The daily gazette., 1877-08-27

To,those who want 10 invest for site
for home in the future the lots offer such
inducements as we have mentioned that
cannot be exeelled.
1t has often been said that Wilmington
is one of the wealthy small cities of the |
country. In proof of this 1t is cited that
her shops aud great works of industry
are freer from debts and embarrassment |
than any other city of her size-that her
mechanics are men of better character |
and more skilled in their several voca-
tions; that there has been no stikes here
and there is harmony and general kind
ness and friendship existing between the
employers and employees; that the latter
are able to enter Immediately upon great
contracts whenever the season of trade
"Opens, and complete them with cash
upon cash principles that the Whining
ton banks are all sound and wealthy,
having large surplusages in hand and
heavy deposits awaiting opportunities
for investment. These are facts. What
they are worth to the trade may be readily
imagined.
Our practical knowledge of business
life extends back to 1S43, when the largest
of our great works were in their infancy;
and when there were none that would be
called capitalists at the present day. A
comparison of 1643 with 1873 would
show what could be done upon small
beginnings by industry, skill and energy.
If we can in the next thirty years show
as much on the side of profit; basing our
calculation upon the same ratio of capi-
cal, it will be pretty difficult to fix just
approximate limit to the means Whining
ton will possess for operative purposes in
1907. The school boy of ten Will then
be in the prime of life. With such
scholastic advantages and the aid of i'm
mense church capacity aided by numer
GUS beneficial and moral societies whicl
we lacked in 1913, we do not see how
we can fail to do even better in the mex
three decades than we did in the thre,
Immediately before the panic of lS73.-
Where then will the limits of our city
thirty years hence? We will leave thi
to the Imagination of our readers.
But when the man of 60 was a bo
Paris had about 100000 inhabitants, ali
London about 100000; now Paris hs
100000 and London 100000. 1t
ilxal hat ha - a..
world will be stopped. Philadelphia h;
100000 and New York 100000. Th
they viii reach the present magnitude
the great European cities we cam
doubt, and in shorter period than it b
taken Paris and London to climb to the
great proportions.
Wilmington has only her manufacto
les to depend upon; if she had in her re
great State like Pennsylvania, with lie
islatiye aid to stimulate her growth, s
might become metropolitan in size. b
there is great hope for her rapid progrt
after awhile although she has to stand u
on her own resources alone.
we begin to think that the panic exa
tions have about reached their utm,
and we have got nearly down to hs
pan. Wages are not as low as thew We
before the war, as a fixed rule; nor C
we build quite as low as we could III,
Bat we have reached point where if
Improvement is made there is some he
of reward in its attaining higher vail
In lo47 eight and ten roomed houses
10 or 20 feet front could be erected ;
sold with small profit for 81, 800; thi.
cluded the cost of the lot. Now 81
houses can be erected for about
amount of money but 1t is exclusive
the lot. We base our remarks on in
nation derived from builder, who
showed us his estimates for several bt
es. One of them is 81 feet front by
feet deep, back building IA by 22 I
two stories, with water .losets and
modern improvements, painted and
nished throughout, tin roof, Stone st
aud the pavement all layed and the hC