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THE OMAITA SUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMBER 24. 1911. BBWsMjBBBBBsa'S) The Omni in Hce's Great Booklovers' Contest TI I E, WHERE YOUR HOUSEHOLD GOODS WILL BE BAIT ICME BUILDER F3 Q r The Cost Problem By Arthur O. Claasea, 1 WDT TELL i v r 1 A ( if Wo. 40 giuiday, bepteu'uir 24, 1311. What Book Does This Picture Represent? "! I Title) . Author Your Name Street and Number City or Town a o 4 Write In title end author of book tod SAVE coupon and picture. Rand no coupon until finish of the content Is announced. Bach picture represents en which edltor- 10 reeta jupon uniu iinisn or tne contest is announced. Bach picture represents A-tUltrnot f ,c.n or ch,lrcte':. Catalogues contafnln 6.O0T name! 'hioh all puzzle pictures are based the catalogue used by the contest 'or sale ei the Business Office at The Bee for 25 cents; by rain Rules of the Contest All tsraoas are eligible to enter this contest Mo.pt employee of the Omaha Bae sad anker at tbalr families. Sack ear. tor seTntj-(ITe ders, there will ba published Is T Bee a eloture which anil rapraaant the name at a book. Beneath eaeh cloture there U1 ba a blank tor the aentaatant to till In tne title at the book. ' Qit ent bath the picture ana the blank and flu la the name ana author at the book as add Four name and addraee seatlr ana plain)? In the apace provided. Je restrictions will be plaoad on the war In which anawera to the pictures mar ba se cured. Each picture repreaenta only one title of ona book. It you are not aura of a title J w' to ssud In mora than ona answer to each picture, ou mar do ao BUT NOT MORI THAN 1TIV AiJSWBRS TO ANY ONE PICTURE WILb BE 1-ERhUTTED In correct aeawara will not be coasted against oonteataau 11 correct aniwar la also gives. Mora than ona anawer should not be put on tha same coupon Extra coupons ahould be aa, r aitra anawera. All anawera te tha name number ahould be kapt together whoa aending la the eat. Oalr one Hat may be submitted by one eonteeunt. though any Hat mar have lire aaawara to each pustle. 7 J.E,lmbr. o'.aoupona uaad answers glren must be plainly wrlttea ea the eatslde of eeoh BIT asbmltted, but do sot write such information ea the wrapper. While aot absolutely aeeeesary. It la desirable that the pictures ahouM 'ia each ease be sent Is with the answers. Is order that all answers be uniform. Additional Pictures and coupons may be obtained at tha office of The Bee by mall or la person Wbea yo hare all seventy-Hre pictured, fasten them together In a FUAT package and brtni or mall tkea to The Omaha Bee, aadraaacd to BookloTers Contest Editor. Prises will be swarded to the contestants sending Is tha largest number of correct solutions In rent of two or more parsons baring tha aama number of oorreet solutions, tha person eslog the smaller nsmbcr of antra coupons In bis set of answers will he declared winner In event of two persona having tha same number correct aad using the same number of ces sans, the person whose set ef snswsrs la most neatly prepared. In the opinion of the full judging committee, will receive the first prlia. Only oae list ef answsra may be submitted by a eeatesuat and only one pries will be swarded to one family at ess address. The use of Us ooupona la not obligatory npoa the contestant, sod an answer mar be asbmltted la say legible manaer tha contestant may ealact. Awards wlU ba made strictly according to the merit of each separate list. ' The same of more than one parson must aot ba written upon any ona coupon. The swards will be made by the Contact Editor aad a committee of woll-knewa ettl. esse, whose semes will be announced later. . IJliJ." ',"1;0, ?, the following territory: Nebraska. Wyoming, that portion of thTlui? MHlTtlleuleC " " '' ouU Wts known u FIRST PRIZE SSi. White Steamer Automobile A 6-passenger 1111 Model White Steamer Touring Car odorless, smokeless end noiseless. No cranking no shifting of geirs; any desired speed, wnue Steamer sales Increase each succeeding year. Has practically sn endorsement of the United States government, which owns and operates more White Bt earners than all other cars combined. Richly upholstered, beautifully fin ished, unlimited power, controlled speed. This