Evening star., 1921-06-11
ENCOURAGE SAVING
TO BUILD HOMES
Building Interests Foster
"League" to "Save and
Own a House,"

With view to initiating a coun-
try-wfde construction revival, build
ing interests are fostering a move
your r-home-by-thrift league. members
OF which will be pledged to put
away out of their earnings at least
IS a week toward a home building
fund. The only requisite for mem
bership in the League" will be evil
dence Of the saving habit.
Building material men, in a state
ment issued through their official
organ. the Building Supply News.
point out the need for such an or
ganization and how it may be formed.
The statement follows:
1.-The only home worth while is the
one that represents the heart and
the dreams of its builder apd pos
"This is the age Of machinery but
made n1 'e A' VIII :
Humanize Housing.
"It is time to quit talking about
the housing problem as il it were
a mere question of multiplying so
many Indifferent. impersonal stereo-
typed, cut and dried shacks. coops
and kennels for the hapiess swarms
IL
otherwise. caught in the ever-rising
tide of mediocrity.
'1nstead it is time squarely to face
| the need of giving every American
family, however humble. its present I5
the sufficient encouragement to build
and possess a shelter of its own
design to shield and house forever
| the sacred hearthstone fires that mu-
| tual love has kindled.
10000 Homes Needed Yearly.
"At least 100000 such new homes
eemPFiss need of the see Ameriesn People this
year, without counting the millions
more postponed by the world tragedy
of the last half decade.
whatever is done this year. be it
much or little, will not possibly>take
care Of the fresh and equally insistent
need of the next and all succeeding
twelve months. j
'.There are today some two billion
dollars deposited in our building and
country. This may seem large
amount. but it represents really less
than $50 for each American family.
"If each one of the four million
households now living under rented
roofs should save but IS week to.
swell these loan deposits by a clear
billion every twelve-months~ and by
the time each family had $1,000 to its
credit, the new deposits would. on the
same basis. exceed $4,000. 100000.
Other Thrift Mediums.
Nor are the loan associations the
only popular and effective mediums
for promoting the home building
thrift movement
More and more the progressive
banks of every community are adding
home savings or real estate loan de-
ipartments.
Every local bank, whether nation
al. state or savings. should be vitality
interested in the Build-Your- Home
By-Thrift League idea. Every bQnk
should in some wayparticipate direct
ly in the work of educating the pros
pective home builders of your COM
munity.
Chambers of commerce and busi-
ness mems organizations are taking
hold Of the matter, encouraging the
development of housing" corpora
tions, financing plans to meet the ma
tfon-wfde emergency.
I'm all of this the building supply
dealer by right OF knowledge and per.
sonal interest has it in his power to
play leading part in developing
practical cooperation, and helping tc
keep the public mind thoroughly in
formed and alive to the. progress and
importance of the movement"