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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1916
Page
3
Residents report a housing famine in High Point with limited listings and builders slow to start new homes. Real estate officials say demand outpaces supply, driving prices up and hindering families seeking occupancy in the region.
The city faces a labor surge with 50 camping families and another 50 awaiting housing as factories run full time. Officials note high rents and demand outstrips supply, urging construction of rental homes to aid workers and boost local prosperity.
Atlanta reports 174 trespassers killed on Southern Railway property in the year ending June 30. The total across 1914-16 reaches 601 deaths as workers and students alike ignore warnings and leap trains.
Washington reports the Alaska air mail route from Seward to Iditarod cannot start yet as European war demands absorb aircraft. Second Assistant Postmaster General Praeger hopes the line will open by spring. Alaskan financier Farll Byers pressed to secure the contract for the service.
A motionless cellar door now uses an automatic electric switch that turns the cellar light on when opened and powers it off when closed, ensuring the light is never forgotten.
The city invites sealed bids for four Imhoff Tanks and a sludge bed at its sewage disposal plant. Bids due by 7 30 p m Oct 3 1916 at City Hall High Point NC. Plans available from city managers office and Anderson & Christie Inc consulting engineers in Charlotte with 10 deposit refundable. A 5 percent certified check accompanies each bid. city may reject any bid. Mayor W P Pickett presiding.
A fragment mentions a power issue involving the Yeloeck pat wer with uncertain details. The readable text hints at an energy problem and a response by an official entity.
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