Show MORE FACTS ABOUT DES MAINES PLAN I II I Business Men of Iowa City Testify to Its I Success I MANY LETTERS RECEIVED Ii Declare They Hope Salt Lake I Will Get as Good a System I 1 I More 1010 Information Is la icing being received in Salt Lako almost dally daily with rear regard I t to o the time Des Moines plan oL or government which tho the Civic Improvement league o of Salt Lake Lako desires to see sec put Into effect here Vice President Orson H. H Hewlett lien has hassent sent Bent out a number of metters ellers to DOM les I business men inca with a n view of J f Retting getting their opinions as to the tho advantages advantages ad- ad vantages of the new lieU style of municipal I government o over the lime old system o of a mayor and elt city council us as now In 01 fort force I i In n Salt Lake The Tho city of Ogden Ogdon I is II also alFo actively Interested In gathering similar Information the Idea being to tu I place local government on Oh a similar plane to that proposed for COl Salt Lake Lak I In this connection the following letters let let- tots tot's from flom Dos Des l were WeLO received Monday by hy Mr 1 Hewlett Mr lr 0 O. II 11 Hewlett Salt Lake City Utah Dear Doar Sir Sir Sir-In In response to your Inquiry wo we take tako pleasure In In stating staling that In I our opinion the thie Des Moines pI plum of ot city I government Is a 0 success I The most evident o ways woys In which itis It IB is an Improvement over the old sr tern lem Is that the tho people 1 vo ve a much I I Imore more direct voice lit Iii election oi of the city elly council In a com com- comI I I plate overthrow of or tho old political 1 gang at ot least ao so far tar as an any pie rm power Is concerned As a result tn 0 tb new are arc enforcing time the In law w wI i I time they find It on the statute bool books bonks a ina Id tho Limo old forms forma of graft arc con by uy their absence 1 the Graft Of or course there are ure a u. great man j. j 1 tails yet ct to lo br UP worked out but up t to o date dato tho city officers are aro keeping piu ty close to tho the people and arc are not onlY doing loin good bood work In eliminating lI t graIL graft but arc are doing very cry effective con con- work In tho face faco of ot a heavy y shortage left leet b by th the old tion Hoping that your city may be bo able abl e to secure as effective form of government govern mont ment as aA Des now has we ive re cc remain 10 main yours ours very trul truly trimly DES MOINES AND AWNING G CO By Dy W. W E. E HAMLIN Secretary Mr O. O H. H Hewlett Howlett Salt Lake Lako Cat City Utah Dear Sir Sir Replying Replying to yours of ot re recent recent recent re- re cent date duto In regard to our new plan o of or f city government will say Bay ay we ve wore were e ver very much In favor or of the plan as 08 soo soon en ed n as W we became familiar with It an and d have havo seen scon no reason to change ou our r minds regarding It since put Into op op- Wo So think the manner of selecting g tho the can candidates u the o best beat scheme that tha gt gi t has hiss yet ct been beon devised though some new nem i Ideas have boon been suggested which h woul would d be ue well to a adopt opt we think In order orde r to prevent two or three men niemi combining g and amid getting voters to vote olO for the them m gm ge thus giving them an advantage e over tho the Held wo vu thing no mo ballot hallot t should be counted unless the tIme voters voter s vote vole for the full number to be ol elected d. d Wo We 0 also think each coun councilman should d bo ho elected directly to th ho he i ito Is Isto to till 1111 not leaving ln It to tho full council council coun coun- cil after aCter election to decide decilio which h department do de each councilman shall take tako e charge chargo of oC There are many goo good me mODI mOD men n en I who would b be willing to accept a position posh tion tiomi to take luke charge are of the time finances o orth or orthe r time the department of streets or depart H and public buildings etc ote who m M i 1 not go Jo Into of lice viewing g he tit n c.- c. re cc of or being chosen to tak take lako ge e charge of r f the time department nt of oC public c I i I Safety safely where they would have hu to d cc de- de I the time policy to bo be pursued as t to o whether It Is im to be a closed or open ope n town That Is a n matter we think liquid I bo ho 6 left to the time wl whole lo city ctt to tie de- de and has no real connection isIt with h the time business affairs of ot the time city Improvement nt O Over Oer cr Old Im As regards s tho the plan as a whole w we e think It a great Improvement over o th the tho theold e old plan It does awa away with Ith the wor word nord d ed boss an and party politics un under er tIm the e exigencies o of which good men amen were ivere le leto led d ed to support very unfit men oftentimes This city Is very strongly Republican can and a upon the lican ticket has hatt generally been us as good goodas as 18 an election and under that system a a. majority of ot the time part party which was often orton ortona a minority of tho the whole whole- rea really II decided who our officers should I Irea be bo null and generally before wo we hall had tho the primary mary a I election law lair 11 W u Ii fow few ward icard heelers decided the time whole thing for tor U us I Wo We have hn a very vory- good set sot of ot officers now but whether the tho people will ivill get let lax and amid let a a. fow few men run timings things again as of or old of or course remains to bo be seen but under tinder this ti-mis system It does not seem us at ough It would woud be an easy Mug lug to do We Ve believe it is tho the coming cominS' system of municipal govI f for fr 0 certainly the time old 01 ward system nas proven u a I great reat failure Wishing you oU SUC success In fn your our efforts S for improvement In ut your city we wo ro- ro main yours truly DES At l Nr CO Per Pel CEO GEO 13 Ii PELTON PELTO |