oar will be exhibited la Omaha at Dmmmondg. lata aad Harney mtm. . SECOND PRIZE Jg8. In the aoft, semi-tropic, climatic gone, extend tng north from San Diego to Shasta County, Cali fornia, lies Tehama county, in which la situated this beautiful little 10-acre ranch near the town of Red Bluff. This la fruit land of a very high order and Is part of the celebrated Lutheran col ony which had Its inception with an Omaha clergyman. Literature describing this property may be seen at the office of TBOWBBXDGB-BOX TIB CO, la the City JTational Beak Building-, Omaha. ""PsKaT-1 itr'j, a.w:. i THIRD PRIZE Jeoo The magnificent, fancy walnut nsU ATJTO OBASrO FLATXB-FIAsTO which noth ing can excel. No other plsyer-plano has In the absolute the "human touch" so desired by a musical ear and so prised by the manufac turers. This instrument will be exhibited, ex plained and nlayed for anyone who wishes to e It in the ware roome on the third floor f THE BENNETT CO. OUR vital points hive to be considered In tne planning of every home, they are, its loca tion, its arrangement. Its de sign and its cent, in most eases, the first three are mn. j trelled by the cort. The average man will decide about tlit time he Is purchselng his lot. upon the approximate amount of money he think he csn afford to put Into his home. The question then comes up, as to how much to put Into the lot and how much Into the home. Frequently a man will de sire a home beyond his means, with the result, that he Is Inclined to purchase a lot not having quite as desirable a loca tion as the home he will build ought to have. He doe not seem to realise that one s surroundings and neighbors con tribute a great deal toward the enjoyment of a home, when they are desirable and frequently make one discontented with the home when they are out of harmony with it. Then again, a man will purchase a lot In a practically undeveloped section of the city, the lot may be very desirable, but being cheap, It would probably be , surrounded by vacant cheap lots that ' would in time attract people building a cheap clapg of homes. The writer recalls j one prominent example where a man Purchased a beautiful lot with elegant shade trees upon it for 1300, and built j upon it a $5,000 home. Cheap as the lots i re in that neighborhood, he did not even consider it necessary to purchase a corner lot, saving his means for the construction of his home. In less than five years, he had a grocery store build ing on one side of him. and an undesirable family in a small shack on the other side of him. It never cava to huiM a good home on a cheap lot. No hard and fast rule can be set for the right propor tion of things, for sometimes under un usual circumstances, a man can purchase a very good lot in a very good neighbor hood for a very low price, but on the average, one should figure on paying about 26 per cent of the cost of the house for the property on which It stands. If It Is city property, in the country, where the land Is bought by the acre, entirely different conditions are met with, for here a man can have so much land about him, that It does not matter much what the neighbors do. Building a home In a' neighborhood already well built up has Its advantages. One can then note the class of homes and their owners, and know Just what public Improvements In the neighborhood he will be privileged to enjoy. The cost of a home is of course an un known quantity, until the estimates from the contractors have been received. Whether the architect's estimate will be accurate or not, depends entirely upon his ability and Integrity. There are a number of architects throughout the country publishing and designing in cata logue form, who, realizing the tendency toward desiring something for nothing, place the cost eetimate on a design fre quently far below what it Is possible to build it for. In other eases, they will place the coat estimate based upon prices in certain sections of the country, where I . - , HtieiiW -ujl iru .T I jr Ulrlr -rf-r-iff ' ir ii - nun mn 1 --- . . - f r''ii3 : : It costs far less to build than In other parts of the country, and thereby their statement that a house can be built for that amount can be proven. This Is really not an honest way of dealing with future