Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-03-09 | Page 38 | Renew Plans for Building Urgent Plea

RENEW PL PLANS NS FO FOR R URGENT PE Campaign for E Extensive ensi Operations Started a at I Enthusiastic Assemblage e eat at Commercial Cl h e. I ENTHUSIASTIC support of plans pIaus El iA to speed U and insure up extensive extensive exten exten- I sive building operations in Salt Lake Lako and Utah was pledged yesterday by Y representatives es of various local industrial in in- al and commercial interests interest at ata ata ata a meeting of the tho building campaign committee at tho the Commercial club Another meeting meeting- of ot the executive committee will be bo held hold tomorrow at noon to perfect plans for tor carrying on the campaign n and completing tho the membership membership mem mem- rosters of ot the various that will bo lie In charge char Permanent Perm Perma nent Dent committees representing tho the vanous various van vari various vari- vari ous lines of or Industry Salt Lake were named at yesterdays yesterday's 9 meeting The executive committee named from the membership r o of these committees Include W. W J J. J Halloran T. T f II Hudson J. J p P. P Cahoon William A. A AfI Larkin P P. j J. J Moran Otto E E. E Ashbridge f fand I and D D. D Carlos CarIes Kimball Price Prices on un Decline i Though several dealers In building materials reported some declines decline In the thee the cost of at materials entering Into nto buildIng build build- buIld 1 Ing trig construction the g general opinion was expressed ell that I It t will nl bo be time time- before a any Y great reduction comes s It was pointed out on high authority that It tool took thirteen years ears after tho the civil chon wa war to get back to prewar prices Many dealers however were sanguine sans that a a t tow w months would see a k material f re reduction reduction re- re In the co cost t of ot building supplies I Considerable activity In building op- op In Salt Lake was W reported at atthe the meeting The rhe consensus of ot opinIon opinion ion was that the tho campaign about to t-e t launched will have a l most enlivening effect locally and will result In a a. building boom such a as the city has iio noi t te J e l lIn In recent years Will Urge pons ns already adopted Insure an m In Intensive i- i e campaign of or education art and a ac activities ac- ac Unties which It Is believed will revive o delayed building operations some of ot which thich arc are of ct r considerable com scope cop and aud magnitude Business and Industrial concerns having building plans in consideration con Coil for the near future futuro will be bo urged to speed up the tho work Vork that tho city at large may reap the benefit and unil that employment ma may be given for tor re returned returned returned re- re turned sold soldiers leIs leI's and others out of ot work work- Building permits in Salt Lake from January 1 1 1919 to February 25 8 1919 aggregated almost so far tar this record promises to be almost doubled for March In iii Demand Two things are aro rc ea revealed ed by these facts Determination to build In of or the high cost of oC building material and the Increased demand for attractive attract attract- ire ive homes and tho the establishment of ot now business enterprises The Tho three elements labor elements labor disturbances disturbances disturbances disturb disturb- and the tho uncertain ances unstable prices tam tain monetary conditions which conditions which aTe are retarding the building business In Oth other l' l sections of ot tho the country seem to have has no effect on Salt Lal Lake Lako o and Immediate vicinIty Tho The Own Tour Your Own Home slogan an adopted b by the business men mon of ot the city promises to start a building campaign cam cam- hero which la is unprecedented l Real estate men all over o tho the city re report report re- re port that the residents are generally responding to tc tho the appeal and are mak mik- making ing Ing- read ready either to build new homes or orto orto orto to undertake long Ions needed repairs Labor s and the unstable temporary temporary temporary tempo tempo- prices of ot materials are only a n. hindrance nce It Is 18 declared Everywhere Every Ever Indications that the pronounced pronounced pronounced pro pro- where are arc have been activities which LL i 1 the war ar Ioto ato in ill u. u season season sea sea- beginning to develop clop as the spring and many people are aro advances son only waiting until the weather conditions conditions conditions condi condi- are arc settled to start now new homes or general repairs repair Market GrOT Grovr Active New ew projects Involving In huge hug expenditures expenditures expenditures expendi expendi- with oln iii In Increasing announced tures are ar being being- creasing frequency Strong Stron influenCeS Influenza R Rare strengthen tIme tho real cs- cs are ju-c at work to tate market During January and February approximately approximately ap 01 ap- ap proximately real estate transfers of or these were inthe In m were made and man many th the residence districts Gf ct the city where new bungalows and attracts attractive homes are arc planned The stimulus which It Is la expected the expenditure of oC In municipal Improvements will Ill create will la lat last lastar t pal accord according In to local far ar Into next year ear real estate men r li In addition I Is to bo bG spent during u ns In roa road projects b by the tho count county and this It Is said the thc next few tew years trading throughout the will Ill revive relve cou county count U t. t