A cityless and countryless world : $b An outline of practical cooperative individualismOlerich, Henry
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A cityless and countryless world : $b An outline of practical cooperative individualism
Olerich, Henry
Cooperation; Social problems -- Miscellanea
9 represents a hundred-foot walk leading through and around the
“big-houses” from one to the other.
10 are two outdoor nurseries for little children.
11 and 12 are two artificial lakes for bathing and swimming.
13 represents a 500-foot wide conservatory and green-house.
14 represents a walk between the green-house and garden.
15 represents a 1000-foot wide garden.
16 represents a walk between the garden and the orchard.
17 represents a 1000-foot wide orchard.
18 represents a walk between the orchard and field.
19 represents the field, extending clear across to the opposite side of
the orchard.
20 represent walks extending across park, green-house, garden, etc.,
from the “big-houses” to the field.]
“Now I think we are ready to give you a description of this outline or
diagram, and the different parts it represents. Number 1 represents a
double-tracked motor-line passing through the connecting wing of the
‘big-houses.’ Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 represent four ‘big-houses.’ Two and
two are located just opposite each other, with the motor-line between
them. This enables our motor-cars to stop at points only where two
thousand persons reside. Nos. 2 and 4 belong to one community and Nos.
3 and 5 to another. No. 6 represents a hundred-foot wide boulevard
fringed with the finest shade trees that nature and art can produce.
This boulevard, of course, the same as all the other walks and strips
of land which are numbered on this diagram, run parallel with the
motor-lines all around the community. The floor of this boulevard is
composed of artificial granite, cast on top of a solid foundation. It
is clean, smooth, and more durable than natural granite. In the evening
this boulevard and other walks are lighted with brilliant electric
lights generated by the electric engine. On this smooth, shady,
brilliantly-lighted boulevard, thousands of men, women and children
spend part of their plentiful leisure time in healthful exercise. Some
are riding elegantly-finished and highly-geared bicycles with which,
under favorable conditions, a speed of 100 miles an hour can be made
on this smooth, level track. Some are riding on splendid, convenient,
electric carriages, which may be open or shaded, or entirely enclosed
and heated with electricity from within during cold weather.
“On each side of the main boulevard Nos. 7 and 8, is a foot path shaded
and floored the same as the boulevard. On these walks men, women and
children take much of their walking exercises. The men and women wheel
and carry the little babies in the fresh air on these fine walks.
“Each individual man, woman and child that can manage a bicycle, a
carriage or other vehicle own one or more. Sometimes we go out alone;
sometimes in company with a gentleman; sometimes in company with a
lady. Of course, this is left entirely to the choice and taste of each
individual.”
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