, 1865-08-25
MODEL ASSOCIATE HOMES. !"
The Growth Of Chicago and Demand
FOR Dwelling Places..-Exorb-
liant and Limited Ae-
c0mmodations.
How Homes may be Furnished to alI
for Moderate Pricc.-rr1rticnbfIft
nnI Advantages. OF Associate
X1Q1nex-Thetr Profit 10

Builders.
There Is csrrr reason 10 believe that when the
census, uow being takeu, Is completed and laid ba
fore the country, 1t will be seen that ChIcaso has
since the date Of the last Genius, increased he,
wealth and population mn=c rapidly than any othe1
city In the Union; that cvcn in the past four ycars
Of civil VIII, her advancement has been stesds. Il
not rapid, the Thousands whom We ha7c semi forth
10 the tacrtd struggle for liberty being replaced by
g msnr others eager 10 oin in the great labor Of
developing the endless Resources Of the mighty
Northwest and hSilding mp llais It's great commefc
and hndneaa centre. Ncno,. number at least l7O O1
tnbsliIan1e. md more Intense fpirit Of life and
1sti;a'y 'han if ohsefae n sysy Department s os
! Union, not even In New York. Yet stroll through
our streets VII hesrsy 70 stsanStr that We asc "
proudly Lew ctn loard thautics, and next door 10
tonc Of the largest firms ID 1he city, one story
shops display thsr little stock Of petty r1de. The
e. y ha4 b. 20 oab Id sne ri h nsare saaa
tIg rFather scattering the business Of the city, bnt
more than th1s, tlis s:lest has II beeu produced BY
up from silent natsh tnio one Of i6e great mar,s
oi Tic world Tue great importance OF its stc once
rcosnized, capitalists, snesehunt. sdvtnturers and
ccltd here In hundreds, aye in Thousands, ali clgcf
10 stte here and allow their fortunes 10 GROW with
The growth Of the city. Even nnto this day, each
Of lie si,ty more sssins arriving here di!y from
all pans OF The country, brings 1ts quota Of people
y search Of bones, enplo, naen, q ,he psSspeet5
places Of business and temporary homes. and
\ The long erxets vcrc lined wilh houses, as
rapidly aimost as arc raifeA tie tents Of resmcat
In tasoaab:e 'ssu.ch-" Labor waf scarce aud deal
III proportion 10 the demand for II, and tine WIS
| kbnrt tccausc uc,ion vns j prime necessity. The
equal measure ssncc. t;r:idn3ly our, principal
streets are lrine ailotued with a soodiy show OF
magnificent BUSINESS lokes, aud In public ct1f-
our hsa,esi trn,oeiions az still ca1red
on III PLACES c1tr 1ney nnsujed therefor, in houses
which were At flss1 erected mere Temporary con.
Others better suited 10 ltc advancement of the city
simply bccnurc the oNneEs and occupants had
no fine 70 Iep!aee ihcn. In consequence, the area
to the urnsler Of her Inhabitants. a few Year,
hence thIcc times the nr1nber Of people now doing
business here viii nna That they tan comfortably
tue one Ind tvostory franc shantics that uow line
portions Of Clark and some others Of our aret
strcsts. iet in all this widespread city, with its
almost 1iniilcss growth, comfortable homes, OF even
decent places Of residence, ut moderate priees arc
very raft-indced, 20 few and far between fhal We
sae spirit Of taste displayed in the erection Of h.i-
ness houses has also 1d Its EnischIerors effects in
| tie bulldin. o1 dwellings, md The necessity IL
lie ntoplon Of tome ress sysseu by which men Of
mode1aic incomes may enjoy something like home
comton Lie tn Chicago may he classified thus: IN
hctc.F, in boarding houscs, In Email honses CON-
maEdnc czoFbltant rents, and in 1argI and nlodcr-
a,ey comfortable tesidenees at vety Uncomfortable
prizes and distances fum Tie cenirrs Of business.
Lie In llotet Is yefy expensive. alnust moi quite
Is much So a. keeping up nn Establishm mt with
full retfnne Of Ecrs1nis should be; In boa1tlius
house Is little better tn point oi economI while &.
rept In one case out Of hundred, the discomlore
unnl thorough building reform Is Instituted ID
chicaso laEEe portion q o9E people lxin IN ho,
1ford rnything like comfortable rrsfdence5 with.
