IDEAL HOME CONCRETE FLOOR TO BE POURED THIS WEEK - V! Ideal Fi resale Home Is to Be Finest of Kind ibrurture (Costing S18,000, Built l»y Davt- K. Johnson, )esigiH*cl by Clias. VT. Ros pubfrrr, at 710 N. oOtii. me of tbe louses of its ul, costing: * 1 Jii0yot sloi-jitfMl in »tiv i • w Happy Holloy addition, is be 1 ing erected bv The Omaha i’.ee at 7f0 North Fifty-sixth street. It will l*e Known as the Ideiil Firesafe Home **f The Omaha Ree> ami is being con st met ed by Have tyv .LohiTspn, if j * • - * •I 'h tries \V. Ttnsenhevry, a ivhit ed . has worked out. complplp plans for *^thp home arul orftrtracts are being Id 'Tyr various phases of its construction. It" Will I ip a SpjHji.sh type honipj with Uyiing room, dining room, hall, sun . rfiom and kitchen on the first floor, three bedrooms on the second r, each plentifully supplied with et.s. he house, when completed, will ■esent many weeks of effort on part of The Omaha Bee to Irjstl fL. campaign trt better biiilk^p^, t’A create .interest in home flUfr iction. Th# Onfchha Bee cordbwlet • it costs practically no more to struct a beautiful and wSff ipped home Ihnn It does to erect of less sightly appearance. Help Home Builders. n Initiating the construction of I home. The Omaha Bee is In ■ed with the desire to help prospec i home builders in the planning v house and to demonstrate what lie accomplished with the co oper lion of tlie men and organlaatlons this city In construction work. » plan provides not only for the building of the home, but also for its decorative scheme and equipment of! furniture. Expense of every item and its re lationship to the whole has been the constant thought of the designers Not a home with unlimited money spent throughout it, is the ideal, but s home such as one of Omaha’s fam ilies might desire to construct for themselves. Prospective builders are invited to watch Hie construction throughout 'every ‘fb Vfslt the’*“%tte and to ask 4^ueaJions freely .as to methods . ajivl, rcibjons why. Eafh of the men f in the e^ecilqn of the house W interested in the problem that faces the home builder, and is eager to ex plahi 'fMhh step Of his work. \\^J*en completed The Omaha Bee hopes to present, for the approval of its public, a home complete in every detail, constructed for a sum (hat may be matched with contracts jsnd that-may- produce! homed, .4|iat will .bring satisfaction and a* faring) of pride of ownership. r.ood Site Selected. Tt is doubtful If* *a vhetrer' choice could have boon rriad^'of"fTO» of a site. Faring southeast on Fifty - sixth street, the Ideal F(resafe Hof|ie of The Omaha B*e is situated on the rising crest of the east facing slope of beautiful Happy Hollow addition. Nothing has been left undone to make this one of the coming dfAimfajji resi dence sgcHlpai*. Kh> go nttMlyV^' e s t H c • t in g wjffffc nf Aft lots, have tflbn pl!oS|(5Mfc*™g liojfij within its borders. Landscape engi neers have designed winding streets tte.it will attain the most for each of the lots. Frank Whipperman, head of the Diamond Concrete Products company lias undertaken, for Contractor Dave Johnson, the construction of the con crete masonry walls. Frank Whip perman is p leader in cement mason ry cpnst met ion and in this home he is installing the ideas which years of experience have shown to be right for this climate. Hollow waterproof blocks will be continued throughout * I’ I- I' I II I I I 0 II' l» I I » Ml II I I M M I I'M I I I I I H l» I I I » l| ^ |f “Sommer Beats Winter” | It is with pride that we : announce that the entire : system of heating of the : Ideal Firesafe Home has j : been placed in our charge. | : We-guarantee, that j like all our work, it will be satisfactory : in every way. :: :: Steam, Vapor, Hot Water Heating, • I I C. H. SOMMER ! 2202 So. 16th 8a, 8: SS ■ • a ■ i i i i i i i i •>•<••••• i •• ••■ • i i « i i i i i i i hi i i i i i i ii Did you ever paitUa pidmemj I fk of your future home I 1 v^j |J . h TF NOT literally, then surely in your mind’s eye you have built and fitted the home ideal—as you would have it. What would it mean to you to realize that dream? A home exactly as you would wish it in every detail—beautiful and enduring! The achievement of your ideals in a practical and economical manner is the business of an architect. Ilia services—based on a small percentage for plans, specifica* tions, and supervision of all work—will be more than paid for S* in practicability and economy throughout your home. 1 It's cheaper to 1 “Consult an Architect1f the entire wall construction, clear to the roof. Matching in economy nl most sny form of construction, these walls have the virtue of withstand ingr the cold of winter and the heat of summer. A Portland Cement Stup ed will furnish a pleasing exterior finish. Platner Brothers, who have been awarded the stucco contract by Mr. Johnson, declare that the work will withstand the test of years, and will be attractive In appearance ami adhere to tie block walls as long as they arc. allowed to stand. Skill and Craftsmanship. ‘Contracts for the Interior are not coqipkded. but M. A. Disbrow has un dertaken the important item of the .entire mill work. Their handicraft wljl be seen throughout the win dows, the floors, the stairs, the In terior trim and finish, and in