Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-30

New York. Covering 300 square miles and
spending annually SSOO,OOO 900, the work is so
vast that the administration itself or the
various units of it, is unable to compre-
bend the extent.
80 our first work was to study the ex-
listing situation. Constructive
tions came later and because OF our init
mate knowledge of the particulars of any
situation. the men in charge of departments
have generally received the suggestion with
good will and embodied them in their own
reports. incidentally to our research, but
only incidental, wrong conditions have been
found to exist and a number OF heads have
since been Topped off. Our purpose was
not however to uncover graft. but TO find
the reasons why graft is possible.
"Other communities have since frequently
asked the aid OF the bureau and we have
had to face the problem of extening this
without weakening our local work. This is
now being successfully done in some meas
ure and will undoubtedly be farther prose
cuted."
Voices from Old Dixie.
'~savannah's problems are much the
same as those Of other American cities
declared Alderman NJ. ]. Kavanaugh. who,
with Mayor r.. J. Davant, represents the
Georgia seaport. Mr.. Kavanaugh said that
the city has worked with notable success
TO improve its traffic facilities. the mu-
nicipality joining with civic organizations
effectively for the purpose. "Our shipping
is growing at a wonderful rate" said he,
land more and more cotton is being
shipped to Europe from Savannah every.
year. 1t is now the first port In the
world for naval supplies"
I'VE are here to show that the League
of American Municipalities is not confined
to the United States,' said w. II. Evan
son of Winnipeg, Canada. Mr.. Evanson,
who is city comptroller of the Manitoba
metropolis, went on to say that Canadian
cities face the same troubles that those in
the states do; hence a common interest"
Like a. the other delegates to the conven-
ton, Mr.. Evanson was willing to go on
record as declaring that his home was
thriving and busting with new growth.
The first dele gate to register on the Off
cial scroll Tuesday morning was Jesse +.
Holdrldge, comptroller of the city of Mount
Vernon, N. Y. Secretary MacVicar asked
him to register first for the reason that
the scroll was opened last year by Mayor
Z. r. Brush of that city. Following Mr..
HoldIidge delegates from Newark, savan-
nah, Salt Lake City, Riverside, Cal: Win
nipeg, Duluth and other cities inscribed
their names.
Convention at Boyd hente
Wednesday mornings session of the con-
veiition will be held in Boyds theater,
which is being decorated with a profus'on
of bunting ami American flags. One flag
24X36 feet Eangs over the stage and the
S.ars and Stripes are ever thing visible.
The local committee tired to secure a Brit
ish flag to be used In the decorations, out
of res. ect to the Canadian del ga'es, but
one could not be secured.
The session Wednesday afternoon will be
held In the city hall, a matinee to be given
in the theater that afternoon. but both sas-
sions on Thursday and Friday viii be held
at h yd's.
No work was done by the leagve Tuesday,
TIE delegates being allowed 10 visit among
themselves and take in the sights Of the
city. All were given t!cke s to the re-
viewing stand and witnessed the daylight,
pargds in the afternoon. They have asa
been given tickets to the rev.ewinE stan
to see the electrical parade Wednesday
evening and they will be provided with
pa SEES to the Kings Highway and all the
caraival shows on the grounds.