The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 10, 1936, Page 7

REICHERT PREDICTS |“ 100 NEW DWELLINGS WILL BE ERECTED x Pist Three Years Like 1935 Needed) rast year 70 new dwellings at an| Manufacturers and Government | to Bring Housing Situation Back to Normal A Building boom equal to, or greater than, the 1935 peak construction ca fod is in prospect for Bismarck this general opinion of CEMENT! ae 10 Job t00 Bg R ib too smal REINHOLD DELZER For Estimates Phone 1546 Shiai. city’s leading construction canea ter tie atl vene es of con- struction is in the DeignWeneed of $250,000, but in addition to this build- ers saws a continuation of the resi- program to meet the housing deficiency which mounted rapidly during the depression years. 10 New Houses Built estimated cost of $206,000 were erected here, but F. Ray Reichert, state direc- tor of the federal housing administra- tion, estimates that it will take three years like 1935 to eee, residence con- ditions back to normal. Reichert estimated that 100 new houses would be built here in 1936 on the basis of inquiries financing of home construction. “Today, 100 per cent of the habitable houses in Bismarck are occupied,” Reichert quoted from a recent sur- vey made by the FHA. “Add this to the fact that two and three families ‘are living in one-family dwellings and you can understand why it is safe to shea) another big building year ere. The same condition exists over the entire state, but to a lesser degree, with the possible exception of Fargo, he pointed out. Population Increasing To further prove his statements, Reichert pointed out that from 1920 .|to 1935 the population in Bismarck jumped from 1,122 to an estimated 14,000 persons. The average number of new residences and improvements from 1925 to 1929 was 51 houses per year at an estimated cost of $250,000. In 1931, home building fell off to 41 houses at an estimated cost of $150,- 000 and continued to drop until the low point was reached in 1933, when only 13 houses were built at @ cost of $35,000. During each of those years the pop- ulation continued to increase and the result was that rents went up, people ‘ ___ THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, MC INDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1936_ Building Boom. to Continue This Year, Experts Ave OFFER BULLETINS ON CONCRETE USES be put, so follow closely the mixtures prescribed. Use infinite care in meas- uring the ingredients and mix them well before adding the water. Use only énough pure water to make the mass into a jellylike consistency, and ree a concrete as soon as it is ABOUT HOME QUT HOME, FARM sai New taanng? Recommend It for Many Important Uses The uses about the place to which concrete may be put are so many that the Portland Cement Associa- tion and the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture have issued bulletins listing dozens of them. falks, pools, steps, porches, plat- forms, railings, bird baths, bins, and innumerable other uses are described. Concrete, being in fluid form when Placed, can be molded to any shape or size with comparative ease; the most difficult part about its use is the making of the forms in which it must be poured. These forms may be made of planks or Certain kinds of impregnated fiber boards or sheets of laminated wood, braced to keep them true and straight while the pouring and setting is going on. Make forms carefully, for the The mixture of the concrete will vary for different uses to which it will began living in renovated basements or attics and what had formerly been one or two-family dwellings were al- tered to accommodate three, four or even more families. Building in 1935 was considerably above the normal but there still re- mains the necessity of making up for the sub-normal years that preceded it, Reichert said. | | System in Nutshell | Feed Aik dt cobb hte ae 1. Proposed loan must not ex- ceed 80% of value of property nor extend over 20 years. 2. Property offered as security must be residence property, but not necessarily occupied by the borrower. 3. If loan is to construct a. house, floor plans should be ob- tained. 4. Application is made by a lending institution approved by the federal housing administra- tion. 5. Federal ‘housing administra- tion appraises the property and inquires into the credit risk. If satisfactory a commitment to in- sure is issued by the federal hous- ing administration. 6. Loan is then concluded be- tween the borrower afd the lend- ing institution on the federal housing plan, for amort- ized monthly pi its, 5% in- terest, with an additional 4% service charge, and %% mutual mortgage insurance premium. Taxes and hazard insurance pre- miums are paid monthly as a Part of the payment. On Bismarck Modern Homes. PRICE OWENS Phone 278 LOW COST LOANS INDUSTRY 10 HELP "ing year are thosl| of the Ford Motor | | Co., $82,000,000 far ee plant ex- Pansion;, oe Motors Corpora- for expansion and new buildings; Chrygler Motor Cor- Use White Lead to Repair Broken China If you break some precious piece of china, do not despair, for it can J.S. FEVOLD Investment, Real Estate, Insur- ance, Bonds, Auto and Truck Loans, Many Gig Firms Plane | Firms Plans Replace- ment and Expansion Oper- ations This Year Industrial expansion in 1936 will add materially to recovery and re- employment in the building industry and manufacturing as well. Notable among the building plans for the com- BUILDING RECOVERY sealers, sats Se rows Point, Md.; du Pont Rayon Co., $5,000,000 