The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-06-22
MODERN CITY
WILL BE BUILT
ON BIC ESTATE
Il. T. Cory, Former NJ. L. Pro
fessor, Chief Engineer of
Project, Visits Friends
I'm Columbia.
STREETS PLANNED FIRST
No Homes to Be Built in Palos
Verdes for 2 Years-Cory
Has Record of Big
Engineering Jobs.

II. T. Cory. a member of the facult,
of the School of Engineering of the Uni
versity from 1898 to 1900, visited friend
in Columbia las, night and today. Mr.
Cory left here this afternoon for Den
yer. where he will spend several days
going from there TO Los Angeles.
Mr.. Cory is at present chief of the
engineering staff Of Palos Verdes, an e.
tate Of 10000 acres, twenty-five square
miles in area, overlooking Los Angeles
On this estate a modern city is TO be
built This project, one OF the biggest
Of it, kind ever attempted in the United
States. is backed by Frank A. Nanderlip
Of New York, and managed by Z. g.
Lewis. founder and builder of University
City. Mo. and Of Atascadero, Cal.
''Desirability as a place to live is the
most vital factor in determining the gen.
eral plans for the improvement of the
Palos Nerdes estate, said Mr.. Cory.
Anything that increases and fixes desir-
ability as i place of residence becomes
as much a part of the construction as
essentials Of fine streets, water and sewer
systems. In order that the standard of
design Of buildings, planting, and gen.
eral appearance of every structure in
the city may be assured, an art jury
composed Of three of the foremost archi-
tects of California, a city planner of ma
iional standing, and a representative of
the home buyers of Palos Nerdes, is
maintained.
''Olmsted Brothers, of Brookline, Mass,
have charge of the landscape architecture
and subdivision. This firm designed
Central Park, New York City, seventy
years ago, and since that time has de-
signed parks, expositions. city layouts.
and estates all over the United States
Among their more important works have
been the Chicago Worlds Fair. and the
Atlanta. Seattle. Portland, and San Die
go Expositions.
Fifteen million dollars have been un-
derwritien by investors, month previous
TO the time we estimated as necessary"
said Mr.. Cory, but not house will
be built in Palos Verdes for two years.
We must get the streets, water and
sewer systems layed out first. The build
ing Of this modern city, the largest sin
gle piece of city planning in America
except for the planning Of the National
Capitol, will follow"
MIR. Cory was manager of the first
Glee Club at the University of Mis-
souri,, and the first Savitar published
here was dedicated to him. He is a
graduate Of Cornell University, and it
was at his suggestion that the words Of
old Missouri" were set to the tune of
Cornell's Alma Mater. Since leaving the
University, Mr.. Cory has been dean Of
the College of Engineering. University
of Cincinnati; assistant TO the president,
Associated Hartman Lines in Arizona
and New Mexico; rediverted the Colora.
do River from Salton Sea TO the Gulf
Of California, l906-l907; general mana
ger, Imperial Valley Irrigation System:
director general, foreign relief. Ameri- !
can Red Cross; charge of Secretary
franklin X. Lanes Soldiers Land Set.
ilement program; member Nile Com
mission for the Egyptian and Sudanese
Governments, 1920.