RURAL COMMUNITY BUILDINGS. 6 
1. Buildings financed by a local manufacturing concern. — In a num- 
ber of communities social center buildings have been erected by a 
manufacturing concern, usually one which represents the predomi- 
nating industry of the community. Local assistance has been given 
in some cases, but usually the manufacturing concern has borne the 
whole expense, or practically the whole of it, having in mind the 
welfare of its employees and of the community on which it depends 
for support. These buildings are generally maintained and managed 
by a community organization formed for the purpose, and the title 
to the building is often turned over to this organization. 
2. Buildings financed through individual donations. — A considerable 
number of community buildings have been presented outright by 
individuals, some of these taking the form of memorial buildings. 
Other buildings have been financed partly by large individual dona- 
tions and partly with funds raised by the community in general. 
The donated buildings are usually turned over to an appropriate 
community organization, though some remain under the manage- 
ment of a self-perpetuating board of trustees. 
3. Buildings financed through club or society initiative. — When build- 
ings have been financed through club or society initiative the major 
share of the financial burden has been assumed by a specialized 
organization, which has projected a building primarily for its own 
use, but available also for general social purposes. Such buildings 
have been erected through the efforts of athletic associations, women's 
clubs, and other types of organizations. The building erected by a 
farmers' club in a strictly rural community becomes automatically 
a building for the community as a whole, since the club membership 
often embraces practically the entire population of the community. 
The ownership and control of buildings in this class rests, as a rule, 
with the organization responsible for their construction, or with a 
special organization which has been formed to take care of the increas- 
ing activities centering in the building. 
4. Buildings financed by the local government. — The buildings in the 
fourth class are financed by county, town, or township governments, 
the funds for construction being obtained either through taxation or 
from the sale of bonds. Such buildings are usually maintained, at 
least in great part, through rentals and other revenues derived from 
the building itself. The title and control remain with the govern- 
mental unit originally responsible for the building. 
5. Buildings financed through community endeavor. — The most nu- 
merous group in the present classification comprises buildings con- 
structed or acquired by the community for community purposes. 
Money is usually secured either by the sale of stock in a community 
organization or through the solicitation of general contributions. 
Both of these methods are often supplemented by the giving of enter- 
