A LIVING FROM THE LAND 



lines of most of these houses are severe and 

 modernistic in design, although decorative and 

 unique effects are easily obtainable. 



The costs of the complete house unit range 

 from $600 for a one-room type to $3,500 to 

 $6,000 for a complete home of modest size. The 

 principal fabricators of these houses and their 

 addresses are: General Houses, Inc., Chicago, 

 Illinois; American Houses, Inc., New York 

 City; American Rolling Mill Company, Cleve- 

 land, Ohio; American Radiator and Standard 

 Sanitary Company, New York City; Columbian 

 Steel Tank Company, Kansas City, Missouri, 

 and National Steel Homes, Inc., Los Angeles, 

 California. Information on types and costs can 

 be obtained by addressing these companies. 



Rural Home Life. To have a successful 

 experience in country life, one must become 

 identified with one's surroundings and become 

 a part of the community. Those who seek to 

 establish a country residence simply as a place 

 from which to commute to city attractions 

 will not only miss the greatest asset in country 

 living but will probably find this existence 

 unsatisfactory. To become interested in the 

 growing plants and animals at home, to do 

 with one's own hands the things that make the 

 home more attractive and to develop a contact 

 with the community that helps to increase 



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