Federal Government Service
In April, 1902, Colonel McClintock was appointed postmaster of Phoenix and for twelve years filled the position under three presidential appointments. When he became' incumbent the income of the office was twenty-eight thousand dollars annually. When he surrendered office to a democrat, October 1, 1914, the income had increased to one hundred and twenty thousand, showing something of the growth of the city. He had in stalled six rural routes and had been largely responsible in securing for Phoenix the new federal building, erected at a cost of one hundred and seventy thousand dollars.
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