The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-30
.C|TY-PLANN|NG EXHIBIT
MAY Be BROUGHT HERE
Mayor Calls Conference OF Repre-
Sentatives Of Business
Organizations.
SHOWS MUNICIPAL PROGRESS
Expert Lecturer Will Demonstrate
What Progressive Cities Are Doing
tn Provide for Their Future Growth
and Development.

Mayor Ainslic, yesterday fixed s
o'clock next Monday night for n con-
ference with representatives from the
city's leading commercial organization
on tho proposal to bring to Richmond,
at an carly date, the city planning cx-
hIbit, OF the American City Bureau. The
meeting Will take place In the Mayor
office
The Mayors suggestion to the bus, :
ness organizations that the time was
propitious for bringing the exhibit TO
the city, has met with strong indorse-
mcnt. The presidents of several OF the
associations have addressed personal
letters to him approving the project and
rledging their personal and official CO.
operation.
The following official representatives
have been appointed by six leading com
mercial organizations, to confer with
the Mayor:
Chamber of Commerce, w. It. Reed.
president.
Retail Merchants Association, ]. +.
Phillips, Jr.
Rotary Club of Richmond, j. Amber
Johnston.
Central Trades and Labor Council.
John c. Wcckert.
Richmond Real Estate Exchange, A.
N. Cover.
SCIENTIFIC COLLECTION
OF MAPS AND PHOTOGRAPHS
The exhibit which IL is proposed to
bring TO this city, consists of scien-
tifc collection Of charts, maps, models,
and photographs, illustrating the city
planning methods followed by the most
advanced cities of this country and Eu-
rope. il was collected and arranged by
the American City Bureau, OF New
York, which was assisted In the work
hy the United States and many foreign
governments
Such an exhibit. il is believed, would
prove of unusual value to Richmond, in
view OF the Impending annexation and
the municipal Improvement problems
which will necessarily follow in It's
wake. Engineers and informed lay
men who have given the matter
thought, agree that one of the city's
greatest needs is comprehensive plan
which Will encourage the development
Of Greater Richmond along lines that
will insure TO future generations n city
at once beautiful In appearance and
economical in structure.
MAYOR hINSLIE HAS
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED 1T
The need for such plan has baen ap-
parent to Mayor Ainslic for some time
In his annual messages TO the Council
h drew attention 20 the dcs!rability of
"a pan 10 govern inc
future expansion of the city, calling
attention to the matter later in
speeches made by him in the recent
inayoralty campaign.
The EXHIBIT treats the subject of cor
relating park. street and viaduct sys-
TENS. and similar problems of city
planning. II has been exhibited in
some of tho leading cities of the coun-
try, receiving everywhere the higncst
commentator from engineers, munici-
pal authorities and private citizens.
Ii is planned 10 secure the CO. opera :
'ion of the several influential CONNER
ciai bodies of the city for the purpose
Of bringing the exhibit To Richmond
for week. II can he secured for that
length Of time for from between $500
and 5000. This sum would pay also for
the services OF an expert lecturer, who
VIII! accompany the exhibit to supcrin-
tend It's installation and explain its
features 10 visitors.