The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-27
BUSINESS MEN ASK
INVESTIGATION INTO
EFFICIENCY SYSTEM
Enthusiastic Over Practical
Program Outlined BY Day
ton Bureau Head.
WANT BUREAU HERE
Mayor-Elect Robbins Believ-
es Organizations Work
Is Excellent. 44

Many OF Richmond's most sunstan-
tial business men who heard the ad-
dress OF DR.. l. d. Upson. director Of
the Dayton municipal bureau. at the !
Commercial club banquet Tuesday
night, are so enthusiastic over the
practical program he outlined for the
introduction OF the errcIency system
into the city government. which he
and his associates have already done
at Dayton. that u movement along
such lines in Richmond has already
begun TO take shape.
The project Of orgauizing a Rich
mond municipal bureau. to be financed
by local citizens. is already being Sc
riously considered. and IL has already
been determined 10 investigate thor
oughly the work OF the DAYTON bureau.
DIR. Frank d. Garland. a prominent
resident of Dayton and president OF
the municipal bureau OF that city. will
be invited TO come TO Richmond and
speak on the work which the Gem
City bureau has been able 10 accom-
plish during the fourteen months OF
instrumental in the work of reorgan-
izing the government of the city of
Dayton and placing IL on an efficiency
basis. and has been a most valuable
lieutenant TO DR.. Upson. the director
and expert Of the bureau
Can Be Done Here.
What has been done IN Dayton can
be done in Richmond" DR. Garland
told Charles Jordan. secretary of the
Richmond Commercial club. a few
days ago. And the business men of
Richmond, after hearing DR.. Upson's
address, are firmly convinced of the
truth of this statement
Thousands of dollars can be saved
in the administration OF the affairs of
our city government said Secretary
Jordan today, If the efficiency sys-
| tenn is established here. DR. Upson
has convinced me that such a system
can be placed in operation in Rich
mond through the public spirited co.
operation OF our citizens, even though
Richmond continues to be governed
/ under the present federal system. We
\ have a chance now to assist the new
city administration in a most practi-
cal manner. and the movemen: must
not be permitted to lag"
Mr.. Jordan says that through the
| SSldDilSnHleHL Oh a municipal bureau
in this city the efforts or the Robbins
administration TO provide a better sys-
| tenn OF government would not be en-
! barrassed. and, as a matter of fact,
such a bureau would be of incalcul-
! able benefit TO the administration, for
| it would be able TO render the city
government expert advice in reorgan-
iZ'ng the various departments and in
carrying out the efficiency program
Robbins Also Convinced.
Mayor-elect Robbins is also con-
vinced of this fact. for he recently
visited the Dayton bureau and learned
frst hand of the excellent work that
organization has done for the city
of Dayton. and perceived what a valu-
able ally similar institution in this
city would be to him in carrying out
his pledges to give Richmond a bust
ness-like administration.
s. E Swayne. president OF the Com
mercial club. like Secretary Jordan.
is enthusiastic over the plan for pro-
viding a municipal bureau for Rich
mond. He said DR.. Upson's address
was a most remarkable one and a
Irevelation TO the big majority of the
citizens who heard him, and he ex-
ipressed the hope that the movement
now launched for a popular co-opera-
ton wit the new city administration
20 bring about needed reforms in the
city government of this city would
not be permitted TO lag.