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Housing Shortage Sparks Five Year Building Campaign
The report outlines acute housing shortages across the United States postwar. It cites a four year deficit from wartime building bans, rising urban populations, rural decline, and looming demand for houses as farm and industrial workers shift cityward. It also notes railcar lumber use, anticipated large railroad equipment needs, labor shortages in Southern sawmills, and expected reductions in ocean freight rates boosting export of lumber and building materials.
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