"No the Editor of the "NortH-CHiNa Dairy News"
Siny—lt does seem too bad othe Stranger Within Our Gat should be the one to bring to the attention of the public the manner which We are being, victimized by "our landlords. 1 "have lon wanted to write in about the methc plutocrats get. vie 'Apartment houses, and then——up goes the rent, 'Collin will, probably have exactly the same thing to put up with at the end of his lease (if he hag one). If' he hasn't a louse, then his luck jg out, because the rent can go up at 'a month's notice. The landlords not seem to care much about whether their apartments are pulled to. pieces or not.—When a goes into a new apartment, the best pocket book ability. Fixe also put in. Then the due, his nibs the land-rent be morea This Jard sends around a notice that the
increase depends on just what he binks fit to conjure up as an excuse Yor getting more money at the moment, Sometimes it is water rates, another—the price of coal) SUIT another—land taxes, and. s0 it oes, on. The tenant finds himself of being forced to cheaper apartment (his salary is probably the one thing that there jo no increase in) and go he in itn has to find a tenant for the partment he is vacating not absolutely necessary up. mark you.—Ho Jandiord makes it very his property must not be destroyed! The tenant finds someone to take over his. fittings, electrical, shelves in the kitchen and pantry, sometimes a medicine chest in the bath-after all he doesn't' want his new 'Abode pulled about too much." And wheel of, moving' revolves.
landlord's life is a merry. one je'me. Tie makes money hand Ger fist and there is no-one to say gets you in his apartces yOU up With x nice little Tone, two oF three years, and then—having been content with reasonable xenial for that: period fof time—he decides he wants a Jittle move income—and we pay and pay. on. We all grow!" about the! Sxorbitant rents these people charge Us, but still we have to pay them. Then comes the other side of the picture, Mr. A' salary is Tls. 425,00" per month. "He pays 325,00 rent for his apartments wh includes. steam heat and. water some eases toss who lives. ina Tle. 175,00 house (maybe more if he doesn't wa" Ris" home) "Wel A. can manage on hi by paying Tls. 125.00 for his apart. ment, which is really too much, why, should" I increase his" salary?" otherwise, that Int, A's ven ince The boss forgets, conveniently
his wile the evil for atthe' end very' things he probably gives
the "winter, months. "You know Be old story "Damn ie all, why am Tipaying $100.00 for coal when the house is, "never. warm?" "Mr. Aartunately doesn't have to storm at haig wife in that regard—he Just merely wishes to Neavens. that the bess would give him an increase to P: zee the ever increasing compradore Bile, barther Billy eter Like vents als; they ala attother source "of eter 6 we hose ey.
aye go up atthe slightest the old' exchange, hut do they ever "come down "whet exchange pines the ater way? Not on from a hard day at the ofice and fe. Ang. then hubby comes
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