jvening. April 25, 1925
THE EUGENE GUARD
Page Thirteen
IlifpLilS OF
EVS OWNERS TOLD
FIVE-ROOM HOUSE IS FOUND TO BE- PRACTICABLE
Accompanying Plan Shows Home That is Small, but Contains Enough Room to be
Large, With Small Expense Lacking in the Larger Building
0 nt to own a home of
i The Pacific Coast Better
'"tow" issnfd th! fo,lowing
"rfoBS for the person wishing
r '..Ene home a misstep
VSoZ.'e.-ogetth. best
M ... ,t watch every step.
iTirf low association, or bank,
money on the property,
. direct financial interest in
Vjm fd yourself on certain
fSu mflkin that
no old mortgages, no un
ha taiei. or bill- for building
.fUli, or other claims against the
nin yonr title Is clear, or
u insured or guaranteed. Lenrn
ay esiementi, such as the right
telephone company to place its
i pon yonr lot
t oo make a purchase offer with
deposit, include -a statement
whether window shades, stoves
,tier movable property are in
4 Bisk from loss by fir or
tnt ahoold be assumed by the
T until the title passes to yon.
en offer should be dependent
sor tbtalning a satisfactory loan
since the proposition, and the
j f the owners to furnish pa
ts show a good marketable title,
from liens or encumbrances. In
words, do not bind yourself to
purchase until yon are sura of
yon are paying for and that you
fouce it.
on most be prepared to pay taxes
mr property and possibly special
imentt for installation of water,
nge, electric lights, gas or other
e otffltles. or street paving and
alks. Note what improvements
lretdy made and what additional
joa may have to pay for.
i baying a house and lot yon
borrow what yon cannot pay in
Bemember that the more risks
limine the fewer the lender will
to charge you for. Tour promise
y back what you borrow will be
ed by a mortgage or trust on
iroperty. A first-mortgage loan
it over one half or two-thirds of
tine of the piece of property is
j-safe investment, and the rates
west should be low. The lender
second mortgage takes more
and rates of interest nnd dia
s are higher. If you agree to
i home without the title passing
n at once, the seller tikes less
ind yon may save money,
tere are building and loan as
ions throughout the country, us
orjranized to serve the needs of
s like yoursolf, who wish to
a a home. Their plan of weekly
rathly payments, both on prln-
and for interest, has proved
from the experience of mill
if people as an aid to systematic
Loans may often he obtnln
om savings banks, trust eom
), state banks, individuals and
es for estates. I
'tainiiiR money on a second
age is usually not so easy. Re
er that when the owner of n
takes a second mortgnge in
;at be may plan to sell it for i
that he probably charges you '
ifths or less of its- face value,
lingly. I
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Much has been said about the five
room house and its practicability. To
prove that one is practical we show
here a bouse that contains enough
room to be large and with the lesser
expense of a small bouse.
The exterior design is one that is
most Adaptable and popular on the
coast. This design being in shingles
will fit into almost any landscape as
a small, homey and cheerful resi
dence. Being influenced by the English
cottage it doeB not take on the char
acteristic squareness of the rooms,
which is most undesirable. One will
notice in glancing; over the floor
plan that ell the rooms are large and
airy. The bath room at the back be
tween two bedrooms is accessible
from the kitchen without going
through the living quarters which at
times can be most embarrassing.
There Is a convenient linen closet
in the L as well as a sufficient
amount of cupboard space in the kit
chen. The fireplace located in the end of
the room and away from the entrance
is nice as it eliminates the cold drafts
and chance to blow ashes back into
the room.
"With a small amount of work in
plantings and shrubbery arrangements
! brick vene construction which Is
i used In some parts of the country as
a make-shift between all frame and
masonry construction. It consist of
. four-inch brick wall tied with thin
; metal strips to frame stduding and
sheaving. Veneer forms one of the
1 worst fir?, hazards possible in resi-
uennai bunding, because the firemen
cannot tell by exterior appearance,
that it is a sham and often enter The
building in case of fire believing that
the walls are of self-supporting brick
construction, only to be crushed by
the thin veneer walls.
The economy wall is in the main
a 4-inch brick wall but with 4-inch
pilasters at frequent intervals bond
ed into the 4-inch wall so that it be
comes seif-siiftaintng and substantial.
This wall has been tested and even
though the hollow interior of a limine
might burn, these walls will stand
secure. The wall is also planned so
as to give unusual protection around
window and dor openings and to
provide a substantial masonry bear
ing for second floor joista and roof
timhers for small dwellings, garages
and other buildings of light occupan
cy. The new economy wall will have
the advantage over any other -construction
in use today. Its coat is
approximately that of the cheapest
frame construction, is much lower
then brick veneer, and far below the
cost of any wall built with hollow
pre-east units. It is declared by brick
men. It also affords a much warmer
and drier wall than anything yet de
vised in masonry, costing less than
the solid brick wall.
i0 VALUE TAKES
E
f lool run
run HO 531
this could be made an attractive
home. -
Plans and specifications for this
bouse and others published here will
be furnished on application to Wai-ters-Bushoug
Lumber company.
