Show I 1 A Blessings in Disguise MISFORTUNES are seldom without their blessings and so it is that the housing shortage which has prevailed in Salt Lake fo for forthe forthe the past few years is not without its silver lining There can be no disc discounting the fact that th the family family- living under its own roof is happier anc and thriftier than the one one which follows the movin moving van van from from one place to to another The The best town town is is' the city of homes for it its Hs progress is built upon a firm foundation When we we bear these facts in mind we are not to bewail the scarcity of homes for rent for we are compelled compelled com corn by bythe the force of circumstances to that tha which is is' is best for ourselves and our families When we are forced to buy a home to get a to to live in strait strait- pr place we are merely put a jacket which promotes our health and happiness Figures just iss issued ed by the United States census census census cen cen- sus bureau show that nearly 50 So per cent of th the homes in Salt L Lake ke in 1920 were owned by their occupants The percentage is growing and no doubt the current year will show an an even greater percentage of home owners During the last fe few months many rented houses have been sold to the people now occupying them Hundreds more have been erected and sold e a Few if any of f the houses built this year are offered for rent This means that the rental m market is getting shorter and shorter with more and more people buying their own homes In Inthe Inthe the end the people and the city will be better off for this condition not notwithstanding withstanding the fact tha thai the condition causes an immediate hardship What is true here is also true elsewhere except in those scattered sections where war var industries industries' speeded growth beyond normal demands |