Arizona republican., 1909-04-28

without a government lost it's pristine character. Instead of becoming a community Of department store em- plOyes it soon began to find favor with the wealthy and fashionable who sought homes on Long Island and to whom its aristocratic restrictions ap- pealed.
 In spite of the changes that have occurred in the character of the place, it still retains the Stewart imprint mo- tably in some Of its famous institutions and in the method by which its affairs are administered. The St. Paul's school for boys and the St Mary's school for girls were both founded and endowed by MT Stewards widow More famous still is the. great Garden City Cathedral. in which centers one of the strangest mysteries of modern times. In its crypt the body of Stew art was inferred and from it his re- mains were stolen more than thirty years ago by persons who demanded ransom from Mrs. Stewart for their return Whether the return was ever made is still a mystery. Some persons say that the body now lies in the Ca thedral; others. that it does not.
 As a part of the great estate which Stewart left, Garden City has been developed and operated solely through the medium of a manager. He at tends to everything and is responsible for everything. and whether he is a re- publican, democrat or socialist, nobody cares. With few exceptions the build ings in the town belong to this single estate. Occasionally a house or a uiece of land is sold, but the great majority of its residents are simply lessees.
 This condition of affairs is only an amplification of the relation between the landlord and the single tenant, but when the idea is applied to whole town it's operation becomes more in teresting. As a result persons who live in Garden City are relieved from many of the troubles which affect the resi- dents of other places. For instance, there are no taxes. The manager like wise. because of the fact that the ami mating spirit is cooperative and not political, is able to do much to make the place attractive. One of the finest hotels in the country, named after the town itself, is owned and leased under the supervision of the estate, and every attraction for outdoor and in door entertainment, including tennis courts, casino, and one of the best known of American golf courses have been made possible without extra ex- pense to residents through this anony- nous form of government
 There is no red tape in the ad- ministration of affairs in Garden City. If a residents front gate gets off it's hinges, or the kitchen plumbing goes wrong. he simply telephones the man ager. who has it attended to. The re- quests that come to the towns busi- ness office are many and varied. A few days ago a woman, whose pet kit ten had been chased into a tree by two strange dogs. telephoned the man. ager for assistance. Two employees with a ladder were immediately dis patched to her aid, the dogs were put to rout and the kitten rescued. An other case along the same line was that of a man who came home early one afternoon without his latch key and found no one in his house. He likewise telephoned the manager, who immediately sent help in the shape of a duplicate key. In fact. the first i'm pulse of the Garden City resident in the face of any household difficulty. from a smoky fireplace to colicky in fant is to telephone the manager to have it set right. The system is pa ternalistic but convenient.
 Every piece of machinery which takes the place of the ordinary polit- ical government in this remarkable town, which has no government at all, is in the hands of the manager. A carriage and automobile service run in connection with the hotel is entirely under his control, and as. a result the charges are far less than would be expected. There is no charge for sprinkling the streets. looking after the trees, or maintaining any of the at