Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-08-18
1T MUST BE DONE

Last week The Herald called at
tention to the need for more houses
in Pullman and asserted that the
problem can be solved This week
the editor desires TO direct attention
to some of the reasons why the in
auguration of a house building cam
paign is of vital importance TO the
community
II the population of Pullman is to
increase it is obvious that more
houses must be provided in which
people can live. Very few, if any.
desirable houses are now for rent
and excessive rent is being asked for
many old shells without any modern
conyenienees. During the past two
weeks hardly day has passed during
which one or more inquiries have
not been made at The Herald office
by people desiring to rent houses.
The same condition obtained last
year and the year before During
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lilies who desired to move to Pull
man have gone elsewhere because
they could not find satisfactory
houses here which could be rented
at reasonable rates. In most cases
the heads of these families desired
to locate here in order that their
children might live at home while
attending the State College. Be
cause of the housing situation Pull
man lost these prospective residents
and the college lost these prospective
students.
This fall some - new vocational
students, most of them married,
would enroll at the college if they
could find suitable quarters in
which to live. A committee of the
American Legion has for several
weeks been canvassing the city to
locate housing accommodations for
these students. with very unsatis-
factory and inadequate results .
Every new family which locates here
will add at least SIS month to the
business of the local stores Every
new house built will add to the as
sessed valuation of the city and by
that much help to reduce the rate
of taxation on the rest of the prop
erty. Every increase in the popula-
tion of the city will tend to add to
the value of all city property.
A bee keeper knows that he can
not increase the number of his col
onies and his output of honey unless
he provides additional hives. I'm
less a hive is ready when the bees
swarm they seek a home somewhere
else and there are plenty of people
who want them badly enough to beat
on tin pans to attract their attention
Just so unless people can find houses
in which to live in Pullman they will
go elsewhere and there are plenty of
towns which are advertising and
working to attract their attention
and induce them to locate
There is very close relation be-
tween the growth of the State Col
lege and the growth of Pullman.
The growth Of the one should keep
pace with the growth of the other.
During the past few years the col
lege has outgrown the town and its
future growth must necessarily be .
retarded until the town catches up
with 1t.
There are scores of people now in
Pullman and scores of others. who
would like to locate here. who have
enough money to purchase a lot or
10 start house and who want homes
of their own. They do not wish to
tie up their money in a lot or in the
foundation of a house, but would
gladly SO invest it if they could Sc
cure the necessary funds to complete
the building on easy payments at a
fair rate of interest. Such funds
can be provided by the public spirit
ed citizens who have sufficient vision
TO realize that something must be
done, and done at once. to improve
the housing situation in Pullman.
WM. GOODYEAR.