The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-06-27
DON'T PAY RENT
Ask any Homestead Associa-
ton to tell you How you
may buy your home on
a rent basis
After you have paid rent for
10 years, you have paid
for the property for
your landlord

The OWN A HOME" Campaign
put on by the New Orleans Real Es-
tate Board and largely contributed
TO by the Homestead Associations
and real estate men irrespective of
their membership in the Board, and
other allied interests is drawing to
a close, and a rapid survey of the re-
suits of this campaign show a heal
thy stimulation to real estate bust
ness throughout the city.
Mr.. Emile l.. Hebert, Secretary
OF the Union Homestead made the
statement that while they could not
trace directly a loan to the Cam
palgn, they attributed their tremen-
dous business in the past six months
to the advertising of publicity given
1t. Mr.. James J. Malochee. secre-
tary of the Conservative Homestead
Association makes the statement
that the business they have put on
their books for the past six months
Is the largest in their history. and
they attribute this business. or 80
per cent of it to the suggestion put
forth by the OWN A HOME Cam
paign.
Meyer Eiseman. the President of
the New Orleans Real Estate Board
states that New Orleans is only inst
now beginning to reap the benefits
OF the seed sown in this campaign.
The idea of the Campaign was to
change New Orleans from a "city of
renters to city of home owners
and that practically Is per cent of
the renters rent on a lease. which
VIII expire October Island that
between now and October LIST, will
be the largest percentage of homes
bought. He further stated that this
campaign was practically altrustic in
its motives-while primarily a real
estate mans business is to sell and
buy real estate, when he sold a man
home he had performed a service
for the benefit of the race, the city
and the state. Better children are
born and reared in the environments
OF their own home. Women are
better satisfied in homes that be-
long to them. Men become better
citizens when they become tax pay
ers. They take greater interest
in the affairs of their city, their state
anu their nation. They are then an
integral part of the community in
which they live. Mr.. Eiseman fur
Their stated that if the New Orleans
Real Estate Board did not accomplish
another act for the public good dur
ing the year 1918. the accomplish
ment OF the Own A Home Campaign
entitled it to public recognition.
WHAT 1T IS.-The "Own A
Home movement is purely and
simply campaign of education. The
net result of "Own A Home" Cam
paigns elsewhere has been making
these better places in which to live,
Everyone has been helped-poor,
rich. employer, employed; profess
slonal man, laborer; merchant, me-
chanic; the business man and the
laboring man most of all.
Other results are: Better city
government; a general improvement
In community morale; better service
from transportation lines and pub-
lie service companies.
In view of all these benefits a
group of foresighted men have
taken the initiative in the own A
Home Movement, which has as its
object the education of people de-
slrous of owning their own homes.
now little 1t will take; how to go
about it and the advantage of being
an owner instead of renter.
WHY "OWN A HOME AT THIS
IIME?-Though the country is at
war, the percentage of family men
remaining at productive and profit
able labor is practically at what il
was In time of peace. Statistics
show that most homes are bought
by family men over 81 years of age
lhese men, who are employed at rec
ora nigh wages, are being taught
thrlft In a way never thought of be-
fore.
A NATIONAL SLOGAN-"Own A
Home" first before you buy diamonds
or sealskins, before you buy booze
before you buy automobiles. "Own
A Home" first before you ask the
girl to marry you. Bring her fruit
blossoms from her back-yard-to-be,
and make that offering against the
other fellows record of good inten-
tons in her behalf. Buy it with
800 down if you have to and then
take out an insurance policy guar
anteeing that she'll have a roof over
her head. Home-owners fight for
what they have, ana what America
needs right now is nation of fight
ers, not a nation of takers.
"WHAT NEW ORLEANS
NEEDS-and needs only to be
the greatest city, because we
have every advantages city
of hOme-Owners and fighters,
not city of takers. Who ever
heard of man fighting for his
boarding house? Yet everyone
will fight for his hOme."--MayOr
Behrman, at the Gown A HOme''
mass melting.
HOW CAN 1 OWN A HOME?-
First, write or call at any Homestead
office. THOSE ALONE WHO ARE
HELPING YOU TO HELP YOUR
SELF.