Evening Star Newspaper, December 7, 1929, Page 15

U. S. BUILDING OPERATIONS ECONOMIC BOON HERE Relocation of Hundreds of Residences and Business | WASHINGTON, Houses Provides Additional Real Estate Business and Money. BY DON S. The Federal building program in Washington, aside from en- ! hancement of the Capital through erection of magnificent new | WARREN. structures, development of unimproved or largely stagnant sections and expansion of park areas, is a boon to the economic structure of | the District. The necessary relocation of hundreds of residences and business houses in areas acquired for government pu oses provides additional real estate business for the city and, probably more important, re- leases here a huge sum of money, much of which no doubt enters into local commercial markets. Under existing appropriations already authorized by law a maxi- mum of $10,000,000 a year is being expended for Federal developments here, and now comes, after advance planning, the proposal in the bill submitted a few days ago by Representative Elliott, calling for expan- sion of the program, with the total $15,000,000. The acquisition of sites for P‘ederl.l‘ development purposes is bringing cash | funds to owners of Washington prop- erties, and construction of the numer- ous new Government edifices brings as- | sured sums for building trades work—i men_ here, aside from funds expended | for building materials that may come | from other sections. | Additional Sums Provided. | The release of sums amountting to | $10,000,000 or less per year thus pro- vides additional funds for circulation here, where pay rolls and eco- nomic conditions are generally more stable than in some more distinctly in- dustrial centers, which are more sub- ect to fluctuations in market condi- ions. When the Elliott bill is enacted this | fund for development purposes here will be increased 50 per cent annually, with the maximum reaching $15,000,000. ‘While these public expenditures here are not designed for the benefit of local citizens any more than the fact that they constitute a part of the popa- lation of the country as a whole, for mol: a lfl;)!eial! ti:‘ublnall Cl;;:‘tl.:hh be- leveloped, the step-up e ac- tivities in the building of a monumental capital for the Nation, observers point out, must as a necessary concommitant have the effect of making more prom- gmg the economic situation in this | ity. Scores of résidences and businesses in locations condemned by the Govern- ment already have found new locations, and scores more must make similar changes. The additional areas contem- plated in the Elliott bill for Govern- ment development contain the homes and business establishmeints of many score of other Washingtonians, who must seek new locations. Other Structures Sought. Among structures ‘in the additional areas sought for Federal development in the Elliott bill are the Belasco Thea- ter and the Cosmos Ciub, located on the east side of Fifieenth street, over- looking Lafayette Square. Here is con- ttm'illfefl construction of an extension of the Treasury Annex. ‘The District government, forced from its Jocation on Fo th street below Pennsylvania avenue, already is acquir- ing a site for a new municipal center north of the avenue, betwéen Third and Sixth streets, and in the budget for the coming fiscal year, now before Con- gress, is provision for the appropriation | of $3,000,000 for acquisition of parcels in the site, in addition to a like sum | now being expended for other parcels in the ar Also the budget for the coming fiscal year carries provision for an appropriation for $65,000 for prepa- ration of plans and a model for the whole new municipal project. One of the largest organizations in the civic center site which must find a new location is. the Ford Motor Co. Numerous other business establishments 88 well as residences in the area must relocate. Speith Purchases Home. ‘The large home at 2224 First street has been purchased by Jarrett Speith, it is reported by the office of Shannon & Luchs, Inc. Canada Hits Peak in Building. OTTAWA.—Bullding activity in Can- annual expenditure to be raised to HOOVER MEETINGS GALLED BIG HELP | Business Conferences Seen| Aid in Banishing Base- less Gloom. “The conferences which President Hoover has held in Washington with leaders in major fields of economic ac- tivity have done much to restore con- fidence by demonstrating the vast pro- grams of industrial rebuilding and ex- pansion that lie ahead,” it is “eclared in the current issue of the Ne 3ulle- tin on Economic Conditions issued by the National City Bank of New York, which is edited by George E. Roberts, former director of the mint, a vice president of the financial house. In regard to general business condi- tions, the bulletin states: “The termination of distress liquida- tion in the stock market has been ac- companied by a better feeling generally on the part of the public toward busi- ness. As people have had opportunity to bring a calmer judgment to bear on what has transpired they are coming to realize that the prosperity of the coun- try is not dependent upon the fluctua- tions of the stock market. This is not to say that the fluctuations in the mar- ket do not affect business, for it is a well known fact that they do, both psy- chologically and by affecting the pur- chasing power of a large number of people. Such fluctuations, however, are not the major influence in shaping the coursé of business. 