Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-15

Il modern city nome. L ueN prefer 10
take their soap and towels to a near
by mountain stream to bathe than to
have running water of tho hot and
cold variety attached to a bath tub in
the house. But of course not all rich
folks are that way for some are de-
sirous of having their summer home as
attractive and convenient as their
mansions in the city.
On the other hand there are lots of
folks in moderate circumstances who
desire to put on plenty of style and
venient as a five room modern bunSa-
low in the city.
There are arguments on both sides
of the question, but really a summer
homo is primarily designed for vaca.
tion purposes. When you go on a va
cation in the mountains you usually
want to take things as easy as you can
and what's the use of being encumber-
cd by a lot of excess rooms. divers con-
vcniences that may get out of order
and cause no end of grief should they
freeze up in tho winter time.
1t appears to me that the greatest
sport of living in the hills for four or
five weeks or maybe three months II
the summer time is to get far away
from civilization and it's standards as
is possible and get right down to ma
ture. It's easier to get back to nature
II you have to wash the. sleep out OF
your eyes in the morning in a cold
mountain stream instead of in a porce-
lain lined bowl with hot and cold
water. It's easier to get back to ma
ture II You tramp all day and go to
sleep with the chickens instead OF
reading your eyes out by electric
lights in the evening.
The mountain evenings usually are
cool. Hence a little fire And two of
tho REQUESTS OF a comfortable noun
tain cabin are a fire place and a sleep
ing porch. Hence II you will build
these two things and then attach the
rest of the house to them you will have
n place that is perfectly satisfactory
and comfortable enough for the most
ardent vacationist.
Some folks want log cabins Others
want homes made of cobbie stonces
Others want ehinsied affairs and othcrS
contrary to tho belief OF many folks
log cabins are not as cheap as they
look. that Is II you have to hire the
work done. The price charged by the
United States Forest service for tho
timber is reasonable enough but It
takes considerable work to get tho
trees cut down. trimmed, skidded to
the sito and raised. Then of course
there must be come finishing materials
SO when the cost is tQtaled it will not
be much less II any than tho cost of a
cabin built of sawed materials hauled
lumber yard.
II YOU can't do tho work yourself
there is usually a man in the vicinity
who can do almost anything from
building house and shoeinE n horse
to cutting your hair. You may be a bio
to hire him to do the work and while
he may not be a skilled workman in
the sense we use the term in tho city.
he can get your house up and II Will
be comfortable, warm and rain proof.
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a summer home. II you were figuring
on place to live the year around, you
might be called upon for additional ex-
pense and skill.
7 have seen ono room shacks In the
hills. All that tho owners expected oc
them was to serve "a sleeping quart
ers. Cooking was done outside under
the trees Then I have seen summer
homes Of the most expensive variety
with eighteen or twenty rooms. n half
n dozen baths. libraries with thousands
OF hooks and living rooms large enough
to serve as dance halls These arc
fine, no doubt. but IT does seem ridic- |
ulous to spend so much money on
homes that are used only a few weeks
in the summer time
Every summer home must have a
name I presume. because nearly all |
summer homes I've escn have their
nomcnclatures painted on boards and |
tackled to the sides somewhere. Unique |
names are best. according to already |
in existence.
a Wee" Brown Palace The Green |
Dragon" Busy Bee" are n few ey- |
amples. So you see there is a world |
of material to draw upon for a name |
for your summer cottage, While vou |
are at ~. take plenty Of time to aelect |
a. good ono and II will last for years. !