The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-26
CITY LEADS IN
PERCENTAGE OF
HOME OWNERS
Persons Living on Their
Own Property Total
IS Per Cent.

Pride for the part played by the
indianapolis Real Estate Board in
raising the percentage of home
ownership and the standards Of
home beauty, through the medium
Of annual home complete expoSi-
tons, was expressed by Dan w.
lie Gore, president of the board, to-
day. The eleventh annual home
show will open next Saturday at
the state Playground, continuing
through April 10.
Indianapolis has what is said
TO be the highest percentage of
resident-owned homes in the coun-
try" lie Gore said. According to
the most reliable figures obtainable,
more than IS per cent of our citi-
zens live in their own homes.
believe this figure is not exceeded
by any city in our population
class.
THE Importance of this from a
community standpoint can not be
oyerestimated. The stability of the
community, its freedom from fac
tional disturbances of all kinds, the
observation-disclosures of our citizens in
the face of depressions and booms
all these things have their founda-
ton in the home, and the feeling
engendered by pride Of home own
ership.
Artistic Standards Raised
Much has been accomplished in
raising the architectural and eff
cheney standards of our houses in
the last decade. Indianapolis is
rapidly coming to be known as a
city Of beautiful homes. Many Of
our residential sections today are
unsurpassed in the country.
In their equipment and furnish
ings, too, our home owners have
demanded the best While we have
not been too rapid in trying out new
and untried products, we have &C
copied modern ideas of home equip
ment just as quickly as they have
been proven. The result is that in
recent housing surveys in cities
over the United States, Indianapolis
made a much better showing than
most cities of it's class"
LIE Gore said that he believed that
much credit for these conditions is
due to the real estate board and to
the allied interests, building mate
rial men, furniture and equipment
firms, architects and city officials,
all of whom have co-operated in
the annual eXpOsitions.
Cooperation Is Needed
For the home shows to achieve
their success" he said, lit is essen
tial that all phases of home build
ing be represented. For any inter-
est to fail to be represented would
leave a gap in the picture. For
tunately for the community, there
never has been such a gap; each
year has seen 100 per cent CO.
operation by all interests.
This is true, of course, partially
because of selfish interest. The peo-
pie who make possible the produc-
ton of a home show each year are
interested in selling their own prod
ucts. The real estate man hopes
to sell lot or house; the builder
hopes for contracts to build house
Just like the model house. and SO
on through the long list of partici-
pants. 1t seems to me that this is
honest and legitimate.
The home show committee this
year, in addition to lie Gore, is
composed of j. Frank Cantwell, di-
rector of the show; Robert Allison,
chairman; Emerson w. Chaille and
Albert UhI Lawrence G.. Holmes,
executive secretary of the Real Es-
tate Board, also is secretary and
director of publicity for the show.