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Show A COMPETENT BUSINESS MAN. W. AV. Patterson, Chief Inspeetor of the Denver District of the General PostotHce. The writer has known W. W. Patter-sou Patter-sou for a long lime, and is glad to bo ablo to speak of him as a gentleman possessed of a high order of business talent, combined with a polished manner man-ner and tact so valuable in business transactions and of such rare occurrence occur-rence as to make Ihem notable. When the national postoffice department selected Mr. Patterson for the very difficult position whic.i ho so ably lills a happy choice was hit upon, and Mr. Wanamaker, who is a business man of great success, is lo be congratulated congratu-lated upon the shrewdness he possesses in making clerical appointments that are apart from political considerations. Mr. Patterson was sent to Salt Lake to make a report upon the most suitable location offered for a postoffice, and the citizens may rest in confidence con-fidence that this duly will be discharged dis-charged with an eye single, lo the requirements of the city. Neither low bids nor outside influence will be able to swerve him from the lino he has marked out, and which will be hewn to with that unflinching lidelity that has marked his every business transaction since he came lo man's estate. Mr. Patterson went hence to Ogdcn, and from there he will go direct to Denver. Den-ver. He may also go to Washington in a short time. |