One Housing Need.
Sacramento Union, 19 August 1922
DISCOURAGEMENT is still the lot of the newcomer and the newlywed who seek to find shelter for himself and family. The old bugaboo which confronted the man in need of a temporary home in the days immediately after the war still stalks in the troubled dreams of the man who today comes to Sacramento and wishes to find suitable quarters to rent. Despite a widespread building boom in the construction of new flats and apartments, the situation is relieved
but little.
There is a realization on the part of investors that a need for more quarters exists, but an apparent misunderstanding of that need. Many new buildings are being erected in all parts of Sacramento for renting purposes which are planned, furnished and equipped in a manner which compels a rental charge above that which the average person of moderate income is able to pay. It may be a sign of a healthy and well-distributed prosperity among Sacramentans that these high-priced apartments apparently are in demand. Yet it must be recognized that there are hundreds of families who must think carefully about the money they spend for rent. To the extent that high rents encourage home building and owning, they are not without some benefit. It is noteworthy that so many small homes are being built which persons of modest means can purchase for small payments down and exceedingly reasonable monthly payments thereafter. But the needs of the young couple just married, without sufficient savings to make the necessary payments on a home, and without an income large enough to afford high-priced quarters, and the needs of the many new families arriving in Sacramento each year who may not yet be ready to buy a home, should be provided for.