Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-12-03
HOOVER OUTLINES
PROBLEMS FACING
HOME CONFERENCE
President Declares Owner
ship More Desirable Now
Than Ever Before.
SAYS CHIEF DIFFICULTY
LIES IN FINANCIAL PLAN
Delegates Begin Sectional Studies
of Surveys Made During
Last 16 Months.

More than 1000 delegates to the
Presidents Conference on Home Build
ing and Home Ownership, who last
night heard President hoover voice as
surance that highly beneficial results
would flow from their deliberations, to-
day plunged into the work of asserting
new knowledge for the good of the in
dividual in his struggle and hope for
desirable home ownership.
The gathering of specialists in the
wide range of related activities pertain
ing to the home today engaged in divi-
sion meetings when they sifted and
analysed extensive formal findings and
recommendations of experts resulting
from studies during the past 16 months.
City planning and coming, types of
dwellings, fundamental house equip
ment, design and the relation of hous-
ing and the community were specialized
topics attacked by sectional meetings
this morning. This afternoon other
divisions were seeking to bring to light
new knowledge on subdivision layout,
kitchen and other work centers, large
scale operations, construction and Negro
housing problems.
One important recommendation that
came from the conference organiza-
ton this morning was that some power
full and effective permanent agency
be organized to carry into practice so
far as possible the results Of conference
after its adjournment.
Outlines Problems.
Outlining the varied stumbling blocks
now in the path of the prospective
home builder or hame buyer, specifically
mentioning the problems OF financing
for the man With small initial cash
payment, President Hoover issued a
command to the specialists last night
to heed the fundamentals of human
sentiment for home life he believes lies
in the hearts Of vast majority OF this
country's citizens.
The sentiment for home ownership"
he declared, is SO embedded in the
American heart that millions OF people
who dwell in fenements, apartments
and rented rows of solid brick have the
aspiration for wider opportunity In
ownership of their homes"
Pointing out that there Is a wide dis
tinction between homes and mere
housing, the President reminded the
specialists, before they entered upon
their technical analysis, that those i'm
mortal ballads, such as Home, Sweet
Home" were rot written about tene-
ments or apartments.
Setting up the challenge that salts
factory home ownership "as yet Is not
universally possible to all" the Presi-
dent remarked that they never sing
songs about pile of rent receipts"
More Desirable Now.
The President also took issue with
the doubling Thomas" who questions
whether the benefits of real home own
ership can be widely extended to the
congested city populations.
II notice" he said, that some-not
members Of these committees-have
contended that the development of city
and urban life necessarily has driven us
to less and less possible ownership of
homes. do not agree with that.
THE very development of transporta-
ton, the advantages of distribution of
industry today make the ownership of
homes far more feasible and desirable
than ever before. But 1t involves vast
problems of city and industrial man
agement which We should have the
courage to face"
Discussing the finance phase of the
home problem, President Hoover said
he believed this country had rather
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