Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-08
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IN the prices OF real estate and rents in this city is
conclusive proof %! the greatness and prosperity OF
the metropolis. New ork is the centre Of the
country, as Paris i of France and London Of En-
land People rush to il from all parts of the United
clegancies Of life If they have to pay dearly Tar i
advantages the majority OF hem perfectly willing
to do So whlic thG ojhcrs-the poorer elasses-haye
20 Suher because me means OF living with them do
not increase with the rapidity Of the prosperity Of the
city. Just as q store on Broadway Is more valuable
Tor business purposes. and consequently commands
higher rent than store In some untrcqucnlcd alley
q residence in New gIk is worth more and cost,
moro than residence in any other mart Of Tho
country. Ihc increase OF twcut5, thirty and forly
per cent. now required 10y landlords or he Telt for
last year is certainly cnCrous but the law Of siIprI
and demand regulates rents it regulates the prices
of sugar and broad3l0th Our hotels are more
crowded when they charge five dollars a day than
they were lew years ago when they only charged
Two dollars. Houses are very dear but they are also
Very scarce. even at the high rte and this scarcity
makes them the more costly. Ii one person is not
WILING 10 pay the advanced rent another person Is
and although may grumblc about the cNartiors OF
ianGlordS they are sure to take the highest rate Of
tered. !helc are many instances where fifty thou
sand dollars are paid for stores this year. against
twenty-five thousand paid twelve months ago: and
they prove that New DIRK Is the great business ccuc
Of the republic and that the tide of population is
lowing here most RAPIDLY, The only remedy Tor
and that is 4 work Of time Meanwhile we hone
that the tax assessors will keep the run of these aI
Fanced rates and tax the landlords accordingly.
From the \. y. Is press
"ilIGH BENTS.'-It is stated that the largest rc2l
estate owner in this city has already notified hs ten
ants that from thirty to thrty-fvc per cent viii he
added to their rents on the first Of Nav npyt Uouses
IN 18th street which letting last year for 8 GG)
have been increased to = 500 and 5000 The rents
of houses on Third avenue between &0th and 4oh
streets, have been increased from s. 500 to $ POO
year let Tor $500 l. now letting for $4,000. Fur
nlshed houses much sought after the supply he
ing quite unequal to the demanG.
Store rents are also 10 be raised. building not
TAR from n the corner Of WgEth street and Broadway
year for S%n0O building ON Broadway TX IS feet
deep, has been let from the first of May next for
$1,000; it let lest year for 800 Two buildings oD
Broadway, suitable for the dry goods business which
let IN 1901 Tor SlhvW cac1 and in 1855 for $1,000
are taken from the first Of May for SO 900
The rents Of desirable houses iii the country, which
can be reached from the city in eonablc time have
so 2eGn treaty efG2Sed and are 10 much deaqd
family, being engaged iog the summer ut $3.50 and
SiOA per month.
What, SOW, is more significant than tho
facts stated abosc: and who is willing here
to JOIN IN giving a caosH or an excuse for still
further centraIizing and consolidating wealth
us described, to our own disadvantage. 10 the
dwarIing Of all our great interests? New
DIRK has elements Of oycrshadowinc great
ness enough already. without having our
people add to them by following the example
Of communities still further South and if We
do not realize 1t ourselves, there is no doubt
that our commercial rivals in every direction
do; and that any new and needless disturb
anccs will once more set us backward at the
very time we can least stand st. Despite their
protiigate and corrupt governments th.ir cuor-
nous taxes: the acknowledged filthy condi
ton Of the city. keeping the citizen constantly
IN fear Of cholera and other evils. wealth ac-
cumulates; luxury increases; palaces are
reared, until fortunes estimated at millions
are common, and the visitor thither wonders
where the accreton Of property will stop,
where already it is 50 enormous.
Well, we look On and note all this. and then
as we have said-turn in to help the ire.
mendous movement. If VIC do not do now.
what was done Just after the fall of Richmond
-impnson Southern merchants who appear
on our streets to sell their productive con
tnue quarreling amongst ourselves: We
wrangle and prescribe one another neither
side being altogether blameless in the matter
and yet knowing this, feeling ii, the breach
bet~lNt people of the same commonwealth
does not close, but rather widens.
ana now the question comes up-How long
Is this condition of things to last? Arc
pleasant relationships, old friendships peace;
quiet material interests; all of no avail in
staying the useless strife? Is there any merit
in fighting over and over again those battles
amongst ourselves, which have already tcrmi-
mated in favor Of the Government? 1t is for
the people to answer these questions, and to
rebuke into silence those who persist in dis
turbing the peace Of the community by polit-
cal debates and quarres, which it is high time
should end