The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-05-10
A LIVELY EXCHANGE.
The Real Estate Men Hold Two Very
Interesting Sessions.
but the Exchange Is Unable to
Select Successor.

The real estate exchange has been en-
gagged in turbulent war of words for
two days, and the dealers in dirt have
taken many lofty tumbles on the oratori-
cal trapeze, and some of the members
have been somewhat Jared in their de-
scent to the ground.
Trouble began to brew six weeks or two
months ago, when an effort was made to
start new exchange. 1t took two days
of pickering to decide whether the ex-
change should be an entirely new pro-
duct out of virgin soil, or whether it
should be grated onto the parent stock of
the old exchange.
Colonel Lett, as the president of the old
exchange, after confessing that the old
Institution was "dead'rn q mackerel, -
in the interest of peace and good will
among the terrestrial fraternity, resigned
to make it plain sailing for the organiza-
ton Of bran new article.
Mr.. John Fuller was elected president
and w. ii. Waits secretary. On Mr..
Fuller's death j. g. Conklin was elected
president and Mr.. Watts held the secre-
tary's chair.
The real estate brokers did not like the
idea of having a real estate man fill that
| position for the reason that the secretary
has charge of the correspondence and let
tiers are occasionally received from per-
sons residing out of town inquiring as to
the condition of the market. These let
| tiers can sometimes be turned into q
profitable investment and the members of
the exchange all desire to have "whack''
at the commissions.
MR.. WATTS BEHEADED.
| Quietly the seeds of dissension were
soWn and certain members of the ex-
change chad it in'' for Watts and at the
Monday meeting they quietly dispatched
him without standing on ceremony. This
nettled Mr.. Watts and he resented the in
dignation in words that were decidedly
hot and singing. In fact his oratory
was not the kind calculated to heal the
breach that had been made and at its
conclusion he walked out of the exchange
hat in hand bowling with rage.
ANOTHER LIVELY SESSION.
| at Yesterdays meeting President
Conklin cautioned the mem bers against
the use of personalities in their inter
course with each other and counseled
forbearance.
| This advice was soon forgotten and
there came near being another scene over
/ the selection of secretary.
| @'rhe committee appointedfto report the
name of person to act as clerk of the
exchange, pending the election of Sec
rotary, reported the name of John Mont
gomery, jr. the secretary of the old ex-
change, at salary of $50 per month.
| This did not satisfy some of The mem
bers and they wanted Montgomery elected
secretary forthwith.
Mr.. Mayne, to head this off, moved
that committee of five be appointed to
select q number OF good competent men
to be voted on for secretary.
Mr.. Kennedy moved an amendment that
the present clerk, Mr.. Montgomery. be
the honorary secretary.
A LITTLE ALTERATION.
Mr.. Mayne objected and didn't propose
to be whipped in to vote with only one
person as candidate.
al object to any such imputation, !"
said Mr.. Kennedy, and he added with q
menacing gesture, 'sno member of the
old exchange was ever whipped in by any
one,'' and Kennedy stepped into the
middle Of the ring, or floor.
| Gentlemen! Gentlemen !'' remon-
strated the president.
Mr.. Mayne, seeing that Kennedy had
his Irish up, apologized by saying that he
never meant anything personal.
MIR. Whalon wanted the members to
stop fighting (fooling) and spoke in favor
of Mr.. Montgomery. The motion to
proceed with the election of a secretary
| moc crrried II Tn 8