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Arizona republican., 1913-01-16

save to the theory of popular rule"
 It is not a method except as to: cleo tiOn. recall, legislation.
 It is not the commission plan that eliminates the party boss, but the di- rect primary plan. and even this plan does not invariably do so.
 It is not a city program except that it aims at better government.
 It is not a short cut to good gov ernment, but it is an aid to better gov ernment.
 It is not cure-all for municipal ills
 It has rot produced a new type of of flee holders to the extent often assert ed, though it has improved service rendered by the old type. It is not incompatible with the ad- mixture of politics and city business, though generally it eliminates party politics. It does not mean collusion and cor ruption are impossible because combi- nations can be made by three or four i men as readily as by ten or fifteen. It does not prevent sectiOna'ism in improvements because the work of inn provement is not yet based on city plans, though it largely obvates sec tiOral log rolling" Again quoting from the same source: The welfare program of an eff i ciently governed city includes for all citizens such simple prerogatives of citizenship as: | Personal and community healthful- [ ness.
 Equitable taxation for community benefits Purposive education. Protection from exploitation by tradesmen. landlords and employers. Prevention of injury to persons or property.
 Adequate housing at reasonable rents.
 Clean, well-paved we'll lighted streets. Efficient and adequate public utility 1 service l Abundant provision for recreation. 1 Prevention of Restitution caused by 1 death, sicknes, unemployment or | other misfortune. l Publicity of facts regarding gov | CT l'IIl61iI . pi OSI diIi, HtCtS anu IcSuII5 Clearly these are not beyond the reach of twentieth century municipal action. In surveying cities the following
 score card is used by the municipal
 research bureau
 Each item is scored on 100 per cent
 basis-55O0 perfect
 Streets: Adequacy for business
 traffic. cleanliness. repair. pavement
 oiled, sprnkled, well lighted, stree 1 signs. Total perfect. 800. Parking and Parks: Number Q parks, appearance of par ks, tree'
 along curb, location of parks anC
 convenences, boulevard system. TOta
 perfect. 500.
 l Appearance of city: Smoke
 hillboaPds, advertising, under groun
Arizona republican., 1913-01-16

have been drawn up and printed will state that we have submitted a com plete system for the city assessor and tax collector, street commissioned, city commissary, market master, city sealer and city purchasing agent.
 We have also devised d uniform claim bank, pay rool forms and pay roll acknowledgement forms for the city engineer and for the police depart ment. There remains 10 be finished a complte system for the watr dpartmnt, city recorder and city treasurer, and a few minor forms and reports.
 There are few matters to which we desire to call your attention; and for your consideration. Purchasing power should be centralized and should apply to all of the functional activities of the city. There can be no question as to it's economy but its efficiency demands the standardization of that power in one officer you are not obtaining the de- sired results by dividing that power.
 central store should be established with a storekeeper in charge acting under the supervision of the purchasing agent and under the inspection of the city's auditor or comptroller, which at present devOlves upon the city recOr- der. From an accounting stand point the system is wrong An auditor should rot also be the purchasing agent.
 The city recorder with the citys in terest and welfare at heart has allowed your honorable body to overload him withut a sufficient office force to carry on the work. It has devolved upon him to act as clerk of the council, city recorder, city magistrate, city purchasing agent, city auditor and comptroller and city magistrate
 The installation of an accounting system will demand an additional out lay and a segregation of the various functional activities of government The accounting system will not pro- duce efficient and economical govern ment. but economical government is impossible without an efficient ac- counting system whereby control may be exercised over the citY's finances.
 The city treasurer should be an ac- tive and salaried official. The city treasurer should collect the taxes and other items of municipal revenue.
 This should not devolve upon the 1 assessor The assessor in addition to his duties as assessor hOuld be city license inspector and delinquent tax ] collector. You will not on the delin- quert tax list over $3OOOOO made up oi personal taxes, also over $6O0O00 due | in licenses, which would materially hell the city if in the treasury at the pres 1 ent time.
 | By process of evolution the city's l business must be handled as private | business.
 | We do not mean to be critical fol
 the same condition prevails throughout l the whole United States in it's national 1 state and municipal forms of govern ment. We merely refer to this as ther, will undoubtdly be another charter
 submitted for ratification, and unles!
Arizona republican., 1913-01-16
Cities Surveyed.

