The morning call., 1892-10-14

Huntington streets and Howard ana Archer.
They are precisely and exactly alike. save
for the fact that those on Cumberland and
Huntington streets have store fronts. buI
the latter are exact patterns OF each other.
On Howard street, in this block, one Of
these houses rents for So month. They
boast the modern conveniences. but tie
plumbing is none too good and the ina
whistles in the interstlces where no inter-
stiees should be. They are contract houses
and poorly constructed.
There are many such houses In Kensing
ton. which is forty minutes ride by horse
car from the center OF the city.
Richmond is worse. The distance is about
the same from the center Of the city. The
employees OF he eoalyards form large
percentage Of Inc population here and rents
are from Sc to s16 for a whole house.
Frankfort, which is an hour and
quarters ride from the business center o.
the city. has also a large mill population
Here, too, the houses are brick. small and
cheap, with occasionally seven or eight
room residence for from S13 TO S23
You in San Francisco. / am told. live
mostly in wood. Happy people. favored b.
a genial clinstei Here we i've IN brick
are better off than you. We have a white
marble step no matter how humble thr
home, and if It Is net white marble ia IS
wood painted IN Imitation Of white marble
There is Germantown. Trees HUNDREDS
of years old, green grass II summer ana
1cwer-gardens everywhere. This Is the
place of cottages and msnor-houses. The
latter are usually not for rent, vet hase
ttva w. non I'll
grounds and plaRty Of shade trees. 10 rent
for $50 a mon.A1. But these. ycu must re-
member, are CID, old houses. lacking many
of the modern conyenisr ees and ali Inc lux
uries. The modern house in Germantown
as elsewhere in This city is OF brick, compact
and small in area. but high up in the heav-
ens-oh, the endless stairs to be climbed in
this city Of Brosherly Love! Stairs every
where. eyeryvherel Think OF tnree-TooB
house with tive fights OF stairs to climb!
Alas, row O. These Is now being built III
Germantown
Now for Southwark, fer downtown, aud
for all that part Of the ely lying. say,
south Of Caliowhlll street. u9aiiows Hill
1t was once, where the public executors
were held, but now one OF the market thor
oughfares of the eity.)
Take them at random. Here's Wallace
street, nine rooms, S2S. 1t is an Old house
toe, whose only Recommendation h its walk
ing distance from independence Hall.
Here's five rooms aud bath Ga Mjlli;n
street, near Fourth, twens minutes uae
from the center 81 but lis an old house.
Rere's a 4aFiaite-strest house for 50,
three stories aGd three rooms.
Callowhill and Eleventh streets. eleven
rooms, gas and bath, $50, about a mile from
the Ledger building.
Franklin and Spring Garden; aristocrssie
locality: nine rooms, corner house, SIS
Bet an old sat the house was occupied ia
Penn's time. out the marble steps are there.
Now go westward Tenth street and
Paramount avenue, new house, good IoSal-
itY. IL rooms and eonyeDienees, $40 Thai
is fair sample of the good houses east Of
the Sehuylkill River.
West Philadelphia is the bome of the
millionaires and roer clerks. 1ouc can nave
a cottage and a front yard here for Si4
In West philadelphia. t0o-forty minutes
ride from thu new City Hall -ycu can pas
500 for a brand new, handsome and modern
residence of - rooms, with all the conva-
nienees and Injuries.
Renting is fair In Phlladeiphis, but
nothing more tsea thnt. The agencies are
kent busy, but still there are not a few
vacant houses. Many of the big fabric
mills are running on short time or Will
reduced force ), and SEINE OF them arc idle
at present altogether
Philadelphia is q good Republican city.
Some people cali rs little slow, buk
know how to i've.
We abhor fats and the tenera
we know not az all.
Beer is 5 GEMS and newspapers
RUDOLPH HI