Show Manti Scheduled For New Post Office A n new w Post Office Building is isn in n store for Manti ManU according to the Post Office Department and authorization has been given to secure a site on which to erect the building While the Post Office has a alease alease lease ease on their present building running to 1962 it is still interesting interesting interesting inter inter- esting to see the authorization for the purchase of land The question of a new Post Office or ora ora ora a new Federal Building capable of housing the Post Office and anel andall andall all government offices has been tossed around considerably in the past few years The new Post Office still ap appears appears appears ap- ap pears to be a bit of a political football with conflicting reports as to which party is doing the promoting as the following communications com com- ns ms indicate The first is isa isa isa a letter received by Democratic Mayor E E. C. C Carlisle on August 1 and the second is a copy of a paid government-paid telegram r re received revived re- re e by this newspaper from Republican Senator Wallace F F. Bennett Dennett on August 5 5 Letter to 0 Mayor Carlisle July 30 1958 Honorable E. E C C. Carlisle Mayor of Manti ManU City J Manti Utah Dear Mr Carlisle Your letter of July 11 1958 addressed to the Postmaster General General General Gen Gen- eral has been referred r erred to me for further reply as indicated in reply of the Assistant Postmaster General under date of July 23 1958 An investigation as to our needs for improved postal space was recently made-in made Manti Our Real Estate Division has been instructed instruct instruct- ed to secure a site of suitable dimensions and invite proposals for construction of a new build buIld- ing t I Due to the great interest in securing improved postal facilities facilities ties tes throughout this Region it may be some time before all sites can be procured and contracts signed You may rest assured that bids for a new building at Manti to house the post office will be invited at the earliest practicable date Sincerely yours W W. D. D Brewer Regional Operations Dir Telegram From Bennett August 5 1958 R. R L. L Cox Editor Manti Messenger Manti Utah Wahington DC DC D.C. The Post Office Office Office Of Of- fice Department las has decided to build a new Post Office in Manti it was disclosed today by Sen Senator tor Wallace F. F Bennett Senator Bennett Bennett Bennett Ben Ben- nett was informed of the decision in a letter from W. W D. D Brewer ver Regional Operations Director of the Post Office in Denver Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Bennett had written Mr Brewer urging a survey of Post PostOffice PostOffice Office needs in ManU Manti In his letter Mr Brewer said An investigation was conducted at Manti on July 15 1958 and a recommendation f for o r improved postal facilities was made I have instructed our real estate division to produce a suitable site and invite proposals to construct a anew anew anew new building to house the Post Office He said that the present program program program pro pro- gram of the Postmaster General to provide improved quarters has has' resulted in the assignment of many cases to the real estate offices and that some time wilbe will wil willbe willbe be required to construct a and n d equip all buildings n now o w under construction Senator Bennett said the new building at ManU Manti is part of a major o 0 overall v e era r a II 11 improvement of postal facilities which will be the most important in the Post Office Department in many years Ed Bliss Press Secretary to Senator BennettO Bennett Bennetto O |