The Holly chieftain., 1899-08-11
BUILDING UP A CITY.
shTsRpRIsE SHOULD REST ON eus'-
NESS PRINCIPLES.


In an address delivered before the
North Oakland ccall improvement
club On the science OF modern town
building Mr. \. a. Dcnison said In
part:
Tbs creation OF cities was once
matter of chance depending upon mt
utal conditions. Like fopsy in Uncle
Toms Cabin" tlioy 'Just srowed up"
Sow III, ,nskius Of modern city
has becoml a science. Into 1t enter
sound busluCss considerations. the cal
cuiativns OF engineers and Of experts
and the utilization OF all past expert
encc.
The eicyu!upmeuJ Of cities originally
depended upon hnrhort rivers or the
crossing OF natural highways between
countries. These largely influenced
the tccntion OF Old world cities.
In the Uuted States and other later
settled countries railroads have been
au Irlportant factor, and great com
merc.al. cities have generally grown up
where railroads converge AT tide water
or If inland nj point of contact with
river or take NJ sisation. New York.
Boston. Nyw Orleans, Chicago. st.
Louis, OuaH Ha. Oakland and san Fran
cisco nre cssunples OF such commercial
cities.
Another important element "a special
advantage for the development OF an
industry. For example. Pittsburg with
convenience Of coal 10 iron deposits:
also Dir,nin.Ean, Ala. where like con
dltions exist The advantage Of cheap
water poVer WAS often Considers
tpn iu the location of New England
manufacturirg towns, such as Fall RiN-
cr. famous for its mills. and latest Buf-
falo, whicl has haruessed Niagara
Fails to supply electric power for its
manufacturps. There is promise that
Oakland vii soGn be able to utilize
electrical force from the Blue lakes.
which ought 10 give great impetus
10 its industrial Development.
Other natuyal causes operating TO To-
cate or to build up cities are valuable
mineral deposits. as the copper mines.
upon which Butte aud Anaconda.
Mon. are maintained. The latest ex-
ample Is Dawson City, the result OF 4
gold discover. Boom mining towns
were frequent in early California upon
rich strikes. and cities such as Oil City
and others have grown up where oil
wells had been developed. At Tesla.
In this county, where n coal mine Is he
Ing developed. town is being built.
Sometimes Speculative enterprise is re-
spOnsible for laying out OF towns
which have ne natural basis for their
existence. aud they collapse.
Modern scict.ec and engineering skill
are now oo-operatin. with the natural
advantages Of n favorable location to
make certain cities pre-eminent The
building OF railroads. the construction
of canals the Improvement OF harbors.
the extension Of wharfs and piers.
these arr some OF tue factors in the
growth OF cities which result from the
mere efforts to develop the CONNER
cial advantages of cities.
But there are other considerations
that induce people to seek homes In
cities. Beyond the stress and struggle
for wealth is the desire for satisfac-
tion-in word. FOR happiness. II is
because cities Afford more means Of
tion. and as these things are created
city becomes a desirable place Of resi-
denee
What, then, are those things which
make n city attractive as place of
rcsidencer
rst.-HeaIthfulness. tal Na,ural
climate. etc; ibi rcsult OF proper sani-
;ary conditions. sewers. etc: &c, dispo-
sitIon of sarhage. pure and adequate
water supply.
Second,-Employmc tai Means Of
livelihood. natural mines, forests, etc:
ID, development OF Industries. manu-
fsctures. etc.
Third Education tsi Intelligence
adds TO Individual cnJoyuleni; ,bi Sc
curity Of poIerty. tcl social inter
c>ourse; tdi wise administration OF gov
ernneni
You viii nole the order In which I
rlsce these considerations. which be
here Is their natural sequence.
First--HesslIh
Sss>end-- Hmployment
E.lqcaticn
The sl-ave rcsuit is the wen being Of
the community.
Fecrsh,-NeAus OF recreasicn-Y.arks-
beeievSr,is, etc
What then Is riunicipal govern
naeese Ii IS e>op-ratioo Of the eiss-
re1s TO SECURE certain benefits. services
and ussli,ses which asr t-e more sd
vantaxeo.sly Obtained through uas;ed
than Through inS,ivsirsi effort