Arizona republican., 1913-12-19

nix must be an exemplary person. | He must be human and at the same time cold anl hard. He must be the embodiment of all the attributes that make for full. rich blooded progress 1 iNenesS. Of these he must first have ! the ability and endurance to WORK. | 1 rom eight to eighteen hours per | day would be required of him during
 the first year. to mould the new de- ! partments of the city government
 A fine office with mahogany furni- 1 ture should be his second thought 1 TO frame his system. gather his 1 strings in one hand and superintend i with the other. should come before ! all thought of his appearance in the l limelight of the populace.
 | TO keep the city government out ! of politics the city manager should 1 be chosen from the ranks of those | who have been non partisan, and he l should be one whose principle has always been to cast his vote for the Letter man. He should be man who would respect all churches and ! creeds and at the same time keep 1 the city out of the hands of the so- called "milk-sops' who would put | away the reasonable requirements in the mnder forms of vices (which could possibly be known as semi Nices) without which no town can ] ever hope to become large and 1 Wcll-knoWn metropolis. He should be | q man who can consider himself amply compensated in the sum of five thousand dollars per year and have the manhood in him to look ANY man in the eye and say No" The equipment of the city man aeer should consist of a mercantile business training. a first class idea of department, a knowledge of men. the foresightedncss of q financier the physical endurance of an athlete, the accuracy of a mathematician. and a eeniality that will invite the ideas of
 all his colleagues
 i, Phoenix is bound to grow even without a manager. But a first class man at it's head can accelerate it's growth to an inestimable degree. and without the hardship on taxpayers that is experienced as We go blun- dcring along without q center of rule. Street paving. lighting. abating of nuisances and the like is routine and simple work. The ordinary business man can arrange payment for such simple necessary things. But to en- large the city. to extend the city 1 limits through the built-up zone. to arrange traffic. to give Phoenix the ring of city that will invite manu- featuring, wholesale, jobbng, ship ping and other large interests to come here. and combine all these with the artistic side of the city such at
 tractive parks. public entertainment Of all kinds and in fact mold a city beautiful. all these will evolute from
 the management of man who can formulate practical ideas and who will mould a happy community as well as prosperous city.
 What material have we on hand to select from? At first thought we be- lieVe this man does not exist in our midst. But let us go into the matter of selection little carefully. This man not only has to be selected. but he has to be developed. Many of you who may perchance be reading this may have all the qualifications to hold the position as city manager. Mental development is a wonderful
 thlng. Probably you lack self con fdence and perhaps not otherwise.
 It is safe to say that whoever tackles
 the job will experience some ner- vuusness at the start until he gets things under way.
 To my notice there are several competent local men who may be available at the present time. Five thousand a year is q good salary, but will it prove attractive for such a job? You will note I do not use
 the word "office'-the city manager