fact all the places where the eye meets mill work. The winding stair, in the front hall Is a hit of work that railed for skill and era ft ma nship in design. Other contracts for construction and accessories a re ^expected to be closed during the coming week. A Wayne Water softener will be in 'sia)h»d by K. O. de Lashmutt. repre sentative of the Wayne Tank and Pump company. The process oY softening the hard water will save plumbing and heating fixtures, make real soft water^as handy as the near est faucet for personal use. and pnv fo* UsellJ. in a few years, in^its sav ' cjHpi^ornmer has undertaken to fcstjBBi'. beating system. Architect Chanes ftosenberry and Mr. Sommer decided on an Arco boiler and Ameri can radiators as the heating equip ment and Sommer with his well known slogan of business, ."ontmer Heats Winter" guarantees hie work to defv a 20-degree below zero tem perature with ease ALL-STEEL CELLAR WINDOWS PUT IN "Why not Install basement windows that will he up to date 10 years from now, also? " queried the salesman. It was H. B. Neff of the Gate City Iron Works and the Rental Hank was so enthusiastic about those h». Moines all steel windows that he sells, that no on* could resist his argu ments. Therefore, end especially as they met about the same as a wood window, they are Installed In the cellar of the Ideal Firesafe Home. "They're the only wlndo'ws In the world that come equipped with steel bars. No <*ne can sneak Into the basement because a window has been left unlatched," he pointed out. "They look Ilk# something pnd they admit a good *0 per cent more light Into the basement." The window#, which are already In stalled. are of heavy pressed steel, electrically welded and hinges welded to the sash. handy .chain holds th# window at any point. Kach window Js equipped with a pressure lock that makes it weather proof and the windows can be set to open at either the bottom or the top. The window subject being disposed of so neatly, ws arttled back to really enjoy th# pleasure of Hank's visit and hear of life and prospects In the wrought Iron business. Not a chance. "Tou might Just as well have a real coal chute," declared Hank. "The Des Moines all steel Is s peach, and only costa 17 to your contractor. So we got Dave Johnson on the phone and Dave 1s Installing one of these Hank say# that It will Par for Itself every time we get a load of coal or wood, In the fact that It protects the house. Concrete Floor for Ideal Home Contractor Dave E. Johnson will have a crew of carpenters busy Mon day morning erecting the wooden truss work to support the Meyer form steel pans which will he used to make the concrete floor for the en tire first floor of The Ideal Firesafe Home of The Omaha Bee. The plans and steel work and Meyerforms are being supplied by the Concrete Engineering company of this city, and the work will he conducted In the same manner in which concrete floors are made for big building^. The Meyerform pans provide a floor that carries the weight of the floor on concrete trusses underneath the floor itself. Advantages of such a floor In a home are many. In the first place, it is a safeguard against fire which might occur in the cellar, arising into the upper floors of the house. The rigidity of such a floor insures that walls cannpt sag and eapse piaster to cf-arit. If an oil burner is used, which might make a slight noise, the concrete floor deBdens the sound en tirely. Any dust or dirt in the cellar cannot arise through the floor into the living portion of the house. Henry Tt. Roessig, head of the con structlnn department of the Diamond Concrete Products company, has un dertaken to pour the floor, when the rans hRve been set. in addition to the otheV concrete work on the home. The additional cost of such a floor ever the wood construction floor is very small, and the many advantages of such construction far outweigh the difference in money. Heating System in Fireproof Home Is Now All Planned One More Worry Out of Way; Progress Being Made at Site, Despite Weather. By WILL. M. MALTIN. Well, the healing system of the new home Is arranged for. Natural ly enough, heating ha* been worry ing me. One fnan asked me If 1 wanted an automatic) furnace—one that fed Itself. Whereupon I shriek ed in a loud voice: "Indeed, no! I want one I can feed with a »poon." Of course that i» Impossible, but I feel that I have come as near to It as Is humanly possible. After looking over a lot of heating sys tems my mind It made up. So Is the contract, all tealed, signed and delivered. C. H. Sommer will Install It. I'm satisfied he 11 do a good Job, too. He will Install a Thrush pressure system also. The fact that he has In stalled over SOh of them In fine Oma ha homes satisfies me that I am do Ing the right thing. Of course some of those homes are bigger than mine, and cost more than mine will. There will be Sfi.t feet of radiation, which will h* amply aufflclent. Going to have a color scheme, too. The radi ators are going to be tinted to con form to the general color scheme of the rooms, and will be placed Just where I know they will look the best and do the best work. I'm glad I've got the heating ays tem all arranged for. That takes one big worry off my mind. First Floor Worries. Another worry I'va discarded Is the first floor. Had a hard time with that problem, but that la all settled. The Concrete Engineering company will do the wmrk. It will ba what Is known as the Meyer form concrete floor, with concrete beams and steel reinforcement. That will Insure rigidity and stability. The company ia going to get right at the work, too. The foundation walla are up. the ateel windows In the basement are set. and Just ss soon as the floor Is poured—that's w'hat they call It. I reckon^we'll begin running up the concrete walls. It would have been possible to get ( a cheaper hunting system, and a cheaper concrete floor, but I'd have you understand this home Is going to! be the best money can build, every thing considered.