The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-18
(Official City, State and County
Newspaper)
Foreign Representatives
SMALL, SPENCER. BREWER
UncorporatedD
CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON
We Don't Believe It

We Don't Believe 1t
For many months group of ex-
perts, known as the Presidents
Conference on Home Building and
Home Ownership" has been working
on the problem OF how to assist every
American in that laudable ambition
to have piece Of ground and home
Of his own.
After much thought it has blue
printed lot OF suggestions and has
devised formula which, If followed,
will guarantee results to anyone. The
difficulty, as is usual in such mat
tiers, lies in following the prescrip-
ton.
The announced object of the con-
ference is to raise the standard of
American housing and that is a laud-
able aim. The plain fact, however, is
that the work of the conference will
probably be SO much lost motion,
since the standard of housing for each
individual is established largely by
what he wants or can afford and the
conference has suggested no work.
able means of adjusting those fac
:ors.
Volume nine of the conference re-
ports under the title Household
Management and Kitchens" is in
tended. according to advance an
nouncements, Ito bring the efficiency
of modern business into household
management and the scientific tech
nique of the factory into the equip
ment and operation of the home
How nice that would be.
Doubtless there are ways in which
the management and operation of
the average home could be improved
but. somehow. the kind of a home
where factory technique prevails
lacks something of appeal. Speaking
oollSliy 1iOLil o. ulooCuiLiic otdllupuiIlt,
the factory atmosphere should be re-
tanned in a factory.
But we take particular umbrage at
the advertising for this great docu-
ment which will make the house
wives task just one sweet song The
authors say of it, or have hired some
one to say for them, the following
choice bit of bunkum: Means to
correct the inefficient and wasteful
operation of an American business
that spends billions of dollars yearly
is offered to the public with the pub
LEGATION today of"-etc. Now amt
that somepin'?
That inefficient and vasteful"
crack is what gets our goat. 1t ap-
pears so much like a gratuitous slap
in the face.
We may be wrong, of course, but
we'll wager cookie that the average
American wife and mother knows and
is practicing economies which the
high-priced experts who compiled
this book never heard Of
And we'd like to bet a little some
thing on the side that the average
North Dakota housewife, faced with
a specific problem of household man.
agement, would reach better and
more practical solution than most of
the folks who contributed to this
book.
For instance, we might try out this
one in competition:
What would you do if little Johnny
had just got stung by bee, the baby
had the collie, the stove Is smoking,
the potatoes aren't peeled and friend
husband is due home for dinner in
half an hour?"
Your housewife takes problems like
that in her stride and meets them
every day, but your expert probably
would come up with the explanation
that bees and babies are a bad COM
bination and really should be avoided.