North-south Mobility of World Man (1)

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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"

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