Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1907-01-25
BOWERS.

Perhaps the readers of the "Chronicle''
are not aware of the fact, that in the
near future, in speaking or writing of
Bowers, it will be necessary to use a big
B. Well such is the case, as we are about
to incorporate our booming little village
1t is hoped that the articles of incorpora-
ton will create enough offices to give
each and every one of us position, as
there are already enough candidates in
the field to supply all the offices, we hope
a few more offices can be created so that
some of us can get in out of the cold.
Quite a few OF us have not paid our last
years tax and after our village is incorpor-
ated as a town, our tax will be higher and
then there will be more of us on the
delinquent tax list. But yet, it is right
that Bowers should be incorporated, pro-
viding the right persons are put in office
There are some that make every effort to
retard the growth of our resort, and if
progressive set of men can be given the
offices, then Bowers can look forward to |
bright future, but if the people that Object
to the new arrivals, (that come here, and
build, and invest money! are given the |
offices then we can expect a depreciation
in the value of our real estate If we
could all join hands and work together
for the coming prosperity of our resort,
then we could look for a continuation of
the increasing popularity of Bowers, and
there is no reason why we should not
enhance the value of our property by
taking as our motto the words that are
found in st. Luke, the sixth chapter,
from the twenty-seventh to the thirty
fifth verses. Taking these words for our
motto, and by all pulling and pushing
together we can make Bowers tire best of
summer resorts, and thus increasing the
value Of our holdings. Some of our resi-
dents claim that our summer visitors and
our new arrivals are of no benefit to our
place, but to them we can but say.
"Would you sell that little piece of land z
you bought five years ago for the amount
you paid for it?' No you would not,
because there is not a square foot of land
within the limits Of Bowers, but what is t
worth at least twice its value of five years
,go. OF course we do not claim your T
house has increased in value, put the (
and upon which your house stands has :
increased in value two fold or more in F
he last five years. Is it because you +
rave done anything to increase its value ? !
70 the value has become increased be- g
ause the place is becoming more popular Q
md attractive to our visitors. and if we =
re wise, we will all make an effort to
,enetit ourselves as well as our neighbors 6
~ doing all we can to make Bowers a Y
asst growing and prosperous town. G
f'this is to be a temperance resort let's r
make it the best temperance resort, but
licenses is to be granted let's make it S
he best and most peaceable licensed re- p
ort in Delaware. u
For the first time in several years, there N
re unoccupied dwellings at Bowers. 4
Mrs. Thos. jackson is on the sick list. II
Chas Marker, the builder is very busy 81
nd has several contracts on hand
VIM Flach, of Laurel Springs N. J. q,
as a visitor to Bowers this week. e
But very few fish or oysters are being ~
lught at present. "Chet' a.