A Castle for Every Man 13 



While you are admiring the color schemes of each room, the 

 moving van will arrive with your furniture. Your house is 

 ready. By nightfall you will be seated at the dinner table in 

 your dining room enjoying your first meal in your new 

 home. 



No hammering of nails or sawing of lumber went on while 

 your house was being erected. There were no grunts or 

 groans from the workmen as they lifted the hurricane-proof 

 but light panels into place. Nor did the plasterers, painters, 

 or paper hangers put in an appearance. The panels of your 

 new home have a resilient finish, in the tones you prefer, that 

 will resist sunlight, rain, boiling water, and any hard knocks 

 the children or moving men may deliver. All that you will 

 need to keep this finish looking like new is a dustcloth. 



When you enter a bedroom and close the door, you will 

 find that the noise from the living room stays outside. Spa- 

 cious closets (already fitted with shelves, chests, and drawers) 

 which form partitions between the rooms will make the house 

 almost soundproof. The wall panels are also packed with an 

 insulating material that swallows up sound. 



The War Set the Pace 



Does this story seem fantastic? A good many sound busi- 

 nessmen think it is not, although there is undeniably consider- 

 able controversy as to just how soon such a picture will be 

 an actuality. 



More than fifty companies are now engaged in the manu- 

 facture of prefabricated houses. Some of these houses are 

 being shipped to the war fronts to be used for hospital units, 

 executive quarters, and barracks. Some are being rushed to 

 our own crowded industrial centers where the housing short- 

 age for war workers grows daily more acute. Later, at the 

 close of the war, a large percentage will be sent abroad and 



