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T*ACF f« * I « * • BUILDING COSTS DOWN 28% WHAT rr MEANS TO YOU 4 * t; • / , * ' X . two Seattle homes were constructed last year. ....I Present prices for the same materials and labor that A went into them are 28% lower than in 1920. . The top illustration is of a five-room house v J. ' .;•• • at Rainier Beach. Last year it cost to km. f^gZMPra*J&: * : il il P!tl bui . ,d —~ $5,789.48 This year it would cost.. 4,170.67 ■nr JM Saving. ... , r - The lower illustration is of a seven-room Seattle home, complete with hardwood Saving. . mia»j».«.» . .^.52,038.64 1 Any Size House Be a Home Owner jyp; / »*• /j>V \ % OW * rati °* ° f / «rr vNmc - VSORT X / 1920 building /- , im< . \ I_ r _ . \ / costs on homes ( F SEATTLE hat confidence in you, J ■ A J illustrated. The / -k>- \ SHOW YOUR CONFIDENCE in Se- l ri « ht hw,d di »- I ) attle by becoming a real part of Seattle \ ►J ,l * c * I V/< /ZV grmm • ow s r— —a home owner. Aside from civic loyalty, \ /V°//It l\ \ / co,u • A/f $\ V\* it is a good INVESTMENT to build in a \ 4&//r l\*A W ••*«■! of Mil *\\ V^/ growing city where realty values are con- / Z?/ if, A 1 a n • /;' £ \ y' •tantly incroing. 28%. i-X^X Seattle made the third largest popula- L. tion increase in the country, according to 1920 3,000.00 1921 Cost. . $ 2,160.00 £! an f d v iooi ?i on v on i,°,( 1920 Co* l - S 1921 Co«t._^,.s 3,240.00 Amer, " „ w '» 1920 Coit. $ 7,000.00 1921 5,040.00 you be among the home owners who "cash IQ9A eiennn nn 1001 n * *-«•«-* •» X'XoX'XX in" on Seattle's future /realty values? 1920 Cott. 15,000.00 1921 510,080.00 • # % THE "Build Now" movement in Seattle and else where throughout the nation is based oh the soundest of reasons—ECONOMY. And Spring _____________________________________________ is the most logical of Seasons, #TT Talk it over with your Building Material Dealer, Architect, Contractor, Real Estate Agent or Banker, and prove to yourself the reasons why the present offers real home building economy. j * Houtefurnishings and Furniture Are Also Reduced in Proportion to Building Coats TTTE SEATTLE STAR mm AY. ATRTT. *. VKT. II