TOWN-PLANNING AT OXFORD
[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]
SIR,—A great deal has been said of late about the mischief of a smoke-laden atmosphere, which is considered especially bad for young people, What can be the object of estab- lishing industrial works near Oxford ? A crowd of young men and women resort td our ancient University. It appears to me that it is the last City into which additional smoke should be carried. I am afraid that there are some citizens who think that the finances of the town will be improved by the sale of neighbouring land. They make a great mistake. When the healthiness of Oxford is diminished by increasing smoke, parents will not be so much inclined as now to send their sons and daughters there. I hope that the Town-planning Scheme will, in this respect, be opposed by old and present Oxonians.—I am,. Sir, &c.,
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