CAFE MAY COUN'T? TIMES. SEA ISLE CITY, N. J.

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SM tiAVING ITS GREATEST BOOM

IN BOILCING

(Vif dllion* ufrecling cost ol labor ami rn iter lulu cannot !«■ rW tied ton •ouu f<>* Uie p’-ogreas of the bnildlng trad«-R." declared a prominent Cape May comty contractor la at week. “Never 1 : the historj - of Cape May onunty hia there been such great faith itr 1 a reaorta and its fat>ire as U being shown at this moment by men of f: nance and It will be a crying shame It we do no: take full advantage of tils opportunity to build up onr county and bring prosperity to Its people "Right it ibis moment 1 know ol men with plenty of money who are ready tc build hotels, apartment bouses, ci luges and every other sort of str eturea if they can but secure absolute giUrantee that their projects will not b- held up by labor troubles or : •ime oifeli in securing materials. "Not only i.~ the general demand for higher wages aDocuug tbe building trades. Keen financial men fear that even if they award contract* at' the hlbber levels of cost they may not 1 be able to finish Ueir buildings before more unsettled conditions will halt them. This tying up of large sums of monty In uncompleted bandings is a serious matter even to men who have plenty of cash to finance their operations and when bank loans and mortgages are involved it means that any halt ir work is financial disaster. There i:. no question In lace of the demands . lag made that the resort of the county are underbuilt and It certainly is the time to get

busy.

"Another rearon why 1 believe present labor trouble should be settled is on accojnt of the men who have just returned from the fighting fields who desire employment of any kind. It is a little tough that these men who have risked their lives lor the world at a wage of thirty dollars a •fiontb and who had no opportunity

to participate in the big wages st the munition works and In other war Industries should return to work. It If a well-known fact that raise in wage* or material costs above certain welldefined poinls automatically shuts ofl building operation and thna throws out o: work even those who are glad to get the good wage* which have been paid and are betag paid throughout this section of the country. "We must remember that the cost of labor enters Into everything, including the prices of commodities which are keeping up the cost of living. It is to be sincerely hoped that some method of final adjustment can be reached so that all will be able to profit from the present boom."

SOME PROVERBS ON HOME BUILDING. Sensible people," said Ben to his slste- Jane, "will give a bucket of water to a dry pump ii order that they may afterward* g«t a plentiful supply.” Sensible building association direc •ora will support the league of their" state In order tbai they may reap all accruing advantages, in order that they may know something definite and vita.' about their own affairs. Are these “dry pumps?" Sure they ai«. A pump has no value whatever except through Its use. A league only •■xlata to benefit it* members; unless utilized It can serve no directly use ful end. It furnishes knowledge, hut knowledge unapplied is without power. As the town pump in Kranklin't day only responded with a supply when it was utilized, so the machinery of organization only furnishes means to encompass results as the members apply the power. K<-cp the pump well primed: With constant use any old pump will furnish abundantly for all who use itnot only for printing p irpos^s, but fur the sustenance and prosperity of all within its sphere of actlv ies.

Baruch Steal* Hoover’s Thunder.— ••The end of the high cost of living Is in sight,” says Barney Baruch. So is Mars, but none of us ever expects to | get there.

CUT THE HIGH COST OF LIVING, GROW VEGETABLES. ■e*TT * Nothing so surprises the foreigner who Is visiting America for the' first time, as the fact that so few American homes have their own vegetable beds In every suburb most homes have s lawn or flower bed. but few borne* indeed plant vegetables. Possibly the high cost of living during ihe past several years will prove a blessing In the end. because it Is leading more and more people to use to advantage the garden space around

their home*.

With a proper guide to the right vegetable* to plant and with proper cultural instructions one can readily I secure from any suburban bacayard a succession of the finest fresh vegetables. superior In qusllty to those secured In the average market and pro duced at a uifiiug cost Any of our readers can secure free ot charge an instructive I7C page catalog from Michtdl's, Seed House. SIS Market Street. PbUadelphlr. which ahows when and where to plant. Telia bow to get the greatest yield from tbe smallest space by planting for succession, raising early peas, string beans and corn on the same ground, for In stance. Kcllowing the suggestions found in this book you enn cut Uu cost of living greatly, jet not reduce the amount ol lawn *i»*ce nor the beauty of flower garden*. In fact, many of tbe most beautiful Ulusirmtions and colot plates in this book are of improved varieties of flowers which assure you a greater variety of bloom and a longer season. Do not forget to write today to Mit-bcH's Seed House. Pnlladi Ipbia. for this beautiful catalog, with Us natural colored pictures of asters, sweet peas, nasturiums, zinnias, larkspur, roses, < annas, dahlias, gladiolus and th<* beautiful new everbloomlcg butter-

fly bush, etc.

To extend the Season's Greetings to Cape May County friends. WILLIAM H. BRIGHT State Senator

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