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Show BUILDING CONSERVATION UNDED ID DOLE Operations to Be Confined to Needs of Community Should Not Build for Luxury. I'ndrr war pressure, every industry "i the country h;is be-in placed under tho rule of conservation, consistent with th- actual needs of the people The building industry Is included in the list but no definite rule regarding this lino of industrialism has been ad vanced by the government President Wilson and Secretary MeAdoo, however, howev-er, have urgently requested that building build-ing matt-rials be safeguarded as closely close-ly as possible, positively stating that all operations should be confined to the needs of the various communities and that there must be no building purely fcr luxury and pleasure. This rule is interpreted by economists econo-mists to mean that all building actual Ij needed to accommodate the peopk' With homes and business houses in thf natural course of affairs may be con-j structed. the builders always to be mindful of the saving of materials and man-power The building industry la i a national facility and as such its con- j servation is enjoined by the govern ! ment administration. President Wil- son utters his conclusions In the matter mat-ter when he says that "studious conservation con-servation of resources and facilities bj scientific, commercial and Industrial Indus-trial economics should be practiced." In a recent letter to Samuel Com l' is. Secretary MeAdoo said: "The successful financing of the war d ponds upon the difference between ' h.it is made and what is spent." 1 "Where construction is a question of I need be it on account of sanitary i onditions or because, without such new construction, other operations es-fential es-fential at this time for the welfare of the country would suffer there is no doubt such work should be undertaken. under-taken. This applies equally to construction con-struction work in cities, towns and farming districts. Where it is a question ques-tion of building a new home simply I because it would afford greater comfort, com-fort, the operation should not be un dertaken." Ogden builders and contractors are , mindful of the government requirements require-ments and they are bending their et forts to the end that they may be followed out to the letter They state, however, that there is a great demand lor homes in the ctiy and that to meet I the demands and supply the needs of those who must have homes to live in, j moderate building operations are im- ' perative for the year. All buildings are being built on the I most economical plans commensurate , with home and business necessities j Homes in course of construction are being made just large enough to meet the necessities of ordinary home life land, to save material and labor, sun- rpliclty of architecture is being in- voiced. L'nder this plan smaller than I USUal houses will be erected this year and yel they will be romfortablp, Ben-Bible Ben-Bible homes. Real estate men of the city are do ing everything within their power to furnish homes for all, either b renting rent-ing or building, and it is their opinion that they will succeed fairly well during dur-ing the wartime period. Ogden is growing, they say, and, necessarily, .provision for more homes and busi I ness places becomes more urgent each I year. It is really surprising to know how many people there are who desire ' to locate and live in Ogden. because of the many advantages here, and they will be taken care of if it lie within the power of real estate dealers and builders to do so 00 |