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Show BkLs ' Editor. Mr. William A. Itartfnrd wilt nwr question nmt glvo advice KHUR UK COST on all subject pertaining to trie ubjrct of building for the roartrr of til' ptpr. On Recount of III wide experience expe-rience n Killtor. Author and Manufac turer. he I, without doubt, the htxtmt authority on all thrae subject, Adilrer all Inquiries to William A. Hartford. No. lit Fifth Ave., Chlcaxn, til., and only enclose two-cent iltmp for reply, Tho building of small cottage houses has lately assumed tho dignity of an art. Adjacent to largo cities aro suburbs sub-urbs that may bo reached by surfneo trolley roads and In tho vicinity of all tho larger cities aro outlying rosldont sections where steam roads mako a specialty of carrying city workers back and forth at very low fares. Uusually tbo ptlco of suburban lots ranges from $400 and $1,500. including sidewalk and sower. Thcro nro lots for moro' money and thero nro lots for less money than theso figures stipulate, stipu-late, but thoy aro not In actlvo demand. de-mand. You can't get somothlng for nothing, and when tho prlco Is exorbitant ex-orbitant sales aro few. Prices vary a great deal In different parts of tho country. Thoro are suburbs whero $1,000 lots hnvo all tho civic Improvements, Improve-ments, Including gas and pavemont, whllo In other places you aro lucky It you get a good-sized lot having rLjmVVd rmmm y' OiNiNO Room BKitchcm mvxkv I0t livino Room 'Lf ' uo'iuvo- f Porch mtyxr y H I , If !- First Floor Plan. sower connection with tho privilege of building your own roadways and sldo-walks. sldo-walks. Hut for thoso who aro tired of living In cramped, badly ventilated quarters In tho city thero Is suburban relict If they nro willing to put up with o few minor Inconveniences In meantime ho could Improve tho prop crty by planting tho lot to choice flowers and tho best kinds of fruit and probably soil It to advantage If he wants to do so. Bllgthly moro elnborto Is tho noxt plan. It ts 26 feet In width by 30 foot 0 Inches In length and has a largo chimney with n tire placo In tho living room, Thcro Is a very neat open lOATM I BID KOOM T-txin I IVi'lMV Df o Room I I tlO'IU'O- I I Second Floor Plan. stair going up out of tho living room to tho second floor, which Is laid out to accommodato u family of two to four porsons. This llttlo two-story cottage 1b very atfractlvo In appear-,anco appear-,anco both outsldo nnd Insldo, ns It comprises somo of tho most valunblu architectural effects, such ns usually aro Intended, to embellish larger and moro -pretentious houses. Tho projection pro-jection from tho dining room adds n great deal to tbo appearance, whothor It Is used for a sent or for n bullt-ln sldohonrd. It Is useful and looks woll In cither capacity. This llttlo cottage U supposed to havd n good cellar and a hot-air furnnco for heating, It Is so small that tho grate In tho living room and tho range In tho kitchen will keep It comfortable, except during the colder winter months, so tho coal bill will not bo very heavy. Tho living room Is n flno, big, attractive at-tractive room. It Is worth very carotin caro-tin attention at tho stairway end. Thcro aro possibilities of building a comfortablo cozy nook under tho turn of the stair with a hood over It which will ndd greatly to its nppsaranco as well as comfort. A seat placed by tho sldo of an open stair Is draughty unless un-less protected In somo way. You don't want a door to shut oft tho n rllTCMIN rtCOOA, I lr.-.' I COAT " tWm LiwpmJ I i I Floor Plant exchange for tho greater comforts of puro nlr, bright sunshine, n lovely garJen with beautiful flowers, iind what Is butter than all the rest, an opportunity to secure porfect health. The two little cottages represented were duslgnod especially for iiawly married puaplo who wish to commence life under the best social conditions open to them on a salary such as tho ordinary clerk or office man receives. The first cottage Is a llttlo squaro box of a houso 25 feet C Inches In width by 2G feet C Inches In length. -An Hhv ftwi r--f4,''u,''ii-ti141--toiCi'or. Is laid out In three rooms with pantry and closets besides a largo coat closet which may bo made Into a bathroom either at tho tlmeof building or afterward. after-ward. A llttlo houso llko this may be built for such a small amount of money that any young man could build It and pay for It In a few years at about tbo same cost as rout- In tho draught because you wouldn't like I the looks of It and because ono great vnltio of an open stair Is Its ventilating ventilat-ing propensities. There Is always a current of air going up or down. Tho air goos up when the nlr In the living room Is wnrmer than tho nlr upstairs, and this nmy ha taken advantage of to keep tho air In the small houso puro and wholesomo. |
