Science in Public Affairs 



only in the great cities of America, but also in 

 the capitals of Western Europe. The following 

 extract is taken from a typical document of this 

 sort. An eminent engineer is reporting on a 

 proposed railway from Oklahoma into Indian 

 territory. He surveys and records centres of 

 population, actual, incipient, or prospective, along 

 the route of the projected line, taking one centre 

 after another in the following fashion : 



" CHICKASA is the recording-town of the Nineteenth District. 

 Population claimed, 8000. The town site has an area of 

 124,619 acres, and is located in the valley of the Washita 

 river, surrounded by rich farming lands, where corn, wheat, 

 oats, rye, potatoes, and all kinds of vegetables, fruit, and 

 berries grow in abundance. Horses, mules, and cattle are 

 raised. 



" It is an incorporated city with a city government, and is 

 the recognised jobbing centre of the south-western section. 

 Contains among other the following industries : 



Chickasa Cotton Oil Co., capacity 120 tons per day. 

 Chickasa Milling Co., capacity 800 barrels of flour 



per day ; two elevators, capacity 100,000 bushels. 

 Chickasa Iron Works. 

 Choctaw Mill and Elevator Co. 

 Traders Compress Co. (about 30,000 bales). 

 Electric planing mill. 

 Steam brick plant. 

 Wholesale grocery, hardware, furniture, saddlery and 



harness stores, and general merchandising. 



" The city is provided with electric light plant, ice plant, two 

 telephone exchanges, water-works and sewerage, gas plant 

 (under construction)." 



It will be noticed that this engineering con- 

 ception of a city does not envisage a single culture 



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