Evening journal., 1913-02-10
MONDAY. FEB. 10. 1918
CHEAP REHOBOTH BUILDING LOTS.

CHEAP REHObUIH BUILDING LUIS
This Rehoboth Beach Land Grab proposition that
L senator Blackstone of Sussex county has had the
misfortune TO lay before the State Senate is shame
less in its conception and sordd in its purposes that
II should be Killed forthwith by the Committee on Va
cant Lands. to which Il has been referred The more
il is studied the more outrageous il appears and the
more one becomes convinced that il is not deserving
Of an hours consideration by eur State Senators.
Stripped Of all friIs. II is scheme whereby certain
men with long heads and short conscienccs seeking
obtain the ownership of five miles Of frontage ON the
Atlantic ocean, WITH 500 Of land back OF Il, for
the munIfcent sum OF $1,000. AND, BEAR IN MIND,
THAT LAM BELONGS no THE PEOPLE or THE
STATE OF DELAWARE, THOUSANDS OF WHOM
WOULD BE DELIGHTED TO OWN BUILDING LOTS
ON THE OCEANFRONT.
That the proposition may be stripped down to figures
grab may he appreciated, LET look at II in the light
of It's possibilities for building lot purposes aud specu-
ation for the enrichment OF those who might be so
fortunate 10 obtain grant Of 600 acres, mere or
less such hand for $1,000 One acre Is square that
measures s0s.7I feet each side. For the sake OF
easier computation. let reduce Il TO block 200 feet
Square. A city building lot Is 25 by 100 feet. THERE
PORE LEAVING OUT OF ACCOUNT WASTE LAND
AND THE LAND THAT WOULD BE NEEDED FOR
STREETS, EACH ACRE WOULD CONTAIN SIXTEEN
CITY BUILDING LOTS. AND 500 ACRES, THE ESIi-
MATED AREA OF THE TRACT OF STATE LAND
FOR WHICH THE REHOBOTH BEACH LAND-GRAB-
RERS ARE OFFERING $1,000, WOULD CONTAIN $500
CITY BUILDING i0fS
That the proposition may be striped down to figures
that will be fair to the and-grabbers, let allow six
of the building lots contained in each for street
purposes and waste, assume that each acre will cut
ten city lots That would leave total of G,O0O building
lots speculative purposes after the streets have been
laid OIL For those 5000 building lots the Iandgrabbers
are onering the State $1,000, sixteen and two
third cents apiece
THINK or TT! SIXTEEN AND TW0-THIRDS
n
LOTS. NOT TO MENTION THE BEACH RIGHTS THAT
WOULD COVER 4 DISTANCE OF BETWEEN FOUR
AND FIVE NILES. OR FROM THE UPPER END OF
REHOBOIH UP TO CAPE HENLOPEN LIGHT.
stripped to the bu that is the proposition that the
andrrabbers have Oered the Legislature, and the
state Senate has showed the measure the courtesy
OF referring it to a committee instead Of throwing il
out Of the Senate Chamber window.
WE VENTURE THE OPINION THAT III WE WERE
TO MAKE An APPEAL TO THE CITIZENS OF THE
STATE OF DELAWARE FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS FOH
REHOBOTH BEACH BUILDING LOTS At s. APIECE
OR TOTAL OF $4,000 FOR THE 5000 LOTS IN
CLUDED IN THE TRACT AFTER PROVIDING FOL
STREETS AND THROWING OUT WASTE LAND
THAT WITHIN ONE WEEK EVERY LOT WOULD Bl
SUBSCRIBED FOR
BUILDING LOTS IN REHOBOTH SELL AT FRON
S75 UP TO HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS APIECE, AM
THERE ARE MANY LOTS BACK FROM THE OCEA
FRONT THAT ARE HELD AT $500 OR MORE. AM
FIvE-MILE STRETCH OF OCEAN FRONT. WITH Al
ITS RIPARIAN RIGHTS AND $500 BTILDING LOTS
TO THE LAND-GRABBERS FOR $1,000. LEAYIN
OUT OF ACCOUNT THE GROUND REQUIRED FO
STREETS AND THE WASTE GROUND, If THEIR
BE ANY, ThE PRICE PER LOT FOR THE $500 LOT
WOULD BE ONLY TEN AND FIVE-rWELFTHS CENT
PER BUILDING LOT WITHIN A SHORT DISTANC
OF AN OCEAN RESORT WHERE LOTS ARE sELLIN
At FROM s75 UP TO HUNDREDS OF DOLLAR
APIECE.
WE WONDER III THERE Is ANY MEMBER OF TIL
STATE SENATE, WHO OCCUPIES THE POSITION o
BEING 4 CONSERYATOR OF THE PUBLIC INTEl
ESTS, WHO WILL CARE TO BE WRITTEN INTO III
HISTORY OF THE STATE As HAVING VOTED TO Dl
LIVER THIS STATE LAND TO LAND-GRABBERS 4
THE RATE OF TEN AND FIyE-TWELFTHS CENT
PER BUILDING LOT. OR EVEN AT THE RATE q
SIXTEEN AND TWO-THIRDS CENTS PER BUILDIN
LOTT
We wonder ii there is any member Of the state Sc
ate who thinks his constituents would uphold him
such ruthless waste OF the States natural resource
We doubt it,
Ii is matter Of regret that senator Blackstone h
consented TO father such bill in the State Senate
has many friends in all parts of the State who hn
hoped that nothing would mar his legislati
career and who feel that he still has a chance to she
his patriotism and independence by arising in the Sc
ate and asking for leave to have the Land-Grab b
stricken from the calendar II would be pity for hi
10 permit himself To be regarded the champion
such pernicous