Daily Republican., 1883-07-10
Gc,,,nx Homes Of Their Own.

Building Inspector Chandler informs
Il, that July has started off with an un-
usual number OF building permits-and
If the same ratio continues to t end
of the month it will. excel June, when the
number reached ninety-eight-a larger
number than was ever before issued for
any one mouth before in the history OIL
Wilmington. He thinks there is n"
doubt that the building record OF tins
year will be one-tourth in excess OF
last year unless something unforeseen
arises to check building operations.
The most encouraging aspect of this
active building movement is the tac'
that people themselves are having their
own houses built to order, he same as
they would have suit of clothes or a
pair of shoes made to order. There is
no speculation in the movement except
that of mechanics and laboring men
getting houses of their own to live in
themselves. As a consequence we are
assured that a much better class of
buildings are erected and the person
building it experimenting it in person
|iusures better work. 1t is true that
there are great many houses for sale
in the city which are now only rented,
but this is because some of them have
been built to speculate on and are in
differently constructed. The class of
houses now erected are superior in
every respect, and have all the modern
improvements and conveniences be
sides being finished in very hand
some and attractive style.
1t is extremely doubtful if there is
another city in the Union where more
mechanics and working men own their
houses The first object ola man who
has steady employment and moderately
eooo wages seems to be to get a home OF
his own so that he can te free from the
exactions of landlords, and not depend
ent upon specula orS in real estate.
There is no trouble for an honest, in-
dustrious man to secure home of his
own even if his wages are not up to the
highest pitch
If he only has two or three shares IN
a building and loan association paid ~
for two or three years he has no diff
Guilty in securing lot, and a lot once
secured the erection Of a house upon il
becomes small matter. Sober, ndus
T., trious men generally find friends t.
y help til. IN along in securing homes, bu
such favors are mostly withheld fron
those who spend even part OF thei
time and earnings in drinking saloons
\ house costing fifteen hundred or tW'
- thousand dollars once erected is tasil
held if the owner has employment AM
ordinary wages. The interest on "a t"'
thousand dollar LOuse would be one
:. hundred and twenty dollars and The
taxes, water rents and insurance abuu
" thirty-tve more, making in all on'
y hundred ard fifty five dollars. To pay
this requires but thirteen dollars
month-considerahly less than tin
~ house would rent tor. There is 1nucl
" more pleasure and satisfaction in pay
ing interest than rent, because tn
j., mechanic has house he can call hi
II own and when he makes any improve
- meut it is for himself. If he trrcts
porch, OF a kitchen, or beautilies hi
" yard with flower plots he has no rXac
', ing landlord 20 raise his rent. Thes
" reasons alone should induce every il
~ dustriens mechanic and working ma
to secure his own home, aud W" al
- glad TO know that in Wilmington the
-. are doing So