South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-28
Build, Build NOW
This Week to See Organized
Effort to Secure Thousand
New Homes for City.

An organized effort to secure a
thousand new homes Will be launch
ed during the coming week under
the auspices of the committee head
ed by Mayor Seebirt
Build. Build NOW is the slogan
which viii be sounded for the month
of June, slogan which is 20 be car
ried 10 every head of "A family now
renting a place To live. II is not an
empty slogan, for behind il is to
come an offer of aid. advice and as
sis-ance which will show most con-
clusively that this is the time to
build and that the building and own
ing of a home can be accomplished
at this time under more favorable
conditions and opportunities than az
any time in the past
The o policy of the committee
adopted in response 10 the call by
Mayor Seebirt for a community eff
fort 10 solve the problems created
by the expansion and growth Of this
city within the next three years is
based upon the belief that the added
wealth. which such expansion VIII
create, should be shared by the
largest numbers.
Obtain First Benefits.
The heads of families who now
rent homes are 10 obtain the first
benefits of the plan. which has been
carefully devised. A financial policy
will shortly he announced under
which a most liberal system Of loans
Will be offered and by which any
renter. with a very small amount Of
money. Will be enabled 10 build and
pay for a home on terms that viii
be more advantageous than present
rental prices.
There viii be established early
this week a bureau 10 be called the
New Homes Bureau. which Will fur
nish every aid and facility 10 those
who desire 20 -ake advantage OF this
plan. The bureau viii be supplied
with models of houses. with plans
for building varied TO meet individ-
ual needs and desires. with fixed
prices for the construction of such
homes so that any person Will have
am accurate knowledge Of the cost,
the conditions. and the size of the
aome which he viii build.
That is but The start OF the pro-
gram adopted by the finance COM
mi,tee, which, under the chairman
ship Of Frank E. Herring. has worked
out the fun details and adopted the
first monthly slogan.
The basis OF the plans is the de-
termination that in the increased
prosperity and added wealth that is
headed for South Bend and which IS
coming through the revival of in
dustry there shall be the fullest
opportunity for every citizen 10
share
Urged as Opportunity.
The building OF homes Is not urged
rs a duty but as an opportunity and
especially for those families which
have lived here and have their
homes here under rental conditions
10 become a permanent part Of the
community
Associated on the general commit
tee OF which Mr.. Herring Is chair
man are Messrs Thielens. O'Brien.
Hubbard Feltes Happ, Slaughter
and Mack. This committee. a. have
The other committees named by
Mayor Seebirt. has been working
continuously for program NAT
would include all OF South Bend in a
community effort 10 meet is oppor-
tunity and 10 share in its benefits Of
expansion.
The New Homes Bureau viii be in
actual operation before the end Of
the week. Very shortly the definite
financial program viii be announced
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