Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-08-08
RENTERS HERE WILL.
ASK GOVERNING To.
BUILD BARR ACkS At.
SOUTHERFIELD soon.
WELL DEFINED MOVEMENT IN.
DER WAY TO INDUCE FEDERAL
AUTHORITIES TO HELP OUT
SITUATION CREATED BY UNUSU-
AL INFLEX OF VISITORS BE-
CAUSE OF TRAINING CAMP.

CAUSE OF TRAINING CAMP.
There is a well defined movement
under way in Americas to ask the
government IL erect barracks for the
wives of officers and men stationed
at Southcr Field, the aviation train
ing camp Fcre, and to ask that an
order be issued requiring all such
visitors to find quarters in govern
ment owned houses.
the movement has been fathered by
a ndmber OF renters here who object
to seemingly Tnjustifed increases in
rents charged and the necessity for
providing accommodations for the
visitors. There are many of these
VINO would gladly live at the camp.
In fact, it is asserted the majority
OF them would prefer to be quartered
there. At least one lady in connec-
ton with the establishment of the
came recently. advised prospec-
tive visitors in her home that she
could not entertain them but that she
hoped soon the government would
tuild suitable cottage homes at
S0uther Field, and that in that event
she planned to entertain a number
Of relatives and friends.
Renters in the city have seen their
rents advanced in many instances as
much as fifty per cent. since the com
ing of the camp, and in very few in
stances, indeed have such increased
rents been justified either by i'm
provements installed or higher prop
erty values created by municipal i'm
provements An examination of the
tax digest just completed by Tax Re-
ceiver George D. Jones fails to dis
close a single instance where rent
property has been returned for taxa
tiop at increased valuation, in pro-
portion to the higher rents eXacted
by the landlords, and in very few in
stances has there been any increase
at all in the taxable values of such
property as found upon the books OF
the tax office here.
1t is the purpose of those VINO have
the proposition in hand to take up
the matter with Representative
Charles R. Crisp, and ask him if ne
cannot persuade the authorities at
Washington to do something to as
sist in alternating the acute condition
caused by the erection of the camp
at Americas. 1t is an undeniable
fact that there is a scarcity of houses
here as a result of the influx of Wis
itors, and it is just as true that with
the prevailing high price of materi-
ais and labor, it is hardly profitable
for private individuals to build houses
for rental purposes.
Several local capitalists have been
approached by renters and asked to|
build homes On vacant property here
and in almost every instance they
have said that the element of uncer-
tainty involved is too great. They
probably would be glad to build
homes for good renters even at eX-
listing high prices for labor and ma
terial, except for the fact that the
removal Of the camp, contingency
that may occur at any time, would
Immediately reduce the demand for
rental property to a minimum, reduc-
ing their investment value according
ly. The situation thus presented is
ii serious one, and one that must
soon be remedied, and the renters-or
a considerable number of them. at
Ieast-belieye the proper remedy is
10 be found in the erection of cottage
homes at Souther Field for the ac-
commodation of the visitors who have
been brought here because of the es-
adjustment of the camp.
Notice to The Public.