Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-05-26
BUNGALOW MAKES
FINE FARM HOME
Has All Comforts and Convent
enCes of City House.
NO WASTE ROOM IN THIS
Homes of the Type Shown in This
Design Would Stop the Wholesale
Exodus of Young Folks to
Crowded Cities.
BY WILLIAM A. BRADFORD.

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questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers of this
paper On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
TO William A. Radford No. 1927 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, Ill, and only inclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
keep the boys on the farm" is the
cry from public speakers, magazine
writer's and welfare workers all over
the country. "We must stop this
ies'-etc., but in most cases these
well-meaning people overlook one of
the fundamental causes of this drift
to the cities. Farm boys would stay
on the farm If there was not some
thing radically wrong, and if you in
vestigate the case of the young man
who leaves his father and mother to
live in the great crowded city, you
will almost invariably find that condi-
lions existing about his home were
such that he could not help but leave.
Very often 1t Is the drudgery which
he was forced to endure because Of
Anticipated methods in the farm build
ings, and very frequently 1t Is the
farm home that is directly response
BILE. Too often this important factor
In farm life has been neglected, too
often it has been merely shack or
shelter with little convenience and
comfort. If more farm homes were
built on a modern basis there would
be little need for propaganda, articles
and speeches to exhort the boy to
stay at home. A comfortable home
would be the most powerful attrac-
ton that could be offered.
That is why cozy bungalow home
of the type shown here with floor
sides insuring q good supply Of nat
ural light and fresh air. 1t is con-
nected with the dining room by an
open doorway. The dining room is
about the same size as the living
room. 1t Is connected with the htch..
en- at the rear by a swinging door
and also opens into a side hall at
the right.
The kitchen Is one that will delight
any housewives heart, for it is small
and compact, but ample for every
need. At one corner is a small pan
try, Immediately adjacent Is the wash
room which can be used as laundry,
if so desired. The bathroom, modern
in every detail, is located off the hall
which runs from the kitchen to rear
bedroom. Off the main central hall
running along the dining room is an
other large bedroom, 16 by 10 feet
inches. All Of the bedrooms Of
which there are three, have excep-
tionally large clothes closets. The
front bedroom, IL by Is feet, off the
front reception hall, also opens out on
to the sleeping porch, which is feet
inches by Is feet. This sleeping
porch has window walls on three sides
and should be an excellent place to
sleep in the warmy sultry summer
months.
home like this should be the rule,
not the exception, on the farms of the
country today. Gradually this type
is gaining a footholG and we look for
ward to the time when such thing
us propaganda to keep the boys on the
farm will be unnecessary. Home
comforts are being emphasized in both
city and country because the impor
lance OF the home in community life
is recognized. More and better homes
are what the people want and this is
certainly the case in rural centers.