The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-15
PEOPLES FORUM
The Buying Of a Home


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aIr Some aaRe "a" fna Ff@4ntaH pfHf@l
befteF frau me FL SefafeHae tq a@fae at
r18rus delivered ~ Dr < a. IeaEina a. t7i-
very naptiat ea4f.h en- Inc Stone
h. tHe f@ftar asked Dt JeHk3ns nafah bar III
l.festtaaa ratatea s3 the bone The falIss ag
ase fr Jenkins rerf4-a IT, one question ard
s.aas.se III a5a lagIat ga Tins Nna.aIaH 20
..r.sserr f5s fest II t#e q5estlaus ln a sermon
s#.usIs. a.rht kpr1 cth THO Questions tHat !
Isl 5afa@a answered were These Hgs Ola ea9id
one b. aaen BE h4H sawed enough from His
gvsfsaa 10 pay far 4 G4e-th9uasnd dollar oaae2
81 effr U#aa whereby oue ui&bt pureht#r
aaae oa abe Hselmrrf plan. and ba aas g
8eat u4rWeut# b. tfmr# af paHie Pr ua@ndHf3s-
Hsentf For tHe @ke ef having THESE prr o.#5nF
settled et' sfastar'iE ~ such #n aathor. 4n
he home sc ~ Jenkins. hsed ms to The 55#a
ap the Night appointed ard was, because ~ the
oHiefude, forced 10 find eeoe - the aa55ery
~befe found raertg "terv sfat occupied 4
l}r Jenkins ever desired Is flh house,. he had ~
Z nen
This Manor details and pfeIiuIaarles having
BEEN 8It5- performed : h. sermon began and THE
s,t4 .-r6ar fyVn Homo was used / suppose
t ~ Aaa- aatsfB4ga QfBf waited to be8r
fbe aaeetrans answered The sermon ended, the
a.realrtfon had hseu Invoked and the last amen
enid ard sam waited anf am waiting set
{ hope tnaf yef Is aha future some time 81 bear
5fla arepger e9Y7eeg here somehow BY some me.
i atrpo.e FIR fanb ria expected mis- advice that
s.If Save from their nearre wages something
FOR he purpose Of paying for home 70 act AS
hin answer htgt when up remember that the
.svarage wages in the United States la about
s4a8 ana Dr Jenkins admits that tho average
garozIv ,abnst ifzsa a decent human life IN that
sum ara Dr. C,saptn ~ New York. saws AN IN
~rr3a ~ 5sader fs0D Is NAT enough To permit
tba maintenance an a normal standard = tho ad.
.l1r is TOO tceak r. stand alone d jenkins
.s.ts sas she br&5nr ~ homes through the aid ~
st.gl84nr and loan associations Tn reference ID
me last rsraDos#tfop wish "a give an example
r, ~ tbfss..s "a ma f,t ~ men ar, sr,easfng ~
ssstaus and not Of individuals
nm NOT eating anv blame On the gentle
s.le rs#r ina is,la5-g and loan z.r.efs 4s.
,h.. are al right and ~ had auffriant gold vall
and f,,,rr,ftf, vvo54ta afohara N me business
p,ys4ff t5t 1a..lfn., IN ali ~ Inc nrir,e factors
,.seso.~e. :. tne business ain, rorana1f,8 n
.t,,4 as4a ,.l,5ls. eteers eIe.f, ths nrafits Let
t,4 49,, ths+ aosf- nv,ets 10 sa,, nroatg i
,b.,.tt ,s 7ssr a. a rsorlstrv ma, ,7ar Ger ~
-s,,t j., e,,r,fsl ,b.r, 81 ~, -t4-@ ~ exa,,~ls
IN ne oear,,io,, ~ q fe,r,tr,-t ~ +bat kfnd.
frfana ~ nina aofd "a email rcstaga ~ a
mechanic o.ho sa3 NO Ynaaav b,4t whose mar
.,ts 4,,.,a,f r,,.ag -. ,,,.rtn r s,,rrggc fvao
r n..f5s,,4 9a,l,rs INA, yo,lr., mar, ga,s a 7ss9
~ trtaf ol +ha rar,.baeed nr,nnrfv bis nareafa
won't III as,,,,r54. ana gava deed 80 tr4,st 81
tre4, ,r(..,e+, sf 49,, 49,, 1.2rr,,,,,.t e. 45a
ma II ooa ~ s.. gatta,n ana ,,,,,, ~ ~. ara
srr54gea ,,.4ss ~ w. 5eoa1 ,r,,s .,,,.,....t
runs for tan Years, he paving fifteen aollsr4 per
1,ortf H. H.. saa~. 81. s~to ~ M 80,