The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-11-12

water that lows out at the lower end
can be disposed Of through a tie drain.
The entire cost Of water system such
as the one described. with the com
pressed air tank, together with. the
sewage disposal plant, need not bs
much more than $3.50; :: 49, :.
The cheapest method OF lighting the
farmhouse Is by acetylene, gus. This
gas Is generated by 4 machine in the
cellar ana can be ;piped to- all the
rooms and to the barn. III desired It
can be- used also for cooking. The
average cost Of installing an acetylene
plant Is about 5000. This includes
lights in the barn and in the yard. It
costs little to run an ;acetylene plant
after 1t H. once in. The average cost is
about cent for sixteen candle pow
or Hight for four hours. Acetylene is
the nearest like daylight Of any kind
Of artificial light and Is incomparably
better than the old fashioned oil lamp.
The newer types Of acetylene lamp are
provided with battery, SO that they
can be lighted by merely turning
button. ;. T.. =
BY going to little, more: expense
electric light can be had on the farm.
II gasoline engine is already at hand
the total cost Of installing an electric
plant, with lights IN house and barn,
need not be more than 1915.
A few electric fans will make the
house comfortable In hot. weather.
One convenience Of the city, ice, is still
lacking. The way the ice problem is
most satisfactorily handled in the
country IL for half q: dozen neighbors
b build cooperative icehouse. The
men club together and I'LL it in the
winter. and q plentiful supply Of ice Is
at hand all through the summer. with
a small additional expense a cold stor-
age room can be built ii connection
with the icehouse for keeping meat,
poultry, eggs and fruit :: In 4 number
Of communities cooperative fresh
meat societies are successfully run.
The members take turns killing d beef
or q hog, and fresh meat. Is supplied
all through the year at much less cost
than 1t could be obtained In the city.
The cost Of a heating system, a wash
room, a vacuum cleaner, L hot water
attachment and other devices Of that
sort IL the same In tho country as in
the city. The cost Of the water: and
sewage system In the country IL about
$3.50. The cost Of operating a water
system in the country IL much less
than the cott Of city water.
An electric lighting system tor the
farm will cost from 1915 up. The life
OF such system can be figured safely
at twenty years. The storage batteries
Will not last 30 long, but the rest Of
tho apparatus viii last longer. This
would mean an annual depreciation Of
$1s.76 Interest at 6 per cent would
amount to $3.50. The cost Of operat-
Ing the plant will depend Of course,
On the amount Of electricity used. The
cost for lighting the average farm
house and barn tor year and furnish
ing electricity for sundry other pur-
poses viii not average more than SO
for gasoline This makes the total cost
for electricity @4126 a year. In the
city the average cost for electricity
for an eight room house IL about $50
year.
The cost Of an icehouse and of put
ing up ice varies 50 much with condi-
tons that it Is hard to give any gen.
eral figures. These can easily be OBJ
tanned for any particular locality, how