The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-06


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Stopping Bureaucracy
In q recent issue OF the Saturday
Evening Post there occurred an ex-
pose of the waste and inefficiency
which attended the construction Of
houses for workers In West VIZ
ginia development sponsored by the
government. In effect, 1t duplicates,
II 1t does not surpass, the unpleasant
record made by the late and unla-
mented state home builders corpo-
ration in North Dakota. In very
real way it demonstrates the lack Of
economy and futility Of direction
which too often accompanies bureau-
cratic experiments.
However, the experiment still may
be forgiven, for it at least represents
an attempt to do something about .
major economic problem, that Of
stimulating the building industry.
Thee are signs in the offing that
resuscitation Of this important &C
tiNty may occur from normal causes
within the next few years. Office
buildings In the cities are taking
down many Of their "for rent" signs
as the business pace increases. The
demand for commercial structures Is
beginning to improve as new spirit
Of enterprise pervades our industrial
sections. It Is inevitable that. some
time soon, there will be renewed de-
mand for commercial and industrial
buildings.
But the chief hope Of immediate
pickup in the building industry lies
in the construction Of new dwelling
houses. The demand for them Is OBJ
vious. TOO many people are living
in homes which are below the stand
ard which America has set for itself,
both on the farms and in the cities.
The need Is there. All we need to do
is devise ways Of filling It.
An interesting slant on the govern
ment's efforts to stimulate home
building Is contained In . recent ar
ticle in the American Builder. voice
Of the construction industry. which
IS urging definite action under the
terms Of the housing act, hailed by
some as the best piece of corstruc-
tive legislation enacted by the last
congress.
Says this spokesman for stricken
industry:
"Home building is . local in
dustry, and the efficiency and
effectiveness with which any
community Is served with new
home construction and with old
home improvements depend
largely on the leadership and
teamwork which builders, deal.
ers and financing interests are
able to develop to plan and build
soundly ct prices that are at
tractive. Local effort and in:tia-
tive are needed to set up the To-
cal financing facilities under the
new Housing Act. The govern
ment has provided the plan; but
It will be the Job Of men in the
building industry to work to It In
every local community 50 that
the public will be encouraged to
put builders back to work In
big way and secure the better
homes and housing that are
needed.
Twill business men In the
building industry accept the
challenge? They must take the
initiative and risks and make the
efforts necessary to revive their
business If they don't want more
Of the government extravagance.
bureaucratism, RECOMMENDATION and
socialization Of which 50 many
business men complain"
The alternative Is too obvious to
need comment. II individual initia-
tive is unequal to the demand made
upon It, bureaucratic activity = in
evitable. The way to halt the bu-
reaucrats Is to take the Job away
from them by demonstrating that It
can be better handled otherwise.
Golfing Dynasty
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