' RUDOLPH STRESSES
NEED FOR AIRPORT
Suggests Site Be Chosen
From Park System, Urg
ing Action Soon.
A president of the Hoard of Com
mis-loners of ih<- District. Cuno H.
fVl'iolph approves th* movement now
•Hi foot for the acquisition of a site
close to tlie center of District popula
tion for tiie future development of a
-municipal airport.
Inst before his departure for a va
•at ion. .Mr. Rudolph said “there can
he no question a!*out the fact that the
District must have an airport within
1 lie next few years."
Tiie Commissioner pointed to the
vapid strides being made throughout
1 lie country in the matter of reserving
sites by constructing airports and
gave it ns ills opinion that the Dis
trict could not afford to wait much
longer about setting aside tiie neces
sary ground.
Mr. Rudolph regretted that there
is 1:0 District of Columbia property
suitable for an airport, explaining I
tiiat if there was. he personally would j
he triad to take steps securing its |
reservation for this purpose. He \
thought tiiat if the National Capital i
Park and Planning Commission could j
•ioi°rmine upon a site in the park;
system and cede it to the District. I
with the understanding that it would
Vic classified as a park, such a step
would be the most feasible.
Urges Action Soon.
