Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-22


SUGGESTIVE EXPERIENCE OF YOUNG NAN IN
SEARCH OF HoME-soxH IMPROVEMENTS NOW
IN PROGRESS
One OF the reasons given BY real estate dealers
why there will be great activity in their business
this fall is the demand for houses to rent
ot this fact there can be no doubt, as any one In
search OF house can testify. The owners OF
houses are also reminded more frequently than
they think is conducive to the happiness of well.
regulated family that there are good many peo-
pie who want rooms. Their front door bells loudly
proclaim that fact and the absence OF the familiar
legend, "Rooms to Rent" is not guarantee that
they will be free from such applications Persons
IN search OF rooms are not deferred by the fact
mat there ts no notice on the house OF rooms to
is frequently rewarded BY Affirmative answers
and an Invitation to inspect apartments which are
above the average The nnsst houses are not ex-
empted, and the reom-hunter In search of desira-
PIE quarters goes nrst 70 localities which please
his or her fancy and after . systematic canvass
next desirable LOCALITY and begins all over again.
There Is a science in locking for rooms which only
experience can give; but while the mental part OF
Ing to lessen the physical fatigue occasIoned by
Climbing steps OF all degrees OF Stespness, and
taking What seems miles and miles Of pavement
people do not undertake 1t any oftener than they
possibly can help, while others seem to be spend
ing most o. the year looking for rooms that lust
suit and never lHa any.
THE TRIALS OF HOUSE HUNTING
1t Is much the same way with houses. They are
nard 10 ind, people say, and in this respect one
year Is pretty much like another. In the spring
and fall society seems to be pretty well torn up
over the great house question. and the trials and
vexations attending the changes or proposed
changes form the usual topic OF social conversa-
ton. People who gro looking for houses will tell
yon that there is great scarcity; that 1t Is abso-
lutely impossible 10 ind house that is decent to
IN. Sir 1plv NOR
strous The room hunters are equally positive on
these points. and altogether there is very large
class OF people In the city who are Just now In q
very dissatisfied frame OF mind.
HIGHER RENTS THIS YEAR.
There Is no doubt that there Is q great demand
both for houses and rooms this fall and in conse-
quence the prices have advanced very considerably.
AS before stated real estate claim that this
healthy sign AS one prominent dealer remarked
to a STAR reporter:
this demand for more room, making itself
felt at time when a great many new houses
nave oeen put up. proves that the addition to our
ZION mas Increased, and then the class OF people
VINO want TO come here to spend the winter is much
greater than ever before. This makes living
d, ;ommodatfons scarce and high in some quar-
ters"
us not the advance in rents general throughout
the entire city," asked the reporter.
"OutSide OF q certain distance from what we term
the center OF the city," Was the reply. ",he adj
SOme
there has been no advance at all But take the
section OF the city within an easy walking dis
lance OF the Treasury and OF the avenue down to
81 or "a street, and prices have advanced consid-
erably."
'The reason for this is very apparent" he con-
tinued "People like to live in what they think
are convenient localities, and the section west
OF 18th street and north OF is generally regarded
as such. why naturally people rush there in
is plenty OF room in other localities and people
high prices"
WHY PEoPLE INVEST IN REAL ESTATE.
Another dealer said that people who came here
to spend the winter liked the city so much that
they would not so away without first buying some
property. This sounds like humorous extrava-
gance, but the speaker really meant what he said
tally true. The future growth of the city is ap-
parent to the most casual observer and the advan-
aages OF investing IN real estate are readily per-
THE OUTLOOK FOR THE FALL SEASON.
The prospects for the fall season seem to point
to great activity in the real estate market Money
Is plentiful, and people have confidence to invest
here and are doing it largely. The large number
OF houses begun this season are going up and the
record OF new houses compares favorably with any
previous year. Dealers differ in opinion as to
whether there will be much building this fall
Some think that the advance in the prices OF ma
terlal Will deter many from building. This ad-
OF last year, but it is thought that with the adj
vance in the price OF land building for peculatiye
purposes or by those who Intend to rent will not
De Desun. Some builders 1nd 1t difficult To get
orlck as fast as they want them, but this Is the
experience mainly Of those that use hand made
all orders and there is no delay on their part. II
Is not thought that there viii be any decline in
the prices OF brick this year.
INTERESTING EXPERIENCE OF A HoUsE-HUNTRR
The delights OF house-hunting are pretty we'll
illustrated by the experience Of young man, as
a vvh
get married. He began the search for house
where he might bring his young bride. he
started out with the intention OF securing house
that had three virtues, namely, that 1t should be
Within reasonable distance OF the Treasury de-
partment; that 1t should have not more than six
rooms, and that the rental should not exceed S25
per month He thought that these were very
modest requirements. He had reason to change
his mind. But it would be better to let him tell
the story OF his search.
Il consulted with number of real estate
OF the kind wanted that were advertised In the
daily papers. first went in the section OF the
city that lies west Of the new State. War and
avenue with a list OF several houses. One was de-
scrlbed In the papers of that day as neat two
that 1t would just about suit me, and PERHAPS I
might get the landlord to reduce the rent"
"O1 course you took that house at once" inter-
"When got there the evening OF that day.
c cont tne young man: with solemnity OF
tone Lnat was almost pathet1c. ut was taken and
the family already In the house."
The listener breathed sympathetic sigh.
" The next house," resumed the young man
more brSkly, eWas described as being delightfully."-
located, surrounded by large yard, and rem arks-
Oily dry. The latter statement was undoubte div
correct as 1t Was perched about 30 feet above the
street, and no doubt the occupants would be In
the same condition after making the ascent But
as am generally temperance man, would not
need an artificial thirst creator, at least every
day; and, besides, salt fish produces the same
result with less effort. So I did not
make the ascent. There were other houses that
were available In this vicinity, but some were On
the summit OF Yellowstone canOnS; others nestled
by the side OF placid duck ponds while still others
overlooked commons, where the goat tOyef with
tomato cans, and objects OF similar natural beauty
adorned the scenery. The girl am going to marry
Is not accustomed to this kind OF Ian fScape gar
dening.and was afraid that she would bacone so
much absorbed In 1t a. to neglect me. 1t Is dam
gerous to make experiments when you haven't
been married long. you KNOW" concluded the
young man, sagely
The reporter thought he detected tinge of sar-
casm In the concluding remarks, but the solemn
expression OF the young mans face remained un-
changed.
81 then went in another direction he resumed.
after pause ''Out on 9th street. near Boundary
a nice little two-story house was advertised. The
rent being so. thought It would do, but when
got there on the evening OF the day it was adver-
tfsed. it was rented:" and the young man breathed
hard.
'.There was another small frame house in that
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