The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-14

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country, including the great industrial and
trade journals, point to this Texas organi-
zaticn and wonder If It is the Moses to
lead us on to business aud commercial
prosperity.
There seems to be no organization OF the
kind in the Union. no other state having
a similar one, Taking up the spontaneous
idea that is sweeping over Texas, some of
them are now suggesting that the Texas
organization be taken as an example and
that other States enlarge upon our efforts
and make it a National organization. BE 1T
here known that the Texas Real Estate as
sociaticn was first suggested by a little
organization known as the San Antonio
and Arkansas Pass Railway immigration
association of Southwest Texas, This as
ISOLATION when only about year and a
half old and consisting OF about twenty
members sustained the reputation of the
great state of Texas at the Omaha eXposl-
ton with a creditable exhibit and active
representatives when all other agencies
had failed With that example before US,
what may not we expect from State as
roclation when its sctive membership
reaches the thousand mark?
The secretary's report was ordered filed
and NJ b Davis of Waco was introduced
and spoke on the Newspapers Part in
Texas Advancement
Mayor Paddock OF Fort Worth followed
on What Texas Needs" summed up In
a few words what Texas needs most, &C
cording to Mayor Paddock. is more pa
triots and fewer politicians" He made a
characteristic speech
The convention elected ex Sher!ffs r. NJ.
Love OF Limestone, D. A. T. Walton OF
Bee and j. T. Cox OF Hill sergeants-at-
arms. The convention adjourned until ?
o'clock in the afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Il was 2:l0 when President Penfeld
raped the convention to order this after
noon.
Tom Richardson Of Houston addressed
the convention as follows:
RELATIONS BETWEEN COMMERCIAL.
ORGANIZATIONS AND THE REAL ES-
TATE MEN.
Following is the speech by Mt Tom
Richardson, secretary of the Houston Bust
ness League and Transmssissippi Com
mercial congress, at Waco:
Before discussing the relation of the
commercial organization of a city and
the real estate men, let me briefly say ia
you that a commercial organization such as
the Dallas Commercial club, Galveston
Chamber of Commerce. San Antonio Bust
ness Mems cub, Waco Commercial club
Austin Commercial club. Houston Business
League, and similar bodies must thor
oughly represent the sentiment of the city
IN which it is located and have the moral
intellectual and financial support Of the
community and be composed of active and
willing working members before such or
ganization is worthy OF recognition.
There can be no prosperity in any com
tt,,ff fp,l a hag net In
value and at least fur market I dom
mean that there need be a boom on. but r
any city in this state or any other State
in the Union where real estate is dull ant
inactive, you will find a llstess and inef-
fcient organization, If you find any a
all.
, | most thoroughly agree with Russell
Sage in the statement that real estat,
is the foundation of all wealth" and rea
estate activity is the very best evidence
OF prosperity. The commercial organza
ton in any city need not lend itself K
tickle specuatiOns or impractical enter
prises, but should work for the steady
solid upbuldlng of the city in which It i
located, and no other element should 70
ceive greater consideration than tina
which handles the real estate interests o
the city and surrounding country. All tn
work of commercial organization should b.
omen to the examination of the reiabl
real estate man, and In no case SHOULD
an officer of u commercial body use an,
information that he has 10 benefit any spe
cial real estate man or to build up an.
specific portion of tne city.
For over twenty years have been asso
ciated with different progressive organlza
lions and l am glad to say that hav
vet my first commission 10 make, and an
r nroud to say that turing my residence u
= Houston no real estate man has offered m
lin or divide for putting him on TO
2 good thing In any capacity as secretar
2 of the Houston Business League.
) The commercial organization calls 70
real estate organization in every city
| and the relations between the real estat
association for instance of Waco-and 1t
e. commercial club should be one OF mutua
ID Interest. as can assure YOU the relation
E If th, Houston business League and tn
uouston Real Estate association are mos
b cordial
- when commercial organization mad
/ ,n OF representative business men froJ
ali the walks Of life accomplish anythin
tbat will increase the population or wealt
q ~ Inc city in which It Is located or add
an Industrial Institution OF any kind, IT, ad
,,,rcas To q certain extent the value
= very niece Of property in and about th
!. ~ 6ne of the hardest tn1ngs FOR con
: scientIous secretary OF commercial clu
- ! - handle is the letters ne receives dNkll
y ahour reliable real estate agents and f.
Inflammation concerning certain real estat
), He can no. turn this letter over to an
u snerial ACQUAINTANCE or friend, but II m
II rraI estate men arc organized he fine
Mace TO put his letter without bein
d ~ direct benefit 10 any one real esth
u man or firm, placing all upon the san
IS The secretary Of every commercial NJ
e ,anizatlon IN this state should most ac
iveIv push the work OF this Texas Sta
h real Estate association, for It appears
# me that no organization yet formed With
r. ~. limits NJ the Lone Star State has h.
IS The opportunity 10 develop Texas re
e sources without regard 10 sny particuli
le locality. 10 the extent that this organz
Y ton Will
in The newspapers OF Texas are behind 20
p The railroads will help YOU. and certain
a The commercial clubs. Business Leagu
D. chambers OF commerce, business men
ID clubs and all other organizations repr
n santinr commercial interests can do
better work than 10 stand up for the re
A. estate men Individually and the Real Y
re tate association. which IS but a collectl'
"A ~ real estate men, tho have no great
n ambition than to push Texas 10 the froI
10 Fred Freeman OF Corsicana got the no