Show QU COMMISSION GOVERNMENT municipalities In this country are now governed by com commissions commissions commissions missions and it IB is estimated that with within within in a L year no less than titles cities and andI towns town will have hae adopted that form of I government In preference to tho the present system stem The growth of or the commission Idea during dunn the last year has hewn remarkable Galveston Houston and Des MoInes have hl been be n watched with Interest and modifications modifications lions of the plans of ot government of those cities clUes havo been adopted in no noless noless less leas than sixteen towns in Kansas Kanea fourteen In Texas five each in Iowa and Tenn Meo four each cach In Okla Oklahoma horns homa and South Seeth South Dakota and others In different states from Massachusetts Massachusetts to California The new charters given Etlen to those theBe cities and towns tOWn have Invariably given the people a greater share of home rulo rule and the record under tho the commission form h Is BO so sat sal satisfactory satisfactory that none of the places once adopting It has hns desired to return to i iI the older system 9 says the tho Intermountain tain Catholic As a further evidence I of Its popularity In only two per cent centor of or th the municipalities In which the commission plan has been submitted lute It been defeated at the polls The growth of the Ule Idea Is 18 an Index of popular dissatisfaction with the old system of oC control of or local affairs affaire of the granting of oC franchises and tho the Inauguration of Improvements under I Ithe the direction of political bosses and nd I corporation agents The people of the average municipality have come carne to the tho conclusion that the tho business of o othe the municipality should bo be conducted on or business 8 principles and they tho look upon the commission plan as M offering the opportunity of at getting Rotting that busi bURl business ness noss management In slight Blight degree de ree at least The growth roth of tho the Idea Is 15 one of the tho most remarkable manifestations of or Interest In public affairs and andIs andIs andis Is almost certain corwIn to bo be an nn Issue in Utah when tho the next legislature le meets meeta to revise the game laws nn |