Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-28
REMEDY IS OFFERED
IN BUILDING JAM
Labor and Capital Must Stop
Kidding Each Other, Sher-
man Rogers Says
PUBLIC ANxlOUSLY WAITS


A hoom in bu;lSinS is WAITING onlv
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"'"1 III ou''u'"s ""S's pe"pf are
eager :" build. but will not pav Sl5.W 600
for a $40. 900 house-accordins 10 Shrr.
mnv Rogers associate cdito- of IN.
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'",'"'" NV" Il" "'n"'''' "" '"u"S'''a'
problems,
Mr.. Rogers, who n fcy months ago
made n surrey ~ tho c;+vs tox,iIo al,
,o,;., p,
""'''" '"r tne NhNiN" f'hL'
iEDGER. spoke last night NJ n banquet
" the delegates to the conference Of
mutual savings banks.
There never vas time. said Mr..
Rogers when there was so much de- 8.
mend for ro,. b,;,d;,. r, ,ho l,rno
, $40 49, 80
nruah r'ht"rS h"ne - :"".hO,Wp
worm o1 oui,nIhg ~ a"altlng thr RUE
VI reason III the ou'Idlns trades lnuus-
'r! ,,
thousands are eager :" build or
nuF honlrS' put refuse 10 paN Slo.WD
Ior "lo'"" mouse. builaing costs
Wi nave to come down the same as
clothing and food and when the public
IL convlnccd the building material men
ven, 70 play fair and building trades
labor shows sincere desire to cut out
its fifty seven varieties OF infeIiblc
rules ana get down to earth an un-
para lIelcd building hoom will start
within twenty four hours
Tens of thousands of persons are
cooped np in apnrtments. They are
paying twice the rents they would
have to pay II the investor could get a
tair run for ms money and the home
purchaser honest value. But the renter
rs willing 10 he 'stung temporarily in
an exorbitant rent rather than be per.
35 nor con, nors tbnr n "E.h. h ,uI' COSTS
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"o'" W" ""s"s oehe
We hear much about building trades
LABOR and the master builders SQUAD
bling as 10 wages and material prices
They both have the wrong idea as TO
their economir ir position Just nov. It's
the pubic mat is on a buying strike.
ana they viii not ca il OF that strike un .
III an clements ID the building industry
regain puollr coincidence.
IL doesn mater particle IL build g.
ing trades laoor contractors and con =
s.ructlon materlal men make deal
among tnenSeNcs' " the pubic IS not
He'lsned ""n'd nor no single BIT
VI !.%% e19n. coo
.herr Hrp w" vacant houses IN
rs'nts'er COUNTY. New work. ~ the
nme Inn ,lmr ,nere are moro than 2''ooo
mv"v p4r,naStIs III ne" lork rlty
80 .s l"' n'usen' but hiter lnspec =
"n .n so Jun =" ing apartment
;nI,,,.n rreur" III vi SANITY IN ,ne o9iid +.
hnr,oo a, ,.Il;n nrr new oulit
hoor s;Io,t " .os,ir ao'ut. ahu me!
raitbon h,,;,s;n i,.''i"hl III l" we .hcI thnt
natar;, uns maon na, 'a"I .h,. 'ohtrhc.Drs M nor
longer "a Wv P'o'" any
Bankers Planned
"Bankers ere beinp manned for ,,t
ending money for new constrrcti,, IN
much greater volume They ali want
10 get construction sterted Int level '
beaded d.oosjtors would Withdraw ,beir
money from any hank ,bat won't TOO
henvv in lending GO n.r cant n, n bono.
NOT actually wortb thc IN nor cont IN
the first nIace Ranks ca,pot ,.t ha =.
hind huiIding ,,;th hoth toat III ,bov
can ,ss,,ro tbeir denos;,o,s ,ha. nS
,ances m huiidars are nro,eo,oI hv W
hopost yoI,o ~ IL"
ne briIJirc u.ouId hor;, .Lo
,uoen;nv haois tbot ,ho Ioa Iii
irs,;sr bn.inoss oil 80 ~ ".,'
vii toko n. hrono ,rbousod @ - MI
rood oars viii no ,sedod ,noho. no;,i,
o"m o""" ",,r o",n WI " ] nse"i iuIiper nuns is
line Of T business and branch Of labor. S';