Evening journal., 1892-10-03
REAL ESTATE MEN MEET
Delegates From Every State in
Congress at Buffalo.
ADDRESSES BY PROMINENT MEN.

Robert C. IngersolI and Henry George on
Progress and Single Tax-The Business
of the session-A Fight for Next Meet
ing PIace-Preparing for "a Large Influx
of Visitors.
[By Telegraph to the Evening Journal.l
BUFFALO, Oct. 3-The work of prep
aration for the real estate congress which
will open here tomorrow morning is now
complete and the local committee Of ar
rsngements is resting on its oars after
an energetic campaign.
The delegations will begin to arrive
tonight, though few stragglers are
here already from different cities. The
principal delegations are to be met out
side the city by committees from the
local members whenever it is possible to
make connections.
About every state in the Union, besides
Canada, will be represented at the con-
vention. Big delegations are expected
from the large cities The Chicago and
Milwaukee people will meet in Chicago
and come on together on special train.
Other Western delegations may join them
also and arrive here on Tuesday morn
ing. Milwaukee will come 100 to 100
strong and Chicago will send anywhere
from 250 to 500.
Besides the official delegates there
will probably be many visitors who will
take advantage of the low rate of trans
portstion. and so altogether from 5000 to
10000 strangers are expected.
The board Of control or the chief ex-
ecutive body of the congress met at the
Iroauois at 10 o'clock this morning and
transacted considerable business in the
way of making plans for next year,
auditing accounts and arranging the
program of the congress.
Fighting for the Next Congress.
A great deal Of interest attaches to the
selection of the place for holding the
next convention. Almost every large
city wants this honor, and some have
sent delegations for the express purpose
of trying to get it, Principal among
these are those from Denver, Mime
apolis, St. Paul, Milwaukee, Chicago, st.
Louis, Detroit and Baltimore Denver's
delegation will present to the convention
memorial from the governor OF
Colorado inviting the congress to come
there and extending the hospitality Of
the state The outlook is for harc
struggle for the prize.
Prominent Speakers on Hand.
The program which was completed this
morning offers some interesting subjects
On Tuesday evening Henry, George. O.
New York, will deliver an address OF
THE Single Tax Question. Building
and Loan Associations and Their In
fiuence on Real Estate Interests will b,
treated on Wednesday afternoon By
Judge Dexter, of Elmira and in the even
ing Robert G. Ingersoll will address tho
convention on the subject Of Progress.
On Thursday morning Hon. A. S. Colyar
of Nashville, will read paper on ''Ur
ban Reality Legislation, and ex-Gov
ernor Hubbard, of Texas, will speak Of
''Our Changed Commercial Relations.
In the afternoon Hon. Peter Porter o
Niagara Falls, will read paper on 9TH
Niagara Falls Tunnel, and G. A. Hen
derson, of Minneapolis, paper on 'Mill
ionaires and How They Made It. -
The election OF officers and selection o
next place of meeting viii follow an
the Congress will conclude with a gran
reception at Music Hall in the evening
Friday will be given upto an excursio
to Niagara Falls and an inspection of tn
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