The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-11-10
OWNING A HOME.
The Safeguard Of Lawabiding, Con
sentative CitiIanshiu

Great activity in real estate and
building operations was one of the no
table features of 1905. The prospect
Is that the present year in this respect
will be still more remarkable Main.
ly this development is due to the fact
that general investment is tending
more toward real estate as presenting
the best opportunity to get safe pro
ductive property, with good chance
TO share in the increment that atten1s
the rapid growth of the country Small
savings, as we'll as masses of capital
Judiciously put into real estate, rest
on a secure and generally expansive
basis. Every family is better Off fol
owning home. Such a possession is
protective, promotes comfort and en-
courages stability. 1t is a safeguard
OF taW-abiiing, conservative citizen
ship. Where rents are high there is
an excellent way out. for every thrifty
family can manage to become its Own
landlord and take an active part il
Improving it surroundings. In some
states building associations represent
immense sums of money received In
small, but regular amounts, and tens
OF thousands of individual homes have
been created by this agency. Differ
ent methods Of gradual payment are
in vogue in some other states. but the
object is the same. and no great dl-
vergence is seen in the results.
On account of its peculiar topogra
ply, New York is less a city of home
owners than other large places. New
York is crowded into small compass
by its surrounding waters, and the
housekeeper of small means must &C
outside. In a certain sense, the lar
sest city of America, seated on its
forty-fve islands, is a sort of greater
Venice. Though it's streets are rot
canals filled with gondolas. short
walk in any direction leads to water
and plenty OF it. The best showing oil
what can be done in small. detached
homes is not to be sought there. but
an illustration is near. In one day re
Gently permits were granted for the
erection of 3173 small houses in one
new section of Philadelphia They
are planned to embrace modern i'm
provements and to rent for S35 a.
month, or to sell at a corresponding
figure. They are provided with gas
and coal ranges, electric light and gas
stationary tubs tiled bathrooms. with
the best plumbing, and hardwood floors
and trimmings. The rooms are OF
good size, and conveniently grouped
on two floors, with all the standard
appliances for comfort and easy house
keeping. Much cheaper houses are
greater advantages than the old three
story style and at much lower cost |
Detached homes are the rule in that
city, land many thousand new ones are
built there every season.
ST. Louis PROPOSES to kean abreast
in all improvemc hts. and thousands OF
new homes are also built here every
year. The records of 1905 and 1906
are an exhibit of the city's greatest
activity in real estate and building |
IHOic dle Htdl illS CoIiipiC'
ton or are about to be begun than at
any previous time. Rents are consid |
erabiy higher than in most of the East.
ern cities, or in Chicago, but the rea
son is the exceptionally expansive ma,
ture of business In this most advant
ageously placed of American centres
of population. High rents are all the
more reason why families should study
the means offered for obtaining homes.
st. Louis has site that admits Of
spreading out Indefinitely. and it will
certainly not fall behind in the best
for local travel. II
will be a city of homes Of the most
modern type, and is field for real
estate investment and building that
has no superior in any part of the
Louis Globe-Democrat.