CONCRETE
WILLS DESCRIBED
''Houses made fireproof by gypsum
concrete walls" are described in the
current issue of Popular Science
Monthly. The magazine says:
Gypsum, commonly called "nlastar
marble bleach, asbestos, wood flower
and other minerals in various pro
portions. Then, thoroughly mixed, is
produced mngnicite. The specifica
tions vary according to the nature of
the work and the lays.
Magnesite calcined at low temper
ature with magnesium chloride pro
duces a cemently quality and has been
known for half a century. The secrecy
maintained by its manufacturers has
hampered its more universal use. Of
recent years the public begun to real
ize its value, also the similarity of
the various named products. How-
PATENT FIRE ItL
TO REPLACE BRICK
Longest Tunnel
LONDON. April 2.-. Britain will
possess the longest tunnel in Europe
when the scheme ftr carrying the
waters of Ixich Trief nnd l.och Ing
gaa to a hydro -electric station at
Port William is completed. The tun
nel will he 15 miles in length, two and
a half miles longer than the Simplon
tunnel, ami in some placet will be
2000 feet under the mountain.
Mountain All Motal
ROMFj. April 25. Aluminum man
ganese and mercury all have been dis
covered in one Italian mountain. It
if estimated the mountain, named
Mount Amiata. which appearently is
largely made tip of mctnl, also con
tains gold.
A Fingerprint Maze
LONDON'. April 2."i. More than
400,tJ00 fingerprints are recorded nt
Scotland Yard. Since this system was
adopted in 11)01, more than 250,000
criminals have been identified by this
method.
DETROIT, Mich., April 25. When
the members of the National Assm-in- i
tion of Heal Estate Boards gather in
Detroit in June for their anminl con-j
vention, they need not go so very far
from their headquarters to find
striking instance of the way in which
real estate values increase. j
Manhattan island may have been -sold
for $ 23 by the Indians, and aec-
tious of Chicago's loop were perhaps I
bartered for an assortment at jtandy j
trinkets, but the record ( in cash real
estate transactions must undoubtedly
go to tho plot of ground in this city
which was once bought for one large
copper cent.
The purchaser was Mary Watson
Hudson, a citizen of Detroit, who ob
tained a plot of jrfouud in accordance
with an act of congress, which for a
cash consideration granted every real
cstnto holding, following the disas
trous fire of 1S05 in which the thriv
ing little city was virtually destroyed.
It is upon the same site which she
obtained for a cent that there has
been built the $14,000,000 Rook
Cadillac hotel, the tallest hotel in
the world, and with the largest num
ber of rooms of any hotel outside of
New York city.
Portland, zoned during 1024. the de
partmeoi' records chow. The num
ber of cities and towns now protected
by zoning ordinance has reached
320, and more thou 24 million people
are now living under such ordin- ;
a nee s.
lUvi! estate hoards under the lead- :
ership of the National Association of
Heal Estate Board have had a lead
big part in. the drafting of zoning or- .
dinancea so as to conserve the rights
both of the gencrnl public and of the
individual property owners affected. ,
Of the totitl number i( ami in.; ir-:
dinancea now in operation, 100 are
comprehensive ordinances, regulating
the use. height and nre: of buildiujcs, t
the department announcement states, j
J'artial regulation, applying only to
use of buildings, or in a few cases :
to use and area or use and height, ,
is gin by 121 ordinaucos.
I
Matchbox Their Home j
PARTS, April 25. Pygmy mice, so ;
small that a family of the in can bo ,
housed comfortably In a matchbox, ;
have been sent hero from Africa. '
Osourn Hotel Beauty
Phone UH.
Tarlour.
Phone S. K. ?vn frT piano wnin.
CONCRETE
BRICK
BURIAL VAULTS
DRAIN TILS
IRRIGATION PIPS
SEWER PIPE
CULVERT PIPE
HOLLOW TILE
BLOCKS
SEPTIC TANKS
Eugene Concrete
Pipe Co.
Blair. Phone 903
s
e;
City zoning, designed v to protect!
home owners and other land owners
in the reasonable s of their prop-!
erty, has gnined much headway in the
last year, according to a statement
just issued by the United States de- J
pnrtment of commerce.
Sixty-two municipalities, including
Pho
OREGON
P40
MOTOR
CO.
