The Washington times., 1924-04-05
Own Your Own Home
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"And God said, Let make in image, after
Our likeness; and let them have dominion the fish Of
the sea- and the fowl Of the air. and the CATTLE
and all the earth and every creeping thing that
creepeth upon the earth"
Good, generous Providence having given man so much
the least he do for himself is establish permanent
place THAT HE OWNS this earth which he has do
minion.
When his house, he is SOMEBODY.
Until he DOES his house. he is only somebody ese's
TENANT useful cash producing parsonage differ
ent being from the man that OWNS his ouun home
Be able say Ths piece Of the EARTH and this house on
it NINE That gives character and an assurance
in life that nothing else give.
Everybody remembers Lord Chathams magnificent tribute
to poor mans cottage:
"The may, in his COTTAGE bid defiance to
all the force Of the Crown be fral its roof may
shake; the wind may blow through it; storms NAV
enter the rain may enerbut the King Of England cannot
ener all his forces dare the threshold of the
ruined tenementv'
The history Of human beings slowly changing from no.
madic barbar when families wandered over
the face Of the EARTH driving their cattle fresh pastures has
been steady progress toward SETTLED PERMANENT IN
DIVIDUAL HOMES.
Civilization we know it began when the man OWNED
HIS OWN HOUSE, LIVED IN IT. STAYED IN ONE PLACE.
DEVELOPED IT, and FOUGHT FOR HIS RIGHT TO KEEP
ALL OTHERS OUT OF IT.
There much difference in real dignity between the an
Cent nomad wandering from PASTURE another and the
modern city nomad wandering from FLAT another
wondering whether the landlord will raise his rent put him
out or tear down and rebuild.
OWN YOUR OWN HOME watch it grow in value get
YOUR SHARE Of that much discussed unearned increment
which the increased value of land caused by rising
population
Realize especially what MODERN TRANSPORTATION
MEANS.
Men lived together congesed in Cities the poor in Sums
those better off monotonous Of little houses because
transportation lacking. The choice to live all
crowded together walk miles in the country
jogging in slow drawn by horses Many re-
allied that what was once far away is now NEAR.
Now you may go to beautiful suburb the far up
town. drawn by the Of electricity much quickly
than the odme Washington banker could drive his Of
flee in Street to his home in Sixteenth Street.
ing real estate values talk walk in Woodbridge up along
Sixteenth Street. or across the river in Virginia.
We should have sufficient imagination to know that what
has happened before WILL HAPPEN AGAIN
There are 1851 people in Washington now
There will be million people in Washington while YOU are
still alive. STATISTICS PROVE 1T.
Washington has not finished creeping process not bv
dozens OF miles, and thousands of population.
Green fields where you buy land cheaply small
villages where you get space for house, yard and
garden will eventually become part of the GREAT CITY
What would cost you hundreds will je worth thou
sands or what would cost thousands will be worth
thousands.
OWN YOUR OWN HOME AND WATCH IT GROW IN
VALUE.
believe ONLY WHAT YOU SEE, not everything that is
told If sidewalks eIectric