Financial Comparisons The following series of charts illustrates the municipal operating costs, constructions costs, and materials and resources required to run a present-day, obsolete city compared to a Victory City. Because of Victory City's unique, compact design, most of the internal infrastructure needed to operate and maintain a present-day city can be either eliminated or greatly reduced. LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESENT-DAY CITY Population: 262,000 VICTORY CITY Population: 262,000 68.4 square miles; high cost of city land 2.28 square miles; low cost of farm land CITY INFRASTRUCTURE, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATING COSTS PRESENT-DAY CITY Population: 262,000 VICTORY CITY Population: 262,000 Streets Circular highway only Sidewalks .01% Telephone poles Eliminated Telephone wires 1% Electric wires and cables 1% Conduits .1% Transformers .1% Gas mains .1% or eliminated Gas pipes and valves .1% or eliminated 150,000 gas meters 1 gas meter 150,000 electric meters 1 electric meter or none 100,000 water meters 1 water meter or none Water mains .1% Water pipes and valves .1% Drain pipes 1% Sanitary and storm sewers .1% Traffic lights and other electronic traffic control equipment Eliminated Traffic signs .1% Billboard advertising signs Eliminated Parking meters Eliminated Highway police patrol 1% Bridges and viaducts 1% Railroad crossing equipment Eliminated Salary for street crossing guard for school children Eliminated PRIVATE HOUSES, APARTMENT BUILDINGS, FACTORIES, COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS PRESENT-DAY CITY Population: 262,000 VICTORY CITY Population: 262,000 Hall space 10% Porches .1% Stairs 1% Foundations .5% Roofs .5% FOOD, PUBLIC RESTAURANTS, PRIVATE KITCHENS, APPLIANCES AND EQUIPMENT PRESENT-DAY CITY Population: 262,000 VICTORY CITY Population: 262,000 200 restaurants; 5 cafeterias; 100,000 private kitchens; 25,000 pantries; 75,000 dining rooms; 25,000 dinettes; 5,000 breakfast nooks. A lot of food wasted in restaurants and cafeterias due to varying number of customers each day. 21 cafeterias; 7 factory-sized kitchens in constant use. Same number of customers each day, so very little food wasted. 100,000 stoves; 100,000 refrigerators; 100,000 sinks; 100,000 kitchen cabinets; 50,000 garbage disposals; 10,000 freezers; 10,000 dishwashers; 80,000 toasters; 50,000 waffle irons; 80,000 coffee percolators; 75,000 buffet tables; 25,000 hutches; 20,000 china cabinets; 20,000 corner cupboards; 1,000 countertops; plus thousands of electric knives, mixers, blenders, choppers, egg beaters, can openers, food processors, etc. Eliminated 700,000 sets of dishes 100,000 sets of dishes 700,000 glasses 100,000 glasses 700,000 sets of cutlery 100,000 sets of cutlery Table linens Eliminated Pots and pans 2% 210,000 tables 17,000 tables 1,250,000 chairs 85,000 chairs None 2,000 family carts Home  |  Victory City Tour  |  Residents Guide  |  Purpose/Benefits  |  Media Coverage  |  Project History About the Inventor  |  Investors Wanted  |  Credits  |  Table of Contents  |  Related Links  |  Send E-mail Copyright © 1998-2007 by Orville Simpson II 3939 Erie Avenue, Apt. #1020 • Cincinnati, Ohio 45208 Phone: (513) 871-9571 • Fax: (513) 871-3596 Email: osimpson@fuse.net All rights reserved. No part of this website, including page content, graphics or overall layout/design, may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the written permission of the author.