II IS stated that up to July 1912 ap-
 prOximately 206 cities had adopted the commission plan. For your infOrma-
 tion we desire to quote from MT. Brue-
 res book the summary of conclusions 2s to what commission government is and is not
 Tt is farm of organization and a device for popular control of officials and some official acts
 It is an experiment, but a rational, not a revolutionary one. It provides for board government instead of
 checks and balances Usually it provides for direct pri- maries and non-partisan elections, and { increasingly adds direct legislation and the recall to the board plan. It is simpler. less pretentious. less ceremonius method of organizing a municipality
 It is forward step in municipal gov
 ernment, but one that may prove dis appointing unless other forward steps are taken to insure adequate and eco- nOmical administration and the prose cution of social program. It makes it possible for heads of de- partments to keep in touch with the
 actual work of government, when they are better paid and Supposedly on
 full time
 I It makes possible better judgment or matters of public policy because four or five heads have a chance to think
 regarding them instead of one or two ! It compels publicity of and afford: i opportunity for popular objection tC i all franchise grants 1 It leaves practically unaffected 5( | per cent of official acts. l cent of official acts On the Other Side. i It commits municipality to nothins
Arizona republican., 1913-01-16

an efficient instrument is devised we might as well retain our present form for the other will not produce ecOnOmi- cal government, but on the contrary cost considerably more to operate and maintain.
 We desire to make one recommends tiOn at this point and, that is, that the council provide our next bouy of free holders with copy of MT. Henry Bruere's new book on The New City Government" containing a report of the survey of ten commissioned gov ernment cities. MT. Bruere is a direc- tor of the bureau of municipal research New York City. The book may be ob tained from D. Appleton & So, Pub fishers, New York City, at a cost of $162 per copy.
Arizona republican., 1913-01-16

wires, overhead wires Total, perfect 4j0
 Persons in streets: Loitering on streets, disorderly persons boys out after nne o'clock, girls out after nine o'clock, newsboys and bootblaclls (age), demeanu. and bearing of po- iicemen. soliciting Total perfect. 6GG.
 Recreation: Character of theaters, character of moving pictures, pro ision and equipment for playgrounds, provision of indoor public .gymna- siums. public bathing facilities. num- Der of saloons. openness of bars. To- tai perfect. 600.
 Public buildings and offices: Chat acter of public buildings. general appearance and order, character of library, taD building, (reading room) Cc)bOOks as shown by catalogue, ar rangemert of city offices, order in city offices. characteI of art musemu Total perfect, 500.
 Character of public service: Char acter of hotel service, character of railroad service. sewage disposal. To- cation Of slaughter houses. location Of garbage dumps, water supply and Sovice. service, gas service, electric service, telephone service Total per feet 700.
 Railroads and trOllcys: Location and character of railroad depots To- cation of freight yards, railroad grade crossings, Charactd' of trolleys: ap- rearance and conduct of employees. fares, transfers. Total perfect. 700.
 Homes and factories: Adequacy of Workin8men's homes, character of their anvirons, location of factories, phct i94tqr of thpir pDyirOnC TOt1i
Arizona republican., 1913-01-16
Accountants Lee & Punk cit in Transmitting Re port on Audit of City Books Make Some St'ik- inc Recommendations
MODERN ACCOUNTING
 MODERN GOVERNMENT
Efficiency of Plan is Point ed Out and Cities Are Named Which Under the Commission Rule Have Increased Prosperity

