Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1919 — HOME TOWN HELPS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HOME TOWN HELPS

TO BUILD ON MODERN LINES ■ # • Australian Authorities Recognize Nocessity of Town Construction Along the Latest ideas. The great mind of France, renas?ent, is manifesting itself in the field of town panning. She has a centra! town-planning commission with subagencies throughout France, for the rebuilding and replanning of not only the cities destroyed by the guns, but also the others outsi’de the war zone. Belgium’s parliament, sitting in France today, has passed a city-plan-ning law, In readiness for the peace which will restore her to a place in the 'sun. What an example, and an inspiration for us who sit here In peace and security. America has shown us a splendid example in the organization of her military towns. The town planners were mobilized under Mr. Olmstead’s leadership and they co-operated with the military and engineering experts In building training camps for millions of soldiers. She has spent £25,000,000 on 16 model military cities on the most modern lines. Housing and planning are going hand in hand under the United States government’s encouragement and supervision. If for no other reason, the calling of a conference is justified by the < fact that the government of Queensland has made our deliberations cluster round the welfare of the returned soldiers, and has invited us to apply the resources of the town planner to the problem of making those who have fought for our Ilves and liberties happier than they could possibly be under the old conditions. We eagerly respond to this invitation and I hope that out of our deliberations may come practical and helpful schemes that } will assist the returned soldier. —Sir Sam Hughes.