The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-27


the newspapers to the forthcoming
meeting of the National Municipal
league, to be held the last three days
of this month in Cleveland, the con-
Germ of the future welfare of the
larger cities is growing.
This meeting will be the third of it's
kind held within two years At the
first conference held in Philadelphia,
the general features of the problem
were given consideration and NUM-
cipal conditions of the leading east
ern cities were described. This meet
ing was followed by the organization
of the National Municipal league
The second meeting was held in
Minneapolis, and western cities were
given attention and specific remedies,
such as proportional representation,
were discussed. Both of these meet
ings were influential in bringing to-
gether the prominent and active
workers in the cause of municipal re-
form, and the interchange of views
and experiences has proved to be of
value in the advancement of the
cause throughout the country.
a Former Salt Laker.
The third conference, in conjunction
with which the first annual meeting
of the National league will be held,
meets in Cleveland upon the invitation
of the Cleveland chamber of COM
merce and the civic federation. The
former is an active business organiza-
ton of nearly 1900 members. 1t has
headquarters in the Arcade, where
the sessions of the conference will be
held, but at an early date it expects
to begin the erection of building Of
it's own. The civic federation is a
new body which has been about a
year in forming. Hon. E. J. Blandin,
the author of the present charter I'M
der which the city is working, known
as the federal plan,' is the president.
The arrangements for the conference
have been placed in the hands of a
committee of seventy-two, with Hon.
e L. Holden as chairman and Prof.
NATION NJ. Curtis as secretary. Mr..
Holden is editor and proprietor of the
Plain Dealer, occupies position Of
influence and is a most devoted work.
er in the cause of municipal reform.
He co-operated with Judge Blandin
in giving to Cleveland its present
charter Among those associated with
him on the committee are Luther Al
len, president of the chamber of COM
merce; Hon. Robert T. Porter, editor
of the World; J. B. Morrow, OF the
Leader; H. A. Griffin, secretary of the
Ohio board of commerce; h A Gar
field, son of the late president; Post
master Hutchins, Rev. Hiram D. Hay
den. DID,, DR.. Charles f. Thwing,
Hon. E. ]. Blandin and Ryerson
Richie, secretary of the chamber OF
commerce.
Present Prospects.
The present prospects indicate tne
presence Of a large and representative
rathering. The programme as ar
ranged provides for the consideration
of the municipal condition OF about
thirteen cities, mostly of the second
cR,ss. This portion of the previous
programme has always proven of eX-
ceptional interest, and judging from
the prominence of this years speakers
the same will be true at this time. The
three Pacific coast cities, San FRANCES
co. Seattle and Portland, will be con-
sidered by Messrs. U. T. Milliken, Ed
ward o. Graves and Thomas NJ, Strong
respectively.
ExIMayor Platte Rogers will give an
account of the political condition OF
Denver.
Rev. George J. Powell, although a
CONGREGATIONAL pastor. finds time to be
the secretary of the Omaha Municipal
league. to contribute a large share to
the effort making to put the govern
ment on higher plane. Another min
lister who will serve with Mr.. Powell,
is Rev. Donald D. McLaurin, of De-
troit.
Salt Lake Not In 1t.
Mayor George W. Ochs, who will
read a paper on Chattanooga, Tenn,
is credited with reducing the city's run
ming expenses during his administra-
ton from $780,, IA per annum to 5000.
This, it is said, was accomplished with
out curtailing any legitimate expenses
or in any way Gripping the healthy
development of the city.
Among the other cities the municipal
situation which will be described are
Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Columbus,
Louisville, New Orleans, Jersey City,
Buffalo and Washington, D. C.
United Society of Christian Endeavor,
has prepared a report of what Endeavor-
ers have done in year or two OF bet
good city government will be considered
from the physicians standpoint by John
S. Billings, NJ. D., deputy surgeon gen.
eral U. s.. A, and professor OF hygiene
from women's standpoint BY Mrs. C. A.
Runkle of New York City. who is ac-
lively identified with the Civic League.
the successor of the Womans Municipal
league, that labored so earnestly for
Mayor Strong's election. Rev. Washing
ton GLADDEN., of Columbus. will discuss it
per on "Civic Religion DR.. GLADDEN.
has been among the foremost in preach
ing the gospel of civic regeneration, and
his numerous articles and books have
had an influence in bringing the present
general interest in the subject. The ses-
sion of conference will be presided over
by James C. Carter, who, although one
of the busiest of New York lawyers, finds
time both as president of the National
Municipal league and of the New York
City club, to contribute a share to the
cause of municipal reform.
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, until recently
United States civil service commissioner,
AMI now police commissioner in New