Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-06
PROPERTY OWNERS
LOSE BY NEGLIGENCE
Telling Address ON Proper Maintc-
nance OF buildings Delivered by
Francis T.. BruoInNcll.

Francis T.. BruomWcll,
| That the o,,.,,-s s, i,r.., h,,us,-.,
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/ '" 0"t Lake 'ltE ln some cases are
| negligent In the care OF tho structures
] they own and therefore arc cven,ualiv
/ los,rs ~, ,,.t., ,..,,td ,,t,.-,,.ig, -. .,
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| s'ou FORM OF InNts tmehl ls apparent
/ Go anyone who str1lls about the city
| with AN eve omen 10 de.ects and cure
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( chicago real estate board che advant-
ages OF proper maintenance OF poperi
by the owner were discussed py Yer
/ speakers one OF whom, FRAMES ~.
CROMWELL said in part as follows
Inquesiionahly buildings In good re-
palr sen better than those that are not
but ! shall discuss the question only
nom inc view OF my speeldlty-tho rent
t'aturo.
ihe proper maintenance or puildlngs
should really begin when the architect
nlst puts mis- ptncu 10 paper tor tho
original sketch. Even in cheap struc-
lures intended Tor nara usage enough
care should BE- taken IN planning the
pulldlng to az least avoid expensive
complications after It's compl ton
Every man In this room could tell in
stance after Instance Of expense tD the
owner which could have been preVcnte
in the planning al probably no addi-
tioual cost.
In the planning ~ buildings for occu-
pancy by fair or high class tenants cN-
treme attention should be given not
only that nothing Us radically wiOng
but that the general plan Is the vcr.-
best for the situation that the mn
terials are OF the most lasting character.
and that every possible Arrangement
is made 10 operate aud repair nj
minimum ~ cost. Every hour Of c'osr
study viii bring good dividends I'm years
To come II is astounding how litt'e
thought Us given in advance 10 mos,
buildings. and IL IS surprising that
there are So few experts who know
everything there is TO know up 10 date
about placing "a building on "a certain
lot appropriate in design aud ronstruc.
ton to its locality and purpose which
will he free from an avoldatle cx-
rosure r. future trot,lle ana ,gbIch ,,iii
etnlodv every nossihle device for ~
creasinr revenue and decreasing az
ponse II ,youId seem as n many bulid
inrs were buiIt only ror the drst 49,
wears OF occupsncv
"'Tbe huiidipg rrororlv ,,ior,od ana
erected is going 4, bote tbc rrobiar,
Of its manufacturers simniiSed 20 tha
greatest possibie cxtant As 70 its c,,..
Thereafter 10 allow ouvtbing thot A.
moro or lees nern,a nent 10 dcca,, az. o.,
badly out Of order IL a trapsnaren.
waste The rulo the cboanes. .s mo
most axpensivo' undoubtedt, onpiiss
Perhsps the chief advantags cr good
ropair Is the Indirect effect upon tbe net
revenue through the effect upon ne
tenants. And right here let me crltlcise
tho average owners estimate Of mis-
tenants. The tenant is the landlords
customer and he is Ike the grocery
mans customer-it pavs 10 please him.
MANY owners fear 10 keen their nronor
~ up because they think tenants are n
wastcful and destrtrtive lot So ,vhatis
the use2' But 1 state boldl, from ex
perienca that there is littls iinnlt 10 Inc
appreciatIon that even the average ten
ant will show for better conditions.
Perhaps the greatest one item 10 he de
Quoted from the gross rentals Of any
property is the one that grows out Of
Vacancies and changes ana ,nis,,sa on
tho mart Of tenants In the buildins,
wen manned. we'll built. we'll main
tained and broadly managed this item
Il decreased to n minimum. and n is
hard 10 estimate tho great advantages
which such a building has over one
WHORE there Ia fnevita hiy constant frtc
tlon between tenants ana owner he
cause Of conditions which are MOI vvhat
thcv should no
"Rut. after ali the pr;nclnaI featura
Of good maintenance Is good manage
ment. In This respect IL is surnrIsInr
20 ana +bo differsnca hetv.aor ov,nrr
shin Of real estate and other lines Of in
,estn,ent E,ver,, other foId sivas am.
nloNnent 10 an army ~ higb-Dr,ced
trained sxDerts o,hoss whole lime soes
into tho caro ~ tho rlant The, ba,a
enent ,,ears in ,renaT.7tion a. nd The re-
euitant sLit goes into tbe erost do
tails ~ Increasing 5a,, nv dav he 81
0ciepct, of Inc entcrrr.ise Witch am
Move tbor, CaritsI Invested a. theso
erternr,ses will have mona INT The hest
Of men I'm MS ompIov ant rnanv own
crs 81 real estate IN fact Tho natori-
t,o either ALLOW their vaiua Me ana a.
str,ctthi, ,,ro,,o,t,, 10 be n sida iss1,o n,
me ofeco ~ come raai estate aco,,sin-
tance ~. biipdl,, leave ~ On INC hands
-, tbo ann v,btcb ofTers ;,s .er,,tcos ~,
he Lowest nercentaeo How ridicnIoys