The Delta independent., 1919-09-05

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yet my rental agent became careless
and whether twas because the spirit
of profiteering had gotten hold Of me,
and which, strange to say, seems to be
permeating the entire world at the
present time, or whether my rental a.
gent really was, in view of the fact that
he let the place rent for but $48 in
stead of $50 per month, and was also
asking for too many expensive i'm
| provements of me) / can not at the
present time say, but at any rate
| when he lately wrote me asking for
these more expensive improvements,
also informing me that in all probably
my present tenants for the three flats
expected to vacate, when their lease
was consumated, and urged this as
good time to add the improvements,
saying the laundry tubs he had been
advocating for some time by all means
should be put in the basement and
made a part of my plumbing fixtures
for the use of the three tenants of
the house, stating very emphatically:
Until you go to this expense you have
not first class rental property and
you can't expect good and high class
tenants-those to whom you may rent
for a term of years, and at good
rent Furthermore, said my agent,
you've no idea how much expense
| in the future you'll save by installing
these laundry tubs in the basement OF
your building and made part of same.
not to be removed. and what great
advantage these are to your house,
! for all washing or laundry work is
done in the basement where it should
| be done and never allowed in the
| kitchens of your flats, for when SO
done the walls of the apartments are
made damp-steamed. and calls for
much more decoration of same" and
he urged me strongly to acquiesce to
his requests saying 'twould be easier
to keep the house full of desirable
tenants
well" said I, There seems to be
naught but logical and common sense
in it ALL and besides there being too
many "profiteering landlords there
are also too many "avaricious land
lords wanting all there is in it, and
said to Mrs. Bridges, I'm going to
reverse things a little consequently
went to the telegraph office and
sent a long night message TO this
agent of mine, that if he could fill
my houses with the kind of tenants
desired (those who would not care
to move annually, etc-) that if he
were confident the granting of these
, improvements would enable him to
fill the house by September l, 1919,
most certainly favored the improve
ments called for and would allow him
rental price on my flats and leaving it
J to his own judgment. Thus l virtual
ly let him rent the place as if it
belonged to himself, and ever since
August LIST; and sure enough, right on
the date l received from this agent
the following which I'll assure you
was a good reading. as were leaving
Delta for swift little city expecting
TO enter Marriott in Colorado College.
and will probably have need of some
money He wrote me on August 90,
1919:
Prof Vernon C. Bridges: Just a
few lines to let you know that have
rented your house on Maple Avenue.
The first and second floors at $50 a
month each and the third floor s1S a
month. the tenants paying their own
water taxes. Hoping this will be sat
isfactory to you. and l will send you
statement in a few days.
Well. twas not necessary to hurry
an answer to him We were well
pleased. for he knew in advance this
news pleased-that an advance of ov-
er s25 month of the place, which
il was, counting the ST3 per month
rent and payment of water tax by
the tenants.
In some respect the present state
of affairs and conditions works hard
ships, and in other respects it is on
ly blessing in disguise. serves a
strong purpose in getting things
cleaned up or Strengthened up. and
some eliminated which are all wrong
While / don't believe in a system
which will give the advantage to a
few. yet it works good in many re-
spects. agree no landlord should
expect to do nothing, or as little as
possible, yet expect great gains or
profits. but should be himself willing
TO put something into the proposition
and anything short of this is covered
by the crude and quaint old saying:
He cuts off his own nose to spite
his own face"
Wishing all well. I'm your friend