The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-30
INTEREST IS SHOWN
IN HOME BUILDING
Great Need OF Workmcn In Homes
OF THOR Very own nnh Help
TO Build Them.
MULTITUDE OF SUGGESTIONS
building and Bohn Associations Lead
In Favor Among Those Who
Would liuy ar nuiid

Workmcn and employers In ul
parts or the country arc much inter.
csted IN the plan Of the department
OF labor 10 encourage homo building
and homo owning Tho information
and education service OF the depart.
ment has received many suggestions
from tho government committccs
established In Industrial plants de
signed to aid men who wish to own
their own home,
Keep Industry going and have
working conditions plstslnt, SO thnt
a man may bo willing to remain
permanently iu hs present employ
mcnt, 4 homo ts the FIRST thing n
man wants nftcr he has good.
stchdy position is a suggestion In
Kansas CITY letter 10 tho department
OF labor. "Guaruutre against uncm-
ploS mept. pay adequate wages to
insurc paying fnr home, make
long time loans through federal rc.
serve bank Industrial workers
should he givou the same privileges
a. rural workers reads a letter
from Columbus. ohio.
Government AID Favored.
Many suggestions urge thnt tho
government build homes. under the
tbINl lNl'll ~ Allf' w llil ANl'llN W ~
hor. or tNt II take an active part
In financing homo building. There
are many suggestions that the gov
crnment furnish plans for small
homea. ono man urges government
building md loan associations IN
every city Of 100 600 or more ponu-
latlon. to loan money to prospective
builders
A Pcnnsylvhnian. on tho other
hand. gives the uImcS of three bank.
ing Institutions nv his home town ns
the best means OF encouraging home
building
A Detroit manufacturer suggests
"OrgnniZe building and land com,
pnny; money To he subscribed by In
dustrial corporations. land TO be
purchased nenr plants with employees
needing housing, houses 10 be built
according to tho building code. and
to be sold NJ low rate OF lntorcst,
on monthly payments, In keeping
with employees wages"
Better Buy Than Build.
THE best plan know OF IL TO let
the building contractor keep on
building homes The homo buyer
fares better than II he builds for
himself" IL suggestion from Phil-
adelphla.
Government loans for homo build
/ ing, just as loans are made to farm
/ crs. and assurance that there Will
1 be no injustice 10 labor In the recon
4 atruction OF business will, with CO.
| operation bstwecn employer and on-
| plOye whereby the latter may be er
! couraged and aided In home build
/ Ing. do much TO solve the problem. a
| Maine man belIeyeH
Start mutual building and loan
association with shares limited IN
| Anch member. Have weekly dues
paid In on shares. and when suffI-
cient money IN raised To build homes
on onwers lots and lot the pur-
chase price be paid nE rentals. THIS
| plan secures the home, with niue
expense, and the homo is occupied
while paying for IT," This suggestion
comes from Michigan.
Higher WnRcs, Lower Prices.
A building and loan association.
! help from the employer. anu inc
selling OF homrn on tho instnllmcn'
plan. are suggestions that figurc w
many letters. Co-opcrativo bank ~
nancInR, and methods whereby work
mon can start home accounts WIN
their companies. are also urged
| "Wc expect to build some homes
and sell them to our employees on
easy and satisfactory terms" writes
one employer. who liz adopting a
praoticnl method, Lend money %
deserving men without interest; keeF
up the price of labor and reduce thc
| nrlcc Of goods. show workmen thu
il Ia n good Investment to own than
own homes" is another suggestion
which comes from an employer.
Many expressions OF appreciation
Tor the aid OF the Information and
education service Is giving home
| builders through the government