Newark post., October 31, 1917, Page 2, Image 2

About Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969

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Opportunity of a Lifetime
EDEN PARK GARDENS
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FACTS About Wilmington, Delaware
The Most Prosperous City of the
Break Ground for
500 City Homes The Sin of Contentment—99
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|| THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE CITY OF !!
;; WILMINGTON, DELAWARE ||
ii The richest city per capita in the United States.
;; Per capital wealth increasing more rapidly than in any other ;;
city in the country. "
ii Over $50,000,000 invested in manufactures alone. ..
|| Annual pay roll considerably over $18,000,000. "
•• Home of Explosives business of America. ;;
! : Home of the Glazed Kid and Morocco business.
11 Home of the Vulcanized Fibre business. !!
: : One of the largest producing centres for Ships. ;;
ii One of the largest producing centers for Steel.
11 The center of the Passenger and Freight Car industry. !!
|| Population in 1911—87,000; in 1917—110,000. ||
ii 124 Passenger Trains through city daily on 3 Railroads.
II 50 Miles of Electric Street Railway; 4 Interurban Lines.
II 10 Banks and Trust Companies, with resources of $80,330,219. "
ii 8 City Playgrounds, 7 Football and 15 Baseball Fields.
II 91 Churches; 31 Public, 19 Parochial and Private Schools.
II 539.74 Acres of the finest Parks in America. "
•• Average annual temperature only 53 degrees. ;;
ii 1029 Building Permits issued during 1916.
II Factories in all lines begging for MORE Men. II
;; 22,000 Houses in the city, and NOT ONE FOR RENT. ;;
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When You Live in Eden Park
Gardens
Mayor Lawson Turns First Earth Toward Relieving
Housing Congestion
Or rather 99 percent of the peo- | investing in property,
pie are not sufficiently discontent
ed to do what they ought to do.
Everyone knows that Real Es- 1 pa y the penalty in your latter
täte is the road to wealth; but less ; years. Y'our loved ones must pay
than one percent of the people of | too.
America have taken this road.
The people you envy most are
those who own property. Yet you
are content not to own property
yourself.
How do you justify yourself ex
cept by the sin of contentment, by
the luxury of laziness, by the fall
acy of idle hope?
You see this little one percent of
your neighbors always getting
richer and richer.
You see them always buying , a
lot, or a house, rr a farm—always
The sin of contentment bears a
heavy penalty. You are going to
The first step toward relieving the congested housing conditions
in this city which have caused so much concern, was taken Thursday
morning, when actual work was started on the construction of 500
houses at Eden Park Gardens, in South Wilmington; These 500 houses
to be ready for occupancy within one year from this date, and they
will go a long ways toward providing quarters for many families now
living under conditions that have been termed most unsanitary.
The inauguration of the work was attended by some ceremony.
Mayor John W. Lawson was present and turned the first spadeful of
dirt for the foundation of the first house. The Mayor made a brief
speech, in which he psoke favorably of undertakings and expressed
the hope that the project will be carried through to completion without
difficulty.
H. H. Richardson, special engineer with the board of harbor com
missioners, and H. T. Price, a member of the board of assessment, were
among other officials present.
Why don't you foster the spirit
of discontent—the spirit of pro
gress?
Refuse to be happy until you
have something to be happy about.
Follow the few who have, not
the many who could have.
Whether you have a hundred
dollars or a hundred thousand
make some investment today.
WE WILL MAKE YOUR PRES
ENT SAFE AND YOUR FUTURE
CERTAIN.
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You can
Walk to Your Work
Save Car Fares
Walk Home at Noon
Kiss the Kids
And the Wife
Get a Hot Dinner
Kiss the Wife
And the Kids
Go Back to Work Smiling
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your chance.to get the choicest of
sites at Eden Park. Don't be "Too
Late" that's a sickening term—just
be here today—THEN YOU'RE
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for your inspection. We can give you estimates on the same
completed, and will be glad to furnish any information you
desire or to talk over any proposition you wish to make.
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WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
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Eden Park Gardens, starting the excavation for the first cellar of a house in the new city,
Come Out To-day, Tomorrow or Any Day or
;; Phone 1032 and Our Representative Will
;; Escort You.
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ii Please send me full details with prices and terms on houses ||
Ü and lots in EDEN PARK GARDENS. This request not to ob- ;;
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