Revival of the Building Industry

  • By:Bryant Putney
  • Content Type: Report
  • Publisher: CQ Press
    • Publication year: 1937
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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.4135/cqresrre1937113000

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Administration Drive to Revive Building

In an effort to halt the present business recession without resorting to additional federal expenditures, President Roosevelt, in a special message to Congress on November 29, outlined a series of proposals intended “to encourage the private construction and financing of housing on a large scale,” Pointing out that “housing construction has not kept pace with either the needs or growth of our population,” the President said: “From the point of view of widespread and sustained economic recovery, housing constitutes the most ...

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