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Show GOT HOMES AT SMALL COST Fortunate Purchasers Profited by the Dismantling of Government-Built Munition Plants. To select a dwelling from n large stock of samples, buy it "over the counter" at a bargain price, and then pack it on a motor truck to be sent home, is a novel solution of the house hunting problem, says Popular Mechanics Mechan-ics Magazine. That is literally what has been happening recently, however, in a number of communities where munition-plant housing facilities are being dismantled by the government. All the purchaser needs is a vacant lot. of course, and a foundation for his new home. Near Cincinnati more than 200 four-room four-room bouses were sold in two days at the remarkable price of $200 each, their original cost to the government having been over $1,500. Purchasers of these houses have been able to get concrete block foundations built for an average price of $223, and to secure truck and trailer delivery within five miles for $120. making a total cost of $553 for a well-built home. |