. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . he sub-urban limits will help to influence him inthe end toward taking up his permanentabode, also, in the suburbs. The New York landlords are cjuite uncon-sciously drumming business for the suli-urbs. Little by little, year by year, the rentsgo up, and thoughtful men and womensooner or later reach the point where theyrefuse point blank to pay double or treblewhat they think their apartment is appears to the average renter in the citythat the landlords and agents are in som
. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . he sub-urban limits will help to influence him inthe end toward taking up his permanentabode, also, in the suburbs. The New York landlords are cjuite uncon-sciously drumming business for the suli-urbs. Little by little, year by year, the rentsgo up, and thoughtful men and womensooner or later reach the point where theyrefuse point blank to pay double or treblewhat they think their apartment is appears to the average renter in the citythat the landlords and agents are in somegreat secret combination, whicli steadilyand constantly is forcing rents upward untilthey are soaring, absorlaing an astonishing-percentage of the income of the averagesalaried man. He can get lower rents onlyin undesirable sections of the city, or innoissome tenements. He may not care inthe least about reducing his expenses—what he really wants is honest value fur hismoney. When he pays tift\ dollars a nidiith renthe wants, nut f<.iur crowded rooms, lightedchielly from an inside court or shaft, Imt a. €>n t\)t ©utsbirts of a Jtrstp Central ifeuOurb decent and house, with a bitof a garden in the back and a lawn infront, and a chance for his children to playhappily and healthfully out of doors. Itisnt a plea for economy that the suburbsmake, but a plea for right and norma! liv-intr. And waiting: for the average man who ^^crc €l)erc0 mnm ©alucfor t^c Bomc^ficcpcr0 jmonev lias hail his eyes upeneil to the huge jokethe city is playing on him—a practical joke,which takes his money and his health andhis comfort and peace of mind, are a scoreof towns, each oftering its own special at-tractions. In these towns are real homes,to be rented at a reasonable rate or pur-chased, in many cases, on easy who never dreamed that owning theirown home was a possibility, and who neverexpected to be free from the thralldom ofrent day, are this very minute g
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