Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-02-17 | Page 27 | Too Much Politics in City, Bettilyon Says

TOO MUCH POLITICS IN CITY BETTILYON SAYS Greater frankness and a firmer and moro more open stand on matters of or public policy are needed by our city and county government In the opinion of oC V V. V A. A president of ot Home Builders company Mr arl regards the tho present administrations of ot both the city and count county governments fi ns as strong and capable but ho he finds a certain degree of or confusion and Inefficiency due duo to a lack Jack of operation co-operation amon among the heads of oC the vat various lous departments depart depart- ments menta Efficiency Is the keynote of ot success In every business including the business busi bust nose ness of managing a Q elt city or county count said Mr And efficiency cannot be secured without proper teamwork teamwork teamwork team team- work among the various officials There is too strong a a. tendency for tor forthe forthe the tho heads of ot departments to promote the welfare of ot their own divisions without consideration for tor the rest of or ortho tho the departments It la is cas easy to see soc of ot course cours that political advantage is frequently fre- fre fre tra- frequently tho the underlying motive In such sucha a a. policy and It Is of or decided disadvantage disadvantage an tage to tho the municipality which these men are employed d to serve Another Aoth r quality that would assist materially material in promoting efficiency would be bo a greater creater frankness s In n expressing ex expressing expressing ex- ex pressing honest convictions regarding matters of or public welfare There are plenty of or ablo men In our municipal government CI but trIO too many of ot them guided ed b by a desire to protect them them- selves salves politically do not come out boldly and advocate measures whip h the they know aro progressive c and beneficial ben ben- to the community In In m my opinion this is a 1 mistake both from tram their own point of or view and md from tho the publics Political history demonstrates that the man who comes out boldly as the champion of or the tho peoples people's peoples people's peo peo- ples rights and as an earnest worker In their theil behalf Is the man who ultimately ultimately ultimately ulti ulti- gains the greater favor Or a with I Ithe the American people Regard for those principles would result not only in a moro moro more efficient administration of oC public affairs but a 1 amore amoro moro more economical one Hearty Hearly cooperation cooperation op co oration between officials with an eyo o solely to the tho interest of ot the public public would r result fult in an elimination of un unnecessary unnecessary un- un necessary and a 3 radical saving saving sav sav- ing in In tho the expenditure of ot fUn funds s f MAIE In A 4 NOTE OrE It If yos wake an on In New Years Year's morn An And recall the date Should you want to write It out Spell SpoIl It with an eight