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the apartment house with a home in a garden. Such 

 a system should enable the ambitious and thrifty fam- 

 ily not only to save the entire cost of rent, but possibly 

 half the cost of food, while at the same time enhanc- 

 ing its standard of living socially and spiritually, as 

 well as economically. 



"It has been suggested that there is no better place 

 to demonstrate a new form of suburban life than here 

 at the National Capital, where we may freely draw 

 upon all the resources of the governmental departments 

 for expert knowledge and advice, and where the demon- 

 stration can readily command wide publicity, and come 

 under the observation of the Nation's law-makers. 

 And I am expecting that such an experiment will be 

 made. Such a plan of community life rather than 

 city life should be extended to every other large city 

 in the Nation." 



And he added with profound conviction: 



"I put first among the constructive things which 

 may be done by the exercise of the Government's power 

 of supervision and direction, this matter of providing 

 suburban homes for our millions of wage-earners." 



In later pages we shall see precisely what is meant 

 by the term "Garden Home." We are going to stand 

 among our fruits and vegetables, listening to the cackle 

 of our fowl, and the hum of our bees, and observing 

 the sleek prosperity of our rabbits and fine Swiss 

 goats. We are going to enjoy the shade of our trees 

 and inhale the perfume of our roses. Still further 

 along, we are going to consider what constructive 

 machinery, as revealed by the inquiry set in motion 

 by Secretary Lane, society must provide in order to 



