Manti Messenger | 1930-10-31 | Page 6 | Frenchman's Great Idea for Ocean Metropolis

I I I Frenchmans Frenchman's Great Idea I Ifor for Ocean Metropolis I A floating city anchored In the ocean between between the Old and New worlds Is the daring proposal at of Leon a n Marseilles en en- M. M wants to build i ia a circular steel ring large enough to t contain a population of ot that l would be the most majestic work i of ot man It would be anchored at a h shallow spot less than OO feet deep c that is located in the Gulf Gult stream l ls about half wa way between Paris s and New York fork orl at nt 43 degrees longitude I and wd 45 degrees E rees north latitude e. e The i iring ring ling would world be GO JO feet high Its internal in Ie diameter feet and Its IU external diameter feet The idea is ig to call the place Atlantis hr Hn tad and it will be he a complete city with Ea all metropolitan conveniences and audit It Itis is hoped It will be a n desirable break tt in the theo o voyage fage for tourists bet Y between Europe and find America There will b be p suitable landing places for ships and I planes It will be the eighth b wonder won won- der tier of the world t as rp is The world Is a masked ball