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SPEEDING UP THE BUILDING OF NEW TOWNS.
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An American Example of the Manner in which the Motor Lorry Expedites Various Constructional Operations.
A PART from the fact that house .riconstruction is a world-wide problem, every now and then out-ofthe-way spots in the British Empire enjoy a boom. Gold is struck far inland in Western Australia, asbestos is found in a remote corner of Rhodesia, oil is to be searched for in Iraq, there is a rush to plant cotton in the Sudan, or an irrigation pro ject is begun in India. Such developments mean the construction of towns.
Not so many years ago it took decades for the resultant collection of tents and shanties to be replaced by" well-built towns. With the coming of the lorry, however, the amenities of civilization are brought to these pioneers at a surprisingly quick rate. Fine houses and shops are erected and surfaced roads are constructed in a tenth of the time taken when Bendigo, or even Klondike, attracted their thousands of eager fortunehunters.
The United States has provided several classic instances of how large townships have been established out of virgin country by the
aid of the motor lorry. For instance, a mere three years ago the site of Mariemont, Ohio, was just a
natural bluff. To-day, thanks to the lorry, it is almost a completely selfcontained town, and it is confidently expected that it will have a population of 7,000 inhabitants by 1930.
Mariemont owes its existence to a Mrs. Mary M. Emery, who was convinced thathome ownership and high standaids of home life were corner-stones of better citizenship. That Mariemont will develop along the ideal lines originally conceived is suggested by the fact that the entire capital stock of the Mariemont Co. is held by this lady persOnally.
Once the town is more extensively settled the United States Government will follow a plan prepared from suggestions of the Rockefeller Bureau of Municipal Research. There will be an elected mayor, a board of aldermen and a city manager. At present the houses, as they are completed, are being rented only. When settlement has reached an advanced stage, however, arrangements will be made to enable tenants to purchase the homes in which they reside. One of the factors in the comparatively low rent prevailing in Mariemont is the group plan of constructing four to six
110tues in a row, So that the work of construction may be speeded up.
What most impresses the visitor to Mariemont is the bustle of building activity. Many streets are laid out and some are being paved. The sewage lines, gas and water mains, underground electric lines, and other esSential provisions for a growing town were laid before construction above ground began. A central heating plant serves the entire community. Brick and stucco homes of old English architecture are in all stages of construction. Behind all these activities are motor lorries, tractors and horses, all hard at work, stirring up the dust of industry, loading and unloading and keeping in motion the machinery of construction.
The varied duties which motor lorries are called upon to perform may be exemplified by the activities of three Whites. The normal day begins with a trip to the nearest railway station to bring in the workmen. Then bricks, timber and all manner of materials used in building construction have to be brought in from the nearest siding. Even after the men have been taken back to the station again the lorries are worked