for new plant addition at Ampthill, Vt.; Union Paper Bag Co., $4,000,000 for new plant at Savan- nah, Ga.; Crosset Lumber Co. $4,- 000,000 for new mill at Crossett, Ark.; Amefican Rolling Mills Co., $3,500,000 for plant expansion at Mid- dletown, Ohio; Granite City Steel Co., $3,5000,000 for expansion; Youngs- town Sheet & Tube Go., $1,000,000 for expansion to its Campbell, Ohio, plant, and many others r from $100,- 000 to nearly $2,000, We Are EXCLUSIVE Agents for Don’t Fail to See Our Exhibit at the Housing Show World War Memorial Building Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday Feb, 11-12-18 H. A. Thompson & Sons : PLUMBING—“By Men Who Know Hew” 'ANDARD” LUMBING “g FIXTURES be mended. Apply a thin coat of white-lead paste to each broken edge and press them together. Put the piece away for as long as you can do without it—a month at, least and if possible a year—and after 6 or 8 months it can be washed. After a year it will stand good hot water. Sales and Rentals, City and Farm Property Over Cowan’s Drug Store Bismarck, N. D. You're invited to inspect Our Exhibit at the Housing Show World War Memorial Building Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday Feb. 11-12-13 When building or remodeling this year you will want to avail yourself of our sup- plies and services. When Planning to Build, Remodel or Modernize Consult Your Own Building and Loan Association. FOR FINANCING PLANS we offer low interest rates and the experience of NEARLY 30 YEARS in home building Bismarck Building & Loan Ass'n Community Service Since 1906 Telephone 915 Room 11—First National Bank Bidg. Don’t miss the opportunity to.study the latest in build- ing materials and home appliances of all types at the HOUSING SHOW in the World War Memorial Bidg. Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday This splendid show—first of its:kind ever at- tempted here—has been arranged for your benefit at considerable expense to building materials and home ce manufacturers and dealers of Bismarck and e Northwest. We particularly invite you to look over our exhibit. Quanrud, Brink & Reibold Wholesale Automotive Supplies 206 Fourth St. Bismarck, N. D. Phone 765 We'll See You é Bismarck’s . Housing Show Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday World War Memorial Bldg. Bismarck Paint & Glass Co. 1 Fourth St. Phone 399 Paints, Varnishes, Brushes, Wallpaper, Glass and Artists’ Materials Homé of the JEWEL DOUBLE-QUICK HOUSE PAINT and other ALBERT STUDE — & Millwork Shop We Specialize in , CABINETS — STORE FIXTURES SCREENS — SPECIAL MILLWORK PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY It will create employment. One dollar spent in home indus- try means $3 to $4 spent in Bismarck. 811 Front Ave. Bismarck, N. Dak. Phone 1672 CONSULT US ON ALL Plumbing, Heating, Gas Appliance, Air Conditioning, Radiantfire Heater, Fire Extinguisher, Sewer Tile Requirements. 205 Seventh St. Bismarck, N. Dak. Phone 64 We carry a complete line of home and business Hardware building hardware of all types. Sheet Metal We have a completely-equipped tin shop and an efficient staff of experts. We are local dealers for this fine line of paints and varnishes—paint supplies. Sherwin-Williams In our store you will find just the tools to aid you in your garden and lawn work. .Garden Tools We also handle this tested plant food for your garden and lawn. (French & Welch Hdwe. Bismarck, N. Dak. Phone 141 Ny Vigoro While at the HOUSING SHOW TUESDAY - - WEDNESDAY - - THURSDAY WORLD WAR MEMORIAL BUILDING BE SURE TO VISIT OUR DISPLAY BENJ. MOORE & CO. PAINTS Moorwhite - - Moorwhite Primer - - Utilac WASHABLE WALLPAPER ™r#e1t GL. ASS pa yee window, auto- Vantine Paint & Glass Co. mobile safety glass, mirrors, etc. “The House of Service” Bismarck, N. D. 313 Main Phone 544 Don’t Miss It! Bismarck’s Housing Show World War Memorial Building Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday Feb. 11-12-13 In this novel show—the first of its kind ever attempted in Bismarck—you will find the newest innovations in building materials and house furnishings—materials and items needed from the topmost point of the chimney to the very founda- tions below the basement. The materials you will find exhibited at the show are the materials we carry in stock for you every day. Representatives here of these leading manufacturers, we can give you immediate delivery, on the finest materials produced. We are here to serve you. Bismarck Lumber Co. JOHN A. LARSON 101 Seventh St., South Telephone 115 ELECTRICITY WILL MAKE YOUR HOME LIFE HEALTHFUL -- LUXURIOUS --- ECONOMICAL Table Grill See the Westinghouse Roaster ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE splay at the HOUSING SHOW World War Memorial Bldg. Tuesday and Wednesday—Afternoon and Evening. All Day Thursday. February 11-12-13 Hotpoint Water Heater CONSULT YOUR LOCAL POWER COM- PANY OR ELECTRICAL DEALER— LEARN WHAT ELECTRICITY CAN DO IN YOUR HOME. quick-drying JEWEL. paints, enamels and varnishes. E. Spohn, Manager Bismarck, N. D. REFRIGER- Westinghouse ‘““\tors EASY WASHERS & IRONERS EU R EKA VACUUM CLEANERS FURNACE Basr Blowers& Stokers ayivit U Bismarck’s HOUSING SHOW WORLD WAR MEMORIAL BUILDING TUESDAY - WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY exhibition, and see these appliances en Lignite Combustion Engineering Corp. 304 Main Bismarck, N. D. . Phone 407 Visitors—while in the city for the housing show, feel free to visit us at our office and display rooms and look over our equipment.