Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-02-19


Mr.. Ep1ToR;-Will you grant me small
space In your paper for the purpose OF SHOW
ing to those who want homes the Importance
of the sale have advertised, as wen US one
OF more Of the reasons why nave uetel
mined to sell, even if at sacrihce Oh "na.
l believe to be its real value. AS 10 my
reasons for selling the first is that after some
forty years OF a very active lie II - .lino I'd
hold up and let others take my place, anu
further | have several sons, who now OF
soon will, require homes, and think u loI
their interest to locate elsewhere. On theli
account have already bought IN virginia,
where hone they may be enabled TO grow
up with the new order Of things there, az
| successfully as in the far distant west. lhe
importance OF the sale will, thihk, w
acknowledged by all who will look arounu
in the city and vicinity, whether 1t be for
country seats or more humble aooues III ~,
mechanics and laboring men. They VII,
find that nearly all the unoccupied grouhu
has changed hands within very few years
and is now held by capitalists at high prices,
which they very well know II Will sooh
command, knowing that in all human propa-
bility the city within the next ten 70 twenty
years will double its population. II any Que
doubts il let them but look at Old Chester,
which after Rip Van Wrinkle sleep OF q
century or more, v'aked up and has witnln
the last three years spread itself westwaI,u
more than twice as far us my outside pounus
are from the center of the city. To CONT
r nearer home, Wilmington within three year
: on the north, has extended twice the us
l lance from the business part OF the city, ~
s the land now positively to be sold as au
4 Vertised
d s'weatward the course Of the empire moves"-
9 and so il will be, must be, with the growtl
9 of the city No other direction from IN
III -, with fhig lOCAllt'
G as it is high and healthy, above all IN
J. miasmas of the marshes and more Hat lanus
within full view Of almost the entire city
!, the rivers, surrounding country and cor
20 siderable part of the neighboring State
Il New Jersey. The permanent growth oil I'd
10 CITY must necessarily be to the westward
a; and those who wait too long may, yet
4. compelled to locate in the neighborhood
n Newport This land is all just outside
q, the city boundary, and OF course, clear
n. CITY taxation, and with borough chart'
n. would have most the advantages necessai
k for local management. | wish ii 10 be Cd
Nv tinctly understood that Ito not intend an
disparagement Of any other improvement
in whatever direction, as every one W
ISL show the necessity for improvement a.
~ directly or indirectly help the other. ~
u, success of West Wilmington interests Il
er personally as well as some thirty lot-holde
he who bought last year, though l presur
N, they are all perfectly satisfied since ha
ell removed the conditions under which til
lar purchased, as some of them have alrea
'n- been offered double what they paid
them.
we Although personally interested in
result of the sale, have no wish to lnuv
led any one to buy without getting the full val
mo of their money, and therefore invite oxat
nation and full and free discussion OF
IN merits Of the location. just outside oil
at city of Providence, r. L., some twenty ye
cid since, before the Providence u Worces
raj Railroad was in operation (which by
way effected the growth of that city ab
for as the Reading Railroad will be likely
effect Wilmington) certain parties bougn
FIR tract OF land for four thousand dollars, q
md in five years made one hundred thousf
dollars on il and had one half the land !
Tin. Providence was then about the same as
and mington now is, and there is every pro
am bility that new railroads and general en-
! If prise will produce the same results here
there A full plan of the property can
for seen at the Office of Grimshaw u McCa
3O2 Market street, and on Saturday, the
ord day of March, all are invited TO exam
ror the ground to their satisfaction, in the mt
vore ing, spend their time from l until o'cl
ach AT the Sixth Avenue House, which will
lin open doors during that Time immedia
after which the sale will take place.
,,r, j. A. Brow
otSo p. Stockholders and others wisl
fhaii information, are invited TO meet at the a
,sraI room of the Odd Fellows Hall, on Stature
Feb. Esd, at z O'Clock I4ot-holders
for please bring their papers TO be correcle
Vim accordance with the new plot.