Modern Pioneers Launch Log Cabin Community. Spurred on by economic conditions, eight hardy families; reverting to the pioneer instincts of their fore fathers; have begun a log-cabin cooperative community on the edge of a wilderness that flanks the Daniel Webster Highway in this section. Among the contributing factors which led the twentieth century pioneers to strike out for themselves were high rents; cramped play room for children and lack of farming space. The cabins, built by the settlers themselves at a cost of less than $400; are constructed of pine; with clear maple and white birch flooring. All the timber supply is taken from the surrounding woods. The original cost of the land; about $60 an acre, and materials not available from natural sources constitute the outlay for what members of the community describe as "comfortable homes." Photo Shows: Mrs. Joseph Aubin, 21-year-orld wife of one of the settlers, putting the finishing touches on the cabin where in they are now loving. Here, she is chinking the log structure with moss to keep out the cold and snow-- an important item, since the temperature in this vicinity frequently reaches 45-degrees blow zero, with the snow about seven feet deep.

Wide World Photos, Inc. · [ca. October 1936]

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