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interest and taxes are promptly met, and the second may remain for 

 two or three years as long as the $90 interest is met. This assures 

 one a good home at the moderate rental of $215 per year, plus taxes 

 and insurance, which are usually moderate, and the $50 interest on 

 the $1,000 investment. Add to this $1,000 to cover stock and extras 

 the $1,000 outlay should bring large returns thus investing the 

 full $2,000 and increasing the interest charge $60 per year. 



Values advance when a city family moves into a locality and 

 improvements are begun, therefore with little effort one could 

 dispose of part of his holdings the first year say enough to halve 

 carrying charges, still keeping a speculative quantity of land. The 

 commutation, which must be added to the yearly rent, will bring the 

 amount to $450, plus the chargeable items for repairs and improve- 

 ments which should be kept as low as possible. 



As covering in part the above, one can figure the fresh vege- 

 tables, milk, and eggs consumed and sold which would certainly pay 

 for the man of all work, and with good planning cut down the $450 

 quite a bit. 



A City and a Country Home Totalling for Rent $650 a Year. 



The second half of the plan is that, assuming the base of opera- 

 tions close to New York, in late fall one can advertise for a furnished 

 apartment in town. Many families go south and are glad to rent 

 for as low as $50 per month or even less to careful people. Thus is 

 provided a country house wherein to enjoy the spring, summer and 

 autumn and in which to keep prized furniture, books, etc., that an 

 habitual apartment house dweller would be obliged to relegate to the 

 storehouse for half the year, paying thereon enough to materially aid in 

 maintaining both a modest country home, and a winter home in town 

 for not over $650 per year. A $3,000 income would admit of both; 

 a $1,500 but of one. 



A Tent on the Beach. 



A caretaker can always be found for the country home, .and a 

 tent on the beach for an occasional week-end outing makes the final 

 link in vanquishing the ennui of existence and getting the most out 

 of the usual prosaic routine of dressing, eating, and sleeping day after 

 day, year after year. 



Acquaintance and a little effort will accomplish the selling end ; 

 a club or business friend a week end or a Sunday visit ; a talk 

 over luncheon or on the car. Give your friends a choice of sites, if 

 need be, to get started on this real missionary work in the interest 

 of pure air and healthy living. Once the ship is off the ways she? 

 moves easily. Judicious newspaper advertising coupled with skill 

 and patience produces excellent results. 



Build ? A vital question. It is a safe rule to let the other fellow 

 do it to suit himself. How r ever, if you sell several building sites 



