Daily Republican., 1883-10-15
A l,rOvlng TOWu.

| The Dover Delawarean IN Saturdays
issue has the following interesting item
on the growth of the Capital OF the
State
Within the last ten years Dover has
grown twice her size. There Is not
town on the Peninsula that has afford-
ed carBenters more work than Dover
At present 1t Ia almost Impossible to
get carpenters work of any kind done.
There are parties who have purchased
their lots, and want to Duild imme-
diateiy, but have to wait until other
buildings are completed. N0twlth-
standing the large number OF residences
which annually go up there are not
enought to supply the demand. The
owners of houses have run up the rents,
and houses that were renting for $lOO
andS125 last year and this year, will next
year pay their owners from $l25 to $3.50
The landlord ssay that their watertax
IL 80 heavy that they are compelled TO
| raise the rents.
About I've or six years ago the lots
north Of Division street sold for mere
song, but to day they cannot 6e bought
unless heavy priceis paid for them,
somewhere In the neighbOrhood OF
thousand dollars. The lots, nearly out
to the mill pond, are selling at high
figures and are being fast brought up.
Mr.. E O. Eccles is havinga fine resi-.
dence erected on Washington street, and
others contemplate building soon. The
residences which are going up on state
street are very handsome ores, ana
those on Governors avenue and New
street are small, but comfortable and
con venient The large handsome brick
residence of Mr.. Thomas, on Bradford
street IL nearing completion, and when
finished it will add greatly to the i'm
provement of the street.
The frame residences of Mr.. John 5.
Collins and s.r. Watson Broadway, on
same street, will soon be ready for oc-
cupancy. The firm of Cowgirl 4 Green
are having erected on Lockerman
street, opposite the Bayard House, a
large three story brick store, which
they intend to use as drug store. The
work on It is progressing very rapidly,
and it will be ready for occupancy by
Christmas. On same street several
dilipatedbuidings have been renovated
Hazel & Pennewill have erected several
small dwellings on their lots facing
Queen ard North streets; while these
buildings are small, they are large
enough for small family and as the
rents are cheap, they will be eargery
sought after by the laboring class. The
Building Loan Association has been
great help TO the laboring class OF our
citizens.
Nearly all the houses on New and
Queen streets are owned by the labor
ling class. While they are not large
lthey are convenient and answer every
purpose for which they were built The
question has been asked more than
once, how much longer will the large
number of buildings continue to 60 up.
We fear that 1t will suddenly collapse
lunless there are more industries started
here 10 give the people work. At pres
, ent our every resource Is stretched to
Its utmost, and those who come among
us must either remain idle, or get the
place of some one and let him do moth
q ing, If 1t were not for our canneries
and drying houses, a large majority OF
the citizens would indeed fare badly.
We bope before long that some of oul
moneyed men will start industries that
: will be pecuniarily beneficial to themand
at the same time afford employment to
men and women who may come tt
town looking for work.