The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-12-28
"COST OF BUILDING''-IS 1T REAL OR ONLY
A GHOST?

We do not know just conclusive will be the result
of of the issue raised between certain Atlantic
City hotemen and the Atlantic County Building Trades
Council Any trial by less unsatisfactory
but that light at least information should
be forthcoming the question OF building costs
For sometime the people have been talking about the
building with the result that the cost of building has
become so fixed in the minds Of those who contemplate
building that they refrain from putting their plans into
So far reaching is the thought of cost of building
that real values have been affected
THE cost of building may be only ghost that may be
laid and DISPOSED of mystery surrounding spook
Although comments the of building have been
less in whispers the silent thought hunders
this of the and only those who most
sourceu have and this phase OF mental atti
tude toward growth and expansion.
1t clear that workmen of all trades have suffered
employment because of the of building These
and their families suffering from what amounts to
silent shut out because the gate of building activity
longer wide OPEN Men Of the building trades who thus
deprived of the opportunities of earning actuaed
their toward the per-day scale of by pnci
pie of and fair consideration of OF living
specially these modern times Even at advance rate of
few doubtless accumulate great savings at the
because the burden Of Of building reflects directly
their own living expenses and home owning.
When works conscentiously and from principle
he put his effort the very best there is him
and his efforts stand clearly in the completed job
In the matter of profits the employed in the build
ing trades deaf dumb blind to the profit madeS
estate developers Neither they deprived or
formation concerning profits made by resales OF standing
buildings Of all classes from dwellings to hotels
We think the employed in the building trades has
been living Of profits in his division of human
activities - all surprising that he should ask for and
expect receive compensation in keeping with the profits
made in the cost Of building At any he has to share
in the losses Unemployment in his case) when there
building going
Yet all understand that in competition
with Others Atlantic City a is the only resort
Atlantic City gets. Mainland homestes the only
homestes There hundred of thousands of other home
The and business houses of Atlantic City and the
Mainland the only and business houses here
hundreds Of Others within comparative short distance
Atlantic City and other Atlantic County newspapers
the only newspapers. Other newspapers drift in
hour compete. So it that Atlantic City and Atlantic
County and wormen the only contract
and workmen ready this field and take profits
There competition between railroads and bus and truck
lines is competition every foot of theway No has
monopoly than the contractor the hoelman,
the merchant the the railroad. 1t is
of demands of and cool thinking
1t time for silent accusation shut-outs 1t is time
for better understanding and sprnkng of good will
That outside able this field and make
lower bids building is something for all who make
building prices take into consideration for their
welfare
Certain Atlantic City hotelmen publicly declare that the
LABOR of the building trades is responsible for the cost Of
building Labor defends itself We only hope that cost of
building will be successfully defined and the accusations
made against it removed
1t the question has to be debated.
Get the debate lay the ghost and then get work.
TO DANISH The make a a per
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