10 ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL BOTANIC GARDEN. 



Mr. Moore. No. We did not get that far, because the development 

 was to be done piecemeal. Mr. Cannon, in objecting to the plan of 

 1901, said that it would cost $200,000,000 to carry it out. Before he 

 left the chairmanship of the Committee on Appropriations of the 

 House, $50,000,000 had already been spent in accordance with the 

 plan. So I think his estimate was far too low. 



The Chairman. Too low? 



Mr. Moore. Yes. He himself within five years after the plan was. 

 suggested passed on appropriations amounting to $50,000,000. 



The Chairman. For the purchase of part of these lands? 



Mr. Moore. For the building of the National Museum, for the 

 building of the Agricultural Department, for the building of the 

 Lincoln Memorial — for all of those things. They all come into the 

 plan. 



The Chairman. I did not refer to buildings which were to be put 

 upon the land recommended to be acquired, but to the expense of pur- 

 chasing the land only. 



Mr. Moore. The expense of the land would come up as an incident 

 to the buildings or parks, as those projects should come up. It was 

 'impossible to make estimates, because the price of land would depend 

 on the date of taking. 



The Chairman. The people who recommended the plan of 1901 did 

 not even make a guess at the expense of acquiring the land which they 

 recommended should be acquired, did they? 



Mr. Moore. No, Senator; because the plan was made for 50 years 

 in the future, to be developed during 50 years; and it was impossible 

 to make any estimate. Chicago has made an estimate that its plans 

 (known as the Burnham plan) are going to cost two hundred and 

 sixty millions, and of that amount Chicago has appropriated during 

 the past 1<> years $61,510,000. Chicago railway companies have agreed 

 to spend $162,091,000, and the forest reserve commission $5,316,000. 



Senator Knox. Have you ever made an estimate as to the cost of 

 the 400 acres included in the Mount Hamilton tract? 



Mr. Mooke. We always take the assessed valuation and add one- 

 third to that, 



Senator Knox. What is the assessed valuation of that tract? 



Mr. Moore. Mr. Langdon has that. 



Senator Knox. Approximately, is all I care for. 



Mr. Moore. About $250,000. 



The Chairman. For 400 acres? 



Mr. Moore. Ye-. 



Dr. Britton will proceed. 



STATEMENT OF DR. N. I. BRITTON, DIRECTOR IN CHIEF, NEW 

 YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN. 



The Chairman. State your name and place of residence. 



Dr. Britton. N. L. Britton : I reside in New York City, and am 

 director in chief of the New York Botanic Garden. I will say in 

 this connection that over several years I had a very interesting cor- 

 respondence wtih Senator Wetmore. of this committee, relative to 

 this whole subject, and provided him with a great deal of informa- 

 tion and data, which I think have been tabulated, and very likely have 

 been brought into use since. But. of course, the subject was laid 



