the last
half century. and almost all of them
are not AS yet completed this
number being the new postoffice in
Denver which is about as near COM
pleted today as 1t was two years ago.
The La Junta postoffice. however,
was a magnificent affair. Postmas-
ter Dalton showed us a beautiful
blue print of IT one day. and II NJ
far exceeded our expectations that
We had hard work to convince our
selves that II WAS not an architect
| ural dream. II WAS. We found that
out later. when the bids wsrs opeoo4.
All OF the bids exceeded the sppro-
prtatton. and of course II would be
necessary for all OF our democratic
congressman and senators to get busy
and raise more money-for the good
and welfare OF La Junta, and Incl
dentally build up their political
fences. which are now In bad state
OF repair-for the fall campaign OF
1914. Our congressman and sena-
tor. especially Keating and Thomas.
are already on the Job. and they are
eager to promise that the La JuntA
postoffice viii be built next year
sure-providing they are elected
sure. also. The additional appropri-
alton needed will be forthcoming in
stanter. and "a good deal sooner than
that II II II really necessary
yiding Heating and Thomas are Civ
.n new lease of life on their pre-
sent jobs.
II there II anything that La Juntn
really needs more than II does any
thing else-outsidc of milk con-
d.nsary 1t Is u 100000 postoffics
building. OF course. all OF us knew
In the first place that II $4,000
building would never be adequate
for our needs. and our Uncle Samuel
also seems To have been aware OF
the fact AZ $4,000 building
would never do for La Junta. our
distinguished congressman. Mr..
kcatinx, has already written to tho
president of the La Junta Industrial
Association. W. r.. Andrews. that he
viii Introduce bill at once to In
crease the appropriation to 800. 900.
or maybe $3.50. whatever II
right-and that he Will give the bill
his personal and undivided attention.
In 1914. and n everything comes out
IN the wash 10 suit him. he may give
II some more OF his undivided atten-
ton and have the appropriation In
creased fcw thousand more. u al
depends. Of cours.. Mr.. keatinG's
letter to Mr.. Andrews reads thusiy:
MY Dear Mr. Andrews: Permit
me 10 acknowledge receipt Of your
telegram Of January 33d. urging me
TO introduce y bill making addition
al appropriation Of $4,000 for the
construction OF the Ia Junta federal
building. I believe thnt your dsci-
sion II n wise one. and that instsad
Of chespentng the building we shou1d
endesvor to adhere TO the oriGinal
plan and attempt 10 secure IN adj
tionAl appropriation. viii intfo-
duce . bill At once and give Il ~
personal attsntion.
Yes. NJ. koating 10 right - IT.