clients, for It Is mis leading First let It be frankly admitted, that no architect has the gift of prophecy, and therefore Is unable to tell exactly what the lowest bid from several con tractors will be. Contractors frequently vary as much as 20 per cent and even 30 per cent in their estimates, and when the men who build the buildings, who are closely In touch with labor conditions, and who have an order at stake when making their estimates, will vary from $15,000 to $20,000 on the cost of a single home, a difference of $5,000. It can be reasonably supposed that the architect's estimate will not be exactly accurate. To Illustrate, I will give a tew examples. The writer estimated the approximate cost of $12,000 on a home to be built in Quebec, Canada. It was built for $11,600. In another Instance of recent occurence, the writer estimated the cost of about $:.000 and it was built complete for $4,200. In one case, the archltect'e estimate was $500 high, and in the other $200 low. In estimating the cost of a large sanitarium, the writer was $3,000 high on his estimate, but in this Instance, the lowest con tractor's bid was unusually low, being in fact over $13,000 less than the amount wanted by the highest contractor. The same month, the highest and lowest con tractors on this particular building changed places In estimating on a small alteration Job. The highest contractor on the sanitarium putting In a bid of $7,000 and the successful bidder on the sani tarium putting In an estimate of $1,000 for the alteration Job. A competent, conscientious architect will always try to make his estimate high enongh to cover any unusual conditions that might prevail In the building busi ness at the time estimates are taken. To do this accurately, it is sometimes diffi cult, for conditions change from week to week, the law of average must therefore govern. Whether an architect can esti mate the cost of a horse from a distance MR. CLAUSEN'S BOOK "The Art, Science and Sentiment of Homebuilding." Thirty chapters, 300 Illustrations. It covers a wide range of subjects, including the planning of bunga 1o"wr suburban and cltv homes, costing from $2,000 to $30,000, 1st lng c ..n acts, choosing materials, proper design of entranoe, win dows, fireplaces, sto. New third edition. Price, postpaid, 91.00. Address, Arthur O. Clausen, Architect, 1136-37-38 Lumber Ex change, . Minneapolis, Minnesota. Willi.'. S....'. OMAHA VAN AND STORAGE CO ABSOLUTELY MREPKOOF Mala Offloe. 806 So. lflth Bt. Breaches, SO So. lTtk and UtO Ws, lets srhs, Telephonei Doaglaa 4163 and ZncU, A-13S0. of many miles will depend entirely upon how thorough a student he Is of condi tions in various parts of the country. With proper study, an architect can esti mate as accurately on a house In another part of the country, as a man In that locality. The cost, however, varies a great deal in different parts of the coun try, ror example, a home will build for approximately 40 per cent less In Florida than a house of the same plan and design could be built for in Minnesota. With these conditions in mind, tha cost eatl. mates placed on many house plan cata logues are of little use. even thouch thv be entirely accurate, for a certain location. Therefore, the only way to determine the cost of any house DubHsiir.fi in . catalogue is to either get the estimate on it from an architect of known veracity, or have a local builder give an estimate from the published sketch. This is a dif ficult thing for a builder to do, however, for lacking specifications and details, he can have only a vague Idea from the sketch as to what ' materials on.t tranship will be required. THE Influence of Home Surroundings is so great that too much consideration cannot be given the selection of furnishings that produce agree able impressions and help create an atmosphere that is both pleasing and beneficial. The department of interior decoration in this store has the latest ideas for making your home beautiful. The new est ideas in pretty floral wall paper patterns in cheerful, rich hues will interest you. Used in harmonious association with exquisite cretonnes they admit of the highest possible art in the decokation of bedrooms and breakfast rooms. Experts in this department will gladly give you sug gestions for decorating and furnishing your home. They have many ideas and will be sure to highly satisfy the most demanding tastes. Miller, Stewart & Beaton Co. THE TAG-POLICY HOUSE Established 1884. 