Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-06
CITY WILL COST TOTAL
OF HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS
Planned to Have Beautiful Capital for
Peace and Human Betterment
Of Mankind.
BY WILLIAM PHILLIP
paris Correspondent Of the United
Press)

ing VhO AalO VI buc luJeIHdJlOudi
Center" the model city which the world
is to help build, for which the plans
have been submitted to the various
continental governments by the origin
ator Of the scheme, Hendrick Q. Ander-
son, an American sculptor, who today
explained his idea to the Sorbenne. Af-
ter having obtained private audiences
with the most of the rulers of Europe,
and the Sorbenne, which fact alone is
accepted as proof that he is considered
no more dreamer but a practical man
with placticl plan. Kings, Emperors
and statesmen have promised him their
support and in every country Of the
earth the ''big men" are members Of
the "World Conscience Society" which
has the city for its program.
Many sites have been suggested for
the International center, one being near
Paris, another in New Jersey, a third
in Belgium, fourth in Switzerland,
and so on. Every tiny detail, not only
the city itself, but Of every building
in its ten square miles of area, has been
worked out as well. For nine years,
a corps Of 40 artists, engineere, archi-
tects, builders and draughtsmen, has
been drawing up the plans, and blue
prints now lie ready for diggers and
constructory to begin work.
viii Be Immense Place,
The city, of course, will cost hundreds
of millions. The plans alone have cost
Anderson more than $l50,0O0. It is
understood that some money, if not a
large part Of it, was supplied by a
continental king. The big idea back Of
the city is to centralize the world IS
work for the advancement of mankind.
Instead of nations working separately
on various subjects, Anderson plans to
have them united for bigger work
still. Whatever it is, If II stands for
progress, the headquarters for 1t will
be found at the International center.
The city will be the worlds capital
for peace and human betterment, for
tho arts and sciences, for the things
that relate to the mind and body, to the
mineral and vegetable kingdom, to work
and play, to land, the sea and air.
Imagine the Rockefeller institute, in
New York, the Pasteur institute, in
Paris and all the kindred institutions
in the world, uniting and working to-
gether in u temple Of medical and sur.
glcal research, and you will have an
idea Of just one small part of this city.
There would be n temple Of religions
where christionity, and all the other
forms Of religions, would center; n tenn
pie Of arts where students would find
under one hugo roof all they had former
ly gone TO Paris TO Rome, to Berlin, and
other capitals, to learn a temple Of
sociological sciences Of theoretical
sciences Of physical culture, natural
history, music, letters, agriculture, sta
tstics, inventions, transportation, u
palace OF the governments whore the
representatives Of the countries Of the
world would bo qprtered, a palace of
International justice to foster arbita-
tiou between nations and TO settle in.
ternationOl disputes, etc.
At one end Of the city would be u
model stadium. Hero the internation'
nj athletic meets would be held under
ideal conditions and with standard
events, doing away with Olympic games
squabblcs, not TO mention the immense
expense Of building stadium in u diff
fercnt country every four years,
Temples for Mon and Women
About the stadium would be grouped
tho buildings pertaining to physical
culture, temple for men being on one
side, temple for women on tho other.
In front would be an immense nata,or
lum,
In the cepter OF the city the tower
Of progress would rise nmrly 100 feet
higher than Eiffol tower here This
would be the centcr about which would
be grouped various temples and palaces,
From the TOP wireless tolcgraphy would
connect tho city with the entire world
while ON the various floors below would
be grouped offices OF all the information
al societies known to be beneficial TO
maakind
On tho lower floors a world press
would be installed and on this the
findings, tho discoveries, statistics, aud
everything done for the peace and tho
progress Of the world could Ne printed
for international circulation,
NJ. Ernest IIcbrard, architect Of the
French government has been AZ the
bend Of Andoron's "constmctiyc
force, 40 tho clty 10 not a "drcam.
city" Il is planned along the most
practical lines and Is to bc the most
sanitary and convenient city known.
Capitalists have offered TO finance
IL ~ . paying Investment. bu, sAo or.