La Junta tribune., 1916-04-29
OUR NEW P0sT0FrICE.


Or Dssaa ~ slx Yeass Has Flnally
Csae 1sus-Our oloo. go Posl.
offlce Fnsnally Opsaed.
Ia Junta's 100000 postoffice h
finishsd 1t last. II Il . building 70 b
Droud Of and stands second 70 no
building In town for beauty and mod
ern coastruction. Ia Junta had to
walt and hope for this structure about
elk years, but each year Of waiting -
sursd . better building and today We
have . postoffice which viii be the
show place OF La Junta and the whole
valley for years 70 come.
The style Of architecture employed
u that Of the Spanish Renaissance
which 70 II kseping with Tie past
history and name Of Ia Junta. The
exterior b Of stone stueco and terra
Gotta facias. he root b Of red tile.
o. entering the bsildias. the first
thing that catches the sye Il the ora
ansatal grill. Thh b . pFoAotyps Of
grtlls - tAe Univesslty of oalananea.
0Dain. 0ss Dassss first into the log-
gia aAd freo there Into The lobby
which = two stories II height. and b
suFruunded - ~ third floor by Q
GALLERY. The railing es Tie gallery Il
Of nisslea oak betvesa square o..
nansatal Dlllasa
TIE fleoss q ~ IebAy ssd Of Tie
halls q the Third floes are of rssras-
- coat with nasbss beedses. he
wainscoting = q Alaskan marble.
anA vesnoot aastls = uss1 o. he
third neee. n the csatss q ths Ios-
~ = - eval vsitiAs desk q bsauei-
ful eoastsuceiea. N leSay = light
"a by . skylight Of yellow. stainsd
glass
4 connodioss wesk soeo sur.
rssaAs ths lobby % thrss silss. Il
has bsss fiAasd - With ~ neDt ned.
sn appliances fss handbag ~
nAila The nsw bosss ere csasssuet-
q ef bssase which b bseh beastiful
al sxDsasivs h this day = VAN
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electricity. Thsrs b Dlsatiful sup-
ply Of both hot and cold water and
shower baths have bssn providsd foF
the employees. Thsss ere also steel
lockers for the employss. TIE POST
master has . large private office.
which. like all other offices Of ths
building. b fitted up With elegant
furniture
One Of the features Of the buildino
which serves 70 rsmind ~ Of tAs
stsrnnsss Of our Uncle Samuel 10 %
obssrvstion sallssy which opsns from
ths office Of the Inspector. TIE h.
spector can satsr this eallsry II any
tins, aad unseen. observe operations
and wosknea IN ell parts Of the vosk
room and offices. 0niy the Office oi
ths postnastes is free from his sur.
vslllancs. that disnitasy hslAe Me
Cassas's wife. above susplolos.
NJ third floor coatains nunsroui
offices oDenins ID to the gal1sey
whieh surrounds The lobty. Thesa
offices ere occupied b ths lnspscsesi
~ nall clerk and civtl service -
pastncat. They ere also we'll llght'
- and furnished and eaeh sfflee
eeotains . private lsvatosy.
~ bassmsat ceataiss . bellss fel
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