Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-20

eight rooms will be available for the
man in moderate circumstances. He
declared that all the realty men of
the city should be members of the
Real Estate Board, with bankers and
building and loan officials as asso-
ciate members.
Drives Homeseekers Away
NO reduction in the price of labor
was forecasted by the speaker, and
materials also. particularly lumber
will not come down in price for the
next fifteen years. he said. The
reason for the high price of lumber
Is the big demand for it, which far
exceeds the growth, and also the fact
that eastern builders must pay in
creased freight rates because they
must buy the materials from west
ern points.
Rents are forced up, Mr.. Hawk
said, when a new house is not built
each time new family moves into
the city. A shortage of homes drives
thousands of good citizens away
each year. He expressed surprise at
the comparatively small amount of
building work in the city, and then
described the easy payment plan of
his company to provide homes for
families of limited means.
Boom Is Seen
Predicting a building boom in the
city j. Horace Mcfarland, secretary
of the Municipal League and a
member of the United States Housing
Commission, declared that the realty
men and builders should take the sit
uation in hand, erect as many dwell
ings as possible and relieve the short
age here.
He told of the plan of the Housing
Commission, to submit soon a report
containing about 200 pages of plans
for houses designed by some of the
leading architects of the nation. He
also said that Congress is expected
to pass legislation soon creating a
Home Loan Bank, similar to the
Farm Loan Bank. which will give big
opportunities for the erection of
suitable houses. Mr.. Mcfarland told
of the fine work of the Housing
Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce.
The realty men were assured that
every banking institution in Harris
burg is ready to furnish money to
carry out an extensive program for
the construction of houses and would
do everything possible to assist in
the work. Edward Bailey. president
of the Harrisburg National Bank
made this statement in brief talk.
Assurances of Help
The need for dwellings in the city
was shown by Warren r. Jackson,
secretary of the Harrisburg Cham
Der of Commerce, who outlined the
work which was done here by the
Housing Commission of the Chamber.
The many applications for homes re-
ceived by the commission was given
as an indication of the urgent need
for houses.
The cooperation of city newspa-
pers to aid in successfully overcom-
ing the shortage of houses in the city
was the assurance given by e. j.
Stackpole, president of The Telegraph
Printing Company. He congratulate
ed the association on its important
work and dwelt upon the benefits of
co-ordinated effort.
Membership application cards were
distributed at the meeting and Of
icials of the Real Estate Board be-
lieve that many of these will be pre-
sented to the board. At present
there are about S5 members of the
board and efforts will be made dur
ing the next few weeks to increase
this number to at least $50.
Organization Needed
Mr.. Hawk in his address told of
the great advantages to be gained
from proper organization of every
one interested in building and said
that betterment of conditions in the
city will come quickly If the real
estate men and those associated with
them cooperate.
]. E. Gipple. president of the board,
af nd i'm
last night. Those who attended fol-
low:
Stanley D. Adler. Stanley G. Back
enstoss. Daniel E. Lucas. A. P. Do
ranz. E. Moeslein. w. C. Taylor B.
Van Dyke, H. NJ. Bird, William E.
Jones, C. B. Care, C. L. Long, George
E. Etter, P. Vanderloo, p. Vanderloo.
Jr., John C. Herman. H. Hugh Black,
A. p. Kimmel. w. C. Fisher. Jay F..
Rohrer, w. j. Stewart, John ]. Hare,
j. D. Bogar. Jr., H. S. Smeltzer, G. w.
Mester. John c. Orr. Harry w. Keeny,
James C. Thompson, Robert McCor-
mick, Harold Nipple, j. Paul Machen,
C. Moeslein, p. H. Chaplain. A. e.
Moselein, John ]. Hare. j. H. Kipp.
Louis Neiffer NJ. C. Taylor. E. L.
Knisley. w. S. Rauch. d. E. Bright
bill, A. w. Swengel. A. C. Young.
Harry Lowengard, j. u. Rupert, F.
H. Hantzman. George w. Meiley. M.
A. Fought, J. L. l.. Kuhn, Warren
o. Collier, James F. Stewart, James
J. Hammaker. William T.. Orr, George
f. Klingan, B. f. Bauder. II. C. Pres
bow, William NJ. Hoerner. Herman d.
Kiebl, Martin A. Button, William S.
Miller, j. p. Melick, d. A. Sanderlin,
William j. Sohland, AL. K. Thomas,
H. A. Sherk, William f. Bushnell, ].
M. Means, William c. Fisher. H. M.
Winger. Augustus Lutz, William G.
Miller, w. w. Wittenmyer, John H.
Maloney, Charles Adler, Herman Mil
Ter, Warren r. Jackson, ]. e. Gipple,
C. T.. Hawk, j. Horace Mcfarland. e.
]. Stackpole, Edward Bailey, Edwin
Keister, C. e. Ellenberger. w. j.
Hicks, ]. Harris Bell, C. H. Lyter.
Isaac Stees. William A. McIlhenny,