The daily morning oasis., 1920-05-13
EFFICIENCY | n
THE APPO|NTIvE
OFFICERS IN
KOCALES

A number OF times the Daily Her
add has made the allegations of in
efficiency in public office under the
present administration, and has as
serted that if the Sisk ticket is elect
ell there will be no political considera-
ton in appointed offices, but that
h'lerit and efficiency alone will gov
ain such appointments.
That is the old cry. We have
heard it before in Nogales.
But there will be found nowhere
any set Of appointive offices who
have made better showing than
the men holding bffice under the
present municipal administration of
Nogales. They are Frank E. Cole,
City Clerk; j. J. Lowe, Chief of
Police; Doctor Chenoweth, City Heal
tn Officer; Stanley w. Bryant City
Water and Sewer Department Super
intendent; Lou Roller, Street Super
intendent; S. R. Purdum, City Attor-
ney.
The City's books, accounts and re-
cords were never kept so well, so ac-
curately, so efficiently assnow. Mr.
Cole challenges inspection at any time
Any taxpayer can call and he will be
shown everything in detail, including
certificates of deposit in the First Ma
tional Bank and the Nogales National
Bank for $4,000. That looks like
square deal between banks.
The former ADMINISTRATION left mat
ters in such shape that people with
claims against the city had to accept
warrants that were discounted four
rer zen; by the banks. Either .be
tcwn or tie holder of the warrant mad
to suffer that loss. Since taking office
Mr.. Cole has paid off 100000 of
those warrants, and since the first of
January last every claim against the
city has been paid in cash. That If
itself amounts to several thousand
year saved.
Mr.. Co!e has taken into the dis
charge CT the duties Of his office
long and varied experience as an ac-
countant and auditor for large enter
prises, which all require the utmost
accuracy and system. Look at the
record: Through twelve years he was
IN the service of the Creston-C Colora-
&c Mining Company at Minas Prize
tas as auditor. He was also auditor
of the Torres & Prietas Railway 9th
er companies in Sonora which he has
served in like posts, and served them
all efficiently, are Mexican Anthra-
cite Company, Lucky Tiger Mining
Company, Llano Gold Mining Com
pany.
In 1895 Mr.. Cole was auditor for
the W. J. Dingee Water Company, at
Oakland, California, where he hand
led accounts of a water company
whose business ran up into the hun
dreds of thousands of dollars every
month. and the expert knowledge of
water service and accounting he ac-
quired there has been a valuable as
set Of the present efficient city adj.
ministration
From 1893 to 1895 Mr.. Cole was in
the auditing department of the Ce-
ralvo Mining & Milling Company in
the state of Nuevo Leon, Mexico and
with the American Smelling & Refin-
ing Company at Monterey in the same
state. Preceding the latter named
service he was with Cole & Martin,
heavy exporters at Saltillo, in the state
Of Coahuila, Mexico.
AS stated the city has enjoyed the
benefit of all Mr.. Coles long expert
ence as an expert accountant and aud
itor, the accounts and records of the
city have never been kept so we'll as
now, and everything is conducted in
the most efficient manner
The public are invited to inspect
the books and records, to see for them
selves, at any time.
Chief of Police J j Lowe ie-snoted