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The two largest coâ€"operative holusing developments in New York City proâ€" vide housing accommodation for 860 families. Last year they placed $19,000 into reserves for expension of services, and returned co thenmselves $19,000 in cash savings refunds on their operaâ€" tions for 1837. These societies operate their own milk delivery and laundry service, grocery store, dairy store and power plant, and provide libraries, playgrounds, drama and adult educaâ€" tion classes, bus service, and a chilâ€" dren‘s summer camp for their memâ€" penses $15.67 per room per year (Knickerbocker Village); a P. W. A. housing projecs showed the same charges as $14.23 per room per year; while in the coâ€"operative housing proâ€" jects referred to, the overhead charge per room per yrear was $4.98. The place we live in is an important factor in our happiness, hardly less important than meat and drink; and we all wish as much and as good as we can for the money we spend on housâ€" ing. Coâ€"operative housing projects unâ€" gertaken elsewhere seem to provide a way of obtaining more for a given exâ€" penditure on housing than any ccher way, and in some cases providing their awn homes for persons unable to raise the money in any other way. This problem is especially pressing in Timâ€" mins, where accommodation is relaâ€" tively searce and dGdear. Some werks ago a committee was formed to study these coâ€"operative housing projects, and they believe that what has been done in other places can be done here also. The secretary of this committee A very interesting point was brought out by a recent study of comparative costs. A similar wenture under private management as a limited dividend corporation showed overnead (legal acâ€" counting, advertising and salery) exâ€" This is an admirable demonstration in the field of housing of what we all know, that when we take the trciuble to do chings for ourselives, we can alâ€" Committee Formed to Consider All the Details of Coâ€"operâ€" ative Method to Provide Homes for Timmins Peopie. What has been Accomplished Elsewhere. (By H. Roy Clifton, Education Directfo-;*_sâ€"v.ays do them for a less expenditm of the Consumers Coâ€"operative of money then when we instruct some Sociesy Limited) one else to do it, and merely pay th Suggests Coâ€"Operative Housing Plan for Town A distinctive Frenach fiavour pervades this charming Mansard roof home. The architect, D. E. Kertland, has produced the utmost in !Hvable space for a house 21 by feet in size. A large living room, dinette and model kitchen comprise the first foor While K T EL EB V A TS O N HERE ISs A DISTINCTIVE HOME The New York projects, in a high porulation" area,. {(took the form of apartment blocks; the Wisconsin deâ€" velopment has taken she form of an estate outside the city, with individual houses for each family. The coâ€"operâ€" ative method has proved equally adaptable to each enterprise. In each case the entire propercy is owned by the Society, and in the Wisconsin proâ€" ject, each member has a 99â€"year lease of his own house, subject to his paying his proportion of the expenses of operâ€" ation. Each member, irrespective of the value of his house or the amount of his invesement, has one vote and only one, in the affairs of the society. No person is admitted a member unless he signs a statement of intention to build a home in the estate as soon as possible; in other words, the memberâ€" ship is confined to persons who desire homes, not an investment. ways do them for a less expenditure of money then when we instruct someâ€" one else to do it, and merely pay the bill when it comes. The contribution of our time, effort and thoughé is not only less expensive than lazily signing a cheque, but it is also much more fun. To avoid any standardization of deâ€" sign or materials, the society has reâ€" tained an architect to draw plans to suiu the needs and tastes of the indiâ€" vidual members. Many economies of mass purchase of land improvemerts materials and services have been efâ€" fected. For example, the land purâ€" chased was farm land, subâ€"divided by the society itself. The objective of coâ€"operative housâ€" ing societies does not stop at the erecâ€" tion of a group of houses at a subâ€" stantial saving, but also includes the building up in the minds of those who occeupy the houses, of the sense of felâ€" lowship and neighborliness, without which any group of dwelling, however beautiful to look at, will never begin to be a community in fact. For this reason, as well as to ensure financial sta‘jility, selection