Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-26
"HOME BUILDERS" OCCUPIES
FOURTEEN SEPARATE ROOMS
Rapid Growth Of Concern Pushes
Other Tenants from Top Floor
of Structure

| One of the busiest places in Los An
geles is found on the top floor Of the
Mason Opera House building, where
Home Builders has its general Of
fees comprising fourteen separate
| rooms, which can truthfully be said
| to be a beehive of strenuous activity.
1t is not many months ago that the
writer, who has a peculiar habit of
! poking his nose into many a by-path
! for the purpose of learning what is
going on in this busy metropolis, paid
a visit to the top floor of this same
building and found it occupied by di-
verse concerns, among which was
Home Builders" But now the entire
arrangement of the place has been
changed and Home Builders" instead
| of occupying the unpretentious quar-
ters of eighteen months ago, has grad
ually expanded its scope of operation
until the necessity for larger quarters
| became imperative. Unable to secure
suitable quarters in any other build
ing, it has gradually forged its way to
the front and the owner of the build
ing, fearing he was liable to lose
good tenant, has transferred other oc-
cupants from time to time, until the
entire fourth floor, excepting a tier
of offices in the extreme rear belong
to Home Builders"
In making tour of these various
departments the writer was first
shown the general agency department
of Home Builders" where the force
Of employees and officials are often re-
quired to work from twelve to fifteen
hours day in order that the minutest
details of the business may receive
proper care. Next the advertising de-
partment was visited and here we
found them busily engaged in grinding
out copy for the twenty or more news
papers and magazines who are exploit
ing the merits of "Home Builders be-
sides the details of turning out copy
and illustrations for "Home Builders
Bungalow Book and other literature,
including $4,000 copies of "Home Build
ers'" Monthly, which is distributed
every month.
Next a visit was made to the build
ing and architectural department,
where the heads of the concern find
little time to loiter, owing to the con-
stant stream of homeseekers who are
desirous of securing homes on it's easy
payment plan. This department keeps
an architectural force constantly at
work producing new ideas in bunga-
lows to meet the demands of its rapidly
growing patronage.
In the cashiers Office the writer
found a force of clerks laboring over
several hundred accounts, comprising
Home Builders stockholders and
the purchasers of homes it has built
during the past year and being paid
for by the month.
Next came the attorneys office,
where contracts and other legal work
that is always necessary in such an
institution are attended to.
The fourteen offices comprising
"IIome Builders establishment are all
light and well ventilated and are fur
nished, while not expensiyely, in a
simple, harmonious way that makes
the visitor feel perfectly at home.
The organization is composed Of JOY
A. Winans, president; w. r. Myers,
first vice PRESIDENT; i. r. Garrett, sec
ond vice president; A. C. Lester, secre-
tary- treasurer; George s. Batty, gen
eral agent, who together with the loi-
lowing men compose the board of di-
rectors: f. B. Schumacher, w. B. Jud-
son, James McLachlin, Judge L. e. Nc
Keeby, Stephen Ogden f. w. Phelps
George w. Beck. w. M. Dixon, George
L. Thompson, e. C. Kulli and H. W.
Peterson.