Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-06
HOUSES F. 0. B. FACTORY

even in New York where the demand
for the readymade house is so vigor-
| Gus. but you can choose your homo by
mail thru the aid of n catalogue. Most
| OF the real estate agents have these
new house catalogues. and the New
York Public Library did have large
collection which has almost disap-
| peared owing to frequent thefts. The
| prices of the houses range usually
| from 81 800 up, according to the num-
| Der of rooms and the elabora ton of
| detail. Sn the light, so-called ''por-
| table" type there can be obtained any
| thing from Il two-room shack to a
| large Sunday school building or a ga
rage.
Port portable structures are particu-
larly desirable for use on property
which is tied up by litigation. Placed
on untransferabe lots, they can be
rented at n good profit and as soon
as the property. is free, they can be
| taken apart and easily removed to
| another location.
! One of the most interesting OF the
new Types of factory houses is solid
| poured concrete house, made on the
unit plan, and delivered complete to
the purchaser by means of a huge, ten
wheel truck which carries. the house
on a structural. steel cradle and is
equipped with hoists and other ma
chinery for lifting it gently on and
off. 1t Is said that two men can load.
deliver and set up such a house COM
plete within a radius of 80 miles OF
the factory in one day.
oNE-PIECE CONCRETE HOUSES
The architectural features OF the
house are even more amazing. The
one-unit, which is the smallest type.
for instance, is described as possessing
a front door which opens into little
vostibule. with n coat-closet. The CEN
ter OF the house is occupied by COM
bAred dining and living room. altho
ordinarily there is no hint that it is
used for meals. a large mirror on the
wall. when swung down and rested on
two folding legs becomes the dining
room table. This discloses, behind the
mirror, a revolving server which COM
municates with the kitchen. When the
meal is finished, the dishes are piled
on the server and when this Is re-
NolNed they arc transferred Ia the
kitchen at the sink. Tho kitchen con-
tains, besides tho sink. four burner
gas stove and oven, refrigerator and
electric washer. Opposite the kitchen
door ia the bath. fully equipped.
AT ono end OF the house. off the
living room. is n small sun room with
a built-in window-seat. Communicate
Ing with this is a small dressing-room
a. the other end OF the house is a den.
OF these rooms full-sized beds disap.
pear into the ceiling. the bottom of the
bed serving as n large section of the
ceiling. These beds are lowered by
means OF a crank in the dressing
room, and at night ono end rests on
the window-scat and the other on two
folding legs.
The heating plant Is n small stove
in firc-proof alcovc off the hallway
and this has been found sufficient to
heat the house In tho coldest weather.
The coal bin, which IL on the roof.
holds two tons and IL arranged 30 that
by pulling lever the fuel drops d.
rectly into tho stovc.''
All OF these novel appurtcnancee
come with tho one-unit at "a price OF
1880. Two units. consisting OF six
rooms and with even more elaborate
furnishings, cost 5000. and 20 on up
the scalo until you have an Rccumu-
lation OF units which approximatcs in
size and architectural. grandeur
fifth avenue palace.
The factory house is only in its In
fancy. but enthusiasts assert that
there is no limi, to Its future eSpan-
sion