In transmitting a report on the audit of the accounts of the city for d periou covering five years. Account ants Lee X Plunkett did not stop with a mere statement of the con dition of the books. the expenditures. and other routine data, but they took occasion to point out in striking man ner a few advantages that would ac- crue to Phoenix with relation to it's accountings. with the adoption of proper commission form of govern ment While the teachings of com mission government have been pro- mulgated for months and even years in this city and while the citizens generally favor the adoption of such method of handling the admins trative affairs, it is not likely that better presentation of the workings of that form of government has ever been brought out than through the medium of the Lee X Plunkett report.
 In presenting their views. the ac- cOuntants make use of the argument that modern accounting will not be successful until modern government IS adopted The entire letter transmit ting the report is one that should in terest every public spirited citizen. It is presented herewith in full:
 Phoenix, Arizona, January 13, 1913. To the Honorable. The Mayor and The
 Common Council of the City of Phoe-
 nix,
 Phoenix, Arizona
 Gentlemen:
 In transmitting our final report upon the audit of the accounts Of the city of Phoenix. we desire to thank the honorable mayor and cOuncli for their patience in awaiting the completion of this report We sincerely ask your pardon and regret that circumstances made earlier delivery impossible The writer takes this blame upon himself and desires to assure your honorable body that not the slightest disrespect was intended and that l have done ev- erything in my power to appellate matters
 We desire to thank the city officers and their assistants for their most courteous treatment of our accountants and for their willing aid and assistance in carrying out such great task.
 Under the terms of our contract we are 10 devise an up to date accounting system for the use of the city
 A part of this has been completed and in operation. Without going into details of the numerous forms which
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ed and the reason therefor. After
 arranging these details in uniform
 classifications of expenditure under
 the functional activities of government
 and approving same the proposed
 budget should be published for pub lie consideration and finally made the basis Of appropriations and the tax levy. There is one pOirt however to be watched and that is if you make a levy to meet the burget fig ule only there will be a deficit at the
 end of the year on account Of delin- Quent and unpaid taxes and licenses. Tn manv cities ths item amounts to from 10 per cent to r De cent. hence if 600000 is required to run tho 1 city and F per cent of the levy le exempt erroneous or uncollectable, il will be necessary to divide the re- | Guirement of SIC. .0OO.00 by SS which would make the levy $200. .O00.0Q | To erable the city to tide itself over pending collections of taxes or i revenue there should be a means D O. 1 Vided for securing tempor2'E tax l loans. This would eliminate the in ! terest bearing warrant which has i been more or less an annoyance to i our banks and merchants and ospc- ! cially the city depOsitary. f0 it has i devolved to carry large amounts to 1 accommodate city employees and our l merchants.
 l By the adoption of some method I of this kind city funds could pro i duce per cent per annum on aver 1 age daily balances which would
 doubtless offset the interest payment
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perfect, 100
 To assist the bureau in making their survey a questionaire was pre- pared including 1900 questions Cues tons were framed to elicit the answers showing:
 G) Progressive measures and for ward steps resulting f-om the adop tion of the commission plan
 @ Extent Of citizen cooperation with government
 t3) Administrative practices in force indicative of efficient administration.
 Without giving thte subject much thought one would think the ten dency of the efficiency movement is toward socialism but when it comes to civic betterment we should be so- cialistic but not ttoo closely approach the danger line
 There Is one other very important matte to which we desire to refer only briefly as we have already encrOached upon your time at great length, and that is, the annual budget In the operation of the ac- counting system which we will con- struct it will be necessary for the council to make appropriations and authorizations to incur liabilities on behalf Of the city in administering operating and maintaining the gov e.nment. In order that the estimated requirements nay be intelligently ar rived at it will be necessary for the mayor to call upon th eheads of de partments to submit statement showing rast years costs and rev cnues in detail and the same data estimated for the coming fiscal year, also show in detail any outlay need
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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-05-15
PRODUCTION or GOLD METAL
Total Amounted to s4e5, ooo, 900 In
1912. or s5,5oo,ooo Greater
Than in 1911.

The worlds production of gold dur
ing 1912 was s5,50O,o00 greater than
in 1911, the total having been $685.
900 600.
Gold production in the United States
amounted to 91.6s5.169. compared
with $96,S90, 900 in 1911. California led
with s1e.98S,486; Colorado was second
with s1S.791,7t0; Alaska third with
$17,39S,946 Nevada fourth with st3,-
331,6S0, and South Dakota fifth with
$7,795, $50.
OF the world production the Trans
vaal and Rhodesia made a gain OF
about $20,o00,0o0 and Canada gained
nearly 100000 The United States,
Mexico and Australia lost about $780,
100000, and in the rest of the world
the production was about what it
was last year. Since 1908, when the
production of gold in the world was
s442,475.O0o, the annual increase has
been comparatively small.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-05-15
1.-THE CLIMATE OF
WESTERN CANADA"
AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN CAN.
ADA's IMMIGRATION.

