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Remember there are tricks in all trades, and that
the saloon business is not on the exempt list.
So now, summing it all up, tliere are eleven vital
points and they are:
1-Value of the locality; the price asked; the
mortgage and who holds it.
2 The rent, the lease, and the conditions of the
same.
3—Amount of business done; stock on hand, which
must be inventoried.
4—Lists of daily e.xpenses and daily cash receipts
5—Absolute proof that the sales are correct and the
liquor has been consumed.
e—Verified inspection of the books.
''' ^ lawyer to draw up the necessary papers, bill
of sale, etc.
S—Condition of the building, repairs, and who is
responsible for them.
9-The neighborhood and how the people regard
the saloon.
10-To be stipulated in the bill of sale that original
owner shall not reopen in the vicinity.
11 Value of the bartender.
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