The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-17
Building Program WinRe-
yiye Business and Check
Extreme Radicalism

While in Washington, Congress is
investigating Bolshevism and the U
S. Department of Labor is issuing
bulletins on strikes and labor surplus
Indiana is preparing to fight radical
ism and unemployment through a
|home-building and homecoming cam
paign.
H. V. Haymaker, who, as a repre-
sentative of the U. S. League OF
Building and Loan Associations, is
cooperating with the Information and
Education Service of the Department
Of Labor in investigating and stimu-
lating building and construction
work brought to Washington the
first word of the Hoosier strategy.
On his return firm Indianapolis, Mr..
Haymaker said:
Il shall not be surprised if Indiana
makes remarkable showing this
year in a campaign against radicalism
and unemployment through home
building and homecoming. In his
address before the annual convention
Of the Indiana League of Savings and
Loan Associations in Indianapolis,
President w. B. Reed insisted that
the cure for both these menaces was
homes and more homes. Reeds ap-
peal for a state wide campaign for
home owning met an enthusiastic re-
spouse and out of it will come, I be-
lleve, a statewide BODYBUILDING
drive that will have the encourage
ment of the state and municipal Off
Gals. The effect of such a campaien
IS bound to be profoundly beneficial
tor the home owning man in every
community takes the responsibilities
Of citizenship seriously and is not
prone to quickly take up untried So.
,ial and political theories and expert
nents"
While the figures are by no means
complete, data obtained by the Divis
on OF Public Works and Construc.
ion Development of the Information
nd Education Service, clearly indi- |
ate a revival of home building in Ill |
nois. Indiana, Iowa and Ohio. Ac-
ivlties in this field not yet are nor
nal but from week to week an in !
'rease is shown indicating a growing
on the pars of private. !
interests.
All authorities in the building in
lustries agree there is a pressing de. |
nand for residential buildings. The
department. of Labor reports show a |
teadily increasing labor surn1us
NTH the Departments figures NAV
'e considered Frank Morrison's
tatement. AS secretary of the !
American Federation of Labor Mr. !,
dorrison's estimate is significant
1e says there are 100000 men now
'ut Of employment in the United
'tates. There is money. and Amer;.
a mas come to be the wealthiest ma
ion, by far in the world.
With these elements favorable r.
uilding and construction work n.
esults of the investigation Of the
'ivlslon of Public Works and Con.
Development as to whv
u'ldlng is not being resumed more
apidiy IS Interesting. High prices
or material and the reluctance NJ
anks to make loans appear to be the
"o large flies in the ointment
q concise statement of the situa.
on as it appears to him is made for
1e Information and Education Ser
ice by Mr.. William M. Garland. Of
'os Angeles, who now is in Wash
'ston. Mr.. Garland is President ~
: NATIONAL Association of Real Es-
ne Boards. and, since March 1914
as been in Washington coordin,t;ra
g work OF his association with n.
fforts OF various government de-. /
a = Mr.. Garland says
am especially pleased that n.
eerefary Of Labor is taking .ct;v.
'terest in stimulating cooperative
the part of laborine men
,dustrial associations and indu.tr;.
professions to bring about mueb
eeded resumption of building act;v-
les.
Many members of the National
association of Real Estate boards
pecialize in building and selling
ouses, and by reason of an acute
ousing situation in many cities
'ere actively engaged in building
perations until about a year ago
'hen the Secretary of the Treasury
1ade statement that all building
OF necessary to war activities
hould cease.
Since the ar,nistice was signed