Evening star., 1926-11-09

might have been has been preserved
and these rare survivals in time
proba bly, will yield to the restless
ness Of the age and the consuming
desire for gain.
"The one and only hope for the fu-
turN Ia to 20 into the as yet unepoiied
regions In the country contiguous to
Washington and there by intelligent
and well directed planning to lay out
subdivisions under rigorous control as
to types of dwellinss. streets and ave
nues adapted to the natural topoe-
raphy and boulevards connecting with
the city itself. There are such regions
along the upper and the lower course
Of the Potomac, in the areas at both
ends Of Massa chusetts avenue In
MARYLAND and along Sligo Creek, but
with the prevailing growth Of the city
these opportunities will not much
longer remain.
What is lacking today Ia the Ma
tional Capital spirit to overcome and.
If need he. to override the Individual
istic impulse to exploit Washington
for private gain. II plans would have
accomplished this result Warrington
would he all that one dreams. for the
plans have been made and duly
recorded. hut there has heen no COM
pelling force behind the plans.
States Help Sought.
THE hope for the future lies in the
cooperation of the authorities In
Marylard and Virginia with those in
the District of Columbia. in order to
make the plans and to spend the
money necessary TO accom- plieh re-
suits. Such expenditures bring the
largest returns both financially and In
those <atisfactione Of living which are
beyond computation. hut they must
h~ administered by the community.
not left to individual initiative ana
ca price.
Not all the real estate operators
have been Axploiters. Some notably
have striven successfully for beauty
and Amenity. even in inexpensive
building. hut their modest achieve
ments serve only to bring into high
relief the h,'utalizdng tendencies of the
conspicuous majority. What these
promoters are ca apitali2inG te the
h.eeuty Of the Lincoln Memorial and
its Landscape setting. the attractive
nese Of the Library Of Congress. the
kpa ciousnese Of the Potomac Park.
the charm Of nature to be found in
Rock Creek Park and the certainty
that. in - far A. the Government Ia
concerned, the future will equal the
1T lie the Narional Capital idea,
physically, socially. mentally. that
dra ws people to Washington and thus
makes possible profits in Ceal estate
1t liz the community that provides the
advanta gee and the community should
see TO IT. that along with the proft
shall 60 that measure OF control nee
eseary to make private Washington
correspond 70 public Washington
,rnrpinH rhA Rock Creek ana
Potomac Parkway, the commission
declares the most serious obstacles
to the development OF the parkway
roads were caused by two nnistskes-
irst. permits given to dump earth
into the valley At certain places;
and second carrying Massachusetts
avenue across Rock Creek on a
viaduct instead OF on bridge.
Such a lack Of foresight and deter
nina tion on the part OF the au-
thorities for the time being always
entail unnecessary costa At the END.
but the price must he paid sooner
or later" 1t says.
For the present. the Masea chu-
setts avenue problem can be solved
by carrying roadway cat grade
creek) through the archway and
closing the road in times Of freshet.
az the forda in Rock Creek Park are
now closed"
OF the proposed Fort Drive. the
commission say the Civil war de-
fenses OF Washington. occupying
strategic positions. are capable OF
being turned into small % rks OF high
excellence and availability and a con-
Meeting boulevard would have an add.
ed historic interest Purchases to
complete the Klingle Ford Parkway
and Norma nston Drive. the commjs.
sion says. cannot he postponed with
ont material damage to the project.
The commission urges the advisabil-
ity of carrying out the projected Ana
costa Water Park plan and the pla n
for national arboretum. and lists
among the important projects for out
er park development the treatment OF
the area north Of Alaska avenue along
sixteenth street to the District line.
Fine View of White House.
Advantage should be taken" the
report says, "of the last great height
along Sixteenth street 10 develop there
a great circle CONNIE nding q view Of
the White House. the Washington
Monument. the Potomac River and
the Virginia hills" The plan sub
mitted provides for a great portal to
the city. with a roadway extending
from the circle into Rock Creek Park
on the west and the Army Medical
Center on the east Preferably Six
teenth street should be widered.
Turning TO public buildings and
grounds. the commission says that at
last the long decades Of inadeauately
and inconveniently housed executive
departments are drawing TO a close.
The present Congress. the report
says. has adopted the recommenda-
tions Of President Coolidge to provide
for building program involving the
expenditure of $4,000. 900 4 year for
Ave years. Under this program IN
buildings ~ least can - carried On
aimulta a nAoualY. since fhA Govern.