413-15-17 South Sixteenth Street. Dangtrou Snrgrery in the abdominal region Is prevented by the use of Dr. King's New Life Pills, the painless purifiers. 25c. For sale by Bea to Drug Co. FOURTH PRIZE s Ralston la tA ba maniifitui.in. nit itv. ... ev J have a fine start with the Brown Truck Man- ' ., me rtogers Motor Car Co., and the Howard Stove Works. Everything desir able to comfortable llvina- mav b found there. on one of the main business streets The Bee haS Mai lf t tlA itm A,,M.w sezjvv pri feet, and valued at 9370. business lot 71. II'T FIFTH PRIZE. Value S225 v,,. m t,J"rn ,n,a wJih th "e prospect of advancement. The Bee has selected a residence lot 60x110 ft., and valued at 39. wtth&mrn " " 0h. end OWgflr&a&Tc the I..TOaf SIXTH, SEVENTH AND EIGHTH PIUZES rJT2i '"R'nious encyclopedia, which Is a develop. Hi. . .l tha1 Invention, has besides its con tn lfi alu Pf hundredn of editors men Clo Uas'r n0" Vl A ?: the0npre:.daoV0?ha.f0r.,,,h,1', " it U from irrr Eni a. L-2 reliable old house of THOtt. le eeen Thl. encyclopedia of twW."4brX5 i1" n th Omaha office of W. A. Hl.'.rb.h' Co" il K t, may 'e Ave. NINTH AND TENTH pritrs e prlies consist of twenty-four volume -in.t. k,... . that It mske. simpu eTl KoVledg. -wonder book- In hundreds of colored plttes and thousands T in t,i .ro'l educaUon. There are sa'jlDie .n,..ir. .jJ -u.,n? ln hlack and whlta Thla ia nuiv offices of W.'A. iwambl ra 181 sla'L'lJr,;y.b t the Omahi avtsis. These or Know a set. Tli FORTY-FIVE CASH PRIZES Five Prizes of $10. Ten Prizes of $5. Ten Prizes of $2. Twenty Prizes of $1. WATCH FOR THE DAILY PICTURE IN THE BEE. - Zlfxl . - - H - L,i,.i ,1JML, Jl jW's: o X 3 raj -pEiflU ARCHITtCT." A!1TE:AT'OL.Ii, Svlf1. 1 Z x. POKCH. 7 e 3 x 27 al t5 0 Paxes rnr Y&e 'rotl. i ,1 4 iv v.LeV I ooox. J 0 I JL 1 asi.cisi. Get Our Figures on Your Mantels and Tiling, Furnace Work, Builder's Hardware 113 Harney St. if J NATIONAJ. I 4j BOND YOUR CONTRACTOR " ctWMy It insures sstlsfaotory completion of work aocordlng to contract. NATIONAL FIDELITY & CASUALTY CO. NATIONAL FITKLITY ea CAiTJAMT BLOOa J2 3 ,3 !2 X.3 TO. fOJ. 1 1 1 a I What the Land Show Does Tr Group of Omaha people who went to California to buy land in Tehama county, where the Trowbridge-Bolster Co., City National Bank building, Omaha, is selling many farms. The second prize in the Bee Booklovers' Contest is located here. The people in this party were encouraged to go through the Omaha Land Show. Q Andirons for Christmas Gifts e 1 Nothins: mora accentahle tn hnm.liun.ri than r,oi r . . wm-r t,aa-svt, w uvujbbccjici o luou yon vi eaUU 1 zOuS OI iaTe8C (36- sign. a braes spark screen, or a set of fireplace tools. We will lay them aside until Vmna it nrrt ornH nnw Visit our beautiful new display rooms, fixed up like rooms in a home, where we show a hundred different fixtures. Artistic, durable, beautiful and the prices are right. We build mantels of tile, brick and choice woods. We take contracts for tile floors and marble work. Call, please, whether you Intend to buy or not SUNDERLAND 1614 Harney St. crT KmaMBBBBBEeB VV.G.FERRIM M0VINC.IXPRE53 AMD STORAGE 815 Ii. Sixteenth Street Phon Tyler 1200 Moving, Packing Storing E. J. DAUIS HEAVY HAULinO Safe Hoisting i Specialty 1818 Farnam Street TL Doug. 363 fj Tour household goods are la fl safe bands whea left with ns for H ICoTlag, atorlar or racking. R H HAOOAXD B . Bota Phones Doaglaa 19 l H Ina- A-1438. H OenersJ Offloes 1713 Webster St. H LOW ONE-WAY COLONIST FARE TO THE PACIFIC COAST This reduced fare is effective September 15 to October 15, 1911, and applies to many points in California and the Pacific North west. Fast Colonist trains de luxe October i3, 14, 15 and 16. Via, Union Pacific Standard Road ! th Wst Protected by Elactrio Block Slgnala TWENTIETH CENTURY FABMEB Tae Beet rans Paper. For literature and information relative to fares, routes, Pullman reservations, etc., call on or address L. BEINDORFF, 0. P. & T. A., 1324 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska. Phones: Doug. 1828; Ind. A-323L