The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-30
Tin Gbe Year 1000.
What the World May Be a Hun
dred Years From Now
ARTICLE No. 4.

CITIES.
3. In 2200 the largest city of the world will
be in Amer lea. It's location will depend
upon the development of transit facili-
ties If the freight of the word must
be moved over waterways through the
twentieth century, as at this time, that
city viii be on the Atlantic coast and will
be New York II water transported on
closes its Importance, or canal systems
are developed, as is probable, the great
city OF the world may be developed in
the interior, and will be Chicago.
If it is found necessary, Chicago will ere
long have one ship canal to the gulf, and
with one through the isthmus, or across
Nicaragua, she VIII have connection
with the Pacific and the Orient In
the year 1000 it Will long have had two
ship canals to the Atlantic, one through
Canada tthen American country, by the
Ottawa route, and enc by the Erie canal.
And maybe d canal Will be by that time
in operation directly across Michigan to
Lake Erie
Cars will leave Chicago for South Amer
lea, Asia, Africa and Europe. There W II
be a steam ferry across Behring strait
or else a floating bridge, or maybe a more
substantial structure with piers reac..-
ing down to the bottom of the sea, to
/ connect by strips of steel the Western
and Eastern words.
Though inland Chicago will be the
greatest shipping point in the word,
greatest in manufactures, greatest IN
education. art and culture. it will have
wrested the title of money center from
London and the title of fashion center
from Paris
The Twin Cities of St Paul and Mime
apolis in 1000 will be enc in name, inter-
est. and of commanding Importance
There will be coupe of million peo-
pie in Paulapotis. or some such name
or maybe an entirely new and happily
agreed upon name WI be thought out
or discovered by 1900. The Globe at
that time will issue hourly editions
Duluth in the year 1000 will be great
city. Col. Keifer's st. Croix canal will
have been long in operation, connecting
the Mississippi with Lake Superior ard
fast electric yachts give quick transit by
water between. PauiapoliS and the Zen
it'll City of the Unsalted Seas. The rail
connection, of course, will be the matter
of cars leaving terminals every few mn
utes for rapid trip,
1t is possible that new cities will b.
built; perhaps a trust will take up city
building as a business as individuals nov
build hotels. Today millions of dollars
are waiting for those who will build
new city, complete sewers. pipes, pave
ments, all things finished. and empty the
unciean and rotten old into the health
fu and pleasant new We are going to
have great cities, such as have not been
Whereabouts. the future will reveal but
sll the world is going to live in town
Machinery is fast emancipating man from
the fields. On account of the fast and
cheap travel cities will become groups
of suburbs. and all the poor will have
air, sunshine and light. Suburban fare,
twenty miles. will be one or two cents,
on what are called zone tickets.
The sanitary condition of cities will
be vastly improved The principal streets
will be double decked with moving side
walks and elevators connecting the
lower and upper decks. The street car
system will be owned by the munich
patty, or else fare will be a cent ride.
The smoke nuisance will De ebated, and
the dust will no longer be flung by every
passing breeze into the faces of the peo-
pie. Street cleaning will have become
SO perfected that dust will be kept cut
of sight and the air rendered pure and
free from odors
CRIMINALS.
The criminal classes will b.. han.1le7
from the standpoint of reformation.
and not from an idea of vengeance or
punishment. Hereditary eharaeteristics
ana tendencies will be recognized and
studied. The born or natural crialfgal
and inc accidental or unfortunate crf:n-
ipal. the man Who violates law through
apparent necessity or distress viii be
treated upon entirely separate plans
Prisons will have ventilation and sunlight
aEd bathrooms and libraries and hui
name Influences which will be rcforIna-
tory instead of damnatery.
All nations seem to have had supreme