New-York tribune., 1905-06-11
Associa ton of Experts Formed
to Tell People How to Make
Their Homes Attractive.


A well known New-Yorker who indulsed in
country home and fancy farm Is said 70 nave
remarked in playful vein to visitor you can
have chsr1uagne or milk. as you prefer. They
cost me same" Farming for the pleasure OF IL
is generally credited with being an expensive pas
time The wealthy man who establishes mouel
farm finds that it costs more than he counted on
and that there is great difficulty in making 1t
meet expenses. To him the joke about turnlps
costing 81 apiece and potatoes representing tneii
weight in gold has another side whlch is hot
humorous The desire for beautiful country places
among those who have the means TO provide them
is increasing Great estates are being laid out IN
all parts OF the country. This fact has brousht
into existence class of professions fSsCentiy
an association was incorporated in this state Tor
the purpose Of providing expert advice Tor the de-
velopment of every feature of an estate Win ti'e
idea of making 1t q harmonious whole ana snow
ing how to maize it more productive and ProntaOe'
1t is intended to help the owner to make the
most of his estate from the picturesque ana aiso
the practical point of view. The association Is
made I'M of an EXPERT on Soils an architect, civil
engineer. a sanitary engineer, a heating expert.
landscape artist. livestock expert an ei'0ihoiO
gist and a lawyer.
This idea of an association of experts to assist
who desire to make the most or tneir esta'es
is new one" said its president few days ago
There are many ways in which the amateur heeas
expert advice. For instance, he may not Kh"" just
where to locate his house in order to secure .i.e
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grounds 70 bring the best points OF the scenery
and as a farm. The architect tells him just "hat
kind of house he ought to have ana loohs ai'et
its construction. He designs the barns ana otiler
outbuildngs The sanitary engineer lo'As aAA
the sanitary system. The problem or heauns d
corntrv house IS different from that OF the city
house When Greystone Samuel ]. Tlidens eouh-
try home, was built, it was found Almost iihpos
sible to make it comfortable In the "lH'ei' Ap
parently there was something the matter with the
4fr1y
who happens to be one OF staff. was called on
TO examine it. He located the difficulty III was
necessary TO tear out the old system anu iepe H.
1t had not been selected and put In property
where the architect leaves off, the landscape
artist takes up the task. He advises how tho
Iandscspe shall be treated that 1t VIII harnohize
with tne house and bring out the posslDiiueS o.
the surroundings. For instance. ne might ala the
owner from falling into the error OF laying OUT a
italian garden with an English country mouse
Drba eoi, e.nert the civil engineer the entomoto-
eiet and the livestock expert can save the owner
of an estate much money and many naistahes' AncS
can help to make the estate earn more iioi7s'
Here IS an fllustration. The owner of a certain
estate had A piece OF lowiand which neeoeo cram
,ro THE work had been begun under the direction
of a local engineer. In the course OF uhe 'he
owner came to and said: somehow nave
feeling that the draining OF my land Is costing
more than II ought to- l don't KNOW "ha' the
trouble Is or how 10 get ~ IT. "'s'- ' ~
look at II. -, 49,,
.T vent to his place and found that the engineer
w.s doing his work eenscientiously. but he was
laying the pipes the side hills as wen as IN 'he
,ou,ord The work was Immediately stopped until
frtba- orders The location of the pipes would
actually have damaged the land The owner wrote
me trat my three hours work had saved him s2no
.sThe care of an orchard by an expert will add TO
,,s rrohta beness The old fashioned farmer did
not know tha. orchards that were not too far gone
could be saved Just as human life is saved, by
proper treatment man who has invested money
and labor in an orchard of oo trees say does not
wish TO lose time and Investment through the
ravages Of the scale or through improper uea'-
r,enf Here is a little package which has just
come in by mail
He opened it and took from II six sections OF
twigs about three inches lons. One OF them had