Show HOME BUILDING BOOM IS NEAR DEALERS LEARN Activity Will Pick Up to Meet Needs Lumbermen Are Promised I I Salt Lake faces one of or the greatest home building programs in its history his his- I tory and a large amount of construe construe- tion tion will be started as soon as economic eco ceo conditions improve Bert C Palmer president and manager of or orthe the Bert C. C Palmer Co told delegates dele gates at the Utah Lumber Dealers' Dealers association as as- convention at the chamber of commerce Saturday The number of building permits have steadily decreased during the past few tew years and have dropped from in 1922 to In 1931 Mr Palmer said Marria Marriage e licenses have been averaging av avo avora as' as raging ra around 2500 a year for the past 10 years while there were 1912 couples married jn in 1931 despite economic eco ceo conditions A report of ot the he post postoffice postoffice office department shows that there are arc more snore than 1000 families residing with relatives while a recent survey showed only a small number o of Vacant vacant va Va- cant homes PROSPECTS BRIGHT All o of these factors coupled with the fact that the population of the city ity is rapidly increasing indicates that we are arc on the verge of one of ol olour our largest building campaigns he said R R. E E. of St. St Paul Minn manager of the merchandising department department depart- depart ment of or the Weyerhaeuser Forest Products company announced in his address that every indication pointed to o a great home building program throughout the United States in the near future The small home market is the biggest big big- gest Jest undeveloped market in the coun- coun Continued on Page Pace Twelve e HOME BUILDING BOOM IS NEAR DEALERS LEARN Continued From Page Nine try ry and anti big business Is now turning I its it ts attention to this lm line Mr Saber Saber- son said Two factors which will wi be 1 mainly responsible for increased home lome building arc are that because of the new development in home construe construct Ion tion ton many of the older houses will willbe willbe be out of ot date that many workers who have been living near factories are arc moving to the suburbs The Financial from the te Lenders' Lenders Standpoint was the subject sub sub- of a talk presented by W W. R R. R Gran Gran- yule vice president of the tile First Security Trust company One thing that has been brought forcibly to mind in in the present depression de de' depression is the fact that mortgage in investments in vestments have hove held up under the stress of ot economic pressure presure in better shape than any other class of ot securities cass ties ics Mr Granville Granvie said Those who tes ire are fortunate enough enouch to keep their ther funds invested in good sound first firt mortgages have haye in m practically every case been able to weather the present crisis without loss or shrinkage and this fact alone I believe beleve will wi insure a sufficient amount of mortgage money in the future to meet all al re rel i Most of ot the business session during 1 the he afternoon was devoted to the passing pass pass- officers ing ng of resolutions ad and the election electon pas pas' of i All Al of the delegates delegate and their ladies will wi attend a dinner dance at the Newhouse Newhouse New New- house houe hotel at 7 p P. m. m I |