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fip van Winkle
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A cftntloiritvu,. mined ..Rip Van, .Winkle onco
left bin littlo vlllngo,; and took hlo. dog and
1,1s qua to kill cqts.on, tliq Knnt'aklll Moun
tains.. . 1 1 iLV.a— ,9 h ea ay -' cq 1 n g e drd o n tliia Mr
V.m.Wlnlclo, MM nia motto. vrifB',' "NoVer nut
sit you "Vh" dU nau-
uoolt." Alflb Im fts , A' nlroilK ' bchovcr In
the rHC2?':£!r»ttRr lKaLJl9,,ng''! when
l„. was halt/ Way tip tho hill; he selected a
rlmdy epot and -laid hlrtvuinwn on the aott
qrass f6"yL wl.n'<«. But -he: slept for-'
iweiiiy yenre, ,jaff the' Story .goes/ and .when
1,„ woke bp and TethrhWl to -his hoiho, ho
-observed somo chnqgo, in tho old villago. Of
course! '' ' '»' -.o, . . ..
Sow, an a cheerful man once said to a
Irlond about to go bhforo' a judge and lurr
After all, twenty yearn ain't much out of
« man h, lifetime. At nny rato It docs not
p, -em mpch rvhon wo look back. But what
changes, inro wrought In twenty yearsl No
wonder Mtlp Van Winkle blinked when ho
returned; to nln old town.
Mow ,'ihany di uu are Rip Van Winkles?
In twenty yenre our own city haa grown and
changed t, a times more than tMe llttlo
tillage tfart Nrot tho KDatnkiUftL; -A few
very foy, bayo been .observing the channc.
nd hHYo taken ftdyontaeov uof v the, city'n
firowtbx;Wnre«)lnj?-Mb' la'nd.' Thbso few-
have bMn wide awake,- tiTi'd"(hey , have reaped
ft rcwanV-yior- their watchfulb" fciit, what
of the many who, like Van WlVikiehvo been
lettlnfii thIhKft irIp?." twenty yciii' ngo-
it scemfl but ns'tnany monthw — these people'
were ybiinK and Eftnguibo. They' went nJonir
from day to day- dodging the', undertaker —
fttid the. gas rtmn too, romo of them— enjoy
ing Ilfl no bCBt£ they poulil, nrot .for'gclUng
that some day they would not be" as young ho
they wero befifWi they became on old as they
. would thefp-'bo, " And so, they put nothing
by for 'tho proverbial -wet day> nor, did thoy
take mcfteUrtw-1:b|ttV would, Onnhle them to fol
low up! "A yduth of labor with an ago of
rase." ; ' - t ...
They' havo'beeh mentally aalecp, Rip Van
Winkles!
Have! you eYer. met a roan who regrotted
having bought land in a groVing Community?
If you havo, ftnd if lie Is a Irlond; of yours,
trill him )Uob to go -.too near tho museum,
lllrds of hlB BpoclcH are rnro. On the other
hsnd, how riwiny nro thero who go about giv
ing nn imitation: of a weeping willow be
cause they neglected to. buy land bcroro tho
trams came along, Ilow often dp.youfihear
jropIO »hy, vtvhjr, t remember "when iijalvern
wils mosiljr'open paddockfli Gonh! (If rd
only known then What I. know now.!" . They
would lead you to bcllove that If they had
Mispcctedvuchprofi£e6fe-t,yicyrwattld havo
ruFhed Nl.v oyr. Jhprilace buying, up land.
Such pcoprd. (e??dept wnili thoy h'kppert to bo
oumelvddr rff-apsb ; ih' \i ; a mixed'." feeling of
pity and 1 mnuseiheht. 1 If their' brains wore
fed to' fdSfrlB' Vo should. havo woodon.ogga on
the market. Whllo they are bewailing loot
opportunities, thfey are allowing -now oppor
tunities, equally aa good, to allp 'by them
unobsorygd>£ ?iV .
As u 'injiiVjrpt "the Opportunities for
MicccaaftiV lftuil' apeculatlon1 abdut our own
rity of 'P're'tbdd' far 'better than
ever they 'have 'been ttefbreop'aro'i likely to
he ngftln. The city, whoso growth has hoon
rramped- -during . the war, . Is about to burst
out In .an expansion of nettlemdrit." 'Arf enor-
.nioua How of immigration Is waiting to set
in to A'UBtrftlin 'nn soon 'fts; tho- passing of
war 'conditions makes slilph available. Tho
influx of gold Boekers In the oarly fifties,
with' their Blow and inadequate mcanB of
transport, would have been as a trickle to
the flood tido wo aro about to experience.
. Enterprising 'arrivals from the old world,
with their accumulations of money and their
experience ;dr t traded and handicrafts, will
make, a great and healthy expansion that will
have as one of Its first effects a rise In the
Tftloe Of land on the fringe, of,,. existing
settlement.
