462 CONFERENCE ON NATURAL BEAUTY 



from 6 to 10 inches in diameter and up to 50 feet tall from second- 

 growth native forests. 



In other words, technologically and relatively cheaply, we can now 

 bring the countryside to the old suburbs in a new way and many of 

 the trees in the newly developing suburbs can be preserved. 



Isn't this really part of what we should consider in a new move- 

 ment in urban beautification? 



A DELEGATE. I would like to compliment Mr. Rockwell on 

 his suggestion that we develop with the natural resources of the 

 community, and the further suggestion that there is a great deal of 

 technical information available relating to soils, watersheds, the 

 amount of runoff that might be expected under different situations. 

 In all types of development we should give this natural resource base 

 first consideration and not make the mistake of drawing some lines 

 around a given area and saying "This is what we are going to do." 

 In this case we may end up with some very disastrous and costly 

 results. This information is available. 



The HHFA funding program recognizes this important factor and 

 I would suggest we always look first to the natural resource, then 

 go from it. 



GLENN THOMPSON. I should like to enter the same objection 

 that I entered at the original session of this conference. It is that 

 we are too presumptuous in the idea just offered that we plan a brand 

 new city. I think that is as presumptuous as if we planned a factory 

 when we did not know what we would build in that factory. 



I think we do not know what the city of the future wants to be 

 and until we do know that we should be very careful about over-all 

 plans that would be superimposed upon cities. 



I realize that this is a late hour to again repeat some obstructionist 

 ideas. I urge upon us that we plan for the known needs of a city 

 which are economically or politically justifiable. We will know what 

 the city wants rather than prescribe a character for it which the city 

 itself may not want. 



Statements Submitted for the Record 



RICHARD J. CANAVAN. Using natural beauty as part of the resi- 

 dential setting in the new suburbia is both an art and a science. But 



