The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-17
OWN YOUR OWN HOME

while in Washington congress -
investigating Bolshevikisn1 and the
United States department Of labor ~
issuing bulletins on strikes and labor
surplus, Indiana is preparing to dght
both radicalism and Unemployment
through "a building and home
owning campaign,
II. V. Haymaker. who. as q rcpre-
sentative OF the United States league
Of building and loan associations, ~
cooperating with the Information ahd
education service Of the department
of labor in investigating and stimulas-
ing building and construction work,
brough to Washington the first word
of the Hoosier strategy. On his re-
turn from Indianapolis Mr., Haymaker
said:
II shah not be surprised II Indiana
makes il remarkable showing this
year In campaign against radicaiisnl
and unemployment. through home
building and home owning. In hin
address before the annual convention
of the indiana league Of savingS and
loan associations, In Indianapolis.
President W. Il. Reed insisted that the
cure for both these menacee was
homes and more hcmeA Reeds ap-
n
homecoming met an enthusiastic re-
sponse. and out Of 1t win come. ! be-
lieve, a statewide home-buildinx drive
that will have the enc0uragem or
the state and municipal officials. The
effect Of such 4 campaign Ii bound to
be profoundly beneficial fer the hom~-
owning man in every community
takes the responsibility OF citizenship
seriously and Is not prone to quickly
take up untried social and political
theories and experiments"
While the figures are BY no means
complete. data obtained BY the dlvfs-
ion OF public works and construction
development OF the Information and
education service clearly Indicate q
revival Of homo building In Illincis
Indiana, Iowa and Ohio. Activities
in this field arc not yet normal. but
from week to week an increase y
shown, showing q growing conddenre
on the part OF private building Inter-
csts
All authorities In the building In.
dustries agree that there - press
ing { nand for residential buildings.
The department OF labor reports show
a steadily increasing labor surplus.
With the departments figures may b.
considered Frank Morrison's state
ment As secretary Of the American
federation Of lavor, Mr.. M0rriSon's e.
innate Is significant. He says there
are 100000 men now out Of employ
ment in the United States. There =
money, and America has come to b.
the weaithiest nation by far In tho
world.
with these elements favorable 10
building and construction work, the
results OF the investigation Of the
a f.in tru nd
ton development az to why building
is not being resumed more RAPIDLY is
interesting. High prices FOR material
and the reluctance of banks 70 make
loans appear to be the two largo niee
In the ointment
concise statement OF the situation
as ii appears to him In made for the
information and education servtcA w
Mr.. William M. Garland. OF Los An
geles. who now Is In Washington. MI.
Garland ID president Of the national
association OF real estate boards. axo
since March, 1913. has been In wash
ington co-ordinating the work OF hi
his association with the efforts Of Va
rious government departments NJ
Garland says:
"I am especially pleased that tho
secretary OF labor IS taking an active
interest in stimulating cooperative
endeavor on the part OF laborinG rzaeTs.
industrial associations and Industrial
professions to bring about q much
needed resumption OF building activt-
ties.
Many members Of the national
association OF real estate boards spe-
cialixe in building nd selling houses,
and. by reason Of an acute nogsang
situation In many cities. were actively
engaged In building operations until
about a year ago. when tho sscretAry
OF the treasury made st2tAunent tnAs
all building not necessary 70 war &C.
tivities should cease.
Since the armistice was signed Ia
housing demand has increased. TherA
is a desire on the part OF real eGeatG
men to resume operations. but they
find everywhere lack OF FUNDS TOR
building purposes
In my opinion. the resumption Of
building rs one of the most important
things TO be encouraged during the
read tustment from = war 70 = DeAce
basis. II will be the means " eua-
ploying thousands Of zkflled artieanas
take care Of the demand Tor h9fnes
and develop q spirit Of real American
ism throughout the United 6tA4ea
I'm addition 20 home butldfn4. go
are many industries which en- -
meet I0SIf x0QQIk O1uCu4kD OSaky ~ -"
croAsinx their buildings. ~ iaS1a
amount OF municipal and governmert
building is needed and has long 6eeA
delayed.
IT All " FAVOR ! federal 80
tenn OF avs extending from
coast to and from CanadA ~
the Gulf ol liexicO. Theoo shOu6 -
under federal control 70 insure prvDSf
maintenance, and speedily should y
gotten under way.
Realtors. meaning msmb6rs Of ~
national association Of rxAf efe1e
boa rds, Aro anxious 70 DO their enASe
toward = revival In buflding. be0sxr
ing that conditions arc favorable An0
that delays arc tr1ught with s1fe90
possibilities .ss
.If tina government win tnittAl1'
this movement by stArting the ~.
merous buildings thrOugheat the
country which were stopped ~ 49,
SON OF the war, Il will have Ma1Ag0s
influence upon municipal - Drayae
building, with realtors, c0ntTne8AssA
building supply housea aild hue1S
OF thousAnlda Of artisans iuaMeJ4S9I
becoming active by rcaeOu e. t. M
SUMPTION OF building. 4 Vim III
sibic Tor AL these citt1en9 n y. t.