Evening star., 1928-04-14

A city cannot be expected 10 develop
without & share Of commercial and in
Gust-ial activities, appropriate 10 the
c1ty's main purpose and TO its circum-
Stances and population Lieut.. Col. u. 5
Grant, Sd, executive ocer Of the Ma
ti0nal Capital Park and Planning Com
mission declares in discussing the place
u industry IN the National Capital. in al
arclcle appearing in the industrial ex
positibn number Of Greater Washing
ten. publication Of the local Chamber
OF Commerce
This fact. Col. Grant stated, Is fully
recognized by the planning commission.
ard i'm the course of its work is not
reZlecting studies necessary TO foreSee
suitable commercial and industrial de-
velopment Of the city because Of any
special preference or greater interest
81 PARIS and paTkways.
Col Grant brings cut that more than
ample provision for first commercial
zone areas in the District already has
been made under the zoning regulations
ard urges the possibilities Of expand
Ing printing and publishing activities
here. this being manufacturing enter
prise Of the light" type not deemed
objectionable TO the National Capital.
II planning for expansion u CONNER
e1aI activities in Washington. Of course.
he adds. care must and is being taken
10 safeguard the beauty Of the Capital
City,
Survey Made Of City
Col. Grants statement, in part. fol-
iows:
NO city can be expected TO develop
without a share Of commercial and in
dtigtrlsI activities appropriate TO the
eIfy's main purpose and 10 its circiim-
stances and population. This fact Is
fully recognized by the Park and Plan
ming Commission, and IN the course OF
It's work il is not negiectang the studies
necessary 70 foresee the suitable COM
YneYciai and industrial development oi
the city because Of any special prefer
ence or greater interest IN parks and
parkways.
THE commission during the year and
q half Of itg existence has made some
very interesting studies Of the street
car layout. the railroad and terminal
situation. and the areas appropriate
TO- commercial and industrial develop
Ynent These studies necessarily have
not yet reached the state oi definitely
fixed projects, because having forFnu.
lated certain general ideas and pos.
s.b.lities. IL is necessary TO check tbs
practical features with the commercial
and utilities officials concerned
THAT provision must be made 70
suitable commercial and industrial de
yeaognents is recognized by sou
municipal officials and Is shown BY TN
zonlng al the present time for com
YaerclaI and industrial use of s1Z
acres within the District of ColumbA
an area greater than that nov occli
pied for residential use, namely 3,5i2H
acres. There are nov III commercial
ard industrial use only 1917 acres
bttje more than a quarter " the tota
zoneo for such use showing that tn
provision for the future Is probably ez
cess3Fe by . very large margin, ratheI
thar inadequate
win Retain Clty's Character
y think I can take u for granite
that your chamber mas no idea u Al
excessive industrial Development @
Warrington. D0r 0f turning Washing
teD inIo AZ Industrial city. Epeci1
precautions VIII De necessary agains
the possibility 0f aFtlielAily stimulatin
commercial and industrial growth
intensive advertising snd sales meth
DDS. thereby inviting INTO our midst a
floating population Y5acn cannot b
assured constant payl1g employment
such bonn peT}OoS undermine the sta
gsillY NJ the c0u9mgalfys en0Doini
structure. a3gG jHeYIlsgIy procure slBF
conditions in certain parts ~ the eit1
This eiigs eZperience 10 ehnlinai
ar iige alley settlements, the eHo {
NalcG is not yef entirely aasuTes
n Fll9jI.d ~ z aUthcjenf Hs6on 10 pgiT
the UecesA3fy apd possibility u Dakjn
hf4ss a. example II q city of bapF
Fsssueg. Yn@ge egeD the hnpeeuu3oi
saeasbefs 81 she community can III
esan raise is4e1f families under conc
.fa0ssg fgelladlaz . reasonable share I
E1ae gHatEs eAc amenities ~ life.
think - &Fe al in tVi agreement TIL
tte deyei0gxlneFat Df coke bgBH' het
sg distinctly 10 be guarded agains
Ard 20 / haze tried W tgliDk VI WIN
sgft Of eomnaercaag ~ industrial d
xeloDgnent Ii possible without detFsc
In from tI4s sEseelsf character ~
beauty u tbe city ~ the Nation
Capital
6The fact init this IL the polite
capital ~ tbs United States must n
i2e forgotten. spc, its primary intffe
ss Aleh ai4gigjc be emphasized sno q
i.aaeea ia e$ely asg pos~.gses