Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-08-08

II G@2k iug. fhcy say among other things.
ScSeszt2J That tne demand for homes in the
49, Emitted States is nationwide.
1-&{-y That NO0oO0 homes should have
E-,-@S been ballt nj The normal rate IN the
49, last two years ana that only 10000
S-s'=1-J gpre actually built leaving short.
agc thai Is estimated At fully 100000 homes
That from 100000 10 100000 homes must be now
built yearly 10 make up The shortage and TO get
back to thc normal rate
That 5o.oooooo feet Of lumber, board measure,
Will have 10 ~ cit YEARLY, Instead Of +oooOOoO
feet which Is the normal rate.
That un increase in the lumber output Of 10,
100000 feet u year viii certainly make the luin
bariack hustle
The exports do not agree rs 10 figures In all
cases. lut II Is evident that the shortage In
homes is very large At the recent rcu estate
convention in Atlantic City inadequate housing
facilities were reported from all parts of the
country and Tho shortage in homes was put NJ
1OoOoU
Again It should be remembered that the or
binary demand, Of manufacturers for lumber are
also 20 be met
That the demand Of devastated Europe for
lumber will undoubtedly stimulate export from
this cornry
have to hustle It looks a, If the biggest activity
will be demanded from the lumberacbs Of the
Pacific coast where most of the lumber comes
from nowadays.
Tn, PICTURES show scenes in Idaho and Wash
lngton The mountain lumber camp Is 1000 feet
up in northern Idaho and there Is Still snow on
the ground In June The trainlond Of logs Is on
a narrow gauge road in the Idaho pine forests
near Fcrnwood The three magnificent yellow
pines are in n logging region near spokane. Vel.
low pine Is the principal source of lumber in
eastern Washington. The normal production Of
yellow pine IS about 1GO0000O000 feet (bonrd
measured year Il Is figured that this output
will have 70 be increased TO about 20WO@Dh
feet Some Of the white pine trees near Spokane
are five feet In diameter and 10 feet high The
largest white pine belt left in the United States
IS in northern Idaho. Some Of the largest and
beseGuipped sawmills In the country are In this
WaShlugton-Idaho district.
This housing problem IS a big onc-s0 biz that
It may lead 70 action BY the federal government
The department If labor fl announcing in Jam
uary that 100000 new dwelling houses were need
ed had this to say:
Two billion dolars available for loans to
home builders, would 20 far in providing the
necessary capital for the building Of these DWELL
incs Securities # value approxImating $1,000,
100000 are held by the constitutent organizations
IN the Cnilcd States Ieagu. of Building and Loan
Associations. Labor conditions, manufacturing
AMI social needs clearly Indicate the desHbhy
Of an immediate accreraton Of building actvi-
ties throughout the country.
by making available capital necessary to
building n tentative plan may materiaze in II
national system Of home loan banks. The plan
contemplates the creation of bank In each fed
eral reserve district, similar TO the land banks
created under the federal farm loan act with
which local building and loan association could
deposit collateral receiving in exchange home
loan bonds"
The announcement has been made in Washing
ton by Louis X sherman president of the United
States Housing corporation, that the land in vari-
Gus cities which was to have been utilized by the
government In It's war emergency building pro-
gram is to be sold to home seekers for the cree
ton of private houses. The conditions governing
the sale Of such property that there is real
demand for houses in the community and that the
construction of homes will be started Immediately
following the sale. The lots are to be sold pub
licly. Complete sets Of plans, prepared by arch
fleets for the housing cOrporation will be fur
nshed with the various lots.
Grosvenor A'terhury has some interesting
things TO say on this problem He is known
nm architect of international reputation. He IS
a member Of the board Of directors Of the Ma
tiona Housing association, chairman of the war
time housing committee. member Of the National
City Planning institute, member Of the French
Council Of Architects and Engineers on the prob
lem Of reconstruction in the devastated regions
and member of the New York tenement house
commission. For Is years under various appro-
priations, beginning with the Henry Phlpps en-
terprses and then with the Russell Sage founda-
tion, he has spent large part of his time in re-
search work and experiments in the possibilities
OF quantity production of the small house suit
able for wOrkingmen. These practical studies
and demonstrations have involved the expend-
ture of two or three hundred thousand dollars
He says among other things:
"We will make no substantial progress toward
the solution Of the Industrial housing problem