A letter dated February Q, 1918, pub
lished in Peoples Voice" column in
Swedish paper, while dealing with
other conditions in Canada, such as
grain yield, social conditions, etc,
says; I'VE have had fine weather I'M
til New Years, when some snow fell
and il was cold for a few days, but
during the past few days we have
lovely weather again." The writer,
who lives near Davidson, Sask., says
they got from 80 to 35 bushels of wheat
per acre, 60 bushels of oats and about
20 bushels of fax. All homesteads are
taken in the vicinity. but wild land
can be bought at reasonable figures.
Word from Alberta gives the infor-
nation that up to the 22nd of February
there we're eighty-four and q quarter
hours of bright sunshine, but that did
not come up to the corresponding
month Of 1912. when the meteorolog-
ical department registered 100 hours
for the 20 days.
February was exceptionally fine all
through, but 1912 went one better, and
was a glorious month. However talk
ing the weather generally throughout
the northern hemisphere. February has
been marked by serious and severe
disturbances resulting In heavy storms,
bad weather and low temperatures in
many other parts.
The coolest temperature this week
occurred on Tuesday morning, when
the thermometer registered 23.5 below,
and the coolest Wednesday was II be-
low During the last fortnight of
February and 81 hours of bright sun
shine spread its glorious rays over
Edmonton, and this out Of possible
total of about ten hours is something
TO talk about. -Advertisement
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-05-15
SOME ODDITIES IN CLOTHES
Wearing Apparel Now Made From
Stone, Iron, Glass and Paper
Cheaper Than Cloth.

Clothes without shearing the sheep
or plucking the cotton plant are ready
for as Whenever we get ready for
them.
Stone. iron, glass and paper supply
the materials. soft and pliable as
woolens, cottons and silks, some of
them washable by putting them in the
fire, some of them unwearoutable and
others so cheap they may be thrown
away when soiled
Glass makes beautiful dress goods,
colors to please and sheen and sparkle
all their own. The Russians are manu-
featuring fabric aof "a filamentous
stone from the Siberian Mines" fiexi-
BILE as any product of the mills, prac-
ticagIy iadestructible. for which the
furnace is the laundry. Iron cloth is
in common use. that horsehair-looking
material used In stiffening coat collars.
Limestone wool is made in the cleo
trio furnace. Clothes of this material
cannot be damaged by fire or grease
and are as flexible as clothing made
OF Sleeps wool. An English manufac-
turer is making fabric of old ropes.
Japanese troops, during the war with
Russia. proved that paper clothes are
serviceable and warmer than those OF
cloth. English, French and German
manufacturers are turning out paper
dressing gowns and bothrobes. Even
gloves, which may he cleaned many
times, are made Of paper.
A writer in the Inventive Age,
Washington, tells all about these won
ders. Whether revolutions in wearing
apparel creating revolutions in indus
try will occur remains to be seen. But
the raw material Of such revolutions
is on the hooks.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-05-15
scissors for Memorial wreaths.

The police of Berlin applied the
censorship of the scissors to recent
demonstration at the cemetery where
are buried the socialists and anarch-
lists who fell in the revolution in Ber-
lin March 18, 1S48. Hundreds of visit
tors brought wreaths, the socialists red
and the anarchists black, to lay on the
graves. The police, with scissors.
stood at the entrance to the cemetery
Every wreath was submitted to them,
and the sentiments on the ribbons had
TO undergo the censorship OF the scis-
sors.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-05-15
SQUARE ATTACHMENT ON SAW
Combination Affair Makes Handy I'M
piernent for Drawing ikngies-
Also Carries Marker

Sometimes a man is IN need of a
steel square when he has nothing
available but hand saw, says the
Northwest Farmstead. A very simple
attachment to a hand saw will maize
it possible to use 1T for square also.
Drill a small hole in the saw, blade
close to the handle and insert ma
chine screw, b., with a lock nut, a, to
hold the piece of metal, c, that has
it's sides planed smooth. Attach this
metal piece, C, as shown in Fig. 2,
and place the saw on board with
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-05-15
USED IN PLACE OF RUBBER
Substitute Being Manufactured IN
Holland Said to BE Better
Than Genuine Article.

