The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-08-09

were actually built leaving short
age That is estimated at fully 10000 homes.
That from 100000 TO $4,000 homes must be now
built yearly to make up the shortage and to get
back to the normal rate.
That 5000OO0O feet of lumber, board measure,
Will have to be cut yearly instead of 100000
feet. which is the normal rate.
That an increase in the lumber output of 49,
100000 feet 4 year will certainly make the lum-
berjack hustle
The experts do not agree as to figures in all
cases. But it is evident that the shortage in
homes is very large. At the recent real estate
convention in Atlantic City inadequate housing
facilities were reported from all parts of the
country and the shortage in homes was put at
100000.
Again, it should he remembered that the Or
binary demands Of manufacturers for lumber are
also to be met
That the demand of devastated Europe for
lumber will undoubtedly stimulate export from
this COUNTRY
While all the uinberjacks of the country will
have to hustle it looks as If the biggest activity
will be demanded from the lumberjacks of the
Pacific coast, where most of the lumber comes
from nowadays.
The pictures show scenes in idaho and Wash
ngton The mountain lumber camp is 1000 feet
up in northern Idaho and there is still snow on
the ground in June The trainlOad of logs is on
a narrowgauge road in the Idaho pine forests
near FCrnW00d. The three magnificent yellow
pines are in logging region near Spokane. Vel
low pine is the principal source Of lumber in
eastern Washington. The normal production of
yellow pine is about 160O0OOO0O0 feet (board
mpaSurc) year II is figured that this output
ri hovn m bo 70 oloI
feet. Some of the white pine trees near Spokane
are five feet in diameter and 175 feet high. The
largest white pine belt left in the United States
is in northern Idaho. Some of the largest and
heSt-eGupped sawmS in the country in this
WaShngton-Idaho district.
This housing problem is a big one-sO big that
it may lead to action by the federal government
The department of labor. in announcing in jan
uary that 100000 new dwelling houses were need
ed had this to say:
"TwO billion dollars available for loans TO
home builders would 60 far in providing the
necessary capital for the building Of these dwell
ingss Securities of value apprOXmating $1,000,
100000 are held by the constituent organizations
in The United States League of Building and Loan
Associations Labor conditions manufacturing
and social needs clearly indicate the desrabihty
of an immediate acceleration of building actvi-
ties throughout the country.
"By making available capital necessary to
building, a tentative plan may materalize in II
national system of home loan banks The plan
cOntemplntes the creation of a bank in each fed
era 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 K 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 are 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 he sold pub
Icly. Complete sets of plans prepared by arch
fleets for the housing corporation. viii be fur
niShed with the various lots.
GroSyenor Atterbury has some interesting
things TO say on this problem. He is Known as
an architect of international reputation He is
q member of the board of directors of the Ma
tionaI 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 II years, under various appro-
priations beginning with the Henry PhippS en-
ternrisps and then with the Russell Sage fOunda-
ton he has spent large part Of his time in
search work and experiments In the possibilities
of quantity production of the small house suit
able for wOrkngmen. These practical studies
and demonstrations have involved the expendl-
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
until we apply to the production of the small