Apart from' immigration, '"tins -"natural ln-
crenso ';ln--our young and«.vlrtlo.-populace Is
eaUBliig ar rapid extension of RcttlemOnt ' on
A!l sides of the city, and with It a steady
rise: in the value of land. To realise how
rapid the Increase In population has beon dur
ing the past few yearn, we havo only to con
sider tho extraordinary incrcnso ln travelling
facilities between the city and suburbs — the
, network of electric tramways, duplication
sad electrification of the suburban railways.
Vet .if wo. think for n moment, wo must real-
Jm; than progrosfl has only begun. What
''must be the rate of expansion when thto on-
1 cnmlhg tide of immigration renohos our
bores? Has ever opportunity been so great?
, Sfaitd ho mistake, eo&o fortunes are go-
: fng .'to be mado by Doople who keep their
. evoj». open. It is a strange fact, bowbvor, that
e'nly'a tow have the vision to eee and the
pluck to take advantage of the flow tide of
prosperity. Because only a few see the op
portunity In all its alluring brightness, and
Hxo It, only those few reap a rich reward.
The opportunity is here. Melbourne is ex
panding and la about to expand further at
an uhpreccdentfed rato. The oncbihlng ten
roars will outstrip In ite rate of proffrcss any
other tlocnde In thta contury. Ono of the first
spots to ho affected by this progress win bo
the MehHUhfis Onrflen Suburb whore largo
lots aro now available for £B0. No deposit,
S<1/ Monthly.
Aro you going to bo. a sharer In that pro-
gross? Or aro you going to , bo a. . .. . Rip
Van WVnklc?
HOMES IVORTII TM PRICH ASHED '
Ulstornwlck, adjoining Glenhuntly road,
and Iclofie to now.lJng.iwn-Now Brlok
and Tiled Roof Bungalow, 6-r. anA conv.,
dalnly entrance hall, double folding doors,
interior arrangements -and fittings are unique.
Trice £1C00.
Canterbury, corner position, spacious
D.K.W.B, Villa, 7 rooms, E.L. and all conv,,
ovcrvthlhg in perfect order, large allotment,
lawns and garden, immediate possession win
1).; obtained .a.'rlce £J.060. This is ljorUi ln-
epoctlon. .%>/ -Vr . ' ' ;
Armadale b«st partidooov to Kooyong
road, minute station, tram, opadoua Brick
n imu #ill Imta. land
«nu - ojuicu iiuui »»»» -
ISO x 120. about. I'rlco £2200. ,Uill. Vltla,
Is situated in ono or the best IRrts- of this
farored dirie-a'ud fsferr desltablo homo.
Bghlouy/tifldl).— High"' pMltlMb el««
to Dew OlsOtrlc tram route,, spacious Btd-
eonlcd Rcsjdonoe, containing 12
and1 ail conyenlences; land, 3 acres about,
prloo, £(000. Tho rooms in Otis spacious re-
stdObob all large and In excellent order. The
proporty should bo on excellent subdlvlslonal
proposition in the near fnturo.
Malvern East— Main, stroot, excellent
residential position. Modern Brick and
Tiled Root Villa. 6 rooms, all large, spacious
entrance hall, folding doora between two
main reception rooms, making ono large
room suitable for entertaining. The rooms
aro all built under one main roof, large al
lotment, lawns and "KS
Price, £1900. WaU worth the price, asked.
Raw— Studley PMMl$j?t
: of 'this favorite residential-- sUbttrt,New
Brick, and Tiled Roof Bungalow, rooms,
ebotco Interior fittings, mantels and ejsctrio
Installotton, large entrance ehojee
Inwna and garden. Price, £240®.: A- really
charming htrma. .
Moderate Homo Buytrt should iwo the
8plendli Queon . Anne W. , B. f
' Morelaml, containing 5 ro®roa». Jw' B'"-
: Larid;66 120, about. Pnco;t;«SW, ,
. Ckulflold— Nonr Metric Tram, new BHCk
and 'Tiled ROof Bungalow, B rooms. kU
60 feet frontage. Price, £850. asr terms
arrirood. V.
Surrey Hills.— High. PwWon. sp'ondld 7-
rooined Brick Villa,
conveniences, This property is ®nv'ont
to tram and station, and should appeal to
homo seekers or Investor.!, as the price
. asked, £775, is. really a.. bargain pr|cp.
CMmrg. - Gt»d position;. c'00lJi:a4i?'S
traib DiF.W.13, Villa, 6 nxjiris and
couvenlonees, made street 'and built
about 7 yeara ago; Oregon 'l®"19 V1
. Price, £&ffi| £200 dep., balance o»Sy terms.
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