¶ North-south Mobility of World Man (1)
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Cross Reference
North-south Mobility of World Man:
"All humanity is now prone to become world beings, so we’re
going to have to accommodate the comings and going in very new
places.
"When the United Nations was formed New York City was chosen as
the headquarters because it could be reached by ships. At that
time the chief way of getting around the world was by water,
by vessel and ship. In 1961, long after the forming of the
United Nations, three jet airplanes in one year outperformed
the Queen Mary and the steamship United States at very much
less cost; and suddenly the sea became obsolete as a way in
which human beings would get from here to there.
"We have been in an east-west orientation. New York City and
San Francisco have been ports of embarkation and debarkation
for freight and traffic. You fly over New York City today and
look at the thousands of docks and you’ll find about a dozen
of them in use. And look at the great Jersey City railroad
yards: absolutely empty. New York City has become completely
obsolete from what it was.
"That farm machinery I talked to you about √See Building
Business, (2)]J that brought about the farming in an entirely"
¶ Cross-References
- Building Business, (2)
¶ Citations
- RBF to “Town Meeting of the Air,” Wash, DC; 10 Sep’75
