Arizona republican., 1914-03-20
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elected will exercise their best judgment, for the success of the administration for which they now responsible will depend in the greatest measure upon the ability and integrity of the man whom they will choose for city manager Care will doubtedly be taken to leave no suspicion of political or other improper influence behind the selection.
 To make plain the supreme importance and the great responsibility of this duty which now con fronts the new government, we can do no better than to quote MT Isaac F. Marcasson's account of the scenes and circumstances of the selection of city manager for Dayton Ohio
 The very personnel of the commssion-upstand- ing men who stood shoulder to shoulder amid flood and famine-typifes the spirit of the working democracy. Four self made merchants and the ffth printer, who still works at the case
 The way they went about their first and most important task-the selection of city manager shows their appreciation of high responsibility. Their initial choice Colonel George w. Goethals the master builder. They felt that he incarnated the idea of what a city builder should be When the news of the invitation to him became known, the country awoke to the seriousness and the sig nifcance of this bloodess municipal revolution.
 After Colonel Goethals declined the place the commission set systematically about filling it. They had indeed, lofty standard. On the theory that home rule did not necessarily mean home tal ent, they secured the country. The list of eigibes included chief engineers and superntendens of vail roads; men with military training and experience; managers of great corporatiOnS university preSi- dent (the White House the here); experts in budget making and budget saving mayors of proved worth and wide technical opportunity Expert administration in Dayton is be a condi- tion and a theory.
 was present when these eigibes appeared by invitation at the bar of the commission It event that might easily have happened in the board of great corporation. The commits sioners sat directors and to all intents, they quiZZing possibility for general manager When the commissioners entered the assembly room they left their politics, their business interests their personal prejudices and their religion outside. The amazing thing about the whole session that the word politics mentioned Instead the commissioners probed into their guests eXper ience grasp O civic affairs, methods of handling men and last, but least their vision of the city managers domain. So with all the rest of those who seemed to measure up this epoch making post Fitness the first consideration
 After many such meetings and months care fu combing of the field, the commission selected Henry H. Waite of Cincinnati take up the duties which will doubtless set mark in the con duct of the American city.
 Mir Waite is a trained engineer who has con- structed and operated railroads, developed coal fields, and had big part in the actual operation of a metropolitan community. "" He has built streets and sewers handled large groups men, and built up organization that is model. He knows building and he knows business.