MAKING THE CORNER OF
QUARRY AND MAIN. THE MOVING COMPANY IS FROM
WADENA, ABOUT 100 MILES NORTH OF HERE. A FAMILY
BUSINESS. THEY NORMALLY DO
WORK WITHIN A MAXIMUM OF
100 MILES. IT IS A FAMILY
OPERATION AND THE GREAT-
GRANDFATHER MOVED HOUSES
WITH MULES ABOUT 100 YEARS AGO. THERE ARE ABOUT 10
HOUSE MOVING COMPANIES IN
IOWA AND NEARLY 50 IN THIS
PART OF THE MIDWEST. THEY EVEN HAVE AN ANNUAL
CONVENTION. THE SLOW
ECONOMY HAS HELPED THEIR BUSINESS AS PEOPLE ARE FIXING UP OLDER HOMES. HALF OF THEIR JOBS
INVOLVE RAISING A HOUSE SO THAT A NEW BASEMENT AND FOUDATION CAN
BE PUT UNDER IT.
DENNIS VOY