The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-13

The purpose Of this division Of the
department. Of labor ~ to interest the
nation In public work and private con-
atruction. When figures and principles
are submitted to the public, each must
use his own Judgment al to the prp-
are simply helping to bring about
realisation in this great bastc industry
that conditions have changed.
During the reconstruction period, the
labor and materials which might 9TH
erwise be Idle can be fixed through this
basic industry into permanent wealth
which has earning power and pays
taxes, Otherwise this labor and ma.
teriAfs win go 10 waste. The activity
OF this Industry IL literal reconstruc-
tion,
Deferred construction In part OF
our war debt--the first part 70 be paid.
because through reconstrucfion we ara
making good our Impaired facilities
and putting ourselves into better con-
d1tion to repay the remainder Of our
debt
This division Ii composed Of men
with practical training. Their desire
is to present the truth to. the nation.
Information obtained 10 being fur
rished TO the pub1ic and transmitted
directly TO parties Interested.
Tbs labor dspaxtxnept stands TOT Ia
creased production. while preserving
the efficiency, ~ tho capital .value OF
the Individual worker. aS II II oaly
by increased production that the con.
forts Of life .mxy be made more uni
versaL A decresse a consumptioh
forts Of life become thus less ana less
available to alf
All recognise that the WORKING man
would have beer ground ont Of exist
ence before nov II II had not BEEN Tor
the union. but the vaiue Of the doil1r
received BY him IN wages III the vnlue
he estahlished by the quality Ut the
service he renderx
RssAe-0wns.s spsrst.
II h prsbaAIe that the cost per cubic
foot Of modern nfs-proof buildings
up to threE years ago 1t least. WA
less than the cost per cu1sc foot of
nTeproof Building OF Thirty years a9ek
ThtA u bec<use OF the rspta advance In
the Ut, the spannfaetnse % materials
tn large 4santitiea. and the more ready
A10emAlkaR Of -tha component parts
through STANDARDIZATION Of EorMs. In
the assembling Of these materials there
ARE one tor two hundred skilled Artl-
san& As ipventioBs and tmpFcvements
eocur-as metal lath n sub1titutsd FOR
bsick, tho kalsomine doors for wood
en- -dpor1. etSA. those trades snfIes sue
cessfvefy and yet the public II bene At :
81. In tha Adjustment OF the Incidental
trade diaputAs over such mAtters oc-
cur4 opf EtsAtest trouble--yst this Il
1uxt the name kind of trouble which
occurred n Kanehestsr. England. on
tbs intrUdpction Of tire textile ma
chinery. sn6 as has occurred III every
great in66s4rtAl center upon the In
aEo4o<tfon o. H. iabor- saving deyicea
and improvements, each Temporarily in-
juslug one trade ret bAnenting society
AZ whelA Less than 10 per cert OF
our lahor difffcuhies In the building
line are dr4 70 contests Tor wages.
Home hni1ding and homo owninE, 10
the haata Of the strength Of the nation.
White the home Ii not . ne1otiable
investment. history has shown that II
pays very large nMAnciAt returns In the
insreasesI efficiency Of the family The
homo oyniua spirft IL awakened In
abeut f44 .alttsa ,tkFouGhout tho United
Statss n which end agitation n now
activA
ons Of tAs greatest factors IL maxi
loan anneistionA These assoefatfens
are unablA 70 anpply the demand for
nonsy made on them bsckuae they are
DEPENDENT upor tha weekly payments
S q rH Is a. oee 90 ysrth Of securities
which they deFfre to pvof In home loan
banks IN each federM reserve district.
IN order that they may borrow upoh
these collateral ssse<S. ana with the
proceeds furnish home 6nilders VITA
the money % undertake their small
projects,
: TkeTe ~ 1850 SSck institutsoAs
tkT56kkout the couhtYS. Loss y prAA-
tScally uAknswi % them. Their 1lrsc-
tbrS ssfve Wfthoue cosnpSn sntiuA atid
sSUths r1liabis men ~ the TS1EhmfiHitSs
LaA4 war thAy dt6 r. hupiueae u
81 ~, ~. 80 u : cost Of sieirt .ts1tk1
Of ons per can't
/ one factor IN eetting OuFtslve1 ou1
Of thfw stat9 ef ll0uidaAisn 10 sp<tles
ment ~ thu Uevaf1anent ~ var Gone
trases sft]s4r veF4AR ar wr1ttsn. n =
considerably 'e4peeN4a thAt. &nf4ng IN
current week. esmeeeaa wtat etye -
sanction 70 IT, 1n6sN4 cOmmifmAnf1
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