1In the end the stock market must be guided by busi- ness, and not business by the stock market. If thé business situation itself iz 'sound, as we feel it is, then business should have no.need to fear a serious or protracted depression. Business Was Receding. “Even before the cecline of stock prices, business was receding from the unusually high levels of the Spring and Summer, and doubtless the occurrences in the stock market will tend to inten- sify this decline. Loss of buying power on the part of many people will un- doubtedly have its effect on various in- dustries catering directly to the public, and the natural hesitancy induced by the severity of the market decline may temporarily affect some other lines as well. Obviously it is still too early to tell much about this, but admitting all these possibilities, we are still unable to be gloomy over the outlook. “The essential fact, wherein the pres- ent differs from most periods of great stock market declines in the past, is that business itself is healthy and has not “been involved in overexpansion with the stock market—which means that an attack of acute indigestion in securities, while it may cause business a severe headache, should not seriously cripple the patient. There is no collapse of commodity prices. There is no in- ventory problem. There is no break- D. ©C, | | A design after the manner of the old Maryland colonial houses, whose archi- tectural mode has continued to charm through the yearss has dictated the form of the new home of Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Phillips, now rapidly nearly completion on a spacious, partly forest- ed site lying along Ridge road between Wesley Heights and Foxhall Village. The dominating features of the sil- houette of the house are the central | portion and two balancing wings on either side, with relatively low connect. ing links. Four distinctive, tall chim. neys rise above the roof of the ma! section of the structure, with two of lesser height rising above either wing to carry out the symmetry. ‘The wings each terminate in octag- onal bays, a form which is found in the old Montpelier mansion near Laurel, Md., and the Hammond-Harwood house | at_Annapolis. The house is located on the highest hillock of the property, from which the rolling terrain falls away in slopes, cov- ered with picturesque old cedars. From the front terrace of the house there is a view to the east over the Georgetown University spires, down the Potomac, and somewhat to the left, the upper part of the Washington Monument. he house was so gllnned and located as to make possible this vista from its quarters. ‘The house is constructed of briek ~f 8 hand-made type, laid in quite narrow Jjoints to give the des Lhe eftect ol the time-worn walls of the old houses whose style is being employed here. A limited amount of white marble has been introduced in the form of arches and lintels, lending contrast against the brick. The remainder of the decorative treatment of the house, such as cornices and columns, is carried out in wood, de- signed with the refinement of detail characteristic of the old work. The house is being erected from plans by Wyeth & Sullivan by the firm of Davis, Wick, Rosengarten, Ine, CAMPBELL TO SPEAK. Los Angeles Realtor to Address Boards’ Business Session. ‘Thomas D. Campbell, realtor of Los Angeles, Calif., and Hardin, Mont., will address delegates to the annual business meeting of the National Assoclation of Real Estate Boards, to be held in Phoe- nix, Ariz., January 22 to 24, on “Indus- trial Opportunities in Agriculture.” Mr. Campbell recently was appointed & member of the executive committee of the American Engineering Council, of which Herbert Hoover was president in 1921. Mr. Campbell has just been asked by the Russian government to superin- tend certain agricultural experiments which it proposes to undertake. Old Houses Wanted All types of remodeling and decorat- Every job regardless of size will hB znfinh‘[g gtaf' SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1920. | HOME & GARDEN | 15 New home of Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Phillips on Ridge Road at W street entended, which now is nearing completion. Despite unfortunate departures from plishment, planning of the Federal City. the need of revamping the State, The chairman of the Fine Arts body thus raises his voice publicly in sup- port of the movement started by Presi- dent Hoover for radical changes in the facial appearance of the State, War and Navy home, to make it conform in ex- terior style to the Treasury Deptrtment Building, which balances the White House on the east. ‘The Navy Department, crowded out of its partnersifip with State and War, the writer points out, has found refuge in a temporary cement building that, during the World War, “was permitted | to usurp a great slice of the lands de- voted to the Lincoln Memorial.” This, he continues, amounted to “an intru- sion into the design of Potomac Park, | which has become little better than an open-air garage for automobiles of em- | ployes. | “The State Department must soon find new quarters, for it, too, is beln!; pushed out on the porticoes. Perhaps | it may be deemed wise to find a new location for the War Department, and to remodel the ridiculous architectural i"""on * * * into offices for the President and the Department of State, thereby providing meeting places of in- ternational conferences and facilities | for entertaining greater gatherings than | the domestic White House can accom- modate. Protested by High Officials, “Both President Hoover and Secre- tary Mellon have inveighed publicly | ‘against the War and Navy Bui tate. g an_architectural monstrosity Stores—Dwellings REFACING OF STATE, WAR, NAVY HOME URGED BY FINE ARTS HEAD carefully studied and established plans for Washington's development, many magnificent things have been accomplished in the making of the National Capital and many more remain for future accom- Thus Charles Moore, chairman of the Commission of Pine Arts, reviews in his “Washington, Past and Present,” the