The Lamar register., 1902-06-11
STATE REALTY ASSOCIATION.
Real Estate Convention Effects Per.
mancnt Organization.

tion of real estate dealers, which met
in this clty Thursday, effected per-
manent organization yesterday ana
elected directors, after which Pueblo
was selected us the next place OF meet
ing in June, 1908.
Willisford Dey of Pueblo acted as
chairman of the meeting. the direc-
tors elected are J. 5. Flower, h. j.
Chumberlin, Edward liassler of Den
yer; Il. ID. Catlin of Montrose; IL. ID.
Metcalf Of Steamboat Springs, IL. L.
De Long oil Grand Junction, Il. IL.
Day OF Trinidad, Willisturd Dey OF
Pueblo, b. 4. Kockafeiiow of Canon
City, j. Il. Miles OF Pueblo, w. Ii. Nc
Creesy of Loveland, w. G. Steele Of
Rocky Ford, \. 5. Lanberton ot Grip
pie Greek.
The objects of the association are
declared TO be to advance the inter-
csts OF its members and protect their
business from adverse legislation and
10 secure cooperation between rail-
roads, land owners and agents IN ad-
vertising and promoting the agricultu'
raj, mineral ana manufacturing re-
sources of Colorado and the adjoining
states.
Any individual firm or corporation
engaged III selling land i'll Colorado, or
Il member OF any commercial club or
association in Colorado, may become
an active member by subscribing TO
the articles of association and paying
a membership fee of 50 for the first
year Annual dues thereafter shall
be 50. Each active member snail be
entitled to one vote.
The session opened yesterday morn
ing mt . O'Clock. Ihe nrst business at
tended to was to make the orSaniZa-
ton permanent, which was done, ana
Willstord Dey of Pueblo was elected
chairman. \ name for the body was
then chosen, Colorado Realty Associa-
ton, but was later changed 10 the
Colorado State Realty Association.
"School Lands" were discussed by
Mrs. Helen Grenfell. state superlntenu-
ent of schools. Professor Carpenter OF
the State Agricultural school spoke in
the afternoon on the Agricultural and
HORTICULTURAL Possibilities of the
State" He compared the improve
ments in the last thirty years in the
line of agriculture with the total i'm
provement in all the time before, and
in this way tried to give some idea
of what might be expected i'll the next
few years. lie said that by far the
greatest possibilities for the farmer
lay in the cultivation of the plains by
irrigation. q. l.. sullivan talked on
the value of advertising. lie advised
the association to advertise and take
some lessons from the systems of the
merchants of the city.
Resolutions We're then adopted prais-
ing the men who are ut present at
tempting to have laws passed for the
establishment of school of forestry
in connection with the State Agricul-
tural school, urging changes in the IT.
rigation laws and applauding the work
of the Pueblo state fair in advertising
the state.
State Engineer John Field made a
plea for placing under civil service all
irrigation officers, whom he claimed no
sooner learned their work than they
were removed. Professor Hanson OF
Nebraska also made Il short talk, in
which he held up the realty association
of Nebraska as an example Tor the
Colorado organization.
y committee appointed to examine
the Bucklin bill reported condcmning
the measure as unjust, revolutionary
and socialistic.' The report was
adopted.
" hen the business session was over
the social session began, commencing
with II trolley ride, which lasted until
Il o'clock, after which Il visit was paid
to Elitch's Gardens.