The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-04-23
ADDS TO WEALTH OF COUNTRY


From everywhere the announcement of the forna
ton of home building organizations and is given
that this will witness worldwide boom in house
ton magnitude of this unprecedented activity that
the mind cannot fully its immensely and extent
Most of have at time localities experience
budng-even perhaps whole sctons OF tn country
undergo process abnoay rapid development that
tailed extraordinary amount of building But the boom
that have with today the aterinner speakers
is manfestng itself in civilized country in the worda
universal stimulus that is moving humanity to create more
The United States will be exception countries
nowhere the spirit and sentiment for home building so
pronounced as here.
One purpose of this worldwide building activity will be, in
countries homes that in the path Of
wars devastation. In this country there factors
portant the great In the first place. the United
States behind in it's normal BODYBUILDING because such
work practically a stands here for than
while nation concentrated all it's energies the
During that intensive period the Government
discouraged BODYBUILDING while the national admnistra
ton calling the people to build not only as patriotic
duty, but of providing additional employment for
returning soldiers and for artisans released from war produc
activities Secretary Wilson Of the Department of Labor
large pacards advocating During
the patriotic not to build best show our
reads, Gown Home Your Chdrens Sake and third
constructon adds to the wealth of the countryoulld
There other? Just urgent Last but by far not Least
this country are the nation wide publicity campaigns being
Quoted by Of and dealers n materials
in building homes now One association Of manufacturers
alone the Southern Pine Association expanding than
month in telling the people of the country of the
prospective great demand for American lumber and pointing
out the fact that the of lumber today far less by
pao than that of other important commodities Manufac
of paints makers Of patented building materials and
other associated interests conducting similar campaigns
Undoubtedly the foremost factor in American home-build
ing activity, however, is intensified sentiment regarding
home ownership The people of this country realized
to such degree what the home meant certainly American
diers who the battle fronts of Europe and the
thousands homes destroyed and the hundreds of thousands
of homeless people, coming home with and more
vivid appreciation of the comfort contentment and happiness
that found only in the home The harshps of have
quckened their consciousness of the of real
the cherries hospitality of boarding house
the cramped and artificial environment of the apartment
house.
Remember, Cleanup week starts Saturday. If city
is to be heahfu place to live in must clear atcs
cellars Sheds yards alleys streets and vacant lots and get
rid the accumulation of trash dirt junk filth garbage
bottles and weeds We must burn rubbish and make
Of and scrub brushes brooms rakes and shoves 1t
big job but it be easily finished if all will do their part And
when it DONE let's do the best to keep Bemid
neat and clean.
Well may the farmers clubs of Beltam county give
sideraton to the proposition of establishing Community
Market in Bemdj It truly be said that such market
is wholesale clearing house for the surplus farm products
being operated successfully The Bem Township Farmers
club has endorsed the pan and the others of county should
take the matter under consideration.
Here's hoping that Jack Dempsey delivers of his
knock m Tho JessW