Semi-weekly herald., 1913-12-08

40 artists, engineers, architects,
builders and draughtsmsn has bsen
drawing up the plans, and blusprints
now lie ready for diggers and con-
structors to begin work.
The city, Of course, will cost hun
dreds of millions. The plans alone
have cost Anderson more than $780,
900. 1t is understood that Soma Of
this money, II not large part or
it, was supplied by continental
king. The big idea back Of the city
is to centralize the worlds work for
the advancement of mankind. Instead
of nations working separately on
various subjects, Anderson plans to
have them unite for bigger work
still. Whatever it is, il it stands for
progress, the headquarters for it will
be found at the international center.
The city will be the worlds capital
for peace and human betterment, for
the arts and sciences, for the things
that relate to the mind and b7dy, to
the mineral and vegetable kingdoms.
to work and play, to land, the sea
and air.
Imagine the Rockefeller institute,
New York, the Pasteur institute,
Paris, and all the kindred institutions
in the various countries of the world
uniting and working together in \
temple of medical and surgical re-
search, and you will have an idea of
just one small part of this city. There
would be temple of religions where
Christianity, and all the other forms
of religions, would center; temple
of arts where students would find
under one huge roof all they had
formerly gone to Paris, to Rome, to
Berlin, and other capitals, to learn;
a temple of sociological sciences, Of
theoretical sciences, of physical cul-
ture, natural history, music, lotters,
agriculture, statistics, inventions,
transportation, a palace Of the gov
ernments where the representatives
of the countries of the world would
be quartered; palace of internation-
al justice to foster arbitration be-
tween nations and to settle interna-
tional disputes, etc.
At one end Of the city would be a
model stadium. Here the interna-
tional athletic meets would be held
under ideal conditions and with stand
ard events, doing away with Olympic
games squabbles, not to mention the
immense expense of building a stad-
ium in different country every four
years.
About the stadium would be group
ed the buildings pertaining to physis
cal culture, temple for men being
ON one side, a temple for women on
the other. In front would be an i'm
mense natatorium.
In the center of the city the tower
of progress would rise nearly 100
feet higher than Eiffel tower here.
This would be the center about which
would be grouped various temples
and palaces. From the top wireless
telegraphy would connect the city
with the entire world, while on the
various floors below would be group
ed offices Of all the international So
cieties known to be beneficial to man.
kind.
On the lower floors worlds press
would be installed and on this the
findings, the discoveries, statistics,
everything done for the peace and
progress of the world could be print
ed for international circulation.
NJ. Ernest Hobard, architect Of
the French government, has been 1T
the head of Anderson's Constructive
force" So the city is not dream
city" 1t is planned along the most
practical lines and is to be the most
sanitary and convenient city known.