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dwelling remains long after the land owner is financially able to 

 replace it by a better type of dwelling. In the interim between the 

 second form of farm home and the permanent one there is a marked 

 improvement in the barns, granaries, machine sheds and other 

 farm structures so that the houses seem over-shadowed by the fine 

 barns. 



By the exhibit before referred to, it will be seen that the average 

 value of the rural dwelling is from $1,204.00 to $1,549.00. The cost 

 of the dwelling increasing slightly with the increased acreage of 

 of the homestead. Those homes are in the second stage of develop- 

 ment. 



In many parts of Oregon this second form of dwelling predominates 

 because the state is still new, but in all localities the third type, the 

 permanent dwelling, is making its appearance. 



The $3,000.00 to $5,000.00 farm dwelling is a not infrequent sight 

 in all parts of the state, especially in those portions which have been 

 longest settled. 



In no other part of the country can modern, convenient and up- 

 to-date houses be more cheaply erected. There is a large part 

 of the state of so mild a climate that the houses do not have to be 

 warmly constructed. In most parts of the Willamette Valley and 

 Southern Oregon districts, it is possible to introduce running water 

 through the house by the mere diversion of mountain streams. 

 It is even more easy in the homes of the Coast region than for those 

 in any other part of the state to thus introduce water through the 

 house. In many parts of Central Oregon the water rises within four 

 feet of the top of the ground, and where it is necessary in such 

 localities to elevate the water, this elevation can be done by wind- 

 mills which method is neither difficult nor excessively expensive. 

 Special emphasis is here placed on introducing the essential city 

 conveniences in the rural house, because it is an accepted fact, that 

 often families leave the farm and take up urban residences because 

 of the desire of the women of the household for the same household 

 comforts which are obtainable for her city sister. With the abund- 

 ance of water power in all parts of Oregon, it is but a question of a 

 few years when cooperative organizations of the farmers will utilize this 

 power for the introduction of electricity in their homes. With the 

 well constructed houses which are becoming increasingly numerous 

 in all parts of the state, with these houses supplied with running 

 water, baths, furnaces, and good artificial light, the first essential 

 condition of the satisfactory rural home will have been met. 



It will be observed that from the statistics as set forth in the 

 following portion of this report, 25% of the women of the Coast 

 division belong to women's clubs or associations for women, 39% of 

 those in Southern Oregon and 63% of those in the Willamette Valley 

 have similar affiliations. Fifty per cent of the women in the Columbia 

 Basin, 38% in the Blue Mountain region, 37% in Central Oregon, 

 belong to women's organizations, while a much higher percentage 

 belong to societies in which both men and women take part. The 