Ia reasonable distance Of their business. II Is ull
very tue that hyde Park on the south, Brighton
the vest Uottesn on the northwest, mud Like View
on The north sides Of the city. all or ne encour
asement for bulldins residences; bat We must re-
tLer own Jsalatial mansions there and run mp the
price az building lots to the fanciesE OF fancy figures
ere long; second that they at some considerable
dfstarcc Ii nEe View 1--WE miles nnd the others SKI
ou ard that the distance. 10 be t7avcled by horse
cnts morning md evening. IL no email objection and
ness, to whom t1ae il yntuab1e- They nrc all well
t1ough for tncn Of elegant leisure, particularly
1hose wealthy enough 10 he Independent y! a
esr y sssta I'd S hss no u s ~ ,he
owls OF society: but the industrious men Of mod
crate .nsome who feel 4 tast they inus I've witha
dy c.rtaiuly merit Eomc little consideration, and
II Is tor their heng .h3t we nos speak. Al this
time hoEss. within ten q aitesn minaes' walk q
lantly in eneh. snd wnsth from 900 10 ECO per
arnuus, are readily rentcd Tor $slD 10 s10h, ac-
co.atcg 10 theiE location md the disposition Of
Of this Aipa4 that We scarce ever see owners re-
dneed TO tie necessity Of advertising them. The
a.nea ,S Il I'll Rort aSu3ous ag a
ecns 3hp rccevc @ W xslsrs Of rom Finn 10 xl,50
pr nunrm. are forced either 10 boarding honses.
10 le pay1uent Of tts really cyond their ability,
Or 10 INC IN The yic, unhealthy dens called ,cne
mcnt homes, which ere being introduced here on
the New York system; A. ne E19ana at present
macaA purposes, and with the growth Of onr noble
Garden City; the sa,1e q each front foot Is n.
creased yer X H. b. d,5son ., aasnes ,ss nc
foenl and costly mansion, and the icnsnsnt house
will he 1nprc md more strongly marked. AZ yet,
the eone. is not so distnsi S'aS s9 Sar Srs
Kncnlbin, Sdl Mhiei tic aT1mes" 30 ridicaicd few
days eince; but nobody expects these orsnain
peImaneECy.
We h.ye said thus rnuch upon this subject In or.
der 10 ,upttrs upon readers the absolute ncees
sity for Introducing nov, In good time, some retortu
'opzes l'Sssah Ws;ea. shc s ei1tns ii he eo@iet aad
even luxury Of bones, will pat them :xtthIn the
reach of aIi. And this reform wc believe we Of
eouhdenoe that II vii aeh1eve those much desired
rgias1 10 them hands ome p7oat On ihrir invest
Assoe1sie Homes, builainss e7pabls Of accomno-
atiue several families and at the sauc time giving
TO each all the comforts and seelusion OF private
honse.
The objects most prominently IN vie* among the
middle ciassee In tneir sciec7ion Of homes, afe as
great degree fptivacy As possible. plenty Of light
Nnd thorough ventilation, and = sufficient NUMBER
uf small rooms-thcy wnnt no spacions halls, huge
per1ors and broad saloons. but they do want ce.n
ind cheerful little rooms. warm In winter and cool
tn summer, and these lucy should and cAn have, 1t
NV
We are awarc Of the crt1s Of |1encment houscs.
INSTANCES 10 remembrance OF such instt,u
iicr afc crowded together under Que ROOT, where
hltby walls and stalrs, noxtons smells offensive
iansnasr tnlnrions md dspsaysnS assssaa,oas, and
'ia 70 Se nsoieeS,e. Ent It Is esat essSr 70 sup
pose that u1l houses, Inhabited hy more than
.sue, Or at most two ta1alltes, are tenement
far The erection Of = honse cspsb'c ot pcconmoaa-
each would De ~ secluded and independent Of ~
house, s bn, wee nc1i door neiehbors. The hease
could lc built Of sufficient Width for Two families
10 Hive on the same floor on opposite sides Of the
.:aca foor as desired, hut cseu In tho former case,
each family could have parlot, dining room, Two
e rooms, ss5ssnt= soon h na,hrn9n, ,, d tscnen c
sf oar oa y eea1 End III Ills at ahou. ouehai or one
,ns tse es Th ! 3 10 eGaa
visionary :. or purely theoret!ea1
| i.y actual experiment tn France tpasticularlr In
lTrish Gcsnany, lately In London, and also In come
OF The tous and cities Of Massachusetts and con-
necsicpt, aud any architect possessed OF even mode
1atc aLi1ity, can, without ditenity, PIN eneh IN
cdiaec. Now lei us for moment seek to know
wlat return they viii render to the builder and
| maximum Of cost and ibe minimum Of income We
cannot ii ,ie lime, 60 into minute statetne1 OF
luIldcr's detnfls aAd Of course The va.1c oi the
| ~,N tie ifdn 1,oN