Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-03-10

Joiner shop coptInuously with the excep-
tion Of two years, since 1908, but who
did not want his name 10 BE- printed, and
he said:
IL Tho Joiner shop w make from si1
10 tl5 1 week. No mechanic there
makcs less than $l1 . week. and i've or
six make 20 much - e15. DO not
think workipgmen shuu HArlan's. There
lre more applicants than work can be
found for. l am satithed. They don't
push man and they pay regularly every
Tuesday night. When holiday falls
on Monday they pay on the previous
Saturday.
Water Commissioner James Car.
michael 10 foremausoi the machine shop OF
the Harlan & Hol'iugsworth Com pany.
"Witbout examining tho pay rolls,"
said be, ~ eau assert positively that tho
average wages paid here-laborIug men
aud all-will amount to at least SO Q
week man. There arc sklllsd black
tmiths here, for instance. who make $40
. week."
MECHANICS OWNING THEIR HOMES.
On tho question Of the ownership OF
their houses by tho Wilmington work.
inginen, Chief Clerk Samuel Chamber,
OF the city tax collectors Office, Is prob
ably the best authority in Wilmington.
There are, all told, about 2, 900 real estate
Taxpayers In the city, aud while some Of
these only own unimproved lots there
arc 1900 houses on which taxes are
paid. or the house owners who live In
their houses, four out OF dve are me-
NcEanics. The only hardship that 10 ex-
perienced from the building and loan
associations aries from what 10 known
faniIiArly here as the "Building Associa.
ton crszc,' which prevailed fow years
ago, when l0zus mounted To Q wonderful
premium. aud At ruinous rates money
was eagerly borrowed. The men who
borrowed money in this way arc now
feeling the rinching Of the ahoe.
"a careful estimate oi the compara.
tive cost of living IN Philadelphia and
Wilmington shows that 1t Is nearly, II
not quite, tweniy-iivo per cent. cheaper
In the smaller town. For instance,
David w. Hughes, one OF tho work men
Of The Harlan q Holiingsworth Com
pany. said; Il own my hou here. II
l wanted to 60 to Philadelphia l could
rent my houec for SIS . month. 1t " ould
cost me- for the ssne kiud OF house In
Philadelphia at least SEQ month. Ore
great clement in the chrapnoss OF living
In Wilmington Ia the curbstune market /.
The iarmers drive In from Chester and
Delaware Counties In Pennsylvania; from
New Castle County, Del, and Cecil
County, Md. They save tho expense OIL
freight to Philadelphia, and the WI
mington consumer gets the benefit oi IT,
| Cheap Iona aud cheap produce MAKE
cbcap living In Wilmington.
That the above, tho fAuie as the fortne,
article. 10 true in every resi- ect no unpre
judicsd person will deny, and 1t is proba
BILE there Is not another place in til,
United states where mechanics or work.
iugnsn can do better, II IS well, as II
Wilmington.
The writer Of this article removed I,
this city from Philadel phia sixteen year
ago, aud while he has found that wage
are, as = general rule, somewhat lowe
than In that city. he has also found tina
. workingman can live much better ant
cheaper. Rents arc lower ard mechanic
are not compelled to live In courts o
rear alleys, or II they wish to reside In
respectable house live miles away iron
their work, and spend from 81 SO to IS
month for street car fare iu goiug to an,
from their workshops. Another I'd
! vantage the mechanics OF this city enjoy
which has not passed upnoticci by tn
Press correspondent. 10 the street mark
cts. In these mar kets the purchase
deals direct wi tn tie producer, and nc
only obtains tho necessaries OF lille at ti
lowest pricef, but has the additional sa
is'action OF knowing that everything
fresh and IN good condition. DI
goods, clothing and groceries can /
bought As cheap In this city a. In u
larger cities, and as o general rule tho,
> is p.eniy oil work Tor all who sre able an
. willing TO do It. Snug aLd comfortab
dwelling housss can ss bought and pal
, for IN monthly lu,ents, tho same
r rent, making It possible for every lndu
trious man to become tho owner OF
, home. A gentleman who has charge
u large number OF men iu one OF the II
dustrial establishments IN this city W,
asked scme time ago. by = representa-,
} of tile REPUBLICAN, how many Of b
mtn owned tho houses, and upon maxim
1 inquiry AscsrtAinsi that over 10 per cen
/ lived In their o~n homes.
0 Tho people Of Wilmington are, as
b general rule, generous to fault, an
never fail 10 render sssistancc to tho
!. worthy of receiving when 1t II needle,
o The records of tho charitable asso ciatiol
q OF this city show that the majority
3 cases Of destitution and suffering ri
: caused by dissipation, Incidence and In
d providence, consequently It follows th,
/. the sober and industrious seldom ha,
z cause to call upon those better circun
stauced for assistance. The fact Iii
h even with the chaugeAble weather Of Il
!. past week, which has been conducive
pneumonia, there were but "a deaths,
n OF which wers caused by this diseas
"a shows that this 10 indeed healthy cit
!. With its navagable waters, low-pric,
o land and many railroads there Is no be
It ter place Tor manufacturing sites IN til
e country, while its comfortable homt
}, cheap aud unsurpassed markets, exec
,s lent scho and the almost absolute CT
$ tsinty OF EN- mployment for all who a
willing TO work, makes It an attract
" place Tor mechanics and working me
i The population, now about $500, Ii
4 increased about 80 per cent. during Il
It last decade, but when the advantages
is this city - . place for manufactori
,r aud for comfortable homes for woikil
At men are known 40 they should DO,
)i will bs but few years before the pop
Of lat on will be more than quadrupled.
Why suffer With bad cold when Q
10 bottle OF DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup "
o. cure 4 couuh of the worst kind