The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-15

going to Win out? George unquestonaby He'll have his
home finished and get dividends from living comforts while
John is still hesitatng trying to make up MS mnd
George will sit down in his favorite rocking chair on
Sunday morning to read his newspaper contentedly with
the sun peepng through the windows OF MS nome, mans
most sacred possession.
John Just paid the rent and is complaining to his wife
about his landlord not being willing to allow them better
wall paper or that he won't paint the house, He is always
disconnected fearing the landlord will sell the house. ana
he'll have to move His wife says to hm, John why can't
we own our own home like George across street and put
our rent money into home OF our own ana tnen we can
live happy and contented like George and his wife,!
x What is Johns answer? He has no answer There IS
absolutely no reason why every shouldn't own ms own
home Home" builds the whole family into broader VS.
ion of life establishes the true foundation OF heath
wealth and happiness.
home is always worth what you pay it. 1t is true
prices of building supplies higher present than before
the war for the reason that shoes and everything
else are higher present price of labor due to present V-
ING COSTS There cannot be any radical reductions now or
in the future. Prices started to advance gradually since
1895 and will be still higher in five years from now
The new demands of educational intelligence warrant
the present wage, which will continue: BUILDING suppheS
are about 90 percent labor in its broad sense therefore, how
can building construction possibly be any lower than at the
present time
We believe that all it requires at the present time to
start the wheels of industry confidence by everyone IN the
new normal Standard and labor to be satisfied with IT'S pfes
entwage. -. ~
It IS estimated by Dodge reports that 5000 families will
be forced to board for the want of houses in on May
in the Ohio Valley between Pittsburgh and Huntingdon
For those who have not the money securities with
which to build as ye apartments badly needed ana
should be built as investment 1t has been proven that
apartments are considered of the very safest and best
forms of investment to be had.
Il has been said that cannot afford to build now at
the new higher cost of building and compete with the build
ings already up which mistake. The present buildings
are not worth what they cost years ago. They are worth
the value of what would cost to build them
today They should be capitalized at their present value
and investment earnings figured accordingly For instance
man who purchased divdendpayng listed stock at say
S Der share several years ago. would if that same stock
was listed on the market at $3.50 today consider full
$780, The earning capacity of share of stock in keeping
with it's market value The should apply to build
ing.
Building supplies positively no higher on an average
in the Wheeling District than they in other ctes in fact
the prices are lower than in great many cities in the United
States due to the fact that number Of building supplies
are produced within close proximity to Wheeling ana also
for the reason that the building supply dealers in the Wheel
ing District are handling the materials on extremely close
margins Of net profit