The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-03-07
SOME SPLENDID SUGGESTIONS.
A Plan for Building Houses to Rent.

Editor Sentinel: l have few plans
which l think would be much to the
general interest of the community
that l have worked out In my own
mind and that l want to submit to you
and your readers.
| take it that it is the earnest de-
sire of every citizen of the community
that our population be increased and
thereby secure natural enhancement
Of our property. This end can be ac-
|cOmplished in several ways, one of
which propose to suggest. We need
more and better quality OF reSiden-
ceS. Several citizens, responsible and
reliable citizens, have stated that at
least five to twelve families could be
induced to come at once to Grenada
tC live, if we had modern houses, OF
from four 20 six rooms to sell or rent.
Think of what twelve families would
add to our population, our wealth and
our society. One travelling salesman
recently said he would buy a house
for himself and family if he could on
ly find suitable one for sale. 1t was
suggested that he buy lot and
build: His answer was, Il haven't
the time to give to the building of a
house. My employers require all of
my time nn the road This gentle
men receives aSalary Of more tnan
one hundred and seventy tive dollars
per month, and the citizens of Gren-
ada do not pay one cent of it. Now,
if we could only add dozen families
Of this kind. People who go out
from Grenada and make their money
and come here to live and spend it.
This is the class we need and we
should have them. They want to
come, but cannot because Of the lack
of houses, comfortable, modern cot
tageS. A dozen familieS would bring
to Grenada at least fifty people-eigh-
teen hundred dollars per month
would add to our churches, our
schools. cur society and would be a
help rather than a burden. They
would help sustain our enterprises |
and would in ne sense be burden for
our present population to S0ppOrt. |
These residences are needed and why !
not our citiZeDS band themselves to-
gether to erect them? In unity there |
is strength. Or. why not the Build |
ing and Loan Associations of Grenada |
take hold Of the matter and put up |
'he buildings / believe that the citi-
ZenS of Grenada could be ind0ced to |
subscribe for six hundred shares of |
and loan stock. Then let this
series Of sock buy lots and contract
for six to twelve houses. Then get |
others, who have vacant lots, to build /
with us. making, say a contract for
at least ten residences. The magnl |
tude of the contract wOOld warrant a |
decrease in the cost Of the houses, if
built by separate contract. OF at least
three hundred dollars 10 the house, a
saving Of fifteen 10 twenty per cent.
The rent OF the houses would return
from seven to Twelve per cent on net
cost. \ good invest Dent, & splendid
Investment, if the building Uf the
house brings d family to Grenada,
which is self sustaining. Think Of
he general gOOG to our doctors, our
aWyerS. oar grOcerS and butch ers, and
very other business interest. Citizens
If Grenada. we should no longer in
lulge the hope that some large fac
Ory will SOUu come here to employ a
thousand han da, and thereby make
ity. of large proportions Of Grenada.
Every effort has been made 80 accom-
)liAh tins, and We have failed. Let
rs then make residence town Of
renada. we now have Il high class
f citizenship. his III Itself, attracts
ice people, and while manufacture
ng pupula ion is To be desired and
urrS Shuiid he encouraged TO
'catc with us. ye' a reSl0eUCe pnpu-
itIUI Is more to be desired and
guuii in The emo prove, perhaps, bet =
Ell.
l hope you will see proper to give
his space in your columns and trust
hat may at least put our people to-
along this line. /
Cilizen.