Evening journal., 1901-07-06
JEWELLERS IN FLATS.
A NEW YORK REAL ESTATE AGENT ON
THEIR CHARACTERISTICS.

/
NntionaIrties Take In Causing
Trouble 10 the OwnerS.
The FIRST question pat by the renting
agent was, What nationality pleasef'
ana the woman in the blue hat replied
\ byasking. Why 10 you want to know
Il meant no offense." said the agent
81 only thought that by finding out
n your nationality ! could refer you at
3 once TO certain buildings on my list
which would be apt 70 please YOU
y The woman In the blue hat had hali
notion TO get angry.
Il don't see what my nationality has
to do with finding a suitable fat she
Z saig
I 1T has a good deal to do with IT,"
y said the agent. "Now. can see
e straight of that you arc an American,
q born and bred This IS a delicate ducs-
9 tlon that you hare plunged me into,
- but since l am In IL mean TO founder |
around q little while longer and tell |
. you few facts pertaining 10 tn merits |
n and demorits OF different nationaiities |
n considered in the light OF nathouse |
tenants
@ "First of all, l want TO speak from
II the standpoint of prompt payment. II
my success IN business depended upon
It each tenant paying his rent exactly
's when il was due l would try TO fll all
my houses with Scotchmen. Never
have ] lost a penny on a Scot. and sell
7, dom have had TO wait
,ol Il nm not making the rash assertion
that it IL impossible for scoichmen
d to be dishonest while everybody else is
all trying his best TO cheat me out OF my
IN very cyeteeth The point ! wish 60
ls make IS that personally l have never
ny suffered loss at the hands OF a Sect
But they give trouble IA other ways.
They are fearfuily Quarrelsome and
w raise so many rows with the other ten
h. ants through the dumb waiter shaft
M that It keeps the iantor busy straight
cd enlng out domestic snaFls. I'm all my
?. buildings where Gcotchmen reside
select a ianitor with view to his even
disposition ana diplomatic gifts. 1t
doesn't matter so much about his abil-
m, ity for scrubbing and keeping the fnr-
Il mace going. Utilitnrian accomplish
ments are a secondary consideration so
long as he fs.endowed with the blessed
qualities OF pautcmuAel.
"Tdken all IN all, the most peaccabe
~ people | get IN my houses hail from
' Sweden You never hear peep out
Of Swede He doesn't bother his
neighbors and be doesn't bother mC
unless the provocation Is extreme. As
., rule he IS good pay too. The only
~ fault have to hDd with him Is hh
W., fondness fOs moving. A lease Is 1
dead letter IN his eye, and ne has NJ
,ed more compunction about moving with
or out a days notice than he has abOu
going to bed wbep be Is sleepy"
Tor Tho wOman IN the -bluo hsit asiso'
what were the chief characteristics O
,ol- Americans as tenants.
es- "Their supreme selhslfness," said tn
agent. "rhey have not n sparE q
vas consideration for n landlord. The.
lie want the earth They never ge
ors through asking for improvements. The.
are not content TO get the walls tinte
and and the woodwork painted and tn
md plumbing fixed once or twice yoai
They want now decorations ever
ged month. and all the trimmings must b
OFT. FIRST class too. American tenants pa
biz prices fer their fats. but there ism
1sts really so much profit I'm catering
orc them as 70 other natonalties, for tli
simple reason that / have 20 pay ot
was nearly al my income In trying TO koc
wa up the building in the style they d'
Tor mand On the other hand. the peorl
who ask for the least are the italian
and tho French. They take most an
old thing I feel like giving them. tl
French meekly providing their ow
,uo decorations and the Italians goip
ves, without.
vb Il Ike German tenants pretty wei
pa too. but they ere terribly hard on ilat
or I never could understand how tho
II manage TO innict' so much damage @
walls and floors. Judging by the lool
the Of an apanment Just vacated by
s.. large German family, one would thin
ated that their star piece Of furniture va
battering ram.
oil THE czar's former subjects also ha'
row. an abnomally developed bump Of d
i a,' structlveness although they run
''' glass lustcnd Of plastcrlng. | have OF
house down town that is occupied
a.. ten Russian families. ana If they we
M not compelled TO repair their own dan
ages it would keep me poor putting
nd a new windows and buying new &
this globes.
Il also rent TO colored people. l ha
yeel,l three houses full of them at preseI
.985. and / must say that l have never III
anne better tenants. But when you col
down TO facts. all my tenants are nj
Re people. only ! thought it might not
New amiss while on the subject Of natio
Eng ality to mention few of the peculia
ties of each. New York Sun.
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