Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-11-17
LEAGUE TAKES
UP HOUSING AS
FIRST SUBJECT
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ever, to deal with the problem Of meet
ing the whole Of the need for small
dwellings or for providing houses that
would dispIace the slum.
1T is not the number Of houses erected
by means of the loan that will prove
It's chief claim for success. That cIdim
win rest on the leadership it provides to
other forms of public and private enter
prise in building the right kind Of
houses and IN adopting proper standards
OF design in construction"
In touching upon the. matter of hous
ing in this country, he said: Were the
United States to assist housing to the
same degree that Canada has done, tax
ing into account the larger population,
the greater number Of cities, the capacity
to provide the money at a small rate of
interest and other circumstances, she
would have to provide a loan OF at least
half g billion dollars at per cent.
Whether this would be provided by Fed
eraI or by State Governments some eff
forts should be made to raise at least
this amount and use 1t in guiding, slimu-
Iating and experimenting private enter
prise"
An Informal dinner and business meet
ing. win E0c UEESlutIl u the AestG uts
Charles T. Hughes, presiding, Is to be
is to be held this evening at $50 o'clock,
during which there will be the election
o. officers and council and a report OF
the committee on a model State cOnsti-
tuition. with advisory voting.
JOINT SESSION
To BE HELD.
4 joint session with the Indiana As
to be held tomorrow morning, during
which the program provides for the dis
cUssion Of How the City Manager Plan
Works; the Latest Evidence by DR.. \
R. Hatton. field director, National Mu-
nic'pal League; Charles T. Ashburne-.
city manager. Norfolk. Va: Harry Il.
Freeman, city manager. kalamazoo,
Mich; c. NJ Osborn. city manager, East
Cleveland. Ohio. ami q. E. Carr, city
manager. Dubuque. Iowa.
At 1 o'clock tomorrow there is to be
a joint luncheon with the National As
ISOLATION Of Civic Secretaries. during
which there viii be talks on Methods
Whereby Ci7ic Organizations influence
Elections"
Tomorrow evening at Gao there will be
a dinner. with Governor Goodrich pre-
siding. and with addresses by Charles Z.
Hughes. president OF the National Mu-
nieipal League. and Professor Charles z.
Merriam Of Chicago University, on the
direct primary, and a report by the com
Inittee on electoral reform.
There will be a Joint session with the
Municipal League OF Indiana Friday
morning on the general subject Of 'Serv-
fee at Cost for Street alIways-Panacea
or NOstrum :" the speakers TO include
Fielder Saunders, street railroad commits
siOner Cleveland, Ohio. who is to speak
ON Service at Cost and Efficient Manage
men :" James F. Jackson, chairman pub
lie trustees. Boston Elevated Railway. on
"The State Trustee Plan" E. l. Lewis,
chairman Of the public service commits
sion Of Indiana. on indianapolis and the
Five-Cent Fare" Charles NJ. Fsssett, ex-
mayor OF Spokane. staff member. Ameri-
can city consglta--Js, on Service at Cost
or Municipal Ownership?"
At noon there viii be a joint luncheon
with the indianapolis Chamber OF Com
merce. and in the afternoon a round
table session with the National Associa-
tion Of Civic Secretaries
ENGLsND's PROBLEM
MORE SERIOUS.
other speakers at this mornings SEES
sion were Lawrence WELLER Of New YORK
City, secretary Of the National Housing
Association whose subject was Govern
iuent Housing-En gland's Example =
SnurgeOn O6eu Of Fargo, n D., who
spoke on The North Dakota Home
building Ass0eiation-A State Enter
prise and Charles T. Coffin. president
Of tie Indianapolis Chamber OF Com
lnercs. who delivered an address Of well
come.
Robert z. Tracy, director Of the bu-
.r - e -
annapolis Chamber Of Commerce, who had
charge Of the local arrangements for the
meeting, presided Ia the absence Of
Charles Z. Hughes. president OF the
league who. it was announced, would
be unable to arrive until tomorrow
Mr.. Odeil, who spoke in the place Of
Robert r. BlakemOre, manager OF the
North Dakota Home Building Associa-
ton. who was unable TO be present be-
cause Of Illness, outlined various fea-
lures Of the plan in effect in North
Dakota.
In introducing his remarks, Mr.. WELLER
said that the shortage Of houses in the
United States was not nearly as serious
as IN England and that. ALTHOUGH there
are nothing ike any definite figures as
TO the shortage in this country and to
estimate the number would largely be
guess work, the shortage in this country
would probably amount somewhere be-
tween 100000 and 100000 houses.
He expressed belief that the Govern
ment could not build houses as quickly
rs private enterprise, because OF red
tape" routine. etc, though possibly in
the long run It would build them better,
and also expressed the belief that IL
would build then no cheaper than pri-
vate enterprise.
He said that advocates OF Government
housing seem to think tht the Govern
mont has endless funds at its disposaI
and could supply the money easier than
private enterprise could get II, but that
os a matter Of fact 1t would have to
Borrow the money from the people.
He explained that he had studied the
situation last summer while In England.
and that. though the program there called
for the erection Of 100000 houses, only
600 had been erected by August, but
he added that all of them. he believed,
will have been built within a few years.
TAXPAYERS
FACE LOSS.
He said this undertaking on the part
Of the English government is placing on
the shoulders Of the English taxpayers
loss Of S1OO, 100000 every year for sixty
years.
He spoke Of the high cost Of the
house. as compared with what they
would have cost before the war, and
said the rental for them is u shillings
a week. while 80 shiIlings a week would
be necessary to pay the interest on the
bonds. the amortization charge over
period of 60 years and a small amount