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then. We enjoy (more than I had thought possible) the 

 attractions of the city along with the peace and freedom 

 of the desert. I think this type of community will be more 

 and more popular in the future. As yet no house is closer 

 than a quarter of a mile to us, yet we have all the essential 

 conveniences of the city such as electricity for light, power, 

 and heating; telephone, daily newspaper service, all kinds 

 of city delivery such as ice, coal, milk, laundry, and the 

 like. ' 



But what I like most is the diversified work that I have 

 to do out here; it is such a delightful variety in contrast 

 to the routine work I have been used to. Out here no day 

 seems half long enough, for there is everything from writ- 

 ing poetry to cleaning the hen-house to be done, and every 

 type of activity is interesting. 



Need anything more be said on this subject? 



For this man, and for any man who will similarly 

 start on the road to independence, the problem of 

 employment can hardly be said to exist. 



