Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-06-12
new PROJECT
HAS STARTED
An Altruistic Work for "World
Conscience" Is in Forma-
..s. tive State. E.. ~

A grandly idealistic project has re
Gently been launched by an inter
national organization known as the
"World Conscience" The details
and plan were conceived and perfect
ed after ten years of altruistic labor
and study on the part of Hendrix
Christian Anderson, an American
Scandinavian sculptor residing in
Rene, assisted by some 40 sculptors,
artists, engineers, architects, and
scientists, and has for it's object the
establishment of an ideal world city
where all international activities are
to have their home and inspiration.
Beautiful Volume.
A review of the massive and beau
tifully illustrated volume which en-
bodies the plan in its details was re-
Gently published in the Monthly Bull
letin of the Pan American Union.
"This proposed international city
writes the reviewer is to be a city
of light, health, wide avenues, parks,
Fairgrounds, fountains, lagoons, and
noble buildings. 1t is to be a city
without slums, a city of efficiency,
convenience and beauty. Not only
in structure, plan, and equipment will
1t be the ideal city, but it is intended
to become the intellectual, artistic,
and practical international capital OF
the world; a clearing hause for the
various social cultural, scientific and
political aspirations of humanity.
Covers Much Space.
"As designed it will cover some
ten square miles of ground. It's ar.
chitectural plans are so drawn that it
can be built at almost any spot &C
cessible to the sea that the nations
may choose. While there is ample
room within the limits of the city for
the homes of the permanent inhabit-
ants and the necessary business and
manufacturing plants, the heart of
the city is composed of the buildings
adapted to the notification of inter
national interests. These are group
ed into three centers devoted res
pectively to science, art, and physical
culture. The scientific center Is
connected with the center of art by
the broad Avenue of Nations, thanked
on either side by palaces which will
house ambassadors and delegates
representing their respective nations.
It has fer it's browning motive the
gigantic Tower of Progress, which
rises to the height of 1000 feet or
nor On the summit of this tower
will be installed a wireless tele-
graphy plalt and on the lower floor
of its colossal base will be found q
world printing press. aac d.
Great Tower.
"The tower rises in the midst Of a
circular space set apart for interna-
tional congress buildings for medi-
cine, surgery, hygiene, law ald crimi-
nolcgy. electricity and invention.
agriculture and transportation, all of
which are provided with halls, libra.
ries. museums, and accessory Offices.
To the northeast is the International
Hall of Justice and to the southwest
the Temple of Religions. Complet-
ing the conception stand an interna-
tiOnal bank or clearing house and a
world reference library, while in gar
dens near by are found the interna-
tional institutes of higher learning.
The art center is connected with the
physical culture center by means of
gardens devoted to horticulture, IA
tural history, zoology and botany.
An imposing Temple OF Art forming
the chief monument of this center,
has been planned with spacious halls
and galleries for sculpture and paint.
Ing, surrounding a vast auditorium.
The physical center is intended to
facilitate a world reunion of athletic
ism and to promote the scientific de-
velopmeIt Of the human form in all
nations. A vast stadium is its cent.
raj feature. Near it is a large nata-
forum. gymnasium for me1 and wo-
men, and open fields and athletic
q~uadrangles for international expo.
sitions and c%antests." j
Cost S10o,o0o,ooo. .
The estimated cost of creating
such a city, according to the author
Of the plan. would not be over $780,
100000, a sum that would, not. severe
ly tax the resources of the govern
ments of the world If equi.ably dis
tributed. The International Com
mittee OF the organization is to de-
termine the site and location OF the
city at its meeting next year. NUM-
erous places have been mentioned,
such as the Dutch coast near The
Hague; the Riviera, lear Cannes;
Turvueren,, near Brussels; st. Ger
main IN Laye, near Paris; the Mar
mora coast, near Corstan:inople: the
New Jersey coast, neal Lakewood;
the Isthmus of Panama; and recent
" the Island Of Cuba. Many leaders
in art, science. education and world
politics in various countries Of the
civilized globe are taking an active
interest in the movement, and the
meeting Of the International Com
mittee next year will create a world
wide interest. %@ g..
ALASKA, THE NATIONS STORE
HOUSE AWAITING DEVELOP.
,MENTS. -
The people of the United States
own Alaska, and they have intrusted
to the Congress the conservation, de-
VelODmelt, and utilization Of it's