The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-06
SATURDAY, SEPT 9 le70.

AN EVIDENCE OF COMING PROS
PRRrrY may be found in the increase of
buildings during the past month In this
city. 1t has been long time since
there has been fifty houses commenced
in a single mon h. That was the num-
Der of permits issued for August; and
we should not be sui prised If there we've
almost as many permits granted for Sep
TENDER. II is sad that there are no
small houses Tor rent in the thickly set
tied portions Of the city. So long as
real estate can be built as cheaply as 1t
can be bought new buildings will be
erected. Because q new house is always
more desirable on account of its fresh
ness and cleanliness. Houses wear out
too, Ike otter things. They require re-
newa', and house that has been rented
for five or ten years may require five OF
ten per cent. in repairs. co Il at 1t Is
really cheap r to build than to buy in
almost ali cases, when 1t is con idered
that the property Offered for sale is mos,-
ly situated where it dos not command
tenants, and remunerative rents. There
are larse number of vacant lots closely
within reach OF the markets that should
now be covered with good, conven enl
small houses. The prospect is tia a
very large number of such small hous s
will be in demand next spring. Wag' S
will necessarily continue very low for
some time to come and as the ard
times have not full y reached every class
yet, il may be expected that many who
have lived in fine houses will be required
to exchange them for smaller and less
expensive ones. The process of re-
trenchinent too is still under way and
many will fall into it as there are many
alwa, to fall into any other fashion
just about the time it is expiring. Slow
people are always the last to move; but
they are as sure to move nevertht less as
those who ATE compelled to yield to the
early stages of the season If adversely.
Such protracted and fearful period is not
to pass away entirely until all have fe /
ft-and at 10 time are all Frustrated al
once. On the contrary during all the
season of adversely there have been Ger.
tain C asses and professions that have
made more money than they did in the
season of prosperity. AS The epid nit
produces fruitful season for physicians
nurses and un lertakers, so the distres
in business pr duces work for larg
numbers Of people, and as the hea tn
season returns the incomes of thousand
are reduced and they are required t.
meet necessities that are not looked for
ward to and prepared for in their prospect
ty. We shall all have to taste Of the ills q
the "hard tim s. before they are passed
and it would be well for some to con
time to act as though they never ha,
passed, since in fact there are AWAY
some trades that suffer in the best c
seasons. We shall be much mistaken
however, If the next spring does nc
open with trade that will require tn
labor of all that will labor; and thos
who learn to labor always the mo,
happy while employed, 50 that wit
plenty of work we shall have sue
cheerfulness and happiness as we ha,
rarely had before, unless some ambition
foolish, wicked disturbers create SUI
annoyances as are produced by ''strlk-
that never fail to drive away emplo
ment and make the laborer unhapp
The patient toiler is sure to be the gain
in the end, for competition is sure 10 pl
duce such increase OF the pay as blu
ness will fairly bear.