The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-17
REAL ESTATE MEN OF TEXAS.
tnx MARcELLus FosTERl

twenty. Ave men met In Houston anu Or
ra,,zed the Texas state Real Estate as
sociation This week that association
met in Waco. end there were fully 200
delegates present representing every sec
tion Of the state--except Galveston
Brownsville and the staked Plains
From an organization consisting OF
mama and a set Of officers, with place
OF doing business, the association mas III
a few months become one OF the 'arses'
and most important organizations ~
Texas and one that is now attracting at
tention throughout the country
Tom richardson says that the Waco
gathering was the strongest ana pes'
meeting OF real, live business men ne
ever attended In Texas. He makes tn'S
statement. of course, every time he goes
to a convention anywhere in the state
but he always says 1t in such an earnest
confidential way that you know he means
every word Of 1t.
But truly that Waco convention was
representative gathering of men inter-
ested in the growth and development Oh
Texas. Many of them were men WhC
have spent the greater part OF their iVe'
In selling Texas lands, and in attracting
men and money to this State. They were
men who have told to thousands upon
thousands of the inviting area OF wealth
producing that is to be found here ana
to whose constant, untiring work we owe
much OF our rapid progress and wonderful
prosperity.
1t will be readily conceded that the real
estate men have been among the main
factors in developing this State. There
are some dealers in dirt. OF course, who
are detriment to Texas, and who have
brought people here under misrepresen-
tations but the great majority OF these
buyers and sellers OF land are intelligent,
honest, conscientious men. They may be
inclined occasionally to exaggerate matA
ters but fortunately the widest flights
and Texas soils couldn't surpass the
truth. The truth about Texas is so great,
and grand and good, that It is nearly an
impossibiity for even a real estate man
to make too glowing a picture OF this
States resources and possibilities
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At Waco Tuesday and Wednesday those
200 representatives of the realty Of Texas
accomplished a great deal that will be
Of benefit to themselves and to the State.
1t was strictly a business gathering. All
the papers read and addresses delivered
were shop talk" Every resolution
adopted and every action taken BY the
convention was wholly In the interest
of Texas, or of the real estate BUSINESS
which is one and the same
That was the idea that actuated the
convention whatever we do
to help Texas will help us" 1t is pity
that such an idea cant be driven into the
heads of some other business men OF this
State. 1t is the worst sort Of mossback-
ism not to have that idea, but then there
are lots of mossbacks still living In
Texas.
There are people in this state-men
with money and brains-who can't be
made to understand that whatever is done
to develop the cities OF Texas Is bound
to help those who own property or do
business In those cities. The real estate
men have that fact lodged hrmlyGin their
minds and they never lose sight OF II
They practice It every day in the year,
and they especially make it evident in
their conventions L.
They may be actuated by selfish motives
in wanting to see Texas progress and de-
velop, but 1t is kind Of selhshness that
the State needs little more sem
sihle self-interest on the part of
those to whom has been in
trusted this States growth and well
fare would he very beneficial So
many opportunities for the betterment Of
Texas have been allowed to escape on acI
count Of the selfish or self-interest fac
ulty not being properly educated--the
people falling to see wherein they would
be benefited by certain investments or
certain efforts.
Think OF 200 people meeting in con-
yention in this State and not one word
being said against our laws ur-a=itawmak
ers' and without any crolking, complain
ing or quarreling There was content
ment written on the face of every man
present, and each delegate seemed TO have
appointed himself a COMMITTEES OF one
to say all the good things possible about
Texas The papers read were all on
subjects Of vital interest to this State.
and they will do a great deal Of good.
The subjects had been carefully selected,
and they furnished Information that viii
be utilized for years to come Many of
them gave facts that were new to tn
others and this exchange OF ideas and
experiences was naturally beneficial.
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