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It is also wise not to have the ice-box run down low
too often, or too much, for it will take all the longer
to get the required temperature you desire for the
stock.
It is absolutely necessary to attend to the different
ice-boxes every day, and ascertain exactlywhat amount
they require, especially during the summer season.
I greatly prefer the artificial ice on account of its
cleanliness, handiness and economical price.
In using artificial ice, by dealing with a first-class
firm, you will never be disappointed in securing your
goods at the proper time and in the quantity desired.
43. THE PURCHASE OP AN OLD
PLACE.
In buying out an old business place it is very advis
able to be especially careful in the undertaking. First
of all, you must consider the locality, then the price
asked, whether the place is mortgaged or not, the
amount of the mortgage, if mortgaged, and whether
to a brewer, liquor dealer, or other individual, the
length of time till the mortgage expires, and how
much cash money it requires to buy the place and
under what conditions. Then ascertain the rent,
how long the lease runs, whether it can be extended,
and, if so, under what terms the extension is to be
made—whether the rent is to be increased or not,
a very important matter. ISText, find out the amount
of business the place has done, how much stock there
is on hand, such as liquors, wines, cigars, etc., the
condition of the place in its furnishings, cabinet work
and plumbing, and whether it requires much im
provement or repairs. Then, what the daily expenses
have been and what they are likely to be. In figuring
up the daily expenses, such as the rent, wages of bar-
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