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About The united American : a magazine of good citizenchip. (Portland, Or.) 1923-1927 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1923)
18 present situation does not call for both emergency and curative treatment since it has been allowed to become acute. But without fundamental changes in our methods of supplying houses, we cannot hope to obtain sufficient supply for the worker of the community. “It is economically unprofitable now. It has been economically impossible for many years past to provide a portion of the population of this country with prop er homes according to American stand ards of living. Suitable homes and wholesome environment in which, to bring up children cost more than most workers can afford. It is impossible to supply the population with such homes unless the cost of living be reduced. “Health must be conserved. The Gov ernment must realize that from the economic standpoint, prevention is better than cure, and that national expenditure never can be too great when applied to improvement of house conditions, which leads to construction of healthy dwell ings for families. “My purpose in bringing to the at tention of the public these facts is to emphasize what the attitude of the Gov ernment should be toward the building and loan associations.” Mr. Rosenthal then stated the associa tion has no assets that it can enter the open market and dispose of, as do the financial institutions, and to obtain a charter they must organize as corpora tions. As a natural result these institu tions come under the laws affecting cor porations. “In my opinion the associations should be exempt from all forms of taxation,” said Mr. Rosenthal. “Owing to the na ture of their business they become mere ly a clearing house for its membership and depositors.” Citing Government statistics he show ed that 54.4 per cent of families in the United States do not own a home. There are 9,000 building associations in the country, he asserted, with assets of more than $2,750,000,000, and a membership of approximately 5,500,000. While the world war was in progress a company of troops from Skane, Swe den, had been ordered up to Norrland for ski practice. One day the major sent a company of Skanings plowing through the snow towards the camp with the skis on their shoulders. The major became enraged and de manded an explanation why the troopers had taken off their skis. The standard bearer, who was in com mand, calmly made the following reply: No, major, we haven’t time just now, because we are in a hurry. We are due at the messhouse in a momeht.”—(Trans lated from Swedish).? APRIL, 1923 THE WESTERN AMERICAN Statement of the Ownership, Manage ment, etc., required by the Act of Congress of August 24, 1912. Of The Western American, published at Portland, Ore., for April 1, 1923. State of Oregon, County of Multnomah, ss.: Before me, a notary public in and for the state and county aforesaid, person ally appeared H. J. Langoe, who, having been duly sworn according to law, de poses and says that he is the editor of The Western American, and that the fol lowing is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the own ership, management, etc., of the afore said publication for the date shown in the above caption, required by the Act of August 24, 1912, embodied in Section 443, Postal Laws and Regulations, to- wit: 1. That the name and address of the publishers, the editor, managing editor, and business manager are: Publishers, The Northman Publishing Co., 227% Washington Street, Portland, Oregon: editor, managing editor and business manager, H. J. Langoe, 227% Washing ton street, Portland, Oregon. 2. That the stockholders holding one per cent or more of the total amount of stock are: The Northman Publishing Co, (incorporated), H. J. Langoe, B. G. Skulason and M. Peterson, of Portland, Ore., and H. S. Swenson of Oakland, Cal. 3. That the known bondholders, mortgagees and other security holders, holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages or other securities are: Security Savings & Trust Co., Portland, Oregon. 4. That the two paragraphs next above giving the names of the owners, stockholders and security holders, if any, contain not only the list of stock holders and security holders as they ap pear upon the books of the company, but also in cases where the stockholders or security holders appears upon the books of the company as trustee or in any fiduciary relation, the name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee, is acting, is given; also that said two paragraphs contain statements embracing affiant’s full knowledge and belief, as to the circumstances and con ditions under which stockholders and security holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and securities in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner; and this affiant has no reason to believe that any other person, association or cor poration has any interest, direct or in direct, in the said stock, bonds, or other securities than as so stated by him. H. J. LANGOE, Editor. 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