Evening star., 1923-05-03
D. c. TO BALTIMORE
PARK IDEA BOOSTED
Both Cities Seen as Models
of Future in National
Plan.
Cperial Disratch to The Star.

SPECIAL Dispatch to The star.
BALTIMORE. Md. May 3.-The prin-
Cpie Of city planning soon will be ap-
psied to the United States as whole.
with Baltimore and Washington as the
central area. Baltimore will become
tire commercial and mercantile unit and
Washington as capital will be the CEN
ter of the national plan.
This was stated by Assistant Com
missioner r A. Wheeler OF the District
Of Columbia IN an address before city
c,aMning experts representing every
large city of the country, meeting IN
tho second days session of the fifteenth
annual gathering OF the national con-
ference on city planning at the Southern
Hotel.
Doubled Population Seen.
IAt. Wheeler declared Washington
Sr1l double In size In the next thirty
Gears, and that the accompanying de-
Selopn1ent of Baltimore will bring the
tHo cities closer economically and geo.
graphically.
He urged that the Maryland highway
system be improved with this prospect
IN mind, and suggested the building OF
close network of radial and clrcum-
ferential roads to connect the two cities
He said:
Baltimore will tend to develop as a
commercial center, with its industries
and manufacturing interests. AS this
expansion takes place an ever-increasing
plumber of Baltimoreans will make their
homes in Washington and conduct their
businesses in Baltimore.
National Forest PInn.
1t will not be long before the
wooded areas between Baltimore and
Washington Will be united into a ma ma
i,,tn Ha6
connecting the two metropolises.
I'm this new plan the Rock Creek
Valley road could be made a parkway
with the present Baltimore highway
used for trucking"
In an address. stressing the import
6nce of maintaining and developing
1he read system OF MaTylandp I,Ts IN pres, e9i.
dent Harding. indorsed the plan pre-
sented by Maj. Wheeler.
Projects Outlined
Projects OF a comprehensive scope
were outlined by Jefferson e. Grin,
maids in his paper on "A Regional
Power by day and light by night
are of the utmost Importance TO
city" said Mr.. Grinnalds, "and for
ing waterpower outside get near Bal
tirore is Of the greatest Importance.
There are rapids and falls where
power stations might be built and
give power.
THE state forests play an impor-
tant part in the proposed plan. There
Is the reservation on the PatapSco and
others in the state. These Will be
added to from time to time, II being
probable that some of the southern
Forests will be taken over
Stnte Roads Vital.
The entire plan depends on the
state roads. these being the skeleton
on which it is hung. 1t is important
that the roads be kept up and that
further roads be built.
"Thc use of abandoned railroad
for interurban trolley lines Is con-
s;dered. Then. too. there are great
posi- ibilities In air travel, 1t being en-
firely possible that within the next
decade there will be air lines from,
Baltimore TO Norfolk and other
The reclamation OF the states
swamp lands enters into the plan as
outlined by Mr.. Grinnalds. Also the
state would acquire historic mansions
and estates within Its boundaries, II
would establish roadside parks and
camp sites.
Changes along tho Washington and
Annapolis roads as outlined include
the planting of trees farther back
from the roads and. eventually, the
placing OF telegraph and telephone
wires Underground.
The conference selected Los An
sreIes Calf, as the place for next
Years meeting. George B.. Ford OF
&ew York was elected president.