Show I Federal Building Dedication Successful Successful Cedar City's City new federal building was officially d dedicated at services services' held at the building Saturday fore fore- tore tore-j noon The services were conducted by Walter K Oranger Granger with representatives I tives of governmental departments the city and chamber of commerce participating participating parti parti- in the program I Music for Cor the occasion was furnished by the Union Pacific Band from Cal Cal- I lente fente Nevada and the Cedar City Junior band under the direction of ot I Lorin F. F Wh Wheelwright The Caliente band made the trip to Cedar City for I the services upon the invitation of ot the chamber of ot commerce and its re response response re- re I re-I re and performance was greatly appreciated by Cedar City The principal address of the day was made by Scott M. M Matheson who represented Congressman Abe Mur- Mur dock The dedicatory prayer was offered of offered ot- ot by President Wm R. R Palmer Short talks were ere made by Wilson N. N Lunt President of ot the Chamber of ot Commerce J. J W. W Bergstrom Mayor tern pro E. E L. L Jackson in charge representing the postal departmental departmental depart depart- depart I mental W. W J. J Culbertson construction engineer representing the Treasury department cis Postmaster H. H H. H Lunt Invocation was by Bp F. F B. B Wood The speakers described Incidents that led to the construction of the building pointing out obstacles that had to be overcome and the efforts of ot citizens in securing the site and having it designated by the government as the place the new building Citizens instrumental in this work were name j jand and several of them were Introduced from the the stand The building was constructed at acost acost a acost cost of ot dollars The citizens of Ced Cedar r City were forced forced forc forc- ed to raise to assist in purchasIng purchasing purchasing ing the site in order to have the building building build build- ing located where it is rather than at some less desirous location This is Js isone isone one of ot the big accomplishments of ot a I public spirited population and the community was highly praised f for r it The Importance of ot the postal system system tem In the everyday life lite of ot all citizens was pointed out by the speakers and anda a history of this development and I many difficulties in serving the people were briefly told by inspector Jackson Mr Matheson recited a brief history of cedar City's The first postoffice was established at the Old OldFort OldFort I Fort on May 3 3 1854 The growth of Df the postoffice was comparatively slow until 1922 when receipts leaped to annually and In 1929 reached A rural free tree delivery was vas established in do 1926 1928 and a free city delivery ery in 1929 The c Cedar dar City office handles five star routes and serves 29 other other In southern Utah and I northern Arizona The once office force torce in includes includes includes in- in the postmaster three regular clerks a substitute clerk a rural carler carder carler car- car I ler der two city carriers and a parcel post carrier It n Is one of a comparatively comparatively comparatively few second class offices in Utah |