The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-08

home building.
 Third. The surroundings of build ings. Unless the buildings are sur rounded by proper treatment they do not please the people. We are, there fore, studying most carefully the set tings in which these buildings shall be placed.
 Building at this time is not com mercial, and the cost of buildings is known to be high. This Is a war cost and will have to be paid by the government. It is the plan, however, to build proper houses at this time and absorb the war cost rather than build the improper house, because Of the demand for cheapness. The cheap est house is the one that lasts through a period long enough to write off at a slow rate tn cost f the ehouse It. self England considers 80 years proper time in which to write off the first cost America has yet to learn the meaning of the longtime invest ment.
 Some criticism of this movement or housing the people along the lines Of paternaIism have been raised. This
  nalistic affair, but Is intended as movement strong enough to bring into the much-needed field of home building sufficient funds at low enough rate of interest to build per manent homes of good design and have them within the reach of the man who earns a wage, and out or | the reach of the grasping landlord who wishes to force an unfair return | out of his property.
 The City of Bridgeport is to be com plimented today on its breaking ground for 1000 new homes, designed to look well and last long, and to fur nish comfort to 1000 new families who will come to Bridgeport as re- l suit of the governments confidence | in it's citizens.
 The Bridgeport Housing Company has co-ordinated the ideas of the people of Bridgeport and stands as the representative of the industrial life of this city, and has made cred ttable record at Washington and Is
 proud of Its work.
 George M. Flames, vice president o1 the Bridgeport Housing Co. spoke as follows:
 There is represented here today the United States Government, the City Government, the Bridgeport Housing Co.,, and citizens, and wt
 have gathered to inaugurate a sec ond phase of meeting the housing
 problem in Bridgeport in that the U. S. Government is lending it's direc
 support, and Is practically taking ul
 the work started by the Bridgepor
 Housing Go,
 As an official of the Housing Co.,
 I am in a position to state that Wash
 ington has recognized what has al ready been done by us in the wa,
 of housing, and have placed us il the front line and give due credit t those manufacturers, merchants an
 individuals who have been willing t } lend their support to the Housin 7 Co. by subscribing to it's capita stock. They have also shown thei l confidence in our manager, MT. Han 7 and our organization by selecting u ) to act as their agents in expending f number of million of dollars in thi } community, as well as managing tn l properties after completion durin i the period of the war.
 f The breaking of ground on this sit :, represents only one of a number c
 sites which have been selected Q
 different points in the city with du
 regard to their accessibility to indus . trial plants and transportation. Ever 5 step that has been taken by us o D this large undertaking, comprehend Il ing the selection of sites, valuation (
 property purchased, and architectul j. al design has been in conjunctio = with representatives of the goverr = ment
 e It is part of our understanding wit L. the government, and a matter of hol e or, that the indsutrial, commerce. f and individual interests which hay 1t made this undertaking possible shou J. continue to render counsel and SUI n port during the progress of the wor h and thereafter if necessary.