The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-02-13
CONVENIENT WAY TO
BUILD HOME SHOWN
TO THE KIWAN|ANS
w. Faw Explains Modern
Method of Lumber Dealers, Bor-
rowed from Automobile Sales.
men House Like Pretty Picture.

Home building made convenient
amt profitable was the topic ~ e
p"ech at the KinwJpi- club weekly
luncheon today by u ". tiaw OF the
Grhson-Faw Lumber a coal Company.
The club at a recent meeting went uu
record to the effect that Albuquer-
uuc'- greatest need was homes Mr.
tlhw said la part.
In this time 90 Improvement ln
merchandising methods we have mado
"a great Improvement In hOme-build-
ing We have taken pattern after thu
automobile statesmen. They sell u fiu-
i-hed product When 4 man wants
an automobile he does not 20 into au
assembling plant ana choose the
wheels and the cushions ana the
springs and the engine. but someone
sells him a machine that suits his
fanry AK To- convenience, appearance
aud cost.
That is the new service that man,
progressive lumber dealers are putting
into their business The hume-buyct
wants to know three things now when
he buys his home. llc wants to know
how many rooms 81 their Sine and
convenience; how the hous viii look
completed ana what D. Will cost.
"Ne Planry service which I am
showing YOU CONSISTS OF albums ut
photos of homes which have been
Quilt iu such beautiful citics as Den
Yer, oklahoma city and Los Angeles.
together viii floor plans The home
uulc r has his lot located in the part
of the town suited Co bis tastes. He
u4F. ..F.s.. q, ..tsrs .frf.. ..t a-. t.I.fAa
OF $50 homes which lrc beautiful iu
architecture and convenient m ar
raugcmcnt. When he decides upon 90
plan that will suit his tastes ave have
his contractor hat We viii furnish
make an ,simate OF this building
completed We furnish with this scrv-
ice blue prints and Specifications that
viii eliminate any Misunderstanding
as Ia what is To he built into thu
house. These details include button
cabinets iu the Kitchen, dining room
built-in features. a fireplace Boa the
living room, screen porches cunven-
ieutly arranged. and takes into de-
tailed consideration the hardware
plumbing and heating just AS the
hOmc-builder wants IL.
This house is easily built without
trouble ur worry on the part uf thu
humc-uWn,r and rs turned over TO.
him "a perfect picture iu detail 81 jho
house that he wanted. Tie then las
his happy home al the price he cN-
pectcd. with an arrangement uf the
interior just as h. @lw d uu the blue
print and The outside o. the beauty
thut be- ~,W iu tho photograph before
he let his contract
"I,rceutly the idea has prevailed
that this is e bad Time %" build homes
so time De- bad tu build "a home y
home is % good n c~tmout at any
time uf course, sometimes We figure
out on paper that il is cheaper %"
rent but many "a man has built a
home and enjoyed It's pleasure for
wears ana hats at the same time cree
atcd AN estate II he moved FROM
thai citN his equity in that home wa
always worth something aud he was
able to cash h for much more than
ne could get for a bunch 81 rent re-
cclpts.
This is q time when building ma
tcriils are high but five years agn
wc were advised by many not to'build
al that time because building was too
costly. The man who built at thnt
time has his home nearly paid for
now aud sim II h. worth more than q,
was when he built. Lumber prices
are only Slightly above normal. For
ten Years prior to laG7 lumber prices
wore below normal They ARE not
likely 10 go below normal again while
this present generation wants homes
\. u. Ogle was chairman ~ n
nesting Thomas puuahN was the
silent booster. T. u. 'risty won the
fountain pen offered AS aft ndapc'
prize by W. g. Thaxtou. John Min"
superintendent Of the city schools
spoke briefly ON the schools. Cob Al
fred Grunsfcld also spoke.