The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-10-20

city OF Mnryttiie. aud tIle Mari.
Vile bank. This picture was TAI.
en- on "A payday, aud shows Mary
vile citizens waiting In line TO de-
post their savings.
MARYV1I.LE, Mich., oct. 20.-C.
Harold Wills, multi millionaire, dy-
mamie dreamer. master mechiniat aud
expert mctnilurgist, who uuit - loli
paying him more Than { 1000. 900 10
build The model city OF America" Ia
proving his Gear sighted vision.
FIFTY hye miles no.;h OF Detroit Il
Maryyiile. In october. 1918. 1t wa a
mere river hamlet OF geo inhabitants.
To-day there are moro than 5000 rca-
dents, hve prosperous industriep en-
ploying nearly 2,00O men. and new
citlsens rushing IN 30 fast II ~ Inn
possible to build homes rapidly en-
Ouch tor them.
Where two years aRo only a few
cory houses nestled as ~ LAUNDERING
along the 81 Clair river. today there
IN a city In the making with paved
streets. slightly homes a bank olac-l
streets, eighty homes, w 10 date
school houses, a bank, postoflco. civ
ic recreation han, Y. NJ, c. A.. board
OF commerce. municipal orcheHun,
moving pictures ana everything that
tends to develop the best in It's cfii-
Gems.
Metropolitan Police.
The police department. clad In reg
ulntion metropolitan uniforms. IL ON
the Job-bul there is DO jail. There
rs no need fof one. The huliCe keen
busy acting as trafic officers.
Two additional industries, one cm-
ploying 1,2o0 men. have purchased
10 and rs acres OF land Tor factory
sites. Several others are ncEutiltius.
Whsre nee tho rural fisherman
whiivd away tho days with pole and
line. Is being built a big steamship
dock.
Tnc village IN well situated SO Tar
IA transportation facilities are con
ccrnod. being served by "A railroad.
tnterurban and two Great Lakes
steamship lines. The i%ntcrufban
tracks are TO be moved at a cost 81
I.O0O.0O0 80 as 20 run through the
main street.
Whore the old village was. Is now
the factory district. Houses that have
not bcen moved already viii be picked
Ip and takun TO tht new residential
J%atri~t, or torn down.
i.esaIt OF Vision.
Back OF all this utopian develop
ment N the story Of one man with q
vision and ccas.leFH ambition whose
code. he says. is To mate % "a happy
IN ms nome, ms WORK o. aus play
accomplish these three things and
a man WIN stick he says.
At ~ years ~ ngo Wills was a
muchiuist's apprentice. AT 40 he had
worked himself M. through and out
Of his trade. From 1913 TO 1919 ~
was Ia charge OF production foc Henry
Ford. And Ford was paying Wins
what In said Co have been tho higgcs'
salary Ia history.
However. with a fortune said ia
fave totalyd moro than $4,000, 900
Wills threw up his job. ~" set GU
to built an automobile according ia
his own idon8 la a city built accord
Ing to hin ideals.
Clty Tolling Hard.
Every citizen Of MaryNillo Is 80 en-
thuslnstic and backs Wills So thoro.
ughly that they're working seven day
"a week and ~ 70 ~ hours every daS
10 help him achieve his goal,
Wills originated tho idea, and hl'
money hns made q possible to g,
rhcad with his plans, He easily could
have been "a virtual dictator OF IN,
city. But he has. with the help Of an.
other Ford licutcnai 1. John n. lee
built up sue "a cooperative organizu'
tion. and put things so much In th'
hands OF those living there that there
IL no friction.
A commission form OF municipa
government was organized with
manager directing IT, business ar
fairs. W. VI. watkins. o
the Detroit Tigers when thoy woi
their first ponnant. IN village nrosi
dent.