Evening star., 1953-06-12
Dear SirS, CustOdianS Of Rock Greek Park:
We gravely fear the loss of Rock Creek Park.

We gravey fear the loss of Rock Greek Park.
Please don't permit this to happen; preserve our Park
through the District of Columbia and out into Maryland
warn you! There woudbe squatters perched and
ready to take this beautiful They plot and they
scheme force your consent to their taking this great
park and recreation for development of their
You totally ignore the interests in this and future
generations to which Rock Creek Park is dedicated
You dare not close your eyes and minds to memory of
comparatively few dollars spent for lands when they had
value but small percentage OF their present WORTH they
created great park playground and recreational
through the length of this growing city What their foresight
acquired then and made into Rock Creek Park couldn't be
replaced now for hundreds of millions of dollars
limo other city in the world there such possession such
prize as Washington has in Rock Greek Park.
Rock Creek Park rivals the National Capitol itself as
gem in the crown Of Metropolitan Washington.
The Park living monument to those of previous gener
aons starting in the late eighties who dared vision the future
developed Rock Greek Park with beautiful drives parways
picnic grounds recreation ceners and Fairgrounds which
thousands of people enjoy to which all people have
Rock Creek Park Nothing like it anywhere else in the
word Among other things sanctuary in the very heart of
great city, entertaining abundance and variety of bird
and floral life.
Hats off those pioneers who caused these Park
obe aqured Praise be to those who this most enduring
decoration and attraction to the National Capohe Ohm
steads the Newands the Govers VIM Howard Taft Teddy
Roosevelt and the Others including congresses that listened to
them and acted who played leading roles in preserving this
magnificent acreage for all the people.
But beware of the squatters
We should be prasng oo the congress that created the
opportunity to extend park and recreation facilities for
ing Washington through the creation of the CapperCramon
Act twenty-five years ago.
Under this Act and while lands could still be bought for
pittance compared with todays prices Washington Park
System has grown It made possible the extension of Rock
Creek Park from the District line far out into Maryland This
extension has been developed spenddy with ball grounds
recreation ceners picnic grounds and other facilities and
used by thousands upon thousands of people to their better
ment and advantage Along both sides of Rock Creek Park
Extended in Maryland beautiful communities of homes have
been built No less than three public schools have been built
alongside the park Foresight has made this great Park
possible for the present and future generations.
But beware of the squaers They plan of the entire
length Rock Creek Park their kind of playground reach
ing from Constitution Ave. and the Potomac in downtown
Washington far north Wisconsin Avenue west of Kenngon
out in Maryland.
These squatters vision this great stretch of extremely
valuable being available to them without penny of
COST worth millions and belonging to all the people
public domain saved by the gift of foresight for the people,
Who are these would-be squatters?
They the Maryland State Roads Commission and the
District of Columbia Highway authorities.
long these squattes have conspred for their
purpose these reaches of Rock Greek Park Their published
plans have been clever conceamen plans loaded with sleeping
powders intended to put to sleep and dream dreams of
beautiful parkways when their secret determination is to build
express highways and speedways.
But now their real plans have been smoked out But for
strange these plans not much publclzed
Let the people Of the District of