The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-15

George T. Lupton OF San Antonio spoke
in favor OF his city and was followed by
r. r. &laridge in favor OF the same city. /
Captain j. T, Battle favored San AM
tonic.
d. S. Ross OF Fort Worth made a ring
Ing speech for Pantherville.
The roll call began before the confer
ences were concluded. but the first dis !
tricts called were ready and voted prompt !
~. The result OF the ballot was a vicsory ]
for Fort Worth and on motion OF Governor |
Wheeler and seconded by George T. Lup- |
ton OF San Antonio the vote was made
unanimous, The convention then took
recess and the delegates responded to the
invitation to trolley ride
The night session resolved itself into an
experience meeting and several good talks.
were heard.
The convention passed resolution in
dorsing the Houston Fruit, Flower and
Vegetable Festival as a good aid to the inn
migration movement. The convention adj
iourned to meet in Fort Worth in Deoem-
ber
Following is an excerpt from the address
OF Hon M. G. Ranney of Yoakum, Texas,
on Necessity of Organization"
/ take 1t that there Is no class Of bust
ness men who are less organized than
the real estate men OF our State and At
the same time am equally strongly OF the
opinion that no class of men is as much
in need OF organization as they are. The
advantages of organization are many but
/ | shall confine my discussion OF 1t TO two
heads. namely Association and co-opera-
ton
By association we become acquainted
/ with and interested in men OF our calling
/ in all parts al our State. We learn their
wants, habits and dispositions We Inter-
change ideas and Views with them aud
gain valuable information as to their meth
DDS of doing business, the requirements
of the various sections OF the State, values
and other important features pertaining to
our business, We also learn who TO call
on when in need OF assistance in making
sales or exchanges OF property and who
TO look to and trust in ascertainiug values
| OF land at a distance and other informa-
ton OF a reliable character so essential to
our profession. This feature OF the beue-
fits of Organization is so indsputable I'M
der any and all conditions that were We
TO organize for no other purpose than that
of mere association we would stlll have
been OF immense benefit to ourselves n
merely having, as we have SO far semi
annual reunion to get acquainted and snake
hands with each other and to discuss mat.
tiers of vital importance to ourselves and
our committees This comes natural e
real estate men, for they are full Of ma
tive enthusiasm, and it has been well sait
that enthusiasm is a gift of God" and 1t
every community some few men have tC
furnish the required quantity of II fol
tho whole community In which they live
for the Lord has distributed this grea
, gift but sparingly among the multitude o
men, and taken as a class, Ibrtfr|e ! an
: justified in saying that we have in oui
ranks more OF that valuable gift than any
: other class of men to be found. Ever toll
8 ing and working for the upbuilding OF on
respective communities, we fight the sien
battles OF public enterprise that mark tn'
eras Of prosperity to our country,
4. We should SO organize that We can al,
/ and help each other In business way an
Y be at the same time helping ourselves an'
at the same time let us not forget that il
8 order TO be of the greatest benefit to our
3 selves We must organize on such a basil
r that we will be OF equally great benen
to the public, for therein lies success
e But" says some skeptical fellow, "hoy
t can a realty mans association be OF benef
to the public?' Let us look into the mat
g ter and see what we can do We can al
vertise our country We can induce imml
e grafton and We can have our State prop
{ erly represented at all exposltions, Nor
" than that, we can, IL we so about sc right
D work our association up to such standar
a that a land buyer is safe from extortio
a when in the hands Of one Of our members
Il So that should a prospector leave Texar
n kama for Brownsville he can go to his mem
r Der at home, who will give him the nam
Of a member at Brownsville and tell hin
: you can depend on what he tells yot
l. for he Is a member OF our organization"
:. II we organize for cooperation, this
is the standard we must strive TO attain, an
e when we have proven It to the world, the
u We will reap the full benefits OF organiza
a ton and control the land business OF on
N State.