The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-18
Realty
Celestial Soil TiIIerS.
A Violent Contrast.
Suburban Development.
Subdivisions. 4.
By ROBERT LESLIE BELLEMl

t-By RObEkC LESLIE oELA@1NA"
A CCORDING to a bulletin from
the Department Of Agriculture,
China is one Of the most intens-
fvely agricultural countries on the
globe. There are, it Is estimated.
over fifty-nine millions Of farmers
filling the soil Of the politician-rid-
den and bandit-infested Celestial
republic; these, with their families,
comprise a great majority Of the
Chinese population.
CONTRAST, IL you have the
time, their mode Of living-or
existing-with our own. Theirs,
q long day of back-breaking toll
In the open fields. for reward OF
q mere pittance, a few cents a
week; ours. an eight-hour trick at
some congenial occupation at sal
ary commensurate with the ability
we show. Theirs, a life Of con-
slant subsection to the whifns OF
the mandarins; ours, freighted with
all the pleasures and privileges Of
true democracy. Theirs, to eat q
bowl of rice a day and be thankful
therefor; ours. the choicest viands-
or at least the most wholesome
and palatable. Their lot to live
and die In miserable novels afford
ing scant protection against the
elements; ours. the advantages Of
modern apartments and homes
conveniences such as plumbing and
heating and refrigeration and cleo
trical appliances such as the poor
Celestial. In his most inspired
opium reveries. would not dream
Of!
A VIOLENT contrast. indeed.
: American homes bear up
proudly, In fact. when compared
to those Of any other nation under
the sun. China IL not the only
land that suffers by comparison
to the American. mode Of living.
And each year shows q greater
Improvement even In the already
iaudable home Life Of the great
American public. Each year there
are more home owners; each year
q great number Of families listen
to the call, the instructive desire
to live In q self-posSessed dwelling.
And the great movement today
u toward the suburbs, where one
may build q home, enjoy all the
rnodernisrns heretofore found only
within the city. limits, yet still
know the pleasures OF the open
spaces untrammeled by the hustle
and traffic Of the big city.
ESPECIALLY is this notice.
a able in washington. Summer
by summer the subdivisions on the
outskirts Of the National Capital
Increase and develop. Year by
year the number OF families
who buy plots OF ground out
side the city, there to erect coy
homes, grows larger. This year
I'm particular seems q banner
time for suburban developments,
II today's real estste section OF
this newspaper IL to be taken
Is any sort Of criterion. Nearly
Ill the space set aside for adj
vertisements and news Of realty
10 taken up with subdivision
material. An indication. to the
writer, Of. the Importance to
which that particular branch OF
the. real estate business has at
COUNT the number of subdiI
~ visions and their sponsors
listed on the following pages.
See II the attractions held forth
by HUI n ting ton Terrace, Lee
Heights, Chesapeake Beach, Fair
lawn, Blair, Bay Ridge, Cissel,
Lyon Park and Ashton Heights
do not awaken q responsive de-
sire within you. Do not be
afraid to make inQuiries-and
above all, do not forget that
one Of the surest paths to the
goal Of happiness lies along the