Evening star., 1937-09-30
NATIONWIDE DRIVE
PLANNED TO BAR
SLAUGHTER HOUSE
American Civic Association
Again to Seek Legislation
|. for the Capital.
MEMBERS TO BE ASKED
TO WRITE LEGISLATORS
Groups Objective Is to Keep
Nations Capital Free of
"Depreciating Influences"

The American Planning and Civic
Association is announcing 10 a Ma
tion-wide membership. its intention
Of working again at the next session
of Congress for passage of legisla-
tion to keep slaughter houses and
other nuisance industries out Of
Washington.
Members in every State are called
upon to urge their Senators and
Representatives to vote for restrictive
coming legislation.
Every citizen in the United States
has stake in the Federal City,
where there has been a tremendous
investment of Federal funds to make
Washington an outstanding world
capital" the Planning Association
said.
the next session of Congress to pre-
vent nuisance industries in the Ma
tional Capital, whether or not the
abattoir now being constructed by
the Adolf Gobel Co. in northeast
Washington is ever finished and op-
Grated.
Keep Capital Free"
"The American Planning and Civic
Association has taken a firm stand
that the National Capital should be
developed free from nuisance indus
tries. Large cattle pens and OBJ
noxious rendering plants have no
place in the city, least OF all at its
eastern portal"
The association advised its men,
bers, all of whom are interested in
conservation and park development,
that the park area across the Ana
costa River, some of which would
be affected by the Gobel plant, is
the second largest in the District of
Columbia. Both the parks and the
adjoining residential area deserve
protection from depreciating influ-
ences," the association reported.
The organization is headed by some
Of the most influential conservation
lists and city planners in the country.
Its president is Horace M. Albright,
formerly director of the National
Park Service, and Frederic A. Delano
is chairman of its Board of Directors.
Through its Committee of One Hun
dred on the National Capital the Or
gSnization has taken a leading part
for many years in determined move
ments that have resulted in the
betterment of conditions in Wash
ington. Its long fight at the last
session Of Congress for protective
zoning legislation was in line with
this policy.
New Law Planned.
Failure of that legislation paved
| the way for the Gobel Co. to 60
ahead with its plans to re-estaolish
| slaughter house operations in Ben
ming despite new amendments to the
| District zoning regulations barring
| such activities. 1t is to give these
| regulations the force of law that an
other effort will be made to pass
similar bill next session.
Secretary of Interior Ickes has
borne the brunt of the fight on the
Gobel plant, and the Planning As
sociation reported to its membership
that a law is being drafted at his
direction to provide for an equitable
tax on industrial waste based on
volume.
| In appealing to members to get
into touch with their representatives
in Congress the Planning Association
is following course it has pursued
successfully many times in the past.
The appeal is contained in its quar-
terly bulletin.
Miss Harlean James, executive Sec
retary of the association, is keeping
in close touch with all developments
in the local situation and will advise
the membership from time to time.
She will cooperate chiefly through
the Committee of One Hundred, of
which j. Horace Mcfarland is chair
man. 1t has representatives in prac-
tically every State.