Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-09-21
LEIPZIG PROCEEDS
WITH HER PLANS
German City Not Least Bit
Damaged by European
War

cities in Germany have more bravely
Gatied the reactionary and destructive
effects of the war than Leipzig. The
famous old city, for decades the cen
ter OF the fur trade and book business,
though hard hit by the conflict, never
theless is attempting a building pro
gram that would easily be considered
ambitious in peace time.
The largest railway station in Eur
ope, is gradually nearing completion,
at a cost of more than $751; 1000. Its
construction has only been slowed
down BY the shortage Of workmen,
and some. time this fall it will be en-
.irely finished. H "'
A huge building which will house
the German equivalent OF the Ameri-
"a Congressional Library, an institu-
ton in which at least n copy Of
every German publication, as wei! as
thousands OF books printed in Aus
tria and Switzerland, will be filed, is
also under way.
Public Baths.
The next greatest building PROPOSE
ton that continues Notwithstanding
he war is a wonderful public bath
which. was begun by a private con
Germ but has since been taken yer
by the city. When it is completed,
Leipzig claims that it will rank with.
any similar institution i nthe world.
In planning for its railroad station,
Leipzig was confronted with unusual
problems, in overcoming which it has
spent. many millions Of marks. The
city has always9baen a big tr%ansporta-
ton center, with lines running north.
ward into Russia, southwark into Sax
ony and Bavaria, and southwestward
to the Rhine district.
With it's ever growing book trade
and other business it has been an in
cressingly difficult problem to provide
The necessary freight space, and in
he past, with a. circular railroad sys'
;em that belted the city, great tracts
Of valuable land have been utilized in
an uneconomical manner. "
Centralize System. :.
When the city did decide to central
ice it's transportation system, 1t ar
ranged for a station with connected
freight terminals that is pretty sure
70 fiji all needs for a great many years
Ito come. From every direction ex-
cept Bavaria the railroad tracks curve
in and around the northern part Of
Leipzig and then swing in to a point
almost in the center OF the city. The
one building accommodates the lines
of the Prussian and Of the Saxon state
railways with all their subsidiaries.
The building was already underway
when Leipzig began to appreciate that
eventually it was going to need a
subway system, and that this future
need might as well be attended to III
connection with the station. AS fas,
as the need ONES, therefore, this t'1n'
mel line will be connected to star
shaped lines rsdiating to. all parts OF
the city and its suburbs.
New Library.
The new 'ibrary Of Deuteche Bl1c'
1heri is not to be, from present ap'
ncarances, such an imposing bul'dlns
as the Congressional Library IN
Washington, but it is infinitely practl'
cal. and very large. In it are to be
kept the works of all authors printed
in Germany, the works OF German
authors printed in foreign countries
the pamphlets and works of literary,
scientific and other sOcleties-every'
thing in fact except musical mt po'
litical publications. All cations
from 1918 on are TO be kent.
The government has donated 5000,
900 marks, and guaranteed $4,000
MARKS a year. The city Of Leipzig
gives the ground and furnishes ll5,
eco marks a wear toward the mainten
ance OF the institution: and the Ger
man, the Austrian and the Swiss
book trade agrees to furnish free o.
cost the books that are to be kept
The present building is so located
and arranged that additions can be
constructed as fast as needed. Ever!
known up-to-date method OF llbrar!
administration has been provided. -.
One of the features of the new Ii
brary is to be a complete collection o
the ever-growing war literature tina
already has run into the thousands o
volumes and that probably will IN
crease even more rapidly when peace
comes. This literature will be sep
arately installed in quarters OF lt'
own.
Miss Eva Parko. s~tennefraDher witt
Cuain and Ramstad left last nigh