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the housing problem.
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The central point of t lie National Association’s efforts lies in the
sphere of the acquisition of land and the "own homes’’ movement, besides
which the Association has, in its work, laid stress on the housing question s
importance in connection with the emigration question, and has tried to
bring about State action in the matter.
The giving of help in the transference of land is carried on in two
ways: firstly, the bureaus negotiate, free of change, the transference of
agricultural plots that are in the market, and secondly, the "own homes",
companies cut up considerable numbers of larger properties into small
parcels. In the latter branch of its work, the Association has been able
to avail itself of the assistance afforded by the State by means of its
"jordförmedlingsfond" (Land Purchase Fund: fund in aid of
land-transference), from which loans are granted to agricultural societies, companies,
and associations, with the object of facilitating tlieir purchase of large
properties and cutting them up into smaller parcels, agricultural plots, and
sites for dwelling houses.
The former branch of the work implies a new display of initiative
on the part of the Association, which has since been followed by the
State authorities, and from the year 1912 inclusive has been supported
by State grants. A grant is made every year, amounting to 20 000
kronor, out of which smaller grants are made for the maintenance of
bureaus to County Councils, Agricultural Societies, and private
institutions suitable for the exercise of land-transference activity. It is the
National Association against Emigration which, it seems, will derive the chief
advantage from the grant, for its bureaus, in their capacity as
land-transference organs, are among the number of the State-supported
organizations for public land-transfer.
Thus, the entire work of the Association in the "own homes" movement
is associated with work of the State in the same direction, which constitutes
the only State measures undertaken hitherto in pursuance of any sort
of systematic policy in the matter of emigration.
The Housing Problem.
The housing problem has in recent years been attracting greater and
greater attention. It has been realized more and more clearly that
sanitary and cheap dwellings are perhaps the very best weapon for
successfully combating virulent diseases, such as consumption, as well as drink,
immorality, and other social evils.
At the same time people have learnt that the housing problem is
extremely intricate and is inextricably bound up with a number of other
matters. Thus the housing question bangs together with the buildings-site
market, communications, real estate credits, wages in the building trade,
and so forth. Finally the rents of dwellings depend very largely on the
habits and the standard of life of the population.
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