on the basis of character (not on a ‘basis of wealth) is characteristic of the coâ€"operative housing society. As every resident of Timmins is aware, the conditions of growth in the THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMIN S, ONTARIQ the second provides three spacious bedrooms, each with closet and a carefully planned bathroom. . This type of home could be of clapboard. stucco or shinâ€" gle construction and retain its charm although it was ‘originally deéesigned for stone and * o town have, perhaps unavoidably, proâ€" duced a crop of houses, which are neither beautifully designed nor laid out, and expensive to rent. There is no doubt whatever of the need for a coâ€"operative housing project. Mass purchase of land and materials will provide a better house for a given exâ€" penditure of money. Control of membership, and ownerâ€" ship of the property by the Society will enable the homeâ€"owner to live in a planned area, both with respect to the physical appsarance of the Soâ€" ciety‘s property and the persons who live upon it, thus providing the maxiâ€" mum of control over the environment in which both the adults and the chilâ€" dren must spend a great part of their time. It‘ will greatly enhance the pleasures of life in community which necessarily forms so great a part of our existence. The Timmins Committee has obtainâ€" ea preliminary estimates of the averâ€" age cost per house, after settling on the average size of house required. They are now working on the qussiion of raising the funds. Apparently loans under the Dominion Housing Act have not, up till now, been made in the camp. Whether it will be possible to invoke the provisions of this Act or not, is nc yet known. But it is felt that a soziety would be in a better poâ€" sition to invoke them than individuals. Residence of Mr. Alex Miller, manager of the Northern Cement, Brick, Bloc}: and Tile Co. A fine example of cement block construction. Warm, comfortâ€" able, fine appearing. «dvance E®noravine® BLOCK HOME Suggestions for Making Temporary Lawn in Hurry It is of interest to observe that the Extension Department of the St. Francis Kavier ° University, famous across the continent for its adult eduâ€" cation work, has been working on the problem of coâ€"operative housing for some months, and expects to have its first coâ€"operative housing society in operation at Reserve Mines in Septemâ€" ber. There is no reason for supposing that there is less enterprise or reâ€" sourcefulness in the Porcupine than. at Reserve Mines, zo if we cannot have the first coâ€"operative housing society in Canada, there is no reason why we shouldn‘t form the second. A temporary lawn. Many times it is impossible to start a new lawn until late spring or early summer. Biut these are unfavorable seasons for new seedings of permanent lawn grasses, due to anjury by hrat, drought and competition of weeds. till, a luzurâ€" lant temporary green lawn may be produced within three weeks‘ cime unâ€" der a great variety of soil conditions, and with proper car> will persist through the summer until the lswn proper may be established. To this ind spade the area to be seeded and isosen the surface 2" of soil. Apply a complete fertilizer carrying at least 4 per cent. of available nitrogen, at the rate of 10 lbs. per 1000 square feet of surface. Distribute, the fertilizer evenly and mix well with the upper soil. Reke, and seed with perennial rye grass or domestic rye grass at the rate of 5 to 8 pounds per 1000 square fcet. Keep ground moderately moist urcil the grass is well established, and mow at a height of 2" during the first month of growih. These directions come from the Agricultural Experiâ€" ment Station at New Brunswick, $[.J. Many factors enter into the probleimn, stability of property vallues being provably the most important; but the committee up to the present has had no reason to be anything but optiâ€" mistic. (By Helen Fay Baird) A wee new house your hands have built for me; It sits four square upon a little hill In all its beauty, facing out to ser; The dreams of rearly years are now fulfilled. Each driven nail, each stud, each rafter too, Each shingle on the roof, cach pane of glass, Bespeaks the lovinz care I‘ve had from you, The home is the founcation of the nation. Better mean better netions.â€" doubt, Feeling your sheltrring love, whate‘er becide. rage without, How dear and cory shall it be inside, Enfolding warmth Cispeiling every And now when winter storms shall se score of vrars thet we‘ve toâ€" gether passec. THURSDAY, MAY 12TH, 1938 In Gratitude Advance Engraving