DHSEIH ATTRACTIVE AND COMMODIOUS HOME OF BRICK Airplane Carrier Lexington Uses . Graham Brothers Truck As Tender I II Mil DESIRE GF ID II Essential' Feature of Comfortable-Home May Be Easily Attained New Business For First Part of 1928 Heavier By Wide Margin . ... 'J' . , HUB m DEMO STEM ' - . -, II mmmmm L ! " It M t) ' : M r - .. - - -. e "1 J WliHW t , v itcoHD Flooi? Plaji' I Diking ?k. !? v- SrSfi- YKbT Tloor PuawK W. J. Howard Until a comparatively few years ago, frame construction was of considerable lees cost than brick; that .is, it was cheaper to build a house with a wood frame covered with sheathing boards and finished in siding or shingles 1 than to make the walls of solid brick or even brick veneer. This, however, is no longer the case, rvith the catting off of the for , ests, wood is no longer the cheap . material that it was in former years, hence the difference in cost ' has been so reduced that in many - parts of the country the cost of wood, construction approximates that of brick. As a consequence, brick" is rapidly coming into gen eral and popular use for all types , of residences from the largest ' mansion to the smallest bungalow. There Is a false idea in the minds of many prospective home builders which is but a left-over idea of former days that such a latce difference in costs still ex ists. Under this condition it is a matter of interest to stop a mo ment and roughly analyze where the possible differences could be involved. Brick is used tor the outside walls above ground only, barring its possible and frequent use in basements. Basements however, are common in all types of houses and are of one form of masonry or another in all cases so that the walls above the ground are the only places that it can make' a difference in ' the cost. With this in mind and having some slight idea of the cost of roofing, plumbing, heating, In- terior finish, mlllwork, hardware Silks Exterior ad Interior House Paints, Barn Paints and Stains Manufactured in Salem Guaranteed white lead and linseed oil base, mannfao turea by experts with more than fifteen years' experi ence with the largest paint manufacturers. - Cut your paint cost, . Buy a home product direct from the ftsr? tory. ( Save $1.50 per gallon. Phone us for free estim ate on painting: &&d suggestions. '". - i - - V - ... .White Lead Oil and Turpentine -' - " VarnishTor Less - Factory 2649 Portland Road 1 -i ,-; lip -111 I 1 lllllMIMf I - and other fixtures, even the most inexperienced in building will im mediately recognise the fact that the outside walls of a well built eouse cannot possibly exceed fif teen or twenty per cent of the to tal cost. It is a fact that walls of the average small house of from five to seven rooms use but from eighteen to twenty-five thousand brick and that the masonry con tract for the walls completed on such homes seldom exceeds 900 to 11200 and often less, including all labor and materials. In the brick house this figure will in clude the chimneys and fireplaces which are usually a part of the walla. It is readily seen through this analysis that a large cost dif ference is impossible. That the brick house is an ex cellent type of house has long been conceded and so it is not strange, therefore, that since they have now come within the reach of all, that there has been an enormous increase in the use of brick for this purpose. Many per sons have always desired brick homes, now they can have them, if they can afford a home at all. and they are getting .them. Sub stantial homes are always the best investment because they are money severs over periods of time. Brick homes have few competitors in economy of upkeep. It is well said of them that they depreciate little because good brick are . not effected when exposed to the ele- mnts. In fact, ageing only mel lows a brick wall. Brick walls on substantial foundations are safe from disagreeable cracking be- Paints Phone 2788 i cause the material does not . warp or shrink. . ' The beauty of brickwork has its appeal to most all home lovers. It is safe to say that no other struc tural material has such an Innum erable variety of exterior appear ances as brick. No two brick walls need ever look alike. Brick Is made in several different colors and each in many shades. The unit is small and the hand of the clev er designer may lay them in many ways. Brick alone has truly dls tincttve beauty and it Is a beauty of a permanent nature because its colors are natural and cannot fade or ran. Builders and architects, feel ing the -pulse of Ihe popular de mand, are creating new things in brick design and adapting old ones to modern usage' and they are getting very attractive results The demand for brick homes in tne nortnwest is growing in a re markable fashion. A rough check shows that more brick homes were built In the northwest last year than in the previous five years Many well known northwest home builders are placing substantial and well designed brick' homes on the market daily. When one desires to use brick for building a home, no misgiv ings are necessary concerning the use of local products because these brick will be made locally with lo cal labor and capital. NEW HOMES BUILT One Community Gains In Population Over 1 500 In Ten Years New homes built in the vicinity ot the Leslie Methodist church and Salem Heights In the last ten years have numbered 345 accord ing to a survey made by the men of the church and announced at a program last Sunday in which lantern slides were used. Tis construction made possible a population gain of 1500. There is additional possibility for grow th in the district as far south as Hovt street, of 100 mnr hnmoi New additions planned sooth of Iloyt street but within a mile and one-half of Leclie church, have an area of 200 acres, which would add 800 more homes when fully built up. The school enrollment in thi territory has Increased in ten years by S00. or 75 per cent. Ii the Salem heichta terrltorv It h increased by 87. or 181 per cent. The entire area tributary to Leslie church has thus Increase in school enrollment 387, or 88 per cent. Daring this period the member ship In Leslie church has increased 231, or 108 per cent, but th Sunday school has galntd only 17 per cent, the figures showed. 