The log cabin Democrat., 1912-10-14
CONWAY SHOULD FOLLOW
GERMAN CITIES PLANNED BY MASTER BUILDERS FOR CON-
 FORT AND BEAUTY.

ity which We think characteristic of America alone. Great industries such as we have in Cleveland, Detroit
 Pittsburg and Birmingham are found They have iron, steel, machine, tool, silk, wooden and chemical industries that are making Germany famous. These cities might reasonably be ex- pected to be dirty, ugly, unkempt and unsanitary like American cities. They might grow millionaires who move away and breed paupers who stay and die, but they do not Their million aires do not rush away as soon as their money is made to pleasure re- sorts to escape the supposed discon- forts of the manufacturing centers. 1 They stay where their money is made, and with pride show their visitors how attractive and livable their cities are, because these cities are examples of what factory city can be made. l These cities work for their people, and their people build them up and are proud of their success. Thew reap ! large dividends on their investments, as' strangers come to see and remain to build factories and homes.
 The railway station is symbolic of the enterprise of the city. It is like the entrance to a cathedral. It is inn posing, commodious, commanding. The ! German city would be ashamed to have it's gateway anything but invit- i ing and imposing The Frankfort ] station cost S9,000,000. and was built when the city was comparatively small. In front of the station is a park or flower garden, surrounded by clean, well-paved streets which radi- ate in all directions and on which the street railway converge. Around this beautiful place attractive hotels, res taurants and shops of uniform height and harmonizing with architecture of the station are built This is city's center It is scrupulously clean and free from unnecessary noise and con fusion Everything is beautiful and convenient.
 1 The whole city is carefully planned ] by master builders, engineers and ar chitects. It is planned for business, for convenience, for comfort, and for beauty. It is intended for people to live in. It is an extension of the homes. The whole city is planned as great estate, and built like a mod ern office building. In Germany city planning is an art. Experts go from city to city working out definite prob lens. The city problem is considered physical, not political, and politics is eliminated. Germany has realized that the city is a permanent thing, looks to the future and prepares for it. The rivalry among German cities is not so much for bank clearings as it is for promotion of art, beauty and comfort. They compete by offering advantages for living, for industry, for education. Mayors are ambitious to be called to other and larger cities. They try to make records for progress and inn provement. Thirteen years ago Dus- seldorf was much like an Amer ican city of l30,000 population. Doctor Marx was called to be be it's mayor He increased its debt, acquired street railways and gas and electric light plants, and made them practically perfect He planned for 50 years growth by laying out streets, parks, and building sites be- yond it's boundaries. He began great undertakings in the purchase of land, of great woods, and parks. In 12 years he made his city the garden city, of Germany, the most finished city in the world It pays, for Des- seldorf now has 325,000 people. The German Steel Trust has located there. Other industries have selected it be- cause of it's advantages. It is center of art, music and education. It is one of the show cities of Europe. Twen- ty years ago the banks of the Rhine were low-lying marshes uncared for and unsightly. Stone entertainments were built to hold the river Within parks and playgrounds were laid out, and promenade for miles along the Rhine. Business is not allowed to m- pair the use and beauty of the river front. Docks, harbors and railway tracks are all designed with the parks to form a unit. They are for com merce and for beauty, all for the peo- pie. There is no conflict between city and railway administration. The rail way is not a source of annoyance, dirt and smoke. It is a part of the plan. The city controls the develop ment of land. The speculator gan not gar the plan. He can oniy plat his
 troperty as the city wills. The city
 determines the style, width, and direc- Ion of streets, which are laid out to
 ilitate traffic. Factories are com
 led to locate on the side of the city
 Kay from the prevailing winds. The
 " !s divided into building zones and
 { amount of land that may be cover
 { by buildings is fixed, a certain
 tpunt for lawns, certain amount
 $S gardents. In some cities all ser AA pipes are laid under the side