Modern cities : progress of the awakening for their betterment here and in Europe / by Horatio M. Pollock and William S. Morgan.

  • Horatio Milo Pollock
Date:
1913
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    single cause but of many causes. Among these we may cite: Peace.—Since the Franco-Prussian war of 1870-71 there has been but little war among civilized nations. Neither the Boer war, the Spanish-American war, nor the Russo-Japan- ese war was destructive of cities. The great contests of the last two wars were fought on the sea. While the city has not been spared its share in the cost of the preparation for war, nor its share in the burden imposed by previous wars, freedom from invasion and siege and the excessive cost of fortifications have been a great relief. Energy and wealth that formerly were consumed in war have been used in building roads, bridges, factories and homes. The thought of the nations has also turned from war and military glory to commerce and industrial development. Men of genius, of mechanical skill and of executive capacity have worked to- gether in building up great industrial enter- prises. These victories of peace have made the modern city possible. New Inventions.—During the last quarter of the nineteenth century the telephone was per- fected and the means of converting electrical energy into light, heat and power were dis- covered. More recently the explosive engine has been brought into active service in the auto- mobile and aeroplane. The effect of these in- [3]