New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-15
BUILDING PROGRAM
TO BOOM BUSINESS
With Plenty Of Work, RadiCaHSm
Will Be Checked

INV CHll-cilIllS 1OOIol1CN ASLll anu LIlC y. %
department of labor is issuing bull
letins on strikes and labor surplus,
Indiana is preparing to fight both
radcalism and unemployment
through a home building and home
owning campaign.
II. V. Haymaker, who, as a repre-
sentative Of the It. S League of Build
ing and Loan Associations, is CO.
operating 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 re-
turn from Indianapolis, Mr.. Hay
maker said:
Il shall not be surprised if In
diana makes a remarkable showing
this year in a campaign against
radIcaliSm and unemployment through !
home building and home owning. In !
his address before the annual cOnVen-
ton of the Indiana League of Savings
and Loan Associations in indianapolis.
President w. B. Reed insisted that
the cure for both these menaccs was
homes and more homes Reeds ap- |
peal for a statewide campaign for /
4lOIlIG ONIl1lS met ali CIllI1uSltlSLlG L. |
sponsc and out of it will come, l be- |
Heve, a statewide home-building drive |
that will have the encourage of !
the state and municipal officials. The |
effect of such a campaign is bound to |
be profoundly beneficial for the home |
owning man in every community |
takes the responsibilities of citizen !
ship seriously and is not prone to |
quickly take up untried social and |
political thores and experiments"
While the figures are by no means !
complete, data obtained by the |
Division of Public Works and Con- |
struction Development of the Infor- |
nation and Education Service, clearly |
indicate a revival of home building in
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Ohio. Ac- |
tivities in this field not yet are nor
NAL but from week to week an in
crease is shown indicating a growing
confidence on the part Of private
building interests.
All authorities in the building in
dustries agree there is a pressing de-
mand for residential buildings. The
department of labor reports show a
steadily increasing labor surplus
With the departments figures may be |
considered Frank MOrrison's state
ment. AS secretary of the American !
Il GQGratOn OIL LABOR, MI hOII1SOlI = |
estimate is significant. He says there |
are 100000 men now out of employ |
nent in the United States. There is |
money, and America has come to be |
the wealthiest nation, by far in the |
world.
With these elements favorable to |
building and construction work, the !
} results of the investigation Of the |
Division of Public Works and Con- !
struetion Development as to why
building is not being resumed, moro |
rapidly is interesting. High prices
for material and the reluctance of
banks to make loans appear to be the
two large flies in the ointment
a concise statement of the situa-
ton as it appears to him is made for
the information and education service
by, Mr.. William Garland, of Los
B Angeles, who now is in Washington.
s. Mr.. Garland is president of the Ma
s tional Association of Real Estate
D Boards, and, since March 1913, has
been in Washington co-ordinating the
s. work of his association with the
q efforts of various government depart
D ments. MI, Garland says:
"TNam especially pleased that tho
q secretary Of labor is taking an active
4 interest in stimulating cooperative
q endeavor on the part of laboring men, !
"a industrial associations and industrial
professions to bring about a much
needed resumption of building ac-
g tivties.
Many members of the National
Association of Real Estate Boards
specialize in building and selling
houses and by reason of an acute
housing situation in many cities, were
81 actively engaged in building opera
tons until about q year ago when the
secretary of the treasury made a !
statement that all building, not neces- |
Assary to war activities, should cease.
Since the armistice was signed, !
the housing demand has increased. !
81 There is a desire on the part of real /
estate men to resume operations but .
they find everywhere a lack of funds /
for building purposes.
I'm my opinion, the resumption Of
building is one of the most important
~ things to be encouraged during tho
# reimbursement from a war to a peace
basis 1t will be the means of en-
blowing thousands of skilled artisans, !
Aalze care of the demand for homes,
Ind develop a spirit of real Ameri- !
M canism throughout the United States I
I'm addition to home building, there
are many industries which can now
meet their requirements only by in
creasing their buildings A large
amount of municipal and government
building is needed and has long been
delayed.
"I also heartily favor a federal
system Of highways, extending from
coast to coast and from Canada to the
Gulf of Mexico These should be under
federal control to insure proper main
tenance and speedily should be gotten
under way.
"Realtors. meaning members Of the