Show drift to cities has become a world movement australia an object lesson by F 11 II COLLIER st louis Jour journalist journals nali sl in lato late years some speculative fought abt lias has been given to the possibility lity that tho the greater part of the population lation of the m most ost advanced and enlightened nations will dwell in cities and that only a small minority will be left to a bucolic exis existence fence mostly of their own choice quick and inexpensive transportation might bring this ibis about why should tho the agriculturist spend his evenings evenin gs and his hours houra of sleep upon po the iho farm if he may reach the scene of his daily labors in the morning in 80 0 minutes by fast motor cars or airplanes that nations may grow great and po without remaining tied to tho the soil night and day is disclosed by the present situation in australla australia here we w have an jobje object ct lesson in a condensed mode of living in 4 i region where there is illimitable room the though ugh australia has little over people one million live in sydney in melbourne as many while adelaide brisbane and perth are sizable cities s all growing toward metropolitan dim dimensions i ensigns en this faraway land is proving that the majority may detach them belbes from the soil and still thrive it is a new kind of white civilize on that is 0 growing up there on the othi other e i side of the world and ameri amero ia unmistakably ix following the sa same ma path |