Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-09-08
GROWTH IS STEADY
|NPASTFEW YEARS
FOR LOCAL OFFICE
Expansion of Business Re-
suits in Extensive Addi-
ton To Accommo-
date Business
EVERY 1887 MONTH
BETTER THAN 1896
Office Will Likely Exceed
$4,000 Gross Volume This
Year; Remodeled Quarters
Will Contain M o d e n
Equipment and Conven-
fence for Service

Thanks to a steady and rapid growth
during the past few years, Henderson
nos+ office will in a few days move
INTO . remodeled building almost dou-
bIed in size through a construction
nrooram that has been under way for
year. Contractors are now putting
the finishing touches on a $lOo'UOo
building project which will give the
nIant virtually double the space 1t had
before.
It is the first big money that mas
been spent on the post office building
since it was erected about 70 years
ago
Come without Asking
One of the unusual things about this
lob is the fact that the program was
recommended and authorized without
finger being turned by any local
interests in the way of getting the ex-'
pansion work. Postal inspectors Wis
tied the office a time or two couple
of years ago and spent considerable
time in inspecting and examining the
structure. They also looked into the
volume of business done, the rate OF
growth for a period of years, and OBJ
served conditions under which the
cityS mailing was carried on. Iney
came to the one conclusion that more
room was greatly needed to do the
task as it should be done.
Government architects were put 10
work on plans, and one fine morning
Henderson awoke to the knowledge
that it was to have new post Office.
Since all of this came about without
any agitation or effort locally, the
wonder has been expressed as to just
what could have been had here II de-
termined local pressure had been ap-
piled on the powers in the national
capital.
At any rate, and aside from all OF
the speculation, the new post Office
is now a fact, and Postmaster }. Il.
league and his organization will trans
fer their base of operations there
within few days.
In Temporary Quarters
While the construction has been IN
progress the post office has been IN
temporary quarters on East Montgom-
cry street. The work has been car
ried on there under somewhat cramp-
ed conditions, but all the while a
steady increase in volume has been
achieved from month to month.
Record Volume For 1887
All indications now point to a rec
ord volume for the 1897 calendar year
we'll in excess of $4,000, which will be
several thousands of dollars over the
total for the year 1886, and more than
has ever been done here before.
Every one of the first seven montns
of 1897 has shown an increase over the
corresponding month of last year. Ag-
gregate receipts this year for the
period were $28,O89.88, compared with
$26,259,03 for the first seven montns
OF 1886, gain of $1,83O85.
Gross receipts for the entire calen-
dar year 1896 amounted to $48,92o.19.
The last five months of 1886 showed
total receipts of $22,666.16. Add that
to the $28,O89.88 for the first seven
months of 1887. and it will be seen that
if the last five months of 1887 merely
hold their own by comparison with the
corresponding period last year, the
post office will show a gross business
OF S50,756.04. It is believed, however
that at least some of the remaining
months will exceed those of last year.
and if they do, and if there is no Sc
rous loss during the period, the OF
ice will go considerably above the
100000 figure for 1887.
Modern Throughout
Most of the addition to the post OF
lice building is of exterior construc-
tlon precisely like the old building
only one wing, that on the southwest
corner, is slightly different, being OF
white pressed brick.
The interior is finished in manner
mat permits of a tremendous work
room for the receipt and dispatch OF
mails. To the rear is large platform
protected by an extension shed root
tor the loading and unloading of mail
trucks. The lobby has been altered
out will be much larger and with In
creased conveniences for patrons. The
postmasters office will be on the op-
poslte end of the building from the
former location, and will be in the
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