'AffYvw.MV WIFE FOR. COHlNCr OPTIMIST 15 A Awho doss tx(ry .CLOUDS. There's no sllrer lining to your plumbing trouble it the- out-of-aight . work waa alighted. Good Plumbing Ja rnrfh what It COSta. ABT other kind lan't " worth house-room 1 . "Whca yo steed a plumber, jom seed a good on)! ' H. EGNER . , i 1613 Ceater Street ' rboe 852 mad 1S10-TY Fine' Fixtures , Standard Equipment -' IN SALEM HEIGHTS a ft A The market during the past two week has continued lo uengtheu under an exceptynali eV)r demand. Alt barometers of current lum ber business reileci a volume ti orders far in excess of that a yea -iso. As a matter of fact, .tn iciest West Coast Association re vort shows tnat business is fieav .tr than it has been at any timt. mce tne miadie of July last year. New business for the first seven weeks of 1J2S is heavier by a wiae margin than tor either ot ut! three preceding; years, bhip- ueuu ana production1 are like- U heavier. Practically the same condition is reelected in the southern pint, orders so far this year are 3.2 per -eiit above the tnree-year aver age production. 'Lie productiou 4.11 per cent below the tbrce jear average. Tnis is signlikant jlihI seema to bear out statement;. made by Chas. P. Keith and other that southern pine production wii 4how a very large decrease, which should help, the pouglas fir situa tion. The National Lumber Manufae turerrs' barometer indicates or ders far in excess of those of last year. Reports from Kansas City indicate that heavy buying is mak ing severe Inroads in yellow pine stocks and that - recent price ad vances have been well maintained and that surplus stocks that were freely offered several weeks ago have now practically disappeared. Here in the Northwest Douglas fir prices are In many cases high er. ' It Is true that there is a con siderable range in values and ome of the more, important ship pers feel that some mills are not obtaining what they should and could obtain for their lumber in view of the present active demand. In calling attention to the very active demand for lumber at this time the West Coast Lumberman fully appreciates the fact that some wholesalers are very well supplied with orders, while others seem not to be sharing in this burst of business which is now coming this way. Just whiy this shou'd be we can ont say except it may be due to gradually chang ing conditions and to the fact that these firms are not keeping abreast with the times developing business for their organizations. Methods which were successful five or ten years ago frequently no longer produce results. This is not peculiar with the lumber busi ness, but is a fact well known In all industries. One of the unfortunate features of the present market la the fact that the general run of uppers do not display the strength shown by common. Some flooring and ceil ing items move slowly. The big drop in price during the past two years was largely in the upper grades. This, of course, has hit the mills hard because It la In such items that losses In common must be made up. Production seems to be normal for this time of the year. Not withstanding that logging is now in full swing, the log supply is not increasing. The shingle market continues, to be strong with an upward ten dency. The fir door market If stronger and higher, There has been practically nolcmpositiTCyreay(ntftaienta,virties change in the Atlantic coast or foreign markets. Business cen be said to be normal in practically every division. There is still a good deal of railroad buying and firms cater ing to this class of business de- EVERYTHING If every other good thing be put into , a building except Common Sense, then an irreparable mistake has been made." says Practy Cal. LUMBER mm u' i 3 i 5- -J . - ! : .-'''iv.... (HHIS Detroit built truck is part oj the r tutor equipment of the huge Unite J States JL Navy's ship and is used for carrying officers, or marines to and from fields of action. Tne wing of a plane strapped on the truck roof is ready to be rushed to an emergency job. ciare there will be more within the next sixtw days. (Reprint from West Coast Lum berman, March 1, 1928) Field Men Make Survey of Market For Douglas Fir and Plywood LONG VIEW, Wn., March 12. Various projects designed to in crease the demand for West Coast woods are now being developed in different parts of the country by representatives of the West Coast Lumber bureau, according to C. J. Hogue, manager of the field de partment of the Bureau. Four field men are attending conventions of regional associa tions of retail lumber dealers, ac quainting them with the properties and best fuses of Douglas fir. West Coast hemlock. Western red cedar and Sitka spruce, and telling them of what the bureau is doing to in crease the sale of these woods through retail dealers. Two bureau fleldbaen are mak ing survey of the market for Western red cedar and Douglas Havellour Scribblinps YELLOW PENCIL WITH THE BAND Louise Rice, world famous graphologist,' and faults in the drawings, words and what nots that you scribble when "lost In thought". Send your 44 scribbling " or signature for analyWm. Kncloae the picture ot th Mikado bead, cot from a bos of Mikado pmHto. aad ten cents. Addrcaa LouhW Rice, care of CACLE PENCIL CO, NEW YORK CXTX LUMQE& 1 ' M1IIS PROJECTS BSE DEMAND TO Equipped for Water, Land and Air. fir plywood in the eastern indus trial field. Other projects being developed by bureau fieldmen In clude work on the eastern build ing codes in connection with gain ing acceptance of the proper rat ing of various grades of Douglas fir, contact with mlllwork firms on the Pacific coast and in the middle west, promotion of the co operative construction of homes from the first prise design in the West Coast Woods Architectural competition, and work with east coast engineers in the Interest of the structural grades of Douglas fir. ! Two fieldmen working In the northwest will go east soon to join the bureau representatives now attending retail dealer conventions! in conducting a series of spring meet fn ?a for tnmhpr flsloRmftn r- f 9 tall lumber dealers, contractors,? ,. JUJU ...