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Popular Science Monthly 



This panoramic map showing the entire portion of the world affected by the European 

 conflict, was constructed in a prominent Chicago store as a permanent exhibit 



A Marvelous War Map 



THE lessons that the war has taught 

 have been many. One of them is 

 that we know less about Europe than 

 we think we do. We are learning 

 geography on a more detailed plan than 

 we did in our school-days. To help us 

 in locating battlegrounds and fortresses 

 the owners of a large and prominent 

 store in Chicago constructed a panoramic 

 map showing the entire portion of the 

 world affected either directly or other- 

 wise by the conflict. 



It may be stated that three months' 

 labor by a corps of workers was required 

 to design and construct the war map. 

 The setting has been placed in the 

 playroom of the toy section, and made 

 to resemble a fort, as the view herewith 

 makes plain. The idea was to make 

 possible the instruction of both child 

 and grown-up, and in this way to become 

 a teacher so that the results would be 

 productive of good to the public. 



The view shows all the prominent 

 cities in the war section, as well as forts, 

 wireless stations, topography, steam- 

 ship lines and railroads. It includes 

 such countries as France, England, 

 Germany, Russia, Holland, Roumania, 

 Servia, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Italy, 

 Norway, Denmark, Ireland, Switzerland 

 and Scotland. In each of these countries 

 may be found the important cities and 

 towns, together with churches, theaters, 

 palaces, and other important buildings, 

 all properly located with due regard to 



distance and other detail. Every body 

 of water is shown. Submarines, war- 

 ships and other sailing craft sail the 

 oceans and seas. Wireless stations 

 flash their messages, railroad trains race 

 across country, and each city is lighted 

 with its own lamps as well as the lights 

 from other places that make prominent 

 features of the exhibit. 



Every ten minutes there is a complete 

 change in the scene, by means of the 

 lighting effects, from daylight to dark- 

 ness, and the cloud effects and electrical 

 display are wonderful to behold. This 

 is the most fascinating idea in connection 

 with the otherwise wonderful exhibit, 

 and marks a feat that stands out as 

 unique and deserving of favorable com- 

 ment from all who have witnessed the 

 map. It cost thousands of dollars to 

 construct, and is to be retained as a 

 permanent exhibit. 



A Successful Railroad 

 The best paying railroad in the world, 

 according to length, is the Sandersville 

 road, running from that city to Tennille, 

 Georgia, a distance of three and one-half 

 miles. In 1913 and 1914 a twenty per 

 cent dividend was declared, while in 

 some years forty per cent has been paid 

 on the capital stock. The road's rolling 

 stock consists of two locomotives and 

 two coaches. It makes four round trips 

 daily and hauls practically all the freight 

 coming to Sandersville. 



