. Wacker's manual of the plan of Chicago; municipal economy . vementof mankind tocongregate incities in everypart of theworld is creat-ing new prob-lems in government. It is bringing up newtasks in social science, or the science ofmaintaining health and good order amongpeople of different families and differentraces when brought closely in this contact are coming new is necessary to promote happiness andcontent among city people, and to interest: them in the development of a proper moraland religious life in their communities.\ Frqm this movement arise new and im-portant
. Wacker's manual of the plan of Chicago; municipal economy . vementof mankind tocongregate incities in everypart of theworld is creat-ing new prob-lems in government. It is bringing up newtasks in social science, or the science ofmaintaining health and good order amongpeople of different families and differentraces when brought closely in this contact are coming new is necessary to promote happiness andcontent among city people, and to interest: them in the development of a proper moraland religious life in their communities.\ Frqm this movement arise new and im-portant questions of transporting city dwellers from one part of a city to an-other, of supplying them regularly andproperly with food and raiment, and ofarranging that they shall have employ-ment in safe and sanitary buildingsand homes in convenient and healthfulhouses. Along with this growth of cities allover the world, and particularly in Amer-ica, has proceeded a movement in govern-ment by which the people have been givenmore and more power over public affairs,. PORT DEARBORN AS SEEN PROM THE NORTH, 1816.[Original Owned by tlie Cliicag-o Historical Society.] that is, over the conduct of public prop-erty in behalf of the peoples enlarged power has increased the op-portunity for happiness and enjoyment oflife for all of us, but at the same time it hasalso constantly increased the responsibil-ity of each of us. It has made it the dutyof every child, of every young man andyoung woman, to prepare to see to it thatpublic affairs are conducted in the bestpossible way. While this increased power has been 12 WACKERS MANUAL OF THE PLAN OF CHICAGO given to all the people, in the country aswell as in the cities, the responsibility andduty in government falls more upon thecity dweller than upon the countryman.
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