The suburban citizen., 1901-09-07
KENILW WORTH, The
COMING SUBURB.
One Of the prsttiest and MoS'
Promising Villages Of the
Northeast Section Of
the District.

.vbat fools we mortals be- Saio a
orov-haired man, quoting the pa'u
S3, his eyes resting upon the IAN
''o'' ,';,,;r which lies the beautiful
s,,hurb OF Kenilworth. "lhere Wa'
.;.,o when | could have purchaseu
.nres .n oi ground in the northwest % So.
t;on of the city at prices no higher wa" |
,hose at which the lots IN TINS Pie''s
'.I' I d;r;sion are being sold. Had gone
suD SUI. ,,orld he a rich man to-day But
.hanabt il would be long time Oe'o'e
,aooIe would want land in that qual'e'
psJp pa 80 LET the opportunity slip away u"-
;rnroyed Now I'm too poor 10 D"y I
a,an one lot at the low price at VIM"
t,ey are going here to-day Bur some
49, I ,5,l nro6t by this sale for the uine ui
: NOT far distant when kenllWorth VIII,
II. within the limits OF the city anu
Ground which is now going at ten cents
tant will he hard to get at dollar or
more regard those who secureu io.9
to-dav as very lucky people ana II
owes me pleasure to notice that among
then are a number OF working men In
little while they will have homes mere
and then hall the battle OF lie Will nave
heen won. Besides. the lots they nave
purchased will be growing IN vaiae all
the time
The speaker. a man who had seen
fine SHOWS of more than sixty odd WIN
ters pass over his head, had walked five
miles to attend the sale OF lots at henil-
worth on Labor Day. He was unable
TO invest a dollar himself, but 1t was
evident from the smile which now and
then lit up his wrnked face that he de-
rived pleasure from the reflection that
the Young men about him were making
use OF opportunities which he at their
time OF life had neglected. He pushed
his way closer to the auctoneer as the
eager bidders named the prices they
we're willing to pay for the fine lots
which we're being offered. Good ~
said he. as one was knocked down to
neatly attired woman with little boy
clinging to her hand. that was a bar
gain, and one OF these days you'll see a
pretty little home on that lot
The old man was right Within a
few years Kenilworth now one OF the
most attractive suburban sections OF the
District, will be as much a part Of the
city as Mount Pleasant, and people who
invested money in ground there on La
Dor Day will find that they turned their
savings to excellent account The Sub
urban Citizen feels it to be a duty to
encourage investments OF this charac-
ter As the old gentleman above quot
ed remarked, the poor man has fought
and won half the battle OF life when he
feels that he has a home of his own
over his head. There is a princely feel
ing in the knowledge that one does not
have to provide for the monthly visits
OF the landlord and that he may rest at
pleasure beneath his own vine and fig
tree free from worry on that score.
Kenilworth is certainly a desirable
place for a residence and already many
charming villas and cottages have been
erected there, some of which are owned
and occupied by men OF large means.
The recent extension OF the Columbia
Railway to the village and a five-cent
fare eliminate any objection which
might arise on the ground of accessi-
bilty, while the healthiulness OF the To-
cahon-the privilege of breathing the
pure air Of the country while the sitting
heat OF summer is bearing disease and
death to hundreds Of city homes
makes up for a multitude OF so-called
urban advantages Here one may have
COW, which families in rural localities
always speak OF as hall their living
and a yard full OF chickens, thus settling
the milk question and greatly aiding
in the solution of the meat problem
There are now upwards OF forty resi-
dences in Kenlworth, and there seems
TO be no doubt that before the close OF
the autumn months there will be many
more. A public school building, which
will be one OF the best appointed struc-
lures in the District. is now in course
of construction, and it is expected that
several churches will be added to the
one which now stands in the village,
Streets have been laid out in accord
ance with the general plan OF extension
as recommended to Congress by the
District Commissioners and the indica-
tons are that the work OF opening and
grading them will not be long delayed.