Show homes home in cement thomas A edison whose in bentive genius has given to the world the incandescent light tile the telegraph receiver receiver and the phonograph and a multitude of other marv marvelous olous and useful things claims to have devised a aoi anece teme for building cement houses for one thousand dollars each which will be weatherproof weather damp proof and every other mr Edi sons soils idea is to build cement houses in one ofle piece just juat the same as one moulds a metal me lat casting mr edison says v 1 now have a model one fourth the size of the house designed by a new lew york architect 1 I shall construct he iron moulds and devise the machinery where by a full sile sue house can be con trucked ted in twenty four hours after the moulds had been in place at the end of this time the iron ii moulds will he be removed and the house will be complete including stairs partitions mantels bath etc and after drying six days will probably be ready for occupancy to build this house for one thousand dollars it is essential that it be erected on sandy soil as the ina material aerial excavated from the cellar Is all that is required to build the house except of course the cement the cost of the iron moulds to the contractor will be about tile the cost of the other machinery about from froin 6 this out fit an unlimited num number or of houses can call be erected it is p probable that companies will be i ormed formed that have several moulds ach of a different design 1 have not got into this with lie he idea of making money from froin iv 1 and will lie he glad to license N R if reputable parties to make moulds and erect houses hou ses with out nac it a payment on oil account of patent tile llie only restriction be ing 1119 that the desi designs 9 of tile the uses be satisfactory t to 0 in me e r fa nd ind that they shall use uge good material i this is quite an idea y it 0 to build you r house hoube with the ic material that is taken fro fromi in w ole llie excavation made for tile the i c ellar cellar remember a cement or or concrete house is indestructible J time only hardens it and makes 1 I 1 1 it more durable weather has no effect upon it A we trust that mr edison 1000 house will soon b be 0 IL a reality the more inore homes hoines we W e have and the better those homes boynes tire are the more wll will our nations nation prosper and the suu sum total of human happiness be increased |