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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1916)
191G. Gain in Volume of Business of Portland Postof f ice Is Steady Building Will Be of Fireproof Con struction It Will Occupy a Full Block and Will Be Six Stories in Height. l SAT I" II DA Y, J A N V A K Y 1 ' f ' ".J'-.. : -. -, ,. r-,,..r ' ' " " I--;-- - b.- Work on IModern Parcel Tost and " .. H'-5v Structure to Be Postal Dank Are ; . ilo U X Undertaken Soon Two Dig Factors ; j rrrrr- - : I t l!tl Hrt. T l-Mty mf4 II nl ffi!t s4 la :!. Irta ! f1r ' tit.a 4 ' " ! I .ii'i4 Tfcia ta Bin tka '. aa4 ! a.-.4 I carati i.mmi vut a ' a aa a kod4 ia ta a.K I f. 1 a4 l.r ...m ( y. kAa4it IU ..r ri - l .(Ito. J H l.l ia a 4 aa iaaa ! aar. I. ... s t am ru4 a-f J .a !' II ia '". ; a l4Vlil f ! fffl-a l'arl ai ancaaut a rwai laaraaaa la ! aa a af !, waxa al Jar I. lilt. ! ra vaa II tr. fear. tal .i'fttMal ns ! wrr4 la ill'a aa4 rl a-al !''. kl amj af rlrk la aa a a IAa litmfn a4 nu co' t I w MtibUl Vav l" ......! t a aaa-oa iti. wui'ima af l"M al a mia- trm4IM ...-. kol ! (rt ll II k. -. k fr laa (Cxiaacy I laa ptl ieii. r Hal aaiaa ravw i- kra-a at Ika tl rl- - ka Hn aa itr ar r -it ! e I'tMel lktic vtm wikt.-tk air4tkia al laa rrtka4 rr aa lupi-xbo II. lit I. mmH waxa h- awa a kmac faiim crtati fn moa'a ta ma tf !. ' lK-mv Jt. tll. P"ttBl ! 4afo.!a bi t ftla. alofl.'a noanO'l t lit) 111. I.vr 1. tMJ. KIUII. I -. f 11. It. HI.. jj (.rima' II. In. Ilt: Na- II. 111. tiala4 ... kaa la ni L';LyiSiS-r W I lVV--y"-y i::."."' d..r."Jd?; . ,.rdVpJ'Vr; frV. i Irir f th; MUI ,um. ...ed pltrr. trulfltl,. Government of ov.r 100 a flay. Great Interest Is Shown in Proposed Benson Polytechnic School "" """" " """"" "" "" . r plant, can beat prepare himself In . fcu,ij,.- . in. ... - - technical school. It is likewise tru V"L:. "k'-J , I ...a ff f . -"T. that th. boy who expect, to wor hi it'k r"' aaiaa ap" In taa I au. ytataa rt; tec links H haol la aa eat aot Mjr sr iscai csaeara. but af Ik lerest t- d x-atere titreucbeet Am-r-I. b. Wkile Prt.a4 la aaa af bait a clt lax la Ataertfa aaw kaviaa trade a.-kools aa a art af a aukllr 'koal systanv (lie e4 af tkera fa bm faen eeveral yoers aa la sow , sn fen la anaay aierae aaa -r-i ee foe beia arada. Ta a""laa af fa new arkeoi katld us? al tale ttrae waa Be4e sosel tin tkraoa-n Ike s.aroa laiereel la In.ll.tflBl tra;elrt af . Peoaea. Vr. FWnarns aal--at.4 IM.H toward Ike ka'i l aa a I ke e"oet waa votad T tie MImI ar.l. Tie atiee. wkl.i n bow enpla la tka ac"a-l a--kt-. , - .bii ! aa etaaa4llura :mI4 far Ike firm I alla afi ! b'Hd " are to ka 'aa-1 trM't-4 dkirlaf Iba nrvs aaa aum- Ti rt lr eel's srl ka raalv f"' .-r isB. v a: le epia af IVi "o"' ii .ate"". Tka rrt la ba ,fW4 st aara will fa k i a w"k aJ-tniBtraiiaa a''iaa l all l saaea I r it. It wi'l t ! iwnx ?aar kofora Ike lakara l - e f ' ane win ka kulil. T ranile4 stractura will e-reufr all: ,,.( BO-'ro'i'aa'alr H'l Tfaj w,m iuiM n a I I f aa aa i:al T'!'"' crt an4 ta evral aata w't evlan-l r ra r Taf"i ta Kaal Tiirlaa-. e4 rVaas I IrrlaaT la rj U im tr.et. I wilt ba a-lae-e:e ettw I... Ika at:''ereal ' af -.a.f". will , i-ta.l k ruse.cf an' no wa aroun4 tie ba!4 " 'a ! sa-'oaat f! i le ooftidor I la e e ui4in will ka a toM.twl.ja tor-e eoeta Iflnmlai l- ao roe I Portland's Auditorium to be Modern and Attractive Structure 4 M attractive aal e.aansioae Aad A IItiix f-r tkoatrw ela. eeerta -fcjV suiti.ae asj) aor-aaeeet I l it. talk of "e yar. la la ba tM. a roa.iey i Part!aa4 befere ts a-l af III. Wsrk att piaae bare booa ..mp.