benefits of the wise “long-distance” As to the future accomplishments, Mr. Moore suggests for consideration ‘War and Navy Bulding and construction of new quarters for the War and Navy Departments, but it may not be beyond redemption. The architect Charles McKim used to say that he could do a great deal with edifices if only he had a rake! Secre- tary Mellon has a design that would remake it into what Congress supposed it was going to be—a counterpart of the Treasury.” These pointed expressions come in the closing chapter of the k en- titled: “A Look Into the Future,” with preceding chapters telling of the long ¢ CHAR and Apartments For Rent & For Salef|| | Let us rent or sell that vacant |ll| ®roverty for you. 1f property is in |if | need of repairs. we will repair Il same and put in frst-class condi- [l tion"tor rental or sale. regardiess of cost. Address Box 138-D, Star Office || 4401 Elm Street, $11 ,000 New Colonial Home just completed. on large lot nicely landscaped with beautiful shade trees and_rustic_bridge over the delightful brook in the garden. Near the new Chevy series of adversities that beset the plan- ning for the National Capital borne of wide vision of the city that was to be, and now is in large measure, In bespeaking larger quarters for diplomatic and presidential gatherings, Mr. Moore had in mind the vissitudes that former Presidents and their guests encountered at receptions at the White House in days when there was no adequate entry to the place and when fashionable guests had to deposit wraps on the floor of the hall, and even climb out windows on departing, be‘cnuse of the congestion in the main exit. Important Improvements Cited. He describes the great stretch of | water that once spread out to the south {of the Executive Mansion, now thi President’s grounds, and the bridge at the front over which one once had to travel to reach the house. Mr. Moore describes the gradual de- velopment of the Capital from the time of the selection of the site to the pres- ent day of the tremendous Federal building program. The history is livened (Continued on Sixteenth Page.) MING! $ § 4 Chevy Chase, Md se High School. | CATHEDRAL WORK MOVES - FORWARD IMPRESSIVELY Application for $350,000 Building Permit for Construction of North Transept Approved by District. The Washington Cathedral continues to grow and shortly work | will be started on a new and large portion of the project. An application for a $350,000 building permit for construction of | a portion of the north transept of the cathedral was filed this week by the George A. Fuller Co., contractors for the great Gothic edifice rising on Mount St. Alban. APARTMENT HOUSE ON 19TH STREET SOLD Eight-Story Building Purchased by Edward B. Dean, Sr., Through W. H. West Co. The Cambridge Apartments on Nine- purchased by Edward B. Dean, sr., from Joseph McReynolds, it was announced today by W. H. West Co., which handled the transaction. The assessed value of the property for the current year amounts to $206,000. The Cambridge is an 8-story building of brick construction with limestone trim, containing 72 apartment units. Mr. Dean last week acquired title to the Schuyler Arms Apartments on Co- lumbia road from the Wardman Corpo- ration. Prove Light's Health Value. Scientists are proving the health value of the vibration we think of as light. Shut out the light and you shut out health. In the twilight zones grow bacteria and the enemies to man's health. Even outdoors, when the shade gets too dense, grass will not grow, but mould and fungus appear. Tuberculosis annot live under exposure to teed. Big porches, front and rear. match the house, safely financed. responsible buyers. 44th and Brandywine Streets. 1417 K St B teenth street, near K street, has been | Finely equipped kitchens. baths with shower; other interesting refinements. Permit later was issued. 7 The permit is for the placing of approximately 50,000 cubic feet of stone in the northernmost, of the two impressive arms of the cruciform structure. This is expected to carry the construction of the north transept through the triforium gallery level. .~ With the granting of the permit actual work will begin on a building program, which involves an ultimate expenditure of more than $3,000,000 and which it is hoped will be completed by 1932 so that Washington Cathedral may be the scene of an inspiring reli- gious service in commemoration of George Washington's two hundredth birthday anniversary, The first 50,000 cubic feet of stone was ordered early in the Summer after funds for its purchase had been secured in a special effort conducted by a com- mittee headed by former Senator George Wharton Pepper. It is esti- mated that the entire amount of stonc required will exceed 250,000 cubic feet. Significant Architecture. ‘The north and south transepts are a significant feature of the architecture of the cathedral, and they will have an important part in carrying out the elaborate scheme of Christian symbol- ism, which has been worked out for the edifice. With its completion the cathedral will be in a position to shelter congregations of approximately 3,500. ‘The stone used in the construction is quarried in huge blocks and shipped to a stone-cutting plant near Washington. Here smaller units are prepared in ac- cordance with individual patterns. Each stone is sawed and shaped for a par- ticular place in the fabric. The con- struction is of solid masonry, there being no steel girders or similar sup- ports as in commercial buildings. During the Summer the building forces at the cathedral have been con- cerned with the crypt of the nave and the children’s chapel. The new work is_expected to attract widespread in- (Continued on Sixteenth Page.) 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