Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-27
JARD|NE PROTESTS
BUILDING ABATTO|R
Agriculture Secretary Voices
Objections to~ArIington
County Supervisors.

The proposed erection OF az abattoir
In the vicinity Of the new Memorial
Bridge and Mount Vernon Highway was
protested by Secretary Of Agriculture
Jardine today in a letter which he sent
20 the board of supervisors OF Airing
ton County, Va The Secretary voiced
his objection TO granting permission
for erecting the abaItoir and said fur
Their 1t would be Objectionable from the
standpoint OF any route III Arlington
County proposed for The new highway.
The Secretary'S letter addressed 10
the chairman Of the board, follows
In view OF The proposal which Is now
before you Tor granting a permit Tor
establishment Of an abdttolr IN your
county. ! conSlQA II advisable 70 cali
your attention 2.at IN approving the
route for the proposed Mount Vernon
Memorial Highway The United States
commission for the celebration 0! the
200th anniversary Of The birth of George
Washington specified. III effect that the
proper officials authorized 10 establish
zoning restrictions in the City OF Alex
andria and the Counties OF Arlington
and Fairfax should restrict the areas
contiguous TO the proposed route in such
a way that there may be 40 undesirable
industries or Developments.
Classified As Undesirable.
IAN abattoir would come within the
classification Of an undesirable indus
try and the location, a. reported 10 thS
department IS one That would unqueS-
tionably be Objectionable from the
standpoint Of any route III Arlington
County proposed for the Mount Vernon
Memorial Highway, which is to be de-
veloped as a parkway and over when
hundreds of thousands OF persons from
ali tod
annually.
Il call your attention TO this Tact
and would request your earnest COOP
Grafton in preventing the erection OF an
abattoir within any area that MAY eHect
the monumental highway that is TO De
constructed by the Government at
cost of miollions Of dollars. l intend 10
ask that such an industry be located
at least one mile from the highway and
entirely out of view because OF the ma
tional character OF this road.
TT. therefore will be appreciated II
YOU will kindly let me know at your
earliest convenience the attitude OF the
board Of supervisors OF Arlington Couh-
ty on this proposition. II hearings are
to be held l should be glad to have
representatives of this department ap-
pear before the board. 1t is understood
that Arlington County has a coming
commission, and l suggest that your
board. as an indication OF your agree
ment in principle in this matter, defer
action on the building permit until such
said commission shall have acted 1t is
the purpose of this department to take
the matter up with the coming commls-
sion at once"
American Legion Joins Fight
The general protest against estao-
lishment Of the abattoir was seconded
today by the American Legion In
telegram to Gov. Byrd Of Virginia.
John Thomas Taylor, vice chairman
of the Legions National Legislative
Committee. in behalf of 900 900 mem
bers, requested Gov. Byrd to use his
influence to prevent the Arlington
County supervisors from issuing per-
init for the slaughter house when the
question comes before them at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning.
THE American Legion" the tele-
gram continued, "Solemnly protests the
dissertation of the Tomb of the I'm
known Soldier and of the national
memorials to three of Americas great
men-WaShington. Lincoln and Lee"
It was reiterated that such an estab-
lshment within a half mile of the ceme-
terry would offend thousands OF per
sons visiting national shrines in the
vicinity.
Representative Wood, Republican, In
diana, is back Of resolution to halt
work on the Government developments
in the vicinity unless the plan for the
abattoir is dropped mad also. calling
for action by the Department OF Justice. |