The Charm of a Country Home 
depends a great deal on the relation of the house and 
the grounds to the landscape. 
To give this quality stone has been used, but there 
is a material more easily worked than stone and cheaper, 
which has the same character, and that material is 
concrete. 
The most popular building material today for the 
country place is concrete. It is brought to the grounds 
in the shape of sand, gravel, cement and water, and man¬ 
ufactured on the spot into stone, producing a house all 
in one piece. 
Such a house cannot burn, is cool in summer, warm 
in winter, permanent, lasting and durable, and in the 
hands of the right architect has a charm of form in the 
contrast of the cement with the green foliage, 
which cannot be equaled by any other material. 
To insure success, however, be sure that the 
cement used is Atlas Portland Cement. This is 
the name of a brand which has quality and, there¬ 
fore, gives quality in construction. none justasgood 
Good concrete was never made with poor cement. 
Poor concrete was never made with Atlas Cement. 
Standard, uniform, pure are the qualities of 
ATLAS 
PORTLAND 
CEMENT 
which is made in the plants having the largest output in 
the world, and which supply the cement for use on the 
Panama Canal. 
Some booI^s for your 
information 
Concrete Construction about the Home and 
on the Farm - -- -- -- - Free 
Concrete Houses and Cottages 
Vol. 1 . Large Houses - - $ 1.00 
Vol. II. Small Houses - - 1.00 
Reinforced Concrete in Factory Construction 
(delivery charge) - - - - .10 
Concrete in Highway Construction - 1.00 
Concrete in Railroad Construction - 1.00 
Concrete Cottages - -- -- -- - Free 
\ Concrete Country Residences (Out of print) - 2 00 
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