The Quest

A restless breeze goes straying Across the landscape fair, It whispers in the tree-tops, It searches here and there; It rustles thru the grasses, It flies across the fen, It cannot rest until it finds The little homes of men.

And when at length it finds one. It breathes a soft, low song. And quickly thru the portal It slips, and glides along; With touch of fairy fingers It stirs each open door, And dances in the sunlight That lies across the floor.

American Contractor Says Los Angeles Causes National Building Artisan Shortage

"The American Contractor," leading contractor's building journal of the United States, in its January 19th issue blames the tremendous building campaign in and around Los Angeles for the shortage of building artisans over the remainder of the country. It calls attention to the fact that in 1915 the total building permits of Los Angeles was

Awhile it seems to listenThen, with a whispering sigh, It joins its eerie laughter With mother's lullaby; And rising, oh, so gently, In little whiffs and swirls, It toys for just a moment With baby's silken curls.

Our eager thoughts go straying Across the shining world, They fly from mountains hoary To shores rvith white spray pearled; They seek the caves of ocean, They walk among the stars, But rest-and peace-and love-they find Behind HOME'S windou' bars.

ADELINE

M.

CONNER.

eighteen millions of dollars, and in 1923 it was two hundred millions, and then says:

"When we think of the big grorvth Los Angeles has made we can account partly for the dearth of building tradesmeh in other parts of the United States."

It might truthfully be added to that statement that if I-os Angeles had been able to get as many building tradesmen as she actually needed, her building figures would be much higher than they are, for that seems to be the only lirnitation on the building development of that city.

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