The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-06-25
WIT and ADVERTISING
Real Estate Hen Make Merry and Trans
act Much Business.
Brother Richards Advertising Con-
tract-Writers Who Want to
Show Butte to the World
In Her True Light.
BY the Standards Special Wire.

BUrTE.June 2.-The and humor-
lists who compose the organization known
as the Real Estate exchange, had a lively
meeting this evening, ia which wit
sparkled like, it is rumored, champagne
Is Won't to sparkle when the cork is but
drawn. The fun began when the presi-
dent, j. Il. Richards, gravely suggested
thai action ought To be taken in regard to
advertising the real estate exchange In a
bank directory. He thought the scheme
q commendable one and should be on
sidered by the exchange. The PROPOSE
ton at first met with favor and o motion
was made to contract for the advertise
ment.
But then Z. H. Irvine arose and moved
to table the motion, arguing that the ex-
change car gain nothing from advertising
i'm such books. Nobody ever looks at the
advertisements in such a book and the
exchange would get nothing for the
money expended.
table, saying that he had been an adver-
tiser In the bank directory for two years
and had never received even q letter of i'm
quiry from a banker. He preferred patro-
MIXING home industries.
These remarks met with general favor
and it was evident that the motion
would be tabled. Meanwhile President
WV VI - 'hsases' ~
red as he arose to address the meeting.
"Time," cried Green Majors, ~ mean
question: A motion to table is no de-
batable."
"That is all right" said Mr.. Richards,
but / want to speak on this question and
must do so. The fact of the matter is, /
entered into a contract to-day with the
agent of the bank directory for a S65 dol
lar advertisement. The contract is signed
and i ave il somewhere in my desk. !
supposed from conversations i had a
with members that the matter O pass
without difficulty, and the agent was very
anxious to get the contract signed to-day.
! hope the exchange will forgive me, and
l o do SO again. But the contract is
made and l shall stand by il whether the
exchange does or not"
The presidents peculiar predicament
occasioned peals of laughter and the situ-
alton was hugely enjoyed.
John III. Curtis positively refused TO
contribute one cen toward paying the
debt the president had contracted.
After n little side play, however, the
motion to table was withdrawn and the
presidents action sustained. Mr.. Curtis
then moved that they advertise in the
Eyciopedia BRITANNICA, but the motion was
not seconded.
The mex fun was at the expense of the
committee on bylaws. Several humor-
lists made fun at the expense of that COM
mittee, Messrs. Curtis, Richards, Leahy
and Shipper characterizing Tho language
Of the bylaws as beyond the power Of the
best master of the English language to
interpret.
L. H. Irvine, president Of the committee
on bylaws, said that the laws were copied
from a Salt Lake exchange.
Mr.. Shipper then moved that the by
laws be referred to the committee on for
eien languages, to be translated into
amous incomprehensibility. This was
carried. Among the in~congruities re-
ported i'm the bylaws was one
instance of where the dealer could sell a
lot at 800 and the authorized rate of 10
per cent. would obtain a commission of
$500, the commission only being 8 per
cent, he would get but SO. A howl of
CONSERVATION arose when this fact was
made apparent.
John H. Curtis jumped to his feet and
declared this to be contrary tn the estab.
lished rules of selling real estate since
Noah sold lots i'm choice additions TO his
three sons, whose names a slipped the
colonel's memory. Ii would be suicidal.
1t would then turn the real estate mel
into bears instead of bulls.
Mr.. Richards left the chair To argue ex-
haustiyely on this point. He thought the
commission not high enough anyway. He
! WIS ettTiitiiy opDoSeh W a coiiiilissich VI
only 2H per cen on n sale of $1,000. The
bylaws were then promptly referred to a
committee of Messrs. Majors, Passmore
and Shipper to be thoroughly amended
in such n al would keep starva.
ton out of the real estate offices.
President Richards said that a repre-.
sentative of the Ogden Democrat had been
urging him TO close a contract for a quarter
page advertisement in that paper during
the mardi gras. The advertisement man
preferred a half page advertisement bu'
would be content with q quarter page
The paper, Mr.. Richards said, vas repre-
sented to circulate all over the world ano
some parts of Lewis and Clark county
and would insure the fortunes of ever,
member of the exchange.
Colonel Curtis opposed p~atronizing any
except home industries, n unless the
president had already closed a contrac
he wished to move that the offer be re
Mr.. Richards emphatically denied tina
he had closed the contract and also OPP
posed the granting of the advertisement
He did not wish, however, to be under
stood as opposing the paper ecaus II
was called the Democrat. He was oppose,
to democrats as a matter OF principle. blu
not as a matter Of policy.
Colonel Curtis motion prevailed and Il
was voted TO take a page advertisement
in n Butte real estate sheet for the Mard
Gras edition at $50.
Ii was then suggested that il was advis
able before entering into any more con
tracts to establish a treasury, since not
cent is yet To the credit of the exchange
The executive committee was iustructe,
to see about this and also about appoint
ing a secretary. A communication wa.
received from Messrs. Ray 4 Leonard IL
regard to a mar Of Butte city and add
tons, and was referred. The executive
board was instructed To see about gettinI
quarters over the Mint or under the Bee
hive. Ii was reported that the banks ha'
agreed TO close at 1 p. m. on Saturda,
hereafter.
Propositions for getting mp an illustrate,
pamphlet TO advertise Butte were re
ceived from j. NJ. Quinn and ]. +. Butte
at 10 cents per copy for 1900 copies AM
five cents for each copy over that; on