The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-16
Pun IT OVER

THE suggestion brought to Albuquerque by MI. A. l. Martin, from
the convention Of The national association Of real estate boards
= IN Chicago. that the REALTORS Of this city hold a Build Your
own Home txposhion IS excellent u y TO be hoped tmt the
local association win undertake it,
These expostions, IN a number Of cities where they have been
held. have given an important impetus to home building The as
architects, etc. IN a single building, have opened up avenues of reli
able sSsas m ssi'%sas ss ass' n ss s Bee" ,ssaass = a 'G u, Of Of fs ,ss f f%ssss', ps.
paeands 20 shs effect limit is cheaper to rent than to build has
There is no reason why building should no, be progressing in
A,ssq Il prssrs sssi sss s sssa sp 70 Ak. time no cooperative effort to
On the 7th Of August the local contractors association issued'n
letter 10 building trades and material men suggesting conferences
looking o lower prices and asserting that prices Of both building
individual unions in the building trades council have replied that
they would not treat with a mixed association but were ready at
any time to confer with contractor employing their particular trade.
That attitude Is reasonable enough. It suggests a desire on the part
Of these particular unions 70 avoid complications
Herald has had some interesting conversations with all sides inter
estea IN Stimulating building here These have r.h included, ~ .A,
have the capital 70 do 50, but who are convinced that building costs
Of all kinds are too high
several men who assert that contractors generally are not inter.
ested IN the broader phases of a building program, but only in the
individual contract; that there is not enough community interest
Several contractors, whose good faith it is difficult to question,
to build until prices are further reduced.
Several building material men who contend that that prices have
come down materially, that they cannot come down any further and
that they viii be higher before they are lower.
is both material man and contractor, and in whom those who know
him have confidence, who asserted that building material costs here
will compare favorably with those anywhere in America and who
said he would welcome an investigation Of comparative prices
Several men have asserted that the real estate dealers in Anu-
quefque IN not interested In any broad program of community
building, but are mainly concerned with individual sales and in pro
fits on transfers OF houses already built.
The sum total Of all these statements has served 10 convince MS
that while the various elements that should be working together for
a home building program are not very far apart in their views, they
have remained far enough apart, up TO the present, 10 prevent any
real cooperation. and there must be such cooperation before we
go ahead. Moreover we are convinced that a very little well directed
effort will launch the building program this city needs, aud launch
il on a big scale.
effect Of uniting the various elements in a common cause. Next
The home building exposition suggested might easily have The
10 arOusing a general public interest IN the situation, that would b,
the most valuable thing that could happen 10 Albuquerque rIght
now.