Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-08

crease and migration, at q pace
which, If continued, may carry
it to over a million in the 1905,
although the best estimate as to
the population that is likely to
occur is 925,000, subject to later
revision based upon other studies.
Employment is growing much
faster in the suburbs than in the
District. This trend has already
carried dispersal of employment
further than the Comprehensive
Plan anticipated for 1880.
Overall regional growth in
employment has been close to
that anticipated in the Compre-
hensive Plan. but an upward re-
vision of estimated population
for the region in 1880 to 2,125, 900
seems indicated.
Basic economy Of the region
will continue to be dependent on
Federal employment. Strong
prospects for diversification are
not apparent"
d. C. Follows Pattern
This has been true also in
the District of Columbia, where
fertility rates have pretty much
followed the national pattern.
while it is possible, of
course, that the current trend
may be only temporary, there is
reason to believe that some por-
ton of the rise in fertility rates
may persist in future years.
Coupled with declining death
rates due to higher living stand
ards and advances in medical
science, this trend is expected
to add considerably to the rate
Of natural increase of the popu-
lation."
From this, the report con-
cluded, families may be expected
to be larger in the District.
OF the impact on coming. the
report declared:
I'm general, it should be noted
that there are good sociological
reasons for developing neigh
borhoods with a full range of
housing types. A community
composed entirely of large FAM
lilies which own their homes
would in a certain sense be as
unbalanced as a community
composed entirely of small fam
lilies and single persons who rent
their homes.
ut is necessary to weigh the
advantages of apartments prof
table land development, high tax
base, convenience for transients.
convenience for the very old and
young adults, cheaper utilities.
concentration of workers close to
employment, personal 'anony-
nifty, reduction Of overall trans
port COSTS against the disad-
vantages( dark, airless alleys and
courts, local traffic congestion,
breaking down Of personal con-
facts between neighbors, incom-
patibility with some existing de-
velopment, expense Of replacing
over-taxed facilities) before COM
ing to any decision as to the
proper proportion Of apart
ments."
Heavy School Burden,
Estimating there will be $4,000
more children in 1870 than in
1850 $4,000 Of them in SCHOOL,, ,
the report declared, 1.-THE pro-
vision of school and recreation
facilities and the support of
high-standard operation of the
facilities viii place a heavy bur-
den on the District.
But the District will be better
OF in this respect than the SUBJ
urban communities, since 1t rep
resents a Al per cent increase in
child population, rather than the
doubling and quadrupling which
will be found in the suburbs"
Listing conclusions on popula-
ton growth in the District. the
report said:
1.-THE coming regulations should
provide for the overall popula-
ton to be expected CO.'S. 900 by
1970). with some allowance as a
practical matter for the fact