Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-06-07 | Page 4 | A Valuable by-Product

A Valuable By Product 1 A PRODUCT BY-PRODUCT of city planning to which at attention attention at- at A 1 had not been called before was spoken of by Frederick A. A Delano of the na national national national na- na resources board at the meeting of city eity p planning anning experts in Cincinnati last week It is is worth thinking about City planning he s said id is striking a mortal blow at t. t the political corruption which makes city government so expensive and inefficient It tends to break up heavily concentrated blocs Q of population which are the chief reliance of the political boss It makes it difficult for him to Io deliver the vote of this group and that clique The result of elections then is to produce produce produce pro pro- duce a city government more responsive to the will of the p people ople and less in the power of rings and machines es The report of Mr Delano's speech did not say Eay whether he was merely voicing a theory or orif if it he ne had concrete e examples amples to present to the gathering Nevertheless these are hopeful words If city planning can work such wonders we need a lot more of it H. It is however reflection on anew new upon city voters It seems strange that we should have to resort to this form of physical force to move the population about in a sort pf f chess chesl game Even if this offshoot of city planning planning planning plan plan- ning is as good in this respect as the speaker said laid it is only a substitute for civic consciousness conscious conscious- ness that would achieve the same result in a amore more ore wholesome way ay S Indifference and interest self are at the bottom bot bat tom torn of most of the evils in municipal govern govern- lent ment The people of any city get the kind of of government to which they are entitled If the electorate is alert critical of candidates and discriminating dis dis- criminating at t the e polls it will get officeholders Who will be responsive to the desires of the people and who will deliver efficient and economical eco eco- government If the electorate is lazy tf it t must take a e th the kind kid of government the machine ma ma- chine hine provides