-(-4. !! ka-a Iavit4 and ! i'l (' ibciI sl-tofta la bare Iba S-aiUinat ready for aroeoatetlaa la Ika akix bofore t&e aa4 af tka tsar fartiaaal a AaJite'tves " l ba pat loraoat after eu--eerl s'.rwataree Is fkr rttiee. .!. sbmbs foatsraa Ikal kara ! fatal la Ika aaaceaa la ansae p;B.e anl tnarsrating atkora wkftk fceve kaaa ir4 aaF'afactary Us taiaaise ivaaaf.iatwa la lia priatpei sitioo tko coiairt was Va4a bofara tso I rt!aal bias wore f ff-ATL aiirklxaaxa af ia aod ars--tl- aki. tr ef latortor B' t k ift si-Ik ln fsaluras "t tka l.Um Tka w.l ko a 9i' a. rokortluno4 B.i4 fcBrra-iBioiaa. Ta ltortor w.: ba ar ra4 fr lo bauaine ef tarse tkoat- riaa.1 yral tkoaa. sm.or i.iatr.-'Ai. tnrtstrs tn rr sn tio rein k mm. t. I . i:i I I MI It I s ti4 : ia 1 tut lie e i' 1 I li mi nf I a Inrsai maw a-ootina. looteroa. oai aa- lafta aal li'l ale.'-a fr p-H t skews e-l tfca I Be. ana larso e--aenoM tao fraa aaaaoaas and IB urr" II a-l-fwl So i!f aa4 arall ruvia lor at t trig. Tka t-n.jr w.ll ba af (ray brtrk a4 s-ar l-ra rotta Irimmiasa It win t ;a if Jia f-i la bb4 i-i ft in k t wtk aa atiste a4i Bn t trvr.t rvaa 31 feat taa tn ra-al of l ba.' .n Tko ku.l-lina' will e ip to re. 4 V t l.Jaf Varit! blo-:a. po.aft-!4 It jUont Tkiri, Oar aa4 V.rn-t tlr.au Taa root ef Ika kai.4 to ;ll ko oo-ow&re aa-ai ti-t ). wrii.o t lran'afa arl a I;. p.pe or-r w..l ot aa tko ro ar tke B-.av ro . -4 from tko lo of I f hi . o- ta lata kaa'le kiatlarit-4 br ISO Vtftors la ItiL Tua aaa a r.or of Iba li:sif will I Constructed : 't I i ; 1 - : . :. . -v - rear U .'liill t- - 11-' : : ; r: : . ' . i ' a ; : .: V H " '! '!! -Hi! I- Mil Hi ;hi! Hi !i 'mi - FPU M : ; Wrxiiwt la laa f ! awaiaa f4 al ia Farlla4 affir ka aa4 tk.lr aaaa.ia la Bur lIH -erth at I'oaial aavinaa bond, wfeirk kaar I )! Br r.m loi.raal an ara Ir.a from all i9ktio. Ta ipiiciifi far Taa aarira"na iw v 4'iorlasa kaa a seating aapacltyl t . . . a U ;'"'-.. i , ' " - .. a ' " f iBMBWBB-aw-aBK-asaBVBK-BSSaaaaai H, -f saa'b Itaalif lalarsal la I4,boi lor iMnrii wor ukl Ikaa Ike il'al b t l af taa j .udi I. Iko kB4 af laatrarttoa to ba I laiabrJ tRBI I ioJi-i" :C,.i-i-X.,.j...- -- aarmaaBt tkoatrical . room will bo smaller rooms efvlded off d-wa lo tke orrkoatra j ky rmoabla psrtitlona Wbea ttiaea MAt9 mr ba a.aro4 a : partitians aro romoved and tha stage -or risoa wlia ia. f.oor f lt.S wltb Boat, tha Boating ra a two t0-r af lao m.a 1 pa.tty af ike Auditorium proper will ba flttad wltb Baira talao4 pit. iraor tka i a roojaovBble fi Of I VO llt J -j i :v: M trira aar Jul I. Il. HBouid coa ixraaa rvnovB ia raairlcilaaa aod make It a!er for dapoaltora to patroaise tka I'oaial Kaln ayiiam. a arjr laraa la rrtii would ba Bhown In Iho ratal MtHiii drpoatia. whlck In tha United t.irao.iourtbe of the world s work ia laaoatriat. toe t A once apparvnu Tba Ikousbt In mmj i alannina la eouraoa aur too irnni m ' -n v t i t ( i l u fzrspciine cf City JLudttoriuJn-. J'.ZiicA Will Caiuzzle: teI. . TJl VS YclU A,)vl - . . , . f , i , - i J ! iiii'imi ml' i"- -' ' -i ' .......,1 wtortii lull ioita raprcaant funds put In absolutely aft-knplDir for "a rainy day." Tha mrm deposit af tha 110 depositors of the Portland Postal farinas Bank Is about till, wblrh la only a little above tha averare dapoalt throuxhout tha rounlrr. The bank la open every dusi train workara. but to prepare young paopla for leadership In large Indus trial Venturas. The changed conditions In modern manufacturing that make It Impossible for the Individual boy to to Into "i" ' 1 "i 1 : ' - v r a 1 - o At be (it, counting tba tile seats la tbe gellery. Tha main floor will ba 10 by 11 feat In else. Tba nils entrance will ba en Third straot. On the Merket-sireet r , - ' --''I - "C""-v - - i-J"-n i'in i.ijii uh .in i --T;;r--"j x - f to I P. M.. and to receive