The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-11-14

A GOOD, STEADY CLERK

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terday appeared the following which
is most interesting:
If you are going TO build a fiat or
apartment house in the city for rent
ing purposes, see that you locate it
in the better residence districts ard
build it 8" that the rental for all
the apartments o. fats average over
$50 a month AS renters for yCur
building secure families whereof the
heads and masters are engaged i'll
clerical INDEPENDENTLY those VITO
have held positions with a large mer-
camille house for a number of years
and your life as landlord will
be one Of serenity and content.
The clerk, everything considered
pro and con, is the best tenant in the
long list of people who rent flats.
This is the verdict of several real
estate men of the city. The clerk
may not receive so high a salary as
the men employed i'll many other
occupations. His finances DO not
generally admit Of his renting fiat
or apartment with the rent running
up to 500 a month, nor does his
personal appearance or the equip
ment of his home lend any particu-
lar prestige to the building wherein
he resides. But-and this is what
makes him a person of eternal JOY
and satisfaction to the man with the
flats to rent-he does pay his rent
regularly and he is not addicted to
moving hither and thither with great
frequency when the spirit moves
him.
Steady Clerk Most Desirable.
eff I could count among our rent
ers so per cent Of clerks the trouble
of running renting bureau would
be cut down fully one-fourth,' said
the man who has had charge of the
renting department Of large down
town real estate firm for years
"There is little doubt the clerk and
his family are the best possible kind
of people to rent flats to. Of course,
the ordinary clerk with a salary of
S12 a week and no permanent posi-
ton to look to is not any more de-
sirable as tenant than a man max
ing the same amount of money at
any other occupation.
"But it is not this kind of clerk
whom We seek to fill our buildings
with. The man with the steady job.
one which he has held for several
years, is the fellow we like to do
business with, and We do not care
particularly whether he ia high
salaried man or not IF a man has
held one job with one firm for FIVE
or six wears he is generally in po-
sition to. pay for what III contracts.
He does not live beyond his income.
Furthermore, the fact that he holds
one position so long indicates that
lie is a man of some ability and
character. 3 s'
Remains Long in Same House
"While the old adage "a rolling
stone gathers no moss has been oft
en- laughed to scorn in this modern
day and been proved fallacious, at
least 10 their own satisfaction. by
certain modern minds. in this bust
ness we think it is still a good rule
to bind to. Frequent shifting of
home and occupation may be one ex-
preston of activity, BIT it IS form
of activity which. while conducive to
man. is not at all compatible with
filed. well paying rent list.
"There are a number of good rea-
sons why clerks with established po-
sitions are the best kind of men to
have at the heads of the families
TO which you rent your flats. In the
first place, there is steadiness. In
this respect alone the clerk is enough
better than many other classes of
men to entitle him to the front rank
IN a search for the ideal tenant.
Because of the nature of his work,
which demands methods and a GER
tain kind of mechanical routine. his
habits Of life become fixed on him
more than the average mans share
| of firmness.
Man Of Fixed Methods
"Of course, to be available as a
tenant for a fiat he must be married.
and after he is married the AVERAGE
clerk settles down to married life,