Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-19
REAL ESTATE MEN.
The Convention at Waco Maps Out
Large Amount of Necessary Work.
Another Meeting 10 be Held at Houston
Steps Taken to Bring immigration
Direct from Europe
Spe cial to the Gazette.

WACO, TEX. +, Oct, 1.-THE real estat-
convention was called to order at
O'Clock this morning to hear the report
of the committee on rules and reguis-
lions appointed yesterday afternoon.
Following is the report:
Resolved, that this convention be con
trolled in the conduct of its business by
the well-known parliamentary usages
applicable to deliberative bodies.
q That the real estate agents OF Iexas
present at this convention, conserving
thereto, be and become members in an
Incorporated organization to be known as
the Real Estate agents association OF
Texas, with thirteen directors, with such
objects in view as may be incorporated IN
their chart T ana by-laws. Provision Is
also made for the ownership OF stock py
real estate owners and for the admission
OF members generally.
8. That until the directors shall other
wise provide, the stock of said company
shall be $40 ,0C0, TO be divided into shares
of $40 each, and each member shall be-
come subscriber to such stock and each
share be entitled &c one vote.
4. That the following gentlemen be
selected as directors for the ensuing year
viz: James B. Simpson of Dallas, X.
W. Harris of Fort Worth, c. G. Allen
of Fort Worth, ]. J c. Johnson OF COR
sicana, E. L. Perry of Velasco, w. ID.
Price of Seymour, T. l.. Downs OF Tenn
bB5e, ] H. Bright of Houston, john
Adrianoe Of Galveston, W. r. DunnIca
OF Waco, Frank Maddox OF Austin, 3.
G.. Collins of Denison and William
Schmidt of San Antonio.
5. That the directors present meet i'm
mediately upon adjournment of this con-
yeution to organize to promulgate by
laws and constitution and elect officers
for the first year and transact any other
| business brought before them.
6. That this convention indorse the
| action of the manufacturers convention
| which met in Fort Worth September "a,
| 1890.
7. That the board of directors of the
Real Estate Agents association of Texas
| be requested to employ suitable agents
| to visit Chicago at once, reaching there
| on the 22d day of this month, there to
present to the convention of passenger
agents and railroad officials there to
| assem- BILE the necessity of offering tourists
and immigration tickets to all points in
| Texas at uniform and reduced rates,
| and the great ends to be accomplished
by running vestlbuled trains and i'm
| migrant cars to Texas at stated periods.
| Resolved further, that such agents be
also directed to call in person on the
proper officials of the Mstrop-
oils trading company of New Orleans
10 negotiate for the passage OF immi-
grants on the return of their empty YES
sells after the delivery of their cergoes OF
dressed beef at Liverpool and London +,
aud that these negotiations be directed to
influencing the landing of immigrants at
Galveston, that the tide may be turned
directly to Texas by water route rather
than by indirect route by way OF Ne"
York.
8. That the board of directors of the
Real Estate agents association of Texas
are hereby requested to employ a proper
agent in the city of New York, whose
duty 1t shall be to turn towards Texa:
the tide of foreign immigration which
hs, heretofore gone to the Northwestern
| states.
9. That Messrs. c. Il. Sillimsn of Fort
Worth, W. J. Patterson of San Antonio
and BRYAN T. Barry of Dallas be ap.
pofpted committee to recommend II
the board of directors of the real estate
agents. association of Texas changes II
and additions to the laws of Texas which
may be needed for the better security o
real estate titles and records.
10. That the Real estate agents asso'
cation, through its board of directors, b.
and they are hereby requested and di
rected to take immediate steps throug
the agency of the various county sssocis
lions and boards of trade of the elite
| and towns to collect together q complet
exhibit of the various products ant
| resources of the state agricultural
| mineral, forest and manufactures. ant
cause said specimens to be properly die
played in a car or cars for exhibition
throughout the United States.
1t shall be the duty Of said board I
| make suitable arrangements with tn
different lines of railways and to caus
said exhibit to be transported TO all In
portaut fairs, exhibitions or other gain
/ srings throughout the country, to 3