TABLE V.-Tenure, 1940 and 1947: by region, nonfarm and farm dwelling units, by color of occupants

1890.

1900.

1910.

1920.

1930.

1940.

1947.

TABLE VI.—Occupied dwelling units: Nonfarm and farm, 1890 to 1947

In this table, except for 1947, urban farm families are included in the "farm" rather than the "nonfarm" classification.

Source: Bureau of the Census.

TABLE VII.-Contract monthly rent: Tenant-occupied nonfarm dwelling units, by color of occupants, 1940 and 1947

TABLE VII.-Contract monthly rent: Tenant-occupied nonfarm dwelling units, by color of occupants, 1940 and 1947—Continued

TABLE VIII.-Contract monthly rent: Tenant occupied nonfarm dwelling units,

TABLE VIII.-Contract monthly rent: Tenant occupied nonfarm dwelling units, by region, 1940 and 1947—Continued

TABLE IX.-Average ratio of property valuation to home owner's annual income: single-family dwellings with FHA sec. 203, mortgage insurance, 1936–46

TABLE X.-Average ratio of property valuation to home owner's annual income, by income group: new single-family dwellings and FHA sec. 203, mortgage insurance, 1941-46

TABLE XI.-Distribution by price class of asking price for other than new single family dwellings advertised for sale: 100 selected metropolitan districts, April 1940-March 1947

TABLE XII.-Percentage distribution of nonfarm families and individuals not in families, by total money income level, by color of head, for the United States by region: 1946

NOTE.-A family according to the present census concepts consist of 2 or more related persons living in the same household.

Source: Bureau of the Census.

Mr. GAMBLE. There is a quorum call. We will have to suspend. We will have to ask Mr. Harry See, national legislative representative of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, to come back tomorrow morning, if that is possible.

There are quorum calls on some controversial matters on the floor. Will that be convenient to you, Mr. See?

Mr. SEE. It will not, Mr. Chairman. I have a hearing before the Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. The hearing will probably take two days.

Mr. GAMBLE. Then we will have to schedule you for later on during the week. Do you live in Washington?

Mr. SEE. Yes, sir.

Mr. GAMBLE. I would not want to see you get caught in this railroad strike.

Mr. SEE. Would it accommodate the committee if I just filed my statement and allowed it to be printed in the record?

Mr. GAMBLE. That is all right with us, if satisfactory to you.
Mr. SEE. The clerk of the committee has a copy.

Mr. GAMBLE. Without objection, Mr. See's testimony will be incorporated in the record at this point.

Mr. SEE. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Mr. GAMBLE. Thank you.

(The statement above referred to is as follows:)

STATEMENT OF HARRY SEE, NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE REPRESENTATIVE, BROTHERHOOD OF RAILROAD TRAINMEN

Mr. Chairman and members of the committee:

My name is Harry See and I am national legislative representative of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, with offices at 130 Third Street SE., Washington, D. C. Our headquarters are located at Cleveland, Ohio.

The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen strongly supports S. 866, as passed by the Senate and now awaiting action by your committee.

Throughout the entire United States some railroad men and their families are living in substandard housing, not because they want to but because it is not possible to find any other kind of housing in railroad terminals. A part of the manpower shortage on railroads has been due to the lack of adequate and, in some instances, the lack of any housing at all.

Within the past few days I have had an opportunity to talk with representatives of railroad labor organizations from many of the States and they all tell the same story, that there is a shortage of housing in practically every railroad terminal.

If private enterprise can and will construct the necessary housing and this legislation will encourage them to do so, then it will have served a great purpose. If Governmental assistance is needed to enable private industry to do a better job and this legislation will provide that assistance, then it should receive favorable consideration.

Insofar as Governmental aid for housing and clearance of slums is concerned, certainly it is not necessary to go outside of the District of Columbia to see the need of this legislation. During the past several years much has been said about inadequate housing and slum conditions within a very few blocks of the Capitol Building. Those conditions have not been improved, and if this legislation will assist this city and other cities in the United States to eliminate the slums and provide adequate and sanitary housing for the poor people who live in these districts, it will be very much worthwhile.

The viewpoint of our members is that a Nation that can appropriate $15,000,000,000 for national defense and billions of dollars to promote recovery in 16 European countries ought not to longer tolerate or permit the neglect which year after year has resulted in the deplorable conditions prevailing in cities throughout America.

On behalf of the 200,000 members of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen in the United States, we urgently request that this committee take favorable and prompt action on this legislation, so that it may be enacted by this Congress, because the need is urgent.

Mr. GAMBLE. The committee will recess until 10 tomorrow.

(Whereupon, at 11:30 a. m., the committee recessed, to reconvene at 10 a. m., Tuesday, May 11, 1948.)