- A whole lot more than concrete and steel and glass and pipes are being built Into this flresafe home. There Is going to be Just ss much "best" out of sight as there is In sight. Concrete, Top fo Bottom. This new flresafe home Is being built of mncrefe from top to bottom, except the roof, and that s gojng to be about the asms thing, tile Will tell you about that later The nut side will be stticcoed. and the roof will have all the subdued colors you **e In the old Spanish houses of the south west. Expect Pave Johnson, the rontrac tor, and Charley IJosenberry. the architect, to mutter to themselves when they ee* me coming. Thr have designed and erected a lot of homes, but 1 would have them keep In mind that this time they are ero< t Ing my home I've already told you about the Kernerator, nr garbage burner. Kx el se me, Incinerator. Also about tbe concrete blocks, and now about tbe beating system and the concrete floor. Pretty soon I'm going to tell you about the plumbing, and then the electrical equipment, tho bard wsre and a few other things. Weather Not Ideal Tbe weather hasn't been what 1 would like to have It. heme tbe builders are being sadly delayed Tbit the home ia progressing Flresafe? I ll tell the world I’ll hs\e thing* in that home that would sell might) i cheap If offered at public sale, hut money could not replace them. My library, for inatanoe. I want everyone who wants a home of his own to go out and see the one I am buHdlng. Talk to the work men. Ask all the questions tha* come to mind. That's part of their Job. answering questions This home building problem should be the big gest problem In the world for Amer lean men and women. Take a Dundee car and go to the end of tha line, near ths old Happy Hollow club—Brownell ha!!, if you please. Then whik a block north, a short block west, thence north till you see what Is going to be a real home, an artistic, firesafe home And while there don't forget to look out over the wonderful view. That's go ing to lie a mighty big part of tin home, believe me. Phone# Increase. Ottawa. Ont., Feb. 20.—The nun# her of telephonea increased In Cfinada from 944,029, In 1922, to 1,009.203, In 1923, according to a report of the bu reau of alatisllos. (concrete masonry Waterproof Diamond Concrete Blocks The wall of the Ideal Firesafe Home of The Omaha Bee is being constructed bv us of DIAMOND CONCRETE BLOCKS. It’s concrete masonry, a double wall with air chambers both ■perpendicular and horizontal. Warmer in winter amt cooler in summer, this construction defies -s ompetition in efficiency and in cost of construction. Our own con struction department is right on the job. See it yourself. DIAMOND Waterproof Concrete Blocks will not absorb moisture. Scientifically riesigred. and manufactured in the most modern of the eff' ent riant' of today. DIAMOND product and construction are guaranteed to give satis faction. “DIAMOND” A Besser Made Concrete Block The Covered Wagon and the two-hole concrete block have seen their day and are superseded by modern products. 90'i. of the concrete blocks made today are of the new and progressive three hole type. i * r>0r; more strength. Four cross webs instead of throe Do not require keying. Are perfectly balanced. Kasy for the mason to lay. No trouble about fractions. Perfect circulation of air, both horizontal and perpendicular throughout your entire wall. Allows plastering directly upon the wall. We make Concrete Chim ney Blocks, Fire Clay Flue Lining, Porch Piers, Wall Copings, Sills, Lin tels, Lawn and Garden Furniture. Mr. Hurry R R>ie«slf, hend of our construction department, will he pleased to five you the cost of any hind of concrete work. DIAMOND CONCRETE PRODUCTS CO. Office anH Plant, 42d and Parker Mi. Phone WA Inul 6773 FRANK WHIPPF.RMAN, M*r.—Telephone KE 0401 f City Water | JR8?*39a®3261irj' ^an Be The Ideal Firesafe Home a 117 now under construction, is located in the new | HAPPY HOLLOW gj Water Softener in your home, ! OMAHA’S MOST DESIRABLE fhere is an abundant simply ot | orcmrwrr niCTPIPT ' soft water at every taucet, con- KtalL/tlNLt LM3 1 rwv* 1 HSj Anient as your old hard water, , manv othpr attractivp homes are being yet unexcelled for every house- * and plan, are being drawn for others. (sTH htnn need. kMfiSS V ■ , We 9fe offering building sites in this district at 'S'wqy Wayne Soft Water is so,ter. , prjce„ ranging from *1,600 'o $fi,500. One-tenth leaner and far cheaper to use ; fa,h will secure anv unsold lot—balance one per than dangerous eisterp water. | cent per month. t ali', write or php»e f