Deposits from A. M. to I P. M. These convenient hours snd the central location, tosjether with tha quick service and absolute se crecy resjardlnK the accounts, make the Portland Poatal Savlnics Bank a popu lar depository for a (Treat many people. hop aa apprentice and work his way up as be learna the different processes make It Impracticable also for even the son of the .president of the com pany, who may wish to learn the en tire oroceaa. to learn It within tba , k". .i i . -: -(f- J 5 side wm oa aa assembly room 4S feet in width and 14 feet long, and en tne Clay-street side an assembly room 4 foot wide and M feet long. The stage will be 2 feet across and ;'!' Pi a. !' . it h I 1 r. I t 1 t 1 t i , : 1. I M- m a : i Kervlce whose rapid growth shows tha appreciation of its patrons ia tha farm-to-table movement which' was in augurated at the Portland office some months ago. By this cheap and convenient service farmers on rural routea can mail direct to city eon factory by donning overalls and start ing at the bottom. The differentiation of tasks in the modern factory makes this impracticable. The boy who ex pects to succeed bis father in tha ac tive management of a manufacturing .1 J - i T -L ' , .- i feet deep and will be elevated four feet above the main auditorium when the removable floor is not In place. Normally the main auditorium with out the side assembly rooms will seat and vegetables, smoked meats, butter, canned and preserved fruits to the mutual advantage of the producer and consumer. The Portland Postoffice de livers trail and parcel post daily ovr about 51 square miles of territory. To serve this large area and its popu lation regularly and systematically. 201 letter carriers are employed, of whom 1 are engaged in the collection of mail and Uie routing and delivery of parcel post. A total of 202 clerks are employed in handling the incoming and outgoing mails, the directory di vision, peneral division, registry., stamps, cashier's, postal ssvings and money order divisions and covering the schedule of business hours at the 10 classified stations. t perhaps is not generally known that the Portland Postoffice has one of the largest payrolls of any insti tution in the state. In addition to paying the salaries twice monthly of its 411 civil service employes, it now pays 170 railway mail clerks and all the rural carriers in the State of Ore-, gon, amounting to 233. These salaries, tosether with the rents for the classi fied stations and salaries to clerks at contract stations and other incidental expenses, made a total payroll of $92. 002.14 for the month of November, 1914, ot over 11,100.000 a year. Sorstlna Funds Larsje. The Portland Postoffice Is the deposi tory for the surplus postal funds of about 800 postof flees in Oregon and for the surplus money order funds of not only all the principal postof f ices in Ore gon, but also about 80 offices in the State of Washington. The surplus postal funds from other offices total about J500.UOO a year and the surplus money order funds exceed J4.000.JOO annually. The architect for tha new Portland Postoffice advises that the completed working plans were forwarded to the Department on December 7, so that in another 12 months the new Port land Postoffice. which- is greatly needed, shruld be well under way. The type of this building is a new depar ture in Postoffice construction. It will be six stories high and arranged to house all the departments of the F.rtoral Onvernment. which are now paying rent in tha City of Portland. This will effect a saving in rents to plant, can best prepare himself in a technical school. It is likewise true that the boy who expects to work his ....... ,. n