New-York tribune., 1922-02-05
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L o1''l i11le Sav inc
Ssas
aooaonny Also To Be Theme
IN Planning House To Be
@hoWn al ''Own Your
Homc" Show ia Arn,ory

economy In planning home and de
wees Tor time saving for the housewife
are to be the features 10 be shown in
complete home which VIII BE- erected
in the 69th Regiment Armorv - tbe
9Wn-l our-Home' Expos ;tion "a be
heid from April % to 80 next. Jnne.
lhomas Simpson, chairman OF the con.
crete products committee Of the e1no-
sitl,n, speaking of the elaborate plans
BENG made for the coming show said
yesterday: @'''''
ne house will be completely Djncd
,oI gas, wired for electricity and ft-
yea with all appliances .nd lahor.
saving devices by the electrical an
N''''i'', com Mnllttec, representing the
new OK Electrical League. and the
S~A appiance committee, with the CO.
oPesa'lon OF the American Gas Assoc
''"e'on' IN an EFFORT to show the eco
nomlc uses Of electricity and gas and
'He need ior proper outlets Especial
q 49, 4s''i..l9n Will be given in eqe piping
lhe Altchen and laundry, so that wom-
en- visitors win see the aflvan+are Of
sucn eXpNt planning and learn tho
rconomy viii also be shown. Mn.
simpson said. in the furnishings and
interior decorations to be used. This
Prase OF eqUippiag the nome viii he
under the direction Of William Laurel
har!ls' managing director of the AT
centre, Inc, who viii be chairman Of
the Interior decorations commit4oo of
the exposition.
Contractors VIII Estimate Cost
"lt has also been decided continued
Nh. Simpson, that a number Of con-
tractors and builders viii be asked 10
50 over the plans and give definite
estimate to what the house win cost
according to the many typcs of con
e1ruct on that would be reDrescntod
On No exposition floor. The exhibit
would De OF 10 practical value unless
we can say to the general public-to
aonieve this will cost you 50 much.
an estimate also will be available on
lle cost OF the furnishings. including
,nteNor finish and wall paper. etc. and
,ne appllances displayed We plan to
nave many hundreds Of designs made
80 50 'haq visitors csn take advantage Of
thls concerted effort.
are determined n end the hous-
ing shortage evils and there is no bet
Yer way TO stimulate home building
than a co-ordination Of all the indus
Nies allied to home building.
Small Homes en- Increase
During the last year there has been
q enomenal increase all over the ras.
OF small house construction Mr.. Simn-
son said, but the national SHORTAGE is
lar from being so relieved tkat condi-
'ions could be called normal The ma
lloh must be urged to b,li'd-and build
~ once. The unemployed situation in
New York City is no better than II was
al the time President Hardings CON
terence sat in Washington last fail
under TIE Secretary Of Commerce. Her
nsrt Hoover, ana declared that 1000.
gvo people could be employed in the
I n'ted states if coNstruc ction-especial-
y small house consrruction-was re-
Sumed. There are to be exhibits OF
everything that enters into home build
ng at the com mlng Own Your Home Ex-
position. The cement Industry is to
occupy an entire section. put we believe
'hat all these materials and products
must be shown in their applied form in
ofcer to resell the American homo to
t1e American DeOplp -