Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06
DOUGHERTY FAvORS
| INDUSTRIAL PLANS
Believes Development in
| Some Lines Would Not Mar
/ Beauty of Capital.


TOMS industrial and commercial ex-
pansion, Commissioner Proctor i.
Dougherty, in a statement containing
his Endorsement of the forthcoming
industrial exposition Of the Washing
ton Chamber of Commerce, yesterday
declared he believes the economic de.
veiopment of the National Capital
should in no wise interfere with the
plans for it's identification.
Accompanying his Endorsement Of
the plan to further the industrial eX-
Oansion Of the District, Commission
err Dougherty appealed to its citizens
to cooperate with the Chamber of
Commerce in making the event sue.
cessful, thereby promoting the well.
being of the city and it's environs.
Commissioner Dougherty indicated
that it Is his opinion that the eco
nonic growth of the community
should be given very definite stimu-
lstion. He expressed the view that
this can be done effectively without
rearing unsightly structures or in
terfering with the well planned scheme
TO enhance the pleasing appearance
Of the Capital City.
Firmly Behind Plan.
The Commissioner takes the posi-
tion that Appropriate steps should be
taken to make the community still
more self-supporting, and he looks
upon the industrial exposition as an
effective means for furthering the
movement to attain this end.
II am very firmly behind this plan
to develop within the District of CO.
lumbia certain types of business en-
deavor," said Mr. Dougherty,
which, while conforming to all the
zoning laws and in no wise affecting
the broad plan for the Identification
Of the National Capital, nevertheless
will be an increasingly constructive
@aepant within the community and
aid in no uncertain fashion in its
future economic process"
In his statement Mr.. Dougherty
took occasion to quiet the fears of
those who view any attempt TO up
build Washington economically rs n
attempt to do violence TO its esthetic
aspirations.
Sees Future i'm Suburbs.
1T is clear to me- said the Com.
missioner in this connection, that.
within certain very definite limits.
the plans for the Identification of our
wonderful city and the plan for max
ing it even more important than it
is in a commercial sense can move
forward hand in hand, the one aiding
the other"
The significance of the hopes which
civic leaders have of adding to the
industrial and commercial resources
now possessed by the National Cap
ital was portrayed as having a broad
scope and one which Mr.. Dougherty
views s having a definite and direct
effect upon the whole territory sur
rounding the District of Columbia.
In discussing this phase the Loramis-
Gioner viSioned the possibilities tor
economic growth which are offered
in various sections contiguous TO the
District.
las described by your committee,
ii Is a real pleasure for me to place
my Endorsement upon this project"
said the commissioner. In connec-
ton with this whole plan. which, as
see 1t, has a very deep meaning for
the District of Columbia as a whole
and the individual citizens thereof,
the part which can and no doubt win
be played by certain territories con
tiguous To the National Capital is of
first Importance.
Some Locations Ideal.
''There are certain locations imme-
diateIy beyond the confines of our
city which have all the advantages,
as factory sites and Industrial COM
munities, of any region in the entire
country. They leave nothing to be
desired from any point of view and
the development, the sound and well
informed development OF commercial
endeavors there, will have a very def
mite and a very constructive effect
upon the life of the District of Column
bia.'
In this connection, Commissioner
Dougherty gave emphatic approval to
the plan to assemble in an industrial
exhibition specimens of the various
business activities which are carried
on in and around the city.
The development of these regions
for the purpose in mind" Mr.. Dough
erty said, viii be of quite as marked
benefit as that of those intra- city
endeavors whose cumulative efforts
VIII be so graphically displayed at
the industrial exposition of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce.
Exposition March 9.
With such a development that
of one distinct type within the city,
and another very distinct type out
side the city. yet within not more
than a very few minutes ride from
it, Washington win be possessed of
=. mighty force which will work for
aus economic upgfoWth ana It's gem
eral civic development.
Such an event as the Industrial
exposition viii serve to focus atten-
lion upon these and many other
points which thoughtful citizens I'M
doubtedly win readily recognize as of
the very greatest significance"
The exposition, scheduled for
March to 19 at the Washington
Auditorium. is planned to display a
variety of exhibits indicating the in
dustrial and commercial endeavors
of the community.