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The article presents information on the Regional Survey conference, which took place at the Outlook Tower during the week April 17-22, 1922 at Edinburgh, Scotland. The main idea of the Outlook Tower Committee was to presents Edinburgh from several prominent aspects, and to co-ordinate these aspects on Regional survey lines. The country area chosen for demonstration was the Gilmerton Ridge, a typical portion of the agricultural basin of the Esk, and indeed of the "Rural" Edinburgh region in general, this is a section above the Eskmouth area, which was surveyed last year. This study of the agricultural, mining, and paper-making industries gave idea of the occupational factor in the competition of the Edinburgh population.