Housing and Industry (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Housing and Industry The backbone of a community, as well as that of a nation, is its home-loving citizens, therefore, the very life and existence of this great country of ours depends largely upon the number of individual homes owned, as well as upon the nature of their surroundings. That which is contained herein shows what has been done, and indicates what may be done, toward increasing home building, and is expected to act as an incentive to encourage the future building of homes. Granting it to be the desire of every normal person to own Prime or at least be part owner in a home, the first thought is Factor. how may one be procured. Here the observation is made that three of the principal items to be considered are: first, desires, in which luxuries play the important part, second, necessities, and third, resources. Before finally determining upon the character of the home these three items must be carefully weighed each with the other. While the first and second may seem of most importance, the third - our resources - usually directs the actual extent of the operations. When speaking of homes, let it be understood that we confine ourselves to the single detached house as the true type House. of American home, while double detached, duplex and terrace houses have been found most serviceable, especially in the housing of unskilled labor on a renting basis. The workman's cottage has attracted more than usual attention because of the fact that a considerable shortage of this class of dwellings has existed, more particularly in localities where labor has been mobilized at large manufacturing centers. An unusual demand has been created which in some cases has been supplied, but which in many still remains a troublesome problem. Inasmuch as the resources of the average workman are limited, the prime factor in building this type of dwelling is to limit the cost of construction in every way practicable to supply the workman's needs, and at the same time furnish sufficient for his comfort and happiness at a cost well within his reach. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.