Evening star., 1921-12-08

the new coming law and voiced the
belief that the highway plan should
| be developed in conformity with the
zoning Of the city for building pur-
poses. ;. =.
that he believes the building code OF
, the District should be revised with
view to eliminating restrictions
practical in their value" The En-
such a revision of the code would
/ tend to reduce the cost of building;
He indicated that he has considered
calling prominent builderx OF the CITY
| into conference on this subject
Explains ReIationship.
Explaining the Relationship which
must exist between the coming OF the
city and the extension ot the hleh-
"The modern theory, that upon
which the zoning of the city was
| based, is that Industrial activities
should be withdrawn from residential
lneighborheods. and from localities
where retail trade has developed upon
! vantage of the industries themselves
that they shall be located where land
lis cheap and their raw materials may
most economically be brought to
them.
This means ordinarily, that they
| should be placed on or in the close
vicinity of the railroads entering the
city: and this applies equally well to
certain classes of business, such as
building materials, which require
ample space and good "transportation
and transfer facilities. While the
'hasic principle underlying this zoning
| Of industry Is correct, and while the
protection afforded to fine residen :
tial and commercial neighborhoods Is
valuable, harmful result follows,
| namely. that especially so far as
| concerns heavy materials sthe cost OF
transportation from the material
yards CLOSE to the railroad tracks to
the points where they must be EN-
| ployed in building operations is
rendered higher than 1t would be
were concentrations of such activities
permitted to be scattered conveniently
Throughout the city.
II have already pointed out the de-
STABILITY of reducing the cost OF
building, and what 1 have just said
indicates another direction FOR care
full planning with a view to aHordinG
further relief of the building situa,
ton, not only of the present but oi
the future. 1t Is important TO re-eN'
anime our highway plan, and If neces'
sary to modify il SO as to make sure
that it affords direct, improved and
economical roads from the sites
where our local industries and deposit
tories of materials of all kinds are
segregated to the places where these
must be consumed"
| Gen. Beach told the pioneer resi-
dents Of the District that he would
speak to them on Washington the
NEGLECTED instead of Washington the
beautiful.
.Despitc the fact that this is the
National Capital" the chief engineer
began. in many respects 1t is treated
like a poor stepdaughter AND those
who should provide 1t with hne RAJ
ment do not always appreciate the
fact that II Is tue capitdi VI liie ~"
tion.
DO not think that I refer to the
Commissioners. I refer to the people
in Congress. When l. as a pistric'
Commissioner, went to Congress with
projects of Importance to the city
Frequently was met with the state
ment, Why should we do this? Con-
gress doesn't do it for my home town
II was the National Capital. but they
didn't seem to realize it
See. Lack Of Civic Pride.
Gen. Beach voiced the belief that
| Washington suffers from lack OF
civic pride, due to the fact that sc
many residents of the city suil hold
1 allegiance to their home towns in the
states, to which they expect TO return
when their terms of office expire.
They are not boosters for Wash
ington. They do not help your city,
said the general.
Continuing, Gen. Beach said he knew
that spirit did not pervade the full
population of the District. He told
| the Oldest inhabitants there is no bet
ter task for them to perform than to
endeavor to convert these temporary
! residents Of Washington into boosters
J for the National Capital
Turning to the question Of the fran
chise for Washington.ans,G Gen. Beach
said he had given the question con-
| siderable thought.
"TL ere is one feature he went on,
that have not seen mentioned. Near
ly all of the federal clerks here can
Vote in the state in which they claim
residence. since many of the states
now arrange for voting by mail. If
you are given the electoral franchise
the congressman lose the votes of all
the constituents they have placed in
positions in Washington
Looks Ahead.
i President Bradley of the Board of
Trade told the. oldest Inhabitants he
i. Washington as they have known 1t,
but that he is able to look ahead with
i the patriarchs to the newer and more
| beautiful Washington of the future.
| Mr.. Schulteis. head of the Chamber
of Commerce, disagreed with Gen.
Beach in the statement that Wash
ington is lacking In civic pride.
Washingtons civic pride Is handi-