The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-29
PERFECTION IN
HOME BUILDING
Era Is Not Here Yet, but Does
Not Seem Very Far
Distant.
MANY IMPROVEMENTS ARE
MADE DURING CENTURY
Architect Tells of Little Things
That Make Home Con-
yenient.

While II would seem as though we
should have reached perfection In the
building of homes ere this, so many I'M
provements having been made on their
construction during the last century,
still Ii is a fact that more improve
ments are coming up right along. says
Architect Arthur c. Clausen. Some
OF the features which ! Will mention
have been In use long enough to be
considered hardly new features. but
Will be mentioned here on account OF
their being so little used so far that
they are unknown 10 most home build
ers,
II would be useless TO try and prophesy
what Improvements are apt TO be made
progress is made during that time IS
hns been during the past century.
modern home should be a model OF
convenience beyond our conception.
are being demonstrated by practical
application in some homes. but so far
have met with little favor on accoun;
OF the expense Of the current When
the cost OF producing the current is
reduced. electricity will be used in the
home In great many different ways
where the cost OF keeping 1t up Ia not
an item of consideration. electric cur
rents are provided for. running the sew
Ing machine. washing machine and ice
electricity and some Of the rooms are
provided with electric radiators. These.
however, are only for intermediate use
TO warm up room for few minutes
early in the morning or the evening 81
times OF the year when the beginning
and end of the day is cool. but not cool
enough 10 warrant keeping up the fire
In the heating plant.
The Vacuum Cleaner.
Vacuum cleaning systems are being
Installed in q great many homes, the
best of them being plants located In
the basement and run by an electric
various parts OF the house with outlets
can be connected. One outlet on every
floor is considered sufficient since
hity-foot hose can be attached and car
ried TO every part OF the house. While
some people still have more faith in the
cleaning propensities OF scrub woman,
there IS little doubt but what. as the
vacuum system becomes perfected and
also reduced in price. that Il viii be con-
sidered as essential part OF home
as The modern heating, and plumbing,
cess from a practical standpoint when
right kind Of system is installed.
A cheap vacuum system is poor in
vestment Dust Is nothing but fine
grit and this soon wears out the parts
OF the machinery which II comes in con-
tact with. If they are not made Of the
best material and kept fabricated. Where
electricity is not obtainable. the vacuum
cleaner can be run by a gasoline en-
gine
In many small cities and In subur-
ban localities the water supply Is
problem. The old-fa ashioned way TO sup
ply a home under such circumstances
was 10 have a tank in the attic and
pump the water up 10 il with a hand
pump. allowing the water to supply the
various fixtures in the house by gravity.
The modern way is 10 have large air
tight tank in the basement. into which
water is pumped against the pressure Of
the air. which creates a force which
sends it, to a great height.
Hand pumps are sometimes used 70
pump in the water. but this is very
tedious work Where electric current is
not available. gasoline engine connect
ed by belt to the pump is the next best
substitute. The most modern way of