Failure in the Slums

About five years ago a public-spirited civic group set out to make a drama- tic demonstration of the cupidity of the slum landlord. The slum landlord is instantly recognizable as the vil- lain who profits from the misery of the .poor who come to the cities and pay exorbi- tant sums of mon- ey in order to huddle together in grimy quarters in company with the rats and cold and dirt. So why not, thought the Citi- zens Housing and Planning Council, ——— Buckley

buy a slum of our own, renovate it, .