Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18

should be the controlling or dominant
purpose, and then to seek. as a by
product, so much and only so much OF
the other objective as is consistent with
the fully successful attachments of the
objective selected as the dominant one.
Differences Are Cited.
a. The combination park and power
schemes presented by the joint COM
mittee represent, essentially, attempts
to arrive at thoroughly successful
economic development OF the potential
water power of the Potomac River in
such way as would permit the Incl
dental creation of as good park on
the margins of that development as is
consistent with the controlling purpose
of power production. They tend to in
dictate that If power development is to
be the controlling objective, a park
could be created. Even so, that would
probably be we'll worth the cost which
Its creation would add to that Of a
power project designed wholly without
regard to park values. But 1t would be
a totally different and less valuable
kind of park from the natural valley.
And the price of creating this different
and less valuable kind of park would
not merely be a matter of dollars, and
of the lapse of many years for the heal
ing of scars, but would include the de-
struction for all time Of essential char
acteriStics which make the present nat
ural river valley unique and distinctive
as an appendage of the National Cap
ital.
rs. For such amount of power as
would be used here. 1t does not appear
that the prospective economic advan-
tage to the National Capital and its en-
virons from any eXpectable saving in
cost of power from this source as COM
pared with others, even assuming that
the saving would be passed on to the
consumers, would be so great, or that
the people of this region and of the
United States are so poor that they
cannot afford to forego 1t for the sake
of retaining a unique feature of the
National Capital.
"6. 1t would therefore seem mad
visable to decide now upon the deStruc-
ton for all time Of the scenic and rec
reational and inspirational assets OF
such large prospective Importance as
those included in the Valley OF the Po-
tomac at the doors of the National
Capital.
1.-The foregoing expresses the views of
the following members OF the commits
sion: Col. w. B. Ladue, Maj. r. Y.
Stuart, Hon. Frederick N. zihlman. Mr..
rTGuEIICh n. DCldIlOs WA 3NAOOAA 1'
Medary. IT.: Mr.. Frederick L. OlmStead.
Mr.. ]. c. Nichols and Lieut.. Col. U. s.
Grant 3d.
Gen. Jadwin's Opinion.
Gen. Jadwin did not concur In the
above action and views Of the commits
sion and submits his views as follows:
81. The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission is organized by
act of Congress as planning commits
sion as we'll as park commission.
The broad official representation and
the varied technical and business rep
reservations are intended to assure
broad, we'll rounded planning and con-
Sideration of the interests of the Dis
trict, its taxpayers and of the Federal
Government. There is enough data
available to now consider the develop
ment at Great Falls as q whole. We
should give due weight to every ele-
ment which affects the best interests
Of national planning as we'll as the spe-
cific matters bearing on parks. These
other clements are the development OF
power navigation, flood control and
other allied economic interests. The
parks should At into the scheme of the
Nation and not the Nation into the
scheme for parks. Large areas OF
ground should not now be bought and
funds spent in developing them as O
park II they are to be flooded later to