The Redwood gazette., 1935-02-07

family makes quickly as its financial position will
allow the purchase of car and home Why
mention the first? Because it is in that order that
the purchases usually made This fact has intrg-
uel statistcan who has tried to dig into the reason
why
He found that in 1884, when most persons were
slowly digging out of the depression debri and the
average family felt little more secure and had
tre money to spare the auto industry disposed
of 80 per cent than sold the year before
No such spectacular gain made in the home build
ing business.
Still interested, he made comparisons of
values and prices in 1884 and 1909. Twenty-Five
years ago the cost of average car 81 662. It
wouldn't stand comparison with the worst wreck
the road today and certainly not with the average
1884 which sold for $67S In 1909 the average cost
of home $2,173 Like the 1909 car, it didn't
have lot of modern convenences but it is certainly
better home today than the 1909 is automobile
The rub is the average dwelling built in 1884 the
owner $4,000.
It appears that while the manufacturers
busy producing better to sell in a price range
that appeals to the average buyer, home ownership
steadily getting out of reach of the of
dnary income.
Perhaps the building industry needs Henry Ford
General Motors corporation At least it is clear
that until the average income increases considerably
facturers going to have first crack at the family
pocketbook
NJ Andersen called at The Gazette office this
week and paid his ffty-frst annual subscription He
remarked that he had been in town but few hours
when he was approached by julius A. Schmahl, then
printers devil who sold him his first subscription.
Several others in the community have an even
longer record of uninterrupted payments A. A. Will
son. Civil veteran, helped unload the first press
and has read the Gazette since the first issue IS
years ago. Joe Tyson, the Kuenzs, the Whitets and
perhaps others have read the paper for than half
q century.
1t is families like these mentioned who stand by
the publisher through lean years and prosperous ones
whether they approve of him and agree with him in
his efforts and editorial expressions not, that make
q newspaper possible. Every editor who has contri-
buted to this column through the years has felt a
pride in their continued loyalty.
The proposal that the American Legion and other
civic groups get behind plan to bring about the con-
structicn of athletic field for general use is most
appropriate one which everyone should hasten to
dorse.
Rochester, Marshall and a great many other cities
have their Soldier Fields, most fitting since
the American Legion brought about most of them,
which used for high school and independent team
games as we'll ntra-city sports programs such as
diamondball, tennis and similar sports.
The city has property available, undoubtedly, at
a very low cost and much of the labor might be ar
ranged through the ERA program. The cost of ma
terals fences lights bleachers and athletic equip
ent could easily be betrayed by subscription or from
nominal charges at games.
Let's get behind the plan and have the field ready
for use by early summer, adding improvements as
fast as feasible.
The Gazette receives through the mail weekly, and
mostly unsolicited, at least four columns on St.
Paul legislative events Space does not permit that
they all be printed and if the factions call
ing each other at this early stage criterion OF
what is coming they won't be printable even if we
had the space in few more weeks Men in private
life can have widely varied ideas and remain friends
ut if they are elected the legislature it appears
that they must begin calling each other names and
making accusations concerning the honesty of the op-
ponents convictions Is this democracy, in practice
Two groups are interested in starting banks in
Redwood Falls. Now if just get some interest
IN constructing few dozen houses to accommodate
persons who are living in a few available rooms and
others who want to move here.
There should be some sort of distinguished service
medal for neighbors who get up early in the morn
ing and put ashes sand slippery sidewalks, saw
ing the time and limbs of passersby.
Scientists say that the world temperature is
steadily rising, basing their deduction the fact that
glaciers are receding Friction produces heat its
no wonder this old world is warming up.
Reading about the Hauptmann trial. it appears
that handwriting Identification very exact science
The expert is the exact side of the party who
ploys him.
potent paragrapher objects to reducing the leg
islature from two houses to Says Minnesota
needs all the hot air it get in the winter months
when the legislature meets