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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1921
Page
14
A Waterloo lumber dealer reports a 46 percent average price drop across 13 commonly used building items. Oak molding falls from 275 to 110 per thousand, 3/8 inch from 215 to 90, with siding, selling, and lath halved. Freight costs rise modestly, and the dealer says bottom pricing may spur home construction once labor wages stabilize.
New York City shows falling unemployment based on 700 to 800 factories, with a high national index suggesting improvement. The bulletin from the committee on employment activities warns continued difficulty for workers under 16 and urges employers to revise practices and support training through continuation schools.
Waterloo firm targets Des Moines area customers with Earlham Echo advertisement seeking mail order work. The city ranks high among Iowa manufacturing centers, listed for gasoline engines, automobile parts, cream separators, forging and machine shop products, tinting presses, dairy products, flour, medicines, cigars.
The weekly building report notes a $12,000 bungalow for William Kascht at 821 Randolph Street, contractor P G Johnson. Additional permits include a $5,000 residence and garage for R N Cowin at 1225 Logan Avenue and a $4,000 dwelling for L G Evans at 606 Far Street.Total permits for the week reach $22,775 with 16 permits issued for homes and small alterations.
Thirty two head of heavy draft horses purchased in Hancock county were shipped by express to New York City. Total charges were $850. Purchaser Nelson Gormelly of New York noted high demand and limited supply for this stock. A new farm home will be built on the M A Buchan farm southeast of Grundy Center this spring as rural building resumes with lower material costs and wages.
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