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Show 1 Published Every Saturday BY GOODWIN8 WEEKLY PUBLISHING CO INC. FRANK E. 8CHEF8KI, Editor and Manager j I SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: Including postage In the United States Canada and Mexico, $2.50 per year, IRiifer six months.., jBubscrlptlons to all foreign countries, within the Poetal n, C$.50 Pr Payments should be made by Choe Mons Ordsr or 'Registered Letter, payable to The Cltlson.i Add rose all communications to The Cltlasn. Entered ao seoond-claa- e matter, June 21, 1919, at the postofflo it Salt Lake Mareh 9 1S79. Act under of the City, Utah, m Phone Wasatch 5$09 S1 Ness Bldg. Salt Lake City, Utah L BURTON SPRINGS SURPRISE John F. Bowman officially became mayor of Salt Lake City sort of fight, we hope the commissioners will settle down to busit Tuesday noon, succeeding C. Clarence Neslen, retiring may-- ness and give the people results for the large sums in taxes colwho was defeated in the recent election, and Bowman was lected and expended. n presented with the waterworks as his official department. ? The first meeting of the commission proved a comedy as far the recent election was concerned, hut it may develop into a OUR MILK VICTORY That the pen is mightier than the sword has again been - Reviewing the election, we find that Commissioner Burton proven in a fight waged solely by The Citizen against the aladvertised himself as a street department man, while leged milk trust which, it is said, had planned many obstructions J tensively iyor Bowman promised the people that the city should he and laid many hazards for the ostensible purpose of crippling .aned of criminals and crooks and he would see to that part of the independent milk dealers. The association first took the inIn this order, many people voted for. Burton purely because dependents into court upon the pretext that the independents were delivering milk in bottles not belonging to them, or in other yC was to he put hack into streets ; and a great many people .for. Bowman because they thought he would he placed in words, the property of the association. Some of the little felblic safety, where he would be an ideal man. But the voters lows were notified that they must raise their prices to 11 cents ve teen sadly doublecrossed. At the commission meeting per quart, or they would be put out of business. igedy. , lesday, Commissioner Burton plainly showed his preference d nominated Pat Moran for streets. This came like a thun-rbo- lt out of a clear sky to the thousands of voters who ought Burton wanted streets himself. On the other hand, )wman wanted public safety or the financial department, which partments have all to do with the courts, but a combination of rnimissioners Burton, Fehr and Finch decided to make a ench digger out of the mayor and voted him into the water de-iflirtme- nt. These commissioners probably think that they have buried owman in the waterworks department, but they forget that the ayor, under the law, is the chairman of the commission and is .e real head of the city, with more to say than any other For that he is paid more salary and the people are oking to Bowman to do a good job. But why did Burton want the police department, when a few onths ago he wept alligator tears because he was forced .to the department? Were the many meetings and petitions reulated only as a camouflage, and had Burton his eye on the dice department all the time? Why his street advertising at com-ission- er. ie recent election? The voters were led to believe that Burton wanted streets id that Bowman would be given jurisdiction over the courts so lat he could do a good job of cleaning up the city of the crimi-a- l element. Surely the commissioners voting for Burton knew the puj)-- c wishes and voted contrary to public opinion. However, it iatters not because Bowman is going to be a real he mayor and ie people will be fully protected during his term of office. With Mayor Bowman taking the waterworks, there was no rther change in the commission, and all heads of departments Trill reman the same, excepting in the waterworks where Bow-la- n no doubt will make a few changes. While the first meeting of the commission started with a , The Citizen was the only paper that jumped into the fight and exposed the deal, and thereby not only protected the right of every man to do business as he saw fit, but the price of milk has also been lowered and the public has been duly protected against an excessive price of milk. We take the stand that any milk dealer has the constitutional right to sell milk at his own price. If the association wanted to raise the price of their milk, they were and are perfectly justified in doing so, but the association has no right to threat or dictate the price to another retailer or wholesaler in milk. Now the association members, or many of them, have publicly announced that they will again sell their milk for 10 cents, in fact are now selling it at the lower price. It is a victory for The Citizen, as well as a victory for the people. We are pleased to be able to do this service for the people. Only justice in business can make a progressive community. We stand for all, providing justice is their aim. AUDIT CITY RECORDS Do we need an audit in the city? In the county audit, many discrepancies have been uncov- ered. Then let s have one in the city. In the years from 1912, the beginning of our present commission form of government, this city has collected in taxes the huge sum of $22,957,775.22, according to the city auditors reports. During this time, the city has spent of this large sum only $11,854,691.68, which sum also contains several large, and special bond issues. Up to the year 1920, there has always been a balance in the treasury and there was no need for issuing anticipation notes. Selecting the year 1913, the records show that $864,275.91 |