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The buildings vary in size and in mode of construction. In the 

 South they are 12 by 14 feet or 10 by 20 feet, with a door at each 

 end and a window in each side. The framework on which the 

 floor joists rest is made of heavy timbers, and the side bracing, 

 floor joists and rafters of 2- by 4-inch material. The siding may 

 be 4-inch dressed and matched material, and the interiors of the 

 better houses are ceiled with f-inch ceihng. A cheap grade of 

 flooring is used. The roof is covered with sheet iron or some 

 patent roofing material. 



A house of this character 10 by 20 feet in size requires ap- 

 proximately 2200 feet of lumber, 230 square feet of roofing, 4 

 window sashes, 4 pairs of hinges, 2 doors and 2 door knobs. It 

 can be built at a cost of from $45 to $60 each, including the 

 value of material and labor, and if kept in good repair and 

 painted at intervals will last for many years. 



Portable houses are loaded on log cars either by animals or 

 log loaders. 



In loading a house with the aid of animals, the log cars are 

 "spotted" on the railroad track opposite the house to be loaded 

 and skids are placed from the house to the car. One end of a 

 cable is attached to the house, the other end being passed over 

 the car through a block and fall fastened to a tree or stump on 

 the opposite side of the track. A team is attached to the free 

 end of the cable and the house is dragged slowly up the skids 

 and on to the car bunks. 



A house can be handled most expeditiously with loaders, in 

 which case there must be a heay>' 6-inch by 12-inch timber 

 running lengthwise or crosswise under the center of the building. 

 An iron rod, if inches in diameter, having a large eye at one end 

 and a screw thread at the other, is run through the center of the 

 house from the peak of the roof down through the heavy floor 

 beam and made fast with a nut. An empty log car and the log 

 loader having been placed on the track opposite the house, the 

 loader cable is fastened to the eye of the rod, and the whole 

 structure is raised clear of the foundation, then swung around in 

 position and gently lowered on to the car. It is unloaded by 

 a reversal of the process. In some cases the rods are fixed per- 