(. j , (spending spare hours around the carpenters and painters. WALLS GREAT HELP ideas Will Blossom Forth in New Plantings and Decorations Now that spring has indicated an intention of staying with us. the some-owner gardner will be out with spade and hoe turning up brick mm m "I Just Love a Brick Home" H?S?thr!5f TC1 -f the .oft rplexing question, "What kind of home shall we t-ZttilJ? he brick construction, you will have a home that wU endure for generations one of which you and your children's children can alike be proud. - - Long-Run- Economy And unless you Thave already made a . study of . costs, : you probably will be amazed at tne real economy of building with brick. - Evea the first cost of brick construction Unreasonable as compared with; other building costs, 'while its sav ing to long-run cost is remarkable. PACIFIC, r.oOTivyzsT V " . ': Z i '?'CrL SSfm P SI i ii in r the soil and enjoying the frag rance thereof. Ideas for improving the land scaping by a touch here and there that have been formulating in the home-owner's mind during the winter will materialise and blossom forth In new planting and garden walls and walks. "Brick is an exceptionally ver satile and economical material to use in the 'retouching' process," points out the Pacific Northwest Brick A Tile association. "The rich warm colors of brick ma sonry in garden walls produce very pleasing and harmonious ef fects when used in combination with the foliage of growing sand base makes a beautiful gar- si a v vr allr tKai onvsvto wrh A AH invfi pending spare home grounds can build and can afford. A winding walk in the back yard leading to such a brick terrace under a neatly constructed family clothes line makes this necessary feature of the back yard a feature of less ugliness. It likewise serves a utilitarian pur pose on-dryvy or muddy mornings when the family wash or clothes are to be aired. Elba and St. Helena are the names of the two Islands on which Napoleon was imprisoned, an ans wered question points out in this week's issue of Liberty Magazine. Cristobal and Colon are he two cities at the Atlantic end of the Panama Canal, an answered ques tion points out in Liberty Magazine. ' ...,-t- ' I j n is v 1 s I VI if W I V- "A. warm,-, dry basement is on. of the. most essential features o a home. Too toten do we nenin this part of our home building 4111 lend our efforts to the less import ant features. A damp basenie'in produces, unhealthful living con ditions and causes mtteh slcknes that might' well have been prt vented had more precautions bt-s taken when the basement walls o 1he: home w mate such a; were built. -In a li as we have In the Pa clfic Northwest, -some provisioi should be made to. keep nioibtui, from thebasement walls, builder declare. , -- . "An economical and effectiv. means of carrying off this watc is to lay a row ot drain tile aroun the outside of the basement wall between, the. basement floor lev and bottom ot the wall footing Care should be exercised to plar. the tile at its highest point, least two or three inches below th level of the basement floor but face. The tiles are 1 not close, pipes mut berely serve to hold ; water course open, and if It is no below the basement floor watt will run out of the joints and soal through into the basement. "These tiles, made of burne. clay, are not affeeted by soil acid or alkalis and will last indefir. itely without deterioration. , "The tile should be laid with ai even slop of at least one-fourt) inch to the foot and connect e. with the cellar floor or surfa.. water drainage system. The should be covered Over with gravt or broken stones, placed carefull? on the tile and finer graded to ward the top. When the founda tion walls are built in a saturate, soil, it is also advisable to cove' the exterior face with a coat o some standard grade of water proofing. "By ca-pillary action, wate sometimes rises vertically throuf?i basement wall roofing as oil rife in a wick and consequently th lower part of basement walls ma. be damp. To avoid this a strip o heavy composition roofing, or evei better., two courses of slate lai to break joints, should be laid it the wall Just below the basemen floor level and at the outsid. ground level of the house. Thi is a, precaution taken by so mi builders, it is pointed out. ' "If the suggestions are observe, the result should be a warm an. absolutely dry basement, according to a book published by the bri. ) and tile manufacturers." Between the . years 1690 an 1720 there were more than 2.0" pirates afloat off our coast r tween Maine and Florida, accord !ng to Robert W. Chambers in ai article in Liberty Magazine. -."-.r 4- Mellowed by Time Walls of brick need no paint, cannot de cay, are fire safe and . practically inde structible. They are warm in winter, cool in summer. Twenty, forty-or one hundred year hence they will still be the same their beauty only mellowed by time and with no expense for upkeep. at:? nuj :oc? -men