Evening star., 1927-05-11

different officers Of the Federal Gov
ernment and of the municipality, and
speaking for the community at large,
with the technical authority derived
from it's experience and the achieve
ments of it's especially quilted mem
bers, should be able to bring about
continuous, systematic and suitable
development of the National Capltai
along lines established after thorough
study and with broad knowledge of all
the relevant facts.
Says Support Needed.
However, If the National Capital is
to be developed" he continued, 'in
manner appropriate to our great
country and expressive Off is best
achievements and ideals, the National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion's recommendations will have to
be actively supported against the at
tacks of the narrowm and sell
fish, and ways and means will have to
be found to do the necessary work as
the time comes to finish each addition
al feature of the new National Capital.
The results obtained will surely
prove, as has always been the case
in the past, that the best plan is the
most useful and the most economical,
and that it will produce the living
and business conditions most favor
able for the successful pursuit of
happiness by it's inhabitants, and,
most important of all, for the develop
ment of the best type of American
citizen"
Mr.. Eliot told of the studies now
being made by the commission, on
which will be based it's recommenda-
Ira hn fIIt / d C1H
his talk with graphs, depicting the
density of population and highway
traffic, and explained plans being
made for building highways to carry
heavy tourist traffic around the city.
VIII BE Air Lanes
The parllways in the cities are
destined in the future, said Mr.. Eliot,
to become the great aerial traffic
lanes. He pointed out that the time
was coming when airplanes would
be prohibited from flying over the
densely populated areas of the cities,
but would be restricted to flying over
The open spaces, and the parks, such
as Rock Greek, would provide such
lanes.
Mr.. Eliot said that it was the
desire of the commission to save all
of the areas of natural beauty, as
we'll as those with historical interest,
He said there was an Indian work
shop along Piney Branch which the
commission desired to purchase, and
that also the Carroll House, in River
dale, should be included in the park
system. He told of getting the CO.
operation of other departments such
as the Department of Agriculture, in
ascertaining where particular kinds Of
birds might be found, and then MAX
ing these areas into park lands, so
that the people could go out and
observe the birds.
There are five major projects on
which the commission is working, he
said. The first of these was the
acquisition of the gorge of the Poto-
mac River. and the area around Great
Falls. These should be included
either in national or interstate park.
he said.
Larger Park Planned.
The second is the extension Of Tssc5
Creek Park as far as Rockville; tkn...
the acquisition of the valley of the
Northwest Branch, below Burnt Mills
where the Washington Suburban SAM
tary Commission plans great reser-
voir; fourth, extension of the Anacos-
tia Park to Baltimore, and, fifth, the
acquisition of parks on the lower Po-
tomac between Washington and Forts
Washington and Hunt
He explained the plans for the con-
struction of the Mount Vernon boule-
ward and the proposed fort drive,
which would link together the old Civil
War posts in and around Washington.
pointing out that they had been erect
ed on high points, which give some of
the finest views any one would want
to see.
Mr.. Eliot also spoke of some of the
highway conditions which the commits.
sion was seeking to meet, referring
particularly to some of the av> 1ues
which end very abruptly in nothing,
and proposing, at the end of each, q
plaza. AT the end of East Capitol
street, which he proposed as the Ave
nue. Of the States" he said a stadium
could be erected. and quite inexpen-
slvely, because of the natural drop in
the land there. He also said there
should be an avenue connecting the