The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-06-30
THOSE RENTS?
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

By DAVID LAWRENCE
We feeling very happy and all pulled up yesterday
afternoon about the wonderful response Of the city Of WASH
INGTON to the paper We joyful that The Wash
ngton Times had made its bow auspousy when there
into offices three to disturb the Of
thoughts They three prominent brokers
who protested very hoty and very Indignantly about little
piece wrote the other day concerning District
of Columbia They 70 tell that all wrong
that rents had not been raised and that great injustice
been done very estmabe group of Washngons business
Nothing could further from our purpose we
promptly told them remarkng, incidentally, that there
satisfaction in being set Alright wrong than in
subborn cngng to prconceved notion the Of which
Is demonsraby obvious So talked about throughout
the District and visitors said that the published article
in The Washington Times had been discussed meeting Of
real estate brokers yesterday Of the tweny-six
present at the meeting representing they said the majority Of
the property of the District only three knew of ind
vdual who wanted increases Our visitors
to explain that nasmuch members of the Real Estate
Brokers Association agents for many of the large
property in the city whoever told originally that
rents being raised previously misled We al
most convinced that perhaps the twenty complaints
that had attention isolated cases. and that
the fears of the people in the different parts of the District
who worrying about increase rents ounded
We ready believe that the estate
deavorng to do their patriotic duty in keeping down the cost
of rents. And we parted friends.
Later passed down the street and met several
of acquaintance asked them something about
rents.
my rent has not been raised yet, said "but
wife worrying good deal about it. all the other
tenants apartment house We understand that there
to be increase of five dollars month each apartment
on September LIST"
NO. there has been increase in rents said another
but paying twice much for my house here
would be for house similarly situated in home city The
scale of prices here is very high"
We told friend that he must allow for the psychic
comfort Of living in WASHINGTON, but he only smiled.
We hardly profess to know-nor the Real Estate
Brokers' Association know-what is happening with sub
We have learned of cases in which the
has had to pay exorbitant prices.
81 paying ffty-two dollars month for and
BATH said who here to help the Government
its problems THAT nothing venured another, q"
paying hundred and twelve dollars for two and
bath"
The Times has received number of letters this subject
Perhaps these after ALL isolated We want
erae however what said the other day. that this is not
the time to raise rents and it is not being generally DONE
glad to be treasured Because not attempting to
be of the past but admontory of the future O
real estate friends vehemeny deny what have stated The
who called quite not Of the number
about which complaint made to Yet if when
September LIST and October LIST around and the scale Of
goes up shall quietly take down the files of The Wash
ngton Times and repeat these neswh comment about
prophetic wisdom.
We hope that will not be necessary do this because
stated in the beginning want the people in the Dis
trct Columbia be just happy and comfortable about
say the residents of this District today.