The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-12-30
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The Rock County Herald says Of the
removal Of Mr.: Bennett from the posi-.
tion Of Station Agent at this place: .. T.
I Tho removal OF w. Il. Bennett from
the position OF Station Agent at Worth
lngtoli, u post he has so long filled to
the entire. satisfaction Of everybody,
save = few bitter personal enemies III
the colony Of saints founded by the hero
OF the immortal 600, has created. a
management Of tile st. Paul and Sioux
City Railway that will find expression
III all appeal to :reinstate Mr.. Bennett.
The business transactions of Rock
County, Minnesota, and Minneliaha
County, Dakota, form no inconsjderable
item i'll the yearly receipts of the WOr-
thington office, and the people generally
and particularly business men who have
Mr. B., always finding him ut his post
Of duty and ever ready to accommodate
III every way consistent with his obi
cations to the railway company, see
nothing to commend iii the arbitrary
removal of Il capable and efficient pub
Tic servant, simplyto crafty the malice
OF a few bitter enemies. If the wishes
of nine-tentlls of those having business
with the St. Paul and Sioux City road
are regarded, the managers will at once
reinstate Mr.. Bennett in his old posi-
ton and keep him there to serve the
public, regardless Of the bowls Of a few
ravenous wolves who bark 1T his heels.
We always forgive our friends Croft,
Huntington, and others for any little
filings ut the colony of saints" Their
subscribers rather expect it of them,
and while they know and privately adj
init the superiority Of this community
i'll temperance, church and educational
matters, they throw Il tub to the whale
every once in a while by a fling at the
temperance colony. This amuses their
subscribers and don't hurt us any. So
much for that.
|. We copy this because it is a merited
tribute to Mr.. Benefits management
Of the station at this point. He has
been y very efficient agent and has, as q.
rule, given satisfaction. 1t is to him
that we owe our we'll arranged and
commodious depot, which was built
upon his plan and at his suggestion.
lie has kept one Of the neatest and most
orderly stations Oh the road, and has
had our fullest sympathy in all his de-
termi.ied. purpose to maintain order
and suppress rowdyism about the sta
ton. A good deal Of tile feeling against
him was no doubt due to the fact that
he did maintain order and thus Offend
ed the rowdy element.
The real cause Of Mr.. Benefits re-
moval is found in the fact that he EN-
gagged in the lumber business and III
wheat buying, whatever the occasion
and pretext Of the removal may have
been. No matter how fair all agent
may he III accommodating those who
are engaged in the same business in
which he engages outside Of the station,
circumstances will arise i'll which he
will seem to discriminate in his own
favor, and thus feeling willarise.
We have taken no part in the effort
to remove or to reinstate Mr.. Bennett,
and have refused to sign any petitions
relating to the matter Webelieve that
Mr.. b., with the growing lumber and
wheat business OH his hands, can dc
better without the agency, and we say
what we have said because it is due to
an efficient agent.