Show THE VALUE OF HOME OWN the number of people who ilio own the homes they occupy is steadily deer decreasing asing until now nearly 60 per cent are tenants if te oe trend continues tonti in two decades ve me shall be w a people 75 per cent of whom hom are not home or 0 ners nem then there will be danger of a majority hostile to property rights when secretary of Conini free hoover said to the Nott national ional association 01 of amal ua estate E we boards that a na tion fion of majority rule should be a nation of majority ownership 11 he sounded a which should be taken up and acted on in both town toun and country secretary hoover does not propose any such radical remedy as that the government goern go ment po go into the house houge building or building and loan business he ile proposes to re move obstacles and to facilitate building loans loan 9 by private enter prise he ile would drive out of business all combinations combination that restrain trade next he mould have the government goern go eminent ment remove obstructions to the flow of credit in which connection he would make a large part of the savings deposits of national banks available for building loans he ile would have the go government disseminate information with a view to reduce wastel and thus decrease do crease the cost of houses without question the nation that is prosperous prope roiti and has the most babie abie bet et most progressive government is that in tit which a it majority of the citizen citizens have a stake in ill tile soil |