030 Olive
A substantial fire safe brick wail
that can be built at a lower cost than
any other masonry wall now in use
Wns intrmlitrxtrl in Phlfxii,,, Kominlli-
of Taris," which has been used for j ever, a greater knowledge of the ma-:.- u-i-t, ,,nfn(1 r ,1
centuries for plastering walls, is the ! terial and the industry is needed to ia the bk niifnCturep of the
essential 'part of a new fireproof further growth. . I "n.tr'- lc wail is the invention of
building material. Mixed with cin-1 In 1867 Slnnialnus Sore, a French i m"'m J rver; architect 'f 'be
tiers, gravel, crushed stone or furnace civil engineer, discovered mngnesinm ! olnu,on llrR'k Manufacturers' nsso
slag. nnd poured in forms, it can be oxyrhloride cement. A few yenra . p.ml:on HIJ W,IS ll"w" fr He
used to construct main walla nnd par- earlier he discovered zinc oxychlorlde ! tlme .Rt. th! meeting of that
titions of one- nnd two-story build- cement which has been used for fill-1 " """"
ings. It Is possible now to erect nn j mg teeth.- Thus the most commonly
entire house-" of this incombustible used name is plastic magncsite, but
mineral nt a cost that compares fav-'lhis obviously is a misnomer, as it
ornbly with that of a wooden building. ! is not mngnesife but magnesia. The
While it takes ordinary concrete ; former is the mineralogicnl name of
several days to harden, gypsum con-j Hie carbonate of mngnewium nnd nf-
erore will harden within 110 minutes. J ter calcination its residue is oxide of
Hie new wall is known on the ",eco-i
nomy wall," nnd as compared with the!
solid eight-inth wall, which requires
Hi brick to the square foot of wall'j
surface, the economy brick uses only
seven nnd one-third brick to the
stpiare foot. The wall is particularly
ATKER IN SESSION
ire goiii forward for the
nnral conrrntinn of the Pa-ortb-e
Real Estnto nssocin-
I held in liellirghnin, Wash.,
'A 31 and August 1.
tlsnd and rnriMis other cities
' IVific northnrst re plan
o ndinj dclrjiations of real
to the fathering. It i pro
to run auto caravan, from this
od other points in the territory
""wintion to nellinshnm.
1 Beliintham Realty hoard is
S Preparations for entertnin
ot the delegates and has some
Plan, nndef n.. I : i..-:
n'i nr uiviu.imi i
' P'nrm, according to word !
. " 1. . Zimmermnn,
secretary of the association,
tton bake on the beach and
Hin, win be some of the fea
. "ere will also be a aeriea of
erenu and salt water bath-
tf"ram of the convention Is
"J l ""ki"- lt ' Planned to
' ol the pr,.,r,m wm PonsiBt
wrence. nn.i.. i -t
m- The plan is to enable
t take part in the discus-1
" all inl.jeets. j
. G. Kdwnrds. president, and
it ,. executive secre-
F.t.7 ''"'"rt Association of,
,"!' will he present :
, f''h't"' nnd will speak. I
.' , " """""'Inn will fol-
Z y ,h' Wf Knijhts
l""tert to hrinx a laree
, ' ''"minenf realtors to the '
At effort w,ll he made to have;
r,r .T, "'",n'1 lh r"' "'
nt (tenv.,r,,
This speeds up construction work.! .magnesium or magnesia, if the min-;"1'81"" to u.spince tnc misuostantiai
lessening labor costs.' Also, since thejcrnl is calcined at low, ft'"p-t..n..ft i
material seta so rapidly, a compnra- the resulting oxide is both plastic
lively small number of forms can he , and caiwtic. that is when mixed with
used' over nnd over as the wnlls go water it produces a sticky mass. To
up. Another ndvnntage is that gyp- ; properly nenne tne term -plastic it
sum is considerably lighter than oth- Jwas deemed more advisable to use
er concrete. i the term "caustic" to properly dis-
AU corners and openings are rein-! tingnish the high temperature nnd
forced by steel rods or welded- steel , low temperature. The former ia the
fabric. In one-story construction. I one used for commercial mngnesite.
outside walls arc made at least six ! The occurrence of magnesite min
erals is found in many parts of the
world, in Austria. Csecho-Slovnkia,
fireece, India, New South Wales, New
Caledonia. Portugal. West Africa, on
Island of Margiritn, and Kastern
C-ahndn. ns well as the I'nlted States.
WE HAVE
For Sale
3 Second Hand
Water Closets
2 Second Hand
Sinks
In Good Condition
at a Bargain
WILLIAMSON
& CO.
153 East 10th
Phone 636
incites thick; in two-story buildings
eight inches, while partitions need
be only three or four inches thick.
