. twenty-seven. willing to take advantage of the local opportunities for locating fac-tories within reach of three of the most important railroads of thecountry, and one of the best and safest navigable rivers in the UnitedStates. Exemptions from taxation, free land and proper docking facili-ties would make Chester the commercial and industrial center of theMiddle Atlantic Coast. This is not a vision, but a clear and feasibleproposition that has been tiied out in European cities with the greatestsuccess. The city could easily afford
. twenty-seven. willing to take advantage of the local opportunities for locating fac-tories within reach of three of the most important railroads of thecountry, and one of the best and safest navigable rivers in the UnitedStates. Exemptions from taxation, free land and proper docking facili-ties would make Chester the commercial and industrial center of theMiddle Atlantic Coast. This is not a vision, but a clear and feasibleproposition that has been tiied out in European cities with the greatestsuccess. The city could easily afford to secure a loan, not for the purposeof burdening the property owners with responsibilities for extravagantstreet construction or fanciful improvements, but for the purpose ofgiving itself a chance to become what is within the citys power—aprogressive, active, growing and prosperous community. The increasein the number of homes, the large volume of local business, and theconsequent increase in taxable property, will more than pay for theimprovements and the exemptions f
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