Show WHAT IS ECONOMY just to escape the payment of his good cash or tile the signing of a note it be economy for the tanner to 0 refuse to purchase modern machin cry ry and go back to the cradle and tile the lail flail tile the hand plow and the spade in n order that a business firm might add to its ban baal account and pile up a big surplus would it be economy to maintain a shop without expending large sums for furniture and fixtures just simply provide shelves for the goods or for that matter malce make no provision tor forr shelves but sell tile the goods direct from the packing boxes in order that a family might leave lave a little bank account against a rainy day would it be economy to refuse to put in the city water and electric lights because a creek hows flows by the premises prem isis alsos and kerosene is cheap Is a city practicing economy ahen lien it refuses to make necessary improvements upon the excuse that the funds are needed to add to tile the surplus or because those in trusted with the management of the cites affairs are determined to show allow a nice balance on the credit side wh n their term expires would the I 1 individual did be regarded as economical econom icil it if he refused to spend his money tor for decent clothing and wholesale food simply because that class of erf goods cost much more what Is economy anyhow we will venture a definition the securing 0 of f VALUE for the money expended and we further believe economy Is the science of providing those things which increase tn crease efficiency and make life more pleasant from a municipal standpoint all the writers upon civic improvement declare that it Is not economy for city governments to see how little money they can spend but how low much they can spend in providing municipal conveniences ces arid and there is no place in V the s whole cate category gory of city building for tile the saving or hoarding of money on the other hand every opportunity to ta increase the bonding power of the municipality la Is In instantly grasped find and some convenience is provided with tile the money thus obtained brigham city ran can very materially increase her revenues through bonding that she needs many improvements goes without saying and in order to be right in line with other progressive cities Brig brigham fiam city should take advantage ot of tills this bonding privilege and outline an ambitious plan tor far civic civi c improvement provo pro tant will completely rev things |