. Wacker's manual of the plan of Chicago; municipal economy . ough the ages, but when itcomes to the laying out of broad avenuesthrough territory already developed, anddedication of encircling streets for the re- THE COMMERCIAL POSSIBILITIES OP A PLAN FOR CHICAGO 91 lief of traffic congestion, when it comes tothe planning of parks and playgrounds indistricts densely populated, it means thedirect expenditure of much money. Suchexpenditure is justifiable; such expenditurewill return many-fold in profit to the cityin the shape of better conditions in living,better physical opportunities for the d
. Wacker's manual of the plan of Chicago; municipal economy . ough the ages, but when itcomes to the laying out of broad avenuesthrough territory already developed, anddedication of encircling streets for the re- THE COMMERCIAL POSSIBILITIES OP A PLAN FOR CHICAGO 91 lief of traffic congestion, when it comes tothe planning of parks and playgrounds indistricts densely populated, it means thedirect expenditure of much money. Suchexpenditure is justifiable; such expenditurewill return many-fold in profit to the cityin the shape of better conditions in living,better physical opportunities for the devel-opment of a strong and vigorous race ofman. fully not through the co-operation betweenthe various governing bodies affected butthrough the consolidation of such govern-ing bodies and the placing of their forcesunder the direction of a single Plan of Chicago means the CityPractical. Dirt, grime and sordid condi-tions are not a part of industrial a,nd com-mercial success. They are rather evidencesof failure to grasp the fundamental truth. NHW YORK. Birds Eye View. Loolcing Nortli. /* One of the clearest lessons taught in thelagnificent Plan of Chicago is the absolutenecessity for the consolidation of all formsof government, not merely within Chicago,but within the territory lying about andnaturally a part of the metropolitan terri-tory of Chicago. If we are to develop ametropolitan area around us, with an eyesingle to the coming years, when our popu-lation has spread out over the surroundingprairies, we must begin to lay out our planof roadways, boulevards and parks, evenas Haussmann laid them out in Paris,through fields and gardens that are virginof population, and we can do that success- that men who are happy, whose lives arecast in pleasant places, who are clean ofbody and clean of mitid, are the men whobest do things. The industrial and commercial ele-ments of Chicago, iipon which its great suc-c^ at this time rests, are interested in se-curing the most
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