The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-11

THE PLAN OF CITY IN THE YEAR 10, 0O0.
in one factory, which is the only one in
existence, and wherein the process of
hurrying out the various parts neces-
sarv for the construction of these
houses and their complete equipment
is SO marvelously perfect that little
more than the touch OF q button will
produce an unlimited quantity of ma
terial from the beautiful and ductile
metal which is produced in the vicinity
Of the factory by an equally perfected
system of machinery. The process of
erecting q city is simply that of piecing
the various portions together, service
readily performed by advanced speci-
mems of the simian race trained to per-
form all the manual labor necessary in
this epoch. This utilization of the ape
would not have been possible, perhaps,
but for the entirely mechanical process
observed in producing everything under
an absolutely perfect system, and for
doing work of this kind their faculties
are even better adapted than those of
the human being ever were.
IN building q city. the ground to be
occupied is first made perfectly level,
and the street surface is erected ten
feet above it. so as to leave space for all
pipes, tubes and machinery which go to
complete its equipment.
BY examining the plan of the city it
will be observed that the streets are
formed in the shape of eltipses, all con-
verging to one central point, the
public hall, which forms the focus of
the system.
These streets are built on principle
which permits of rotary movement,
and revolvc continuously from the
time OF the city's erection, being dotted
with small pavilions Intended to take
the place of the wheeled cars of the
present day. They are formed III FIVE
sections, the center one of which re-
wolves at the most rapid rate, the speed
declining from it on either side; conse-
quenstly, when one wants to hurry. it
Is only necessary to step from one plat
form to the other in order to travel
more swiftly. In the center of each of
the ellipses is a row of houses and be-
tween the streets is central avenue or
garden, twenty feet in width at the
inner end and increasing in width out
wards. This plaisance is filed with
evergreen shrubs and plants which are
perpetually In bloom and exhale a most
delightful fragrance. In this plaisance
are also innumera bic fountains. and
through its center runs Z pellucid
stream, some five feet wide, which
passes through a trough of aluminium,
designed especially for the purpose of
public additions.
The streets, as will be seen, spread
outw ard from 4 central circle surround
ing the public hall, a building mile in
circumference, capa Die of accommodate
ing all the citizens, and a number Of
visitors in addition. Beneath the floor
OF this enormous hall are stored all sup
plies necessary to be carried for the
community: the storage quarters of
each communicating by pneumatic
tubes with every house in the city, and |
also with the farms on which the sup
plies are raised and manufactured, and
which radiate out from the cities in
every direction. The water and power
reservoirs are beneath this huge build |
ing, from which all supplies are sent
out as well as received
The system OF the city's construction
may be hlleped to that of an animal |
Of which this building is the heart. re- |
celving and Pumping out again vitality |
IN all directions From this publ. sup |
ply department every detail of tie op- |
erauonS In either farm or factory can /
DE watched, owing to the perfection of /
That wonderful invention, the electro |
scope, which permits you 10 see by /
means OF electricity an object at anv
distance from where you may be.
With regard to the supplies required .
by the people, there has been 2 wonder
iUl change undergone. Whilst every
one has new suit OF clothing every
day, the amount Of food consumed bv
them would appear altogether insuf-
hclent to those accustomed to living in
The past, the variety being restricted to
one universal diet
Two plants may be said 10 supply
every - hing that IS required for the
comfort and luxury OF man. outside OF
what the mineral kingdom and ele-
ncntS contribute. One Of these IS
oolyii oral plant, which has been devel-
1ped from IN analgamation OF all the
best original i6ers, and which yields 50
aud grows with such won
ierful thrift anywhere tn att Is consid-
ared superior to anything else which
could have bcoa produced.
Farming ct this period has ceased 10
be very troublesome operation, every
hing being done by machinery. The