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Show SALT LAKE'S POSTMASTER. What Mr. Bentou Says Regarding the Reported Re-ported Change. The rumor is current this morning that there is to be a change made in the postmastership in this city, prompted a Times reporter to call upon tho two gentlemen most deeply interested. Mr. I. A. Benton, the general ticket agent, was seen at his office at the corner of Main and Second South streets, aiitj, said: "All I know about the matter is what I havo seen in a morning paper. True, I did apply for tho position of postmaster of Salt Lake city some time ago; but I had no idea that any action would be or had been taken on my application, and I was considerably consid-erably surprised this morning when I read tho dispatch referred to. I did not expect that any change would be made in the Salt Lake office until Mr. Barratt's term had expired, nor did I ask that there should be, I simply asked that when a change did occur my claims should be considered," Mr. Barralt was called upon at the postoftice, where he w as found hard at work. "I know absolutely nothing about auy contemplated change," said Mr. Barralt, "nor have I been asked to resign, The dispatch published in a morning paper, however, does mo an injustice, inasmuch as it implies that it is Localise of mismanagement in the Salt Lake office for which 1 am held responsible. Not long ago The Times printed a column relating to this office, and, let me say, it was tho best article on the situation published. Tue Times therein states that Inspector Lawrence distinctly said that so far as tho management of the office was concerned con-cerned everything was in first class order, aud that there was not the least ground for complaint against me, Now, in the face of what Inspector Lawrence said to The Times in my presence, it seems strange thai a contrary report should have been made by him to the department, and I do not believe that be did such a thing. Mr. Lawrence is a gentleman not given to double dealing, deal-ing, and I am confident that he never made such a , report. Of course, I recognize the right of the department to ask for my resignation at any time, but up to this moment it has not done so." Should the rumor prove true, the postofliee department could not have selected a more thoroughly popular gentleman for postmaster than Mr. Bentou. He is genial, courteous and affable, and is a strictly business man. Of his antecedents the people of Salt Lake do not require to be informed. Irving A. Benton is a native of New Haven, Connecticut, and nineteen years ago he became connected with the railway rail-way service. He was appointed ticket agent of the Union Pacific at Ogden, April 28. 1881, which position he occupied occu-pied for four years with eminent ability. abil-ity. In May, 1883, he was transferred lo the Union ticket office in this city, and has held that position ever since. |