A report coming from Amsterdam
tells of factory established at Ymui-
den. at the mouth of the North sea
canal in Holland, to produce a sub
stitute for rubber 1t Is said that the
company operating the factory has
succeeded in producing substance
having the qualities OF rubber and
some special advantages over the gen
uine. While the process is, a secret.
the principal ingredient is said to be
fresh sea fish, which are brought to
Ymuiden in vast quantities by the
Dutch fishing fleets. According to re-
port, 15 TO 16 per cent. of natural
rubber is added to the fish, and the
result is substance as flexible and
elastic as rubber, but much cheaper
about as 1.25 to in price-compared
with real rubber. The low price OF
this produce will be caused partly by
the by-products which are possible,
for it is said that much albumen will
be made from the fish, and that half
of the factory is arranged for the
manufacture of fertilizers.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-05-15
Possibly Two conflaaratIons.

Papa, what is confiagration?
ut is a big fire, my SON.
And what do they call a little
fret"
There is no special name for lit
tie fire. oh, they sometimes call 1t
an incipient fire and--let's see-well,
IL is sometimes called an inconsidera-
bic fire. Why?"
well. see your coat-tail is on fire.
and was wondering whether it was
q confiagration or an incipient fire"
In few minutes the young man hsd
reason to think 1t was a confiagra-
ton.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-05-15

This very nifty blouse comes to us
from the near east. 1t is a modifica-
ton of the species of smock that
Is worn there. The front and back are
both plain, and the very slight full
ness is gathered at the lower edge and
drawn into band. 1t is said that this
new method of combining the edge OF
a blouse is an indication OF the ap-
proach OF an unnaturally low waist
line, but In its present form 1t is very
youthful and pretty. The neck of this
blouse is open, and a small collar and
revers mark the outline. The sleeves
may be full length or cut OFF at the ell
bow and finished there with turn
back cuff. Fable, taffetas, brocade,
silk, and wool eponge. cheviot. linen
and pique are all suitable for blouse
of this character.
The pattern (6196) is cut in sizes 81
to AZ inches bust measure. Medium
size requires 2&M yards Of SO inch
material.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
90 Pattern Department" of this paper.
Write name and address plainly and be-
sure to give size and number OF pattern.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-05-15

The Unit@a States annually pro-
duces lime valued at $14,0G0,O 900.
Aberdeen, Wash, is to have a pulp
and paper plant to cost s1,eeOy 600.
New England building contracts for
1912, to October %, total s159, 1929, GOO.
There were 63,e10,578 tons Of hard
coal mined in 1912 in the United
States.
Newark IN j. street railway will
build a 100000 terminal station
shortly.
American steel piling has been used
in the great irrigation works at Hind
la, near Bagdad.
Ten thousand new coke ovens are
to be built in Connellsviile, Pa, at a
cost of $20,00o,00O.
The latest piece Of automobile para
phemalia consists Of a combination
footstool and lunch basket.
Polishing with stone gives alligator
heather its beautiful gloss that neither
tapanning nor vanishing can initiate.
Chinese railroads are putting consid-
cradle tracts in young trees to furnish
their hines with ties and trestle TIM
Der
Coal hoses less heating value by ex.
posture to the air while stored than 1t
does by the breaking of the Jumps into
dust.
The salt deposits of the United
States are ample enough to supply the
nations demands for many years to
come.
Az inveRSor has given an umbrella
ribs flexible tips and claims they will
prevent an umbrella being blown in.
side out.
Mines of the United States last yeas
yielded $1,000 worth of diamonds. So
500 worth of emeralds and $215.3I3
worth Of ,sapphires.
London's new reinforced concrete
postoffice is expected to resist the ef.
fects of the atmosphere Of that city for
ten centuries.