Evening star., 1928-02-24
Program of Improvement
Near Capital Proposed

To the Editor OF The Star:
The Potomac River from Mount Ver-
non up to and including Great Falls
should be kept under United States
control.
The United States and the District
Of Columbia. the States OF Maryland
and Virginia cooperating. should de-
velop and improve this stretch OF the
Potomac River with special reference
to utility and scenic beauty in the In
terest of all the people.
The tidewater portion Of the Potomac
River and It's tributaries from Mount
Vernon mp to Chain Bridge should be
improved for useful navigation. and
such adjoining parks. driyeways, bridges,
wharves, forts. bathing beaches. and
the like. be developed and constructed
as may be necessary and appropriate
The water power o. the Potomac
River from Chain Bridge up to and In
cluding Great Falls. and as much OF
the water power above Great Falls as
may be deemed advisable. should be
developed by the United States and the
District OF Columbia, the States OF
Maryland and Virginia cooperating
the power 10 be used for Government
and municipal requirements. and for
general use in and around Washington,
on fair and equitable basis. with spe-
cial favors 10 none.
A dam at or near Chain Bridge, It's
feet high. inlore or less as conditions
| and costs would justify. with bridge
over all would be more impressive and
crander scene than the natural falls
tsee Conowirgo Dam), and 4 park !r
connection with the same including
| not only the natural growth already 4.
| existence but planted in black walnut
hickory. and what not. that would de-
telop into value. from the standpoint;
OF both food and timber. together with
| roads, bride paths. footwayS. bridges
| approaches. and the like. all Of artistic
| design and flooded at night with ligh:
| from its own power plant. could be
made useful and attractive indeed.
III connection with all of the above
the United States and the District o.
| Columbia. the States and the United
| States possessions. and other nations
should develop permanent eSr,osi-
| ton at Washington. D. C.. interstate
national and international. Of an in
dustrial. commercial, educational! well
fare and social character. not only for
the edl1cation and qualification Of
those who live III Washington, or visit
hut t!lat n kItpNISNSt aIiU
impression Of things exhibited and facts
determined. including parks, dams,
bridges ana everything be carried to
nll The people in their primary pubic
| schools and community centers tina,
bear their proportional part y! The
financial burden. by means o! cduca-
tional and welfare motion picture aims.
lantern slides. diagrams and iIiustya-
tions. descriptive matter. phonos:arhic
records. radio service, phonofilnS. Spcci-
mems, models. globes. charts. maps,
especially relief maps and other ap-
proved educational and welfare helps,
TRUE to fact, accurately and correctly
made and prepared. and properly CEN
sored and graded by men and women
o1 intelligence and good mora. char
acter, under the direction and super
vision OF United States Department
OF Education and Welfare. III co-opera-
ton with the States and other nations,
The Immense water power NOW going
70 waste near Washington should he
developed and utilized, in part. for
operating a permanent exposition, and
by The Bureau Of Standards In working
out. testing and demonstrating such
facts and principles As Will b. helpful
To all the people,
q, ". kFENONiE.