Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 162, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1917 — PROFIT FROM THE BACK YARD [ARTICLE]

PROFIT FROM THE BACK YARD

Any House Owner, at Bmall Expense, Can Build Garage Which Will Soon Pay for Itself. Most house owners have a rear lot that is of no use to them,' and Is generally a source of expense. Why not turn the back yard Into/fc moneymaker; at a reasonable expense you can build a concrete or brick garage big enough to hold four cars on the average let that will earn for you 25 per cent profit on the cost of the building, or pay for itself in four years. This being a masonry building with a tar and gravel root there is no charge for upkeep or repairs. Such garages have been found to be a source of satisfaction to the owners as they improve the looks of the backyard In most cases, and relieve him of the labor and expense of keeping it Ini order. If a person also wishes to have a garden he can by putting up trellis work conceal the garage so that persons in the street cannot see it, also a roof garden can be maintained on the garage when desired.