The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-08-06

lined concentrtc areas The poorer
Glasses occupy the inner one and con
verge toward the center. Surrounding
them are the various grades OF the
we'll to do. stretching away to the open
country. In most cities the prosperous
have their eyes, ears and nostrils Of
Tended whenever they are compelled
to pass through the squalld zone which
separates residential property from
productive wealth. Thus we have a
center with three circles drawn from
il. The first includes the business
quarter and large part OF the manu-
featuring and employing district, the
second limits the distance within
which the workers can go back and
forth from work. and the third Is the
residential section OF the property class
and their higher salaried employees
and retainers. There are various
notifications OF this plan. and the
edges are serrated, but all large cities
are modelled on IT, Do make myself
plain ?"
Il understand you perfectly" said
Judge Sawyer. and confess that
never observed how closely that plan
has been evolved"
Colonel Monroe traced the three CIR.
Giles on pad OF paper and then drew
u fourth one OF much greater radius.
1t is In this outer circle, beyond the
present limits Of our cltIes-ln the open
country that our great middle class
belOngs," he said The day Is at
hand when for a few pennies the wage
Garner, or the man ORA wing q moderate
salary, can travel from his place Of
employment 10 some beautiful suburb
In half an hour or less The electrical
train Of tomorrow will run at speeds
Of from sixty TO ninety miles an hour
with ease and safety Cheap and rapid
electrical transportation Is now clearly
In prospect in every large city OF the
country and will make available for
residence purposes the vast tracts with
In drty miles OF the respective centers
of these cities There viii be an ex.
plosiOn an electrical explosion OF
these pent up forces which will hurl
theIl far beyond the existing bound
aries OF the cities. II IL the most
holds out TO our crowded millions"
Il fear you are too sanguine." said
Judge Sawyer after 4 pause. There
are great changes impending, beyond a
doubt, but | am afraid there will al
ways remain sections like the east
side Of New York and the poverty IN
Tested quarters OF Chicago. Your the
DRY Is pleasing. but IL may not work
ont as you hope"
Like most Of my theories, Il has al
ready been demonstrated" retorted
Colonel Monroe. The explosion has
occurred In London In that vast
city 3,OOO,0 900 people work In the CEN
ter Of the city during the day and
scatter over 1000 square miles OF
territory at night. and London has
only begun to perfect rapid transit. II
may be true that criminal and pauper
classes will cling TO the center. but
when once the movement n under way
they will not be tolerated as settle
ments. The city proper Will Be de-
voted mainly to business manufacture
ing and amusemeuts, and VIII b.
place Of residence only to those clti-
gems Of leisure and luxury who can
keep pace with fashion. II will be
wilderness Of hotels and bachelor
apartments - the show section Of the
metropolis - magnificent enough. no
doubt, but childless. save for some &C.
casional prattler, and out beyond this
section OF commerce and pleasure will
1--we the men and women who do tho
worlds work"
such a happy result would solve not
only the marriage problem, but all
others arising from the congestion Of
population" said Judge Sawyer. You
have drawn a beautiful picture and
hope tue near future will realize IT, II
would be q revival Of the village form
Of life on a large scale. We should
lave MI the advantages Of a metropolis
and all the quiet delights Of a secluded
district. There would be no IanItors
to frOwn against children. and the little
ones would be miles from the roar Of
the streets and the foul air Of the pres.
ent tenement districts. hope you are
a true prophet, colonel
II 1rmly believe that the pending Inn
provements in methods Of rapid transit
Will do more to solve our municipal
problems than all the laws which have
been forced from legislators said
Colonel Monroe. The black spots on
our maps viii be erased. When We
give young men and young women a
chance to meet and live in Gods pure
air there will be 10 need to sound a
warning against race suicide The
tenement houses and the apartment
buildings are the twin destrOyers Of
motherhood and childhood. They ind
their origin In the high price Of city
real estate, as a result OF inadequate
means Of transit. When you annihilate
distance you destroy monopoly In land
and kill the germs Of congestion. Rapid
transit viii bring Us nearer the day
when the mill exists for the man. and
not the man for the mill"
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