In a laboratory test made recently
by the Department of Civil Engineer
ing at Columbia Tniversity, a wall of
gypsnm concrete was exposed to fire
and kept under temperature of 1700
degrees for an hour. After the test
the exterior surface of the wall show
ed no signs of the heat. When the
side of the wall exposed to the flam
es was washed ivitb water from n
fire-hose, it showed only a little of
the cement wnshrd away, leaving a
slightly jutted surface.
Magnesite Origin
Given Explanation
By a. c. nrns
Maenesite what is it ?
That is the question of many who
are building or contemplating build
ing In Eugene.
The material known as mngnesite
is the commercial product, after caus
tic magnesia cement has been placed
In air-tight machina with cilfcia, talc,
BOILER MAKERS
and
WELDERS
W. SHENTON
rhone 101)4
518 E. 8th St.
Eueene Foundry
and Machine Co.
Let Gas be the Finishing Touch That Will
Ascure Your Home Comfort.
Of course tlic new limiio will bt piped for pas! It's
almost ns essential for comfort and convenience
as doors and windows and a roof.
If you're building this summer, notify us now. Or
if you intend to have "the old nest" made mod
ern nnd up-to-date with Gas Service, let us know.
Call at our office and let us demonstrate new Vul
can Smooth Top Gas Iiange.
Free estimates on any installation new house or
old. Just phone 28, or coino into the office.
Mountain States Power Co.
881 Oak Street
Phona 28
Protection
IJxplained
, .. the out.ide of rotir
"t i 7 '? rt-
v -.. fm,, impossible to
' te '.,'.!"". 11 '" "'' Im-
differ-no, in
ita "' ouui'1"' -
in tha room
.. ' Oi.lllld to
M Jt' ';'r,,n' kept
,r ii r... "nii.r. mis
V.'"'n"" '"" pin
well
this
"i;;,." ,7"n- 'Vk1 to rot.
. jrr r iiUT ,
tiai
ice
time an
S.e that
roatt of
'k i i " ?W of
HEAVY OLD GROWTH FIR
SLABWOOD
CORD $4.50 C0RD
Give u your orderg befora June 1st There' A Reaaonl
BODY FIR SECOND GROWTH
OAK ASH MAPLE
We are now booking ordert for ummer delivery of
KING COAL
From Carbon County, Utah
See ua before you buy
Prompt Deliveries Courteous Service
MANERUD - HUNTINGTON
FUEL CO., Inc.
Phone 651 Room 24, 1st Nat'L Bank Bld.
FINE TOOL WORK
AACH1NL
In our machine ahop we
not only do fine tool
work but mnnufnrtiiro
fine toola tlismalT,
thoBo Inatrumnnta of pre
elalon which all gooil me
chanlca love to work
with, becauae the toola
almoat Kuarnnt"e Rood
work. If you have any
job requiring aklll and
accuracy. Mini It here.
Eugene Foundry and Machine Company
518 East 8th Avenue Phono 1054
S. B. FINNEGM
Machine Blacks mi thing
Soil Truck Tires; Auto and Truck Springs; Auto
Wheels and Itims; Oxyacetylene Welding
We carry carbide in cans; also blacksmith coal,
and oxygen in tanks.
A Clean
Camp and a
Dead Fire
The First National, on
behalf of tho Forest
Protection Sorvioe,
urges overyono to bo
extremely careful when
enjoying tho great out
of doors this summer.
A clean camp and a
dead firo will protect
Our valuable forests
against that destructive
enemy tli o FOREST
FINE!
FIRST
NATIONAL
BANK
Eugene, Oregon
jT)f DISTINCTIVE :fjl
Will brighten up your home for Spring. Our
line will include just what you want. Select
your paper from our very complete stock of
new patterns.
LET US SHOW YOU
9 WWtSHfS .
LUDFORD'S
Paint, Wall Paper, Art Goods ,
922 Willamette Phone 749
Twin Oaks Lumber Co.
FIR AND CEDAR LUMBER
SHINGLES LATH
HARDWOOD FLOORS
Phone 782 669 High St.
At Your Service
LUMBER AND BUILDING
MATERIALS
Walters-Bushong Lumber Co.
4th and Poarl
Phone 500
CONTRACTORS
-And-
ME BUILDERS
We were never better prepared to supply you with
Lumber, Lath and Shingles
We have a large stock of lumber of all grades and dimen
sion, and have added two new trucks to our equipment which
insures you of prompt delivery. Remember we offer you
nothing but old growth stock of the most durable quality.
We have a plan service that is of great benefit to any one
planning a home and we want you to come in and make use
of it.
It Will Pay You To See Us
Before You Build.
The Booth-Kelly Lumber Co.
507 Willamette St.
Phone 452
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