a nnaltinn nf lenHershln on his merits stands an infinitely better chance of so doing if he learns business-methods and entire processes in a technical school. Modern educators are coming to realize more and more that one of the weaknesses of American schools In the pan has been that they have paid too little attention to applied science. It is a fact which he who runs may read, that the superiority of goods "made in Germany" or "made in France" is due to the application of scientific prin-. ciples In the making of useful articles. ' Technical schools have been a part of the public school system in Germany for several generations. Stndy Couraea Outlined. The changes in the course of study contemplated for the new school have not been positively decided upon. It Is probable that there will be a prepara- , tory course for students 14 years of age or over who have not completed , the grammar school. Half time in this . course will be in shop work, half in, academic subjects. The academic work... would include arithmetic. English, in- . dustrial history, geography and me-, chanical drawing. The trade courses will be as at present. A four-year technical course will be . offered which will differ from the trade courses in that it will give during the , first two years a general training in. the fundamental trades with special, emphasis on the underlying principles of applied science. This course would ( include architectural drawing, carpeu- . try. plumbing, electrical wiring. The academic work in this course would include, besides mathematics and English, civics and industrial his tory, science, timekeeping and cost ac- counting. 1660 persous and the gallery Z140. a : total of 3800, with much standing room ' left- A ticket lobby 1 by 7 feet in . size will be on the Third-street side ; and Inside that will be a lobby or jorrl- ' dor H by 160 feet in size. Above the main floor will be the ex- ' hibit places and small meeting rooms. -Here the Free Museum and the Oregon Historical Society will set up their ex- r hibits. On this floor will be one ex hibit or meeting place 22 by 100 feet; another 21 by 63 feet, another 32 by 44 feet and still another 16 by 61 feet. Pipe Organ ta Ba Feature. In the basement will be a permanent exhibit palace 164 by 138 feet in siza specially designed for exhibits of bulky materials. This floor as well as--the main auditorium .floor will have vehicular entrances. In the basement will be a large public comfort station for women and men. with entrances both to the street and inside the build ing. Around the proscenium arch will be. a pipe organ to cost about (20,000. It is planned to make this one of tha- PORTtAND PUBLIC LIBRARY'S BOOK CIRCULATION. 1305... 177,076 1010... 6S2.723 111... 787,772 1912... 1,036.8114 1912. J14. 1915. , .1,168,8:5 ,,1,21,603 . .1,385,964 largest organs in the country and to make concerts a big attraction of the place. On the stase will be complete fittlncs for all kinds of theatrical pro ductions. On the top of the pediment of the building will be a searchlight which., will be used for casting powerful raya about the city when there is somethiua happening at the auditorium. Architects for the structure are Freedlander & Seymour, of New York, who Tvere selected in an open com petition. Their Portland representa tives are Whltehouse & Fouilhoux, architects. In their work they have called in specialists to design special features of the building, such as heat- . ing, ventilating, acoustics and ar rangement of the theater part of the building. In addition J. A. Fouilhoux made a six weeks' tour of the United States visiting the various auditoriums and getting data for use locally.