Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-31

The Country Home.
WHAT ABOUT HOUSE BUILDING
IN COUNTRY PLACES?
BY MRS. w. HI. FELTON,


We all know about the difficulties
which now pertain to improving one's
property Since the war began in
the midsummer of 1914, there has
been small opportunity to build nice
houses, either in town or country
AS the war went on, these hindranceS
became al1-powerful. If you coi1d
get your roof patched and with Win
dows ana doors sufficient to turn cold
or rain, you were doing eXceliently
we'll. And the difficulties seem to
increase and grow more impossible
to overcome as these years roll on.
1t is a problem! In bygone days,
when l travelled as far as Washing
ton and New York City, and passed
by small farm houses in rural sec
tons, l was surprised to see hoy
close and steep common farm DWELL
ings were erected. There was al
ways, almost without exception, two
stories with roofage as scant as posE>
sible. Very few porches or piazzas.-
They might have big barns, but
those common country homes we've
not pretty and exceedingly plain
and always two-storied or higher.
Now 1 begin to understand. Thes
more space that can be covered with
limited roofing the better. It's the:
roofing that gets your money, and it
is always the roof on buildings and
verandas that break down soonest;
In ante-bellum southern plantaA"
llOHS Tie Iudln uWelllIlS was
over a lot of ground, generally one.
built all around the house. v-'
You could always find shaded spots
during the hottest midsummer days,
and the folks moved around out of,
those roomy porches. In torrfd
weather. some of them could sleeb
on cots, and fare well as to. cons
fort.
All these things are passing away
Porches are too expensive to be prod
igal with them. We will be forced.
to erect compact dwellings-put a..
many rooms under one roof as pos
sible-to meet present conditions
A neighbor of mine built new
crate porch. After the main part
was completed but before the brick
pillars were built, or an ounce of
paint was put on, the bill was nearer
$500 than $500 The thing, Just ate
up money like an elephant eats hay.
If cement was not so much in dee
mand it would be cheaper and wiser
to erect cement houses, the price OF
lumber has scared SO high. IL
The irish Situation -
|, An article in THE Literary Digest
of today, July "a, 1920, gives some
data regarding present conditions in
ireland, which are appalling. Let
y
Raids upon private houses within
the last two years number 20,09D
alone" In many cases there is no
trial. Nobody understands what
these people are charged with. They
are kept in Jail for months. y, 49,,
fully imbittered. Nothing good can
come out of this tyranny A great
deal that is bad must naturally ar
rive. Tyranny should meet it's doom
some time. Occasionally some mem
Der of the police is shot Then the
two Irishmen for every such shoot
ing. Tourists are wisely keeping
away from poor, unhappy Ireland,
this present year. wish [ mighE
copy here the full text of the story
as it appears in the columns of the
| digest. y ia
AS we discover the English au1
| thorities are not willing to give
| home rule to Ireland, although it
has promised time and again by the
British parliament.N During the late
war with Germany the government
on the Irish people and this seems
| to be time when might makes
right"
Like the children of Israel yia
| Egypt the way seems long and
gloomy, to oppressed peoples. There
must come a time when God in HES
| heaven will send relief! 20
In the world war for democracy
it is sad to know that ireland like
Armenian, has no protectors and are
not allowed any self determine
ton" in the accepted meaning ,Pt
1.-THE term. ~ " ..
THAT there is great injustice at
.present inflicted on poor Ireland
goes without saying, and it is ALSO
very plain to be seen that the allied
nations of 1917, 1918, were more ap-
preciative of Belgium than of Ire
| land. -
The blood of Irish victims is cryr
ing aloud for vengeance, but the
| present world rulers are turning -
deaf ear to the appeals of Irishme1l
for pity or justice. ,p
Strange indeed that it should be