The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-08

management Of municipal corpora
tiens Is one OF the most complex lines
:nf business mana es4tnanF Knewh itto
Inan:sit isimpossible for a mali With
cut a peculiar line OF experiepce ana
one who viii give an aiiiimited
iIaHiount Of thought and STUDS tsoi sdcI
cessfully handle the many dfffereat
lines OF business. Conaci linen Sait
mot do ii during the time h sS gtebe
lsto city affairs ;rhe head III - 5epap "
Ianent degoting all hiss ensrg gfat ward
Z e the success of the department does
mt see wheresh she can iFnRHaYs the. ef-
ssficiency Of the eity's business bglia
combination with the man at The head
tscf some other departfn nent, j, ans oxen
ST he does see a chance 10 aIlDrO6e
things by such colsibinat tion, On some
inHtances, $he has trouble TO make slse
.iother department manager B. .ssEe
through the same glasses. For tleSe
s,easnns, 70 eas neshing as s.s.;
onSies, we have Ra.s lack &of the Eilar-
mony ntcEssafy for the nest results,
The trained city sans.eas-s :s.sii Az
thority being equally. interested In all
the city departments. is the only man
WHO can bring haruiony out OF con-
ffiiet and order out of chaos. "a, .;s
sTi;efe are some advocates OF the
commission form where ethe commits
siolers divide the work, each taking
the management of soine tiepaktni5nt.
II there is success In that fortn9sof
government In SnlaIl cities, / think it
can only hesa matter OF luck. z, Hots
can voters aeleute In en, three Tor ifoStf.
who have knowledge OF tie i5faSclies
tof goysTliIne INT they are 1. .appcsed to
1 manager gain. the salaries tleess,
ssary To- Day s4hree sef four .Conaoete6t
! men ts hibitory In a. small city. !. no
man can sueEessfn ly iInana9e any
ybfane ehs and be unable to do jisti 10
LottIer branches; when lie ineess with
! the other eainsni isinnesa en- the gesaTsl
business 0f The city, Iinagins 81 3JIres.
|speFseet depaF aFtfnental heads, ali 8tof
yhoa srs cDiiiiiiissiun meeting and
trying to be unbiased i'd the diVjsI0fl
of the tax d1plicnfe. Show mo b eositl
department Head, viii show sSiSii 4.
bad commss ssioner. The only D0Esihie q
connecting link between the feessia-
tive and the operative branches sfs the
hired n7ansgeF The conimisss Ia
tho dlrector: he is Iiie sans man yt,i,
ind III tue Stan6arE Oil company ftI.a
railroad, the baak, the local ice conf
I:anys orsiil any other corporations He
is the keen buSihess man who does
not pretend to Interfere with5ta a, s
Grating maell ellInerS, but who knows
When the man at the helm (tiia faan-
agerl ts delivering tse goods.
lt has been argued that 1aen eilits
able fc. tnpHa gers of cities ere l.SIrts
10 hnds Ene5 hecasise there mas beer
email ueniaEd Tor such an artie eis:: hut
= am sure that they win deeesop q s
rapidly aa the demand SO this IS mere
{ " g ghost trOiibl ~ The real ssoaEiS
the bHsinesB man sgema nt az
small cities IS the fact that ifl zssiaIl
cnysiilsulities each cittzen knows Iinfc
= ont u ttf7hnf nusfuegy tiian ~
does about himself aud such Faiifsl-
I tarifs nlakes men ceWarCiiy ~ hon IL
o1les 70 tlolfle The q ti6fy. if such Il ~
shoald oifeaC tlissie neigiib0r. ne
ilired mars ( fIiftre In life "a ,lsz
pendent upon his fearlass tliscslarE 4. of
! MS q auties. ne lIlaY be TURNED dawn
his duties. 2e may 30 suTined deafis
and cruahed temp crariiys but the i5nsis
ness men Of this country are Leaking
fav0F O. the hired enipl0ye. Flfat, tlie
co5ninisslo aers, three Sc iiife, With
nnfnipal eaiEEy Slk 4 beard oi 4 ifpcfs
ioTs, cue whom rs ssieStei 81 ssiiis
comnA ssio3t te be president az the
body aud kor all legal purposes 10 1c-
cupy the position of nnayors 'fhe
comm liss Ion 70 hire g JiianaEer BllD
i Il