Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-19

catch his fancy. The contractors tell
you Of the hundreds of structures,
some costing close to a million, which
have been erected here the past year.
the educator looks fondly on the great
Eighteenth ward schoolhouse-lar
and finest of the clty's many superb
schoolhouses. The railroad man has
his story of the new passenger depots
ordered for the Short Line and Rio
Grande systems, and the engineer has
much to say of the expansion OF the
city In new pavement sewers, under
ground conduts and sidewalks. But
the modest man Of the town, the real
estate agent, calmly takes off his hat.
points to them all and exclaims, Cen
tlemen these are mne--all, all my
handiwork."
In the strict and literal sense It Is
possibly true that the real estate agent
Is not creator OF anything-that he
Is simply an Intermediary. a go-be-
tween. He Is Mercury the winged
messenger, who flies between the other
elements of the city's business. IL
cannot be denied, In view OF this vo-
cation, that he Is inclined to soar"
His imagination is not neglected. and
his enthusiasm Is like unto the yeast
that raises the stan OF life. But with
all his shortcomings, whatever they
may be, the real estate agent Is al ,
ways booster" He never pulls
down He Is always ready to boost
everything that conduces to the ad-
vancement of the city, And when there
is nothing to boost, the rea, estate man
folds his tent and HES away. In Salt
Lake he is prominent and persistent
element of the business community, be-
cause there is that here TO employ his
falpnf and his II Is "A craving
town and therefore needs him.
This brings this article TO its last
chapter, which is the Salt Lake Real
Estate association 1t is a lamentable
fact that for a decade of its existence
this big, busting, energetic city had
no commercial body to represent
its business interests. II was
a -you-please, everybody
for him self and the devil-take-
the hindmost sort of existence. And In
spite OF the fact that there was no
unity or concerted action, Salt Lake
progressed it had so many resources
that It could progress in spite of every
obstacle. Finally however, the time
came when broad minded and keen bus
mess men saw that the individual was
the gamer by working with his fellow
business men; that there was much to
be gained and nothing to lose by organ
izng a Commercial club In other
places and by better pens the story
of the rise of the Commercial club OF
Salt Lake city will be told. 1t has been
fortunate in having public spirited and
enterprising and indomitable officers;
in having a tactful, polished, wide
awake managing secretary. II is to
Fisher Harris, the clever, assduous
manager OF the Commercial club that
the Salt Lake Real Estate association
owes its existence. He saw that there
was as much need and as much oppor-
tunity for concerted harmonious work
I'm the real estate fraternity OF Salt
Lake, as there was In the Commercial
club. A call was made by him (oifer-
ing the courteses of the Commercial
club In bringing about the organization
for gathering Of the real estate men.
II had been a long time since anything
like a body of real estate men had come
together I'm Zion. Preachers. bartend-
ers, doctors, undcrtakers, college grad
yates, store clerks, newspaper reporters
and pretty much every other kind, con-
dition and color Of men had an organi-
cation in Salt Lake but the dealers In
dirt had none In the beginning 1t was
said that YOU couldn't get the real es-
tate men to unite; that the agent was
a creature who couldn't be tied down
DN common lultlthA OF hnyNulhS ttSts
A sort of popular sentiment had grown
up that he was stormy petrol TINT
loved fray and Stunned peace. But evil
IDENTIFY those who thought SO had not
read him Alright. With scarcely an
exception the real estate men came to-
gether and organized the Salt Lake
Real Estate association. This body Is
working along similar lines To those
that obtain IN the Commercial club.
but with the distinctive aim Of keep
ing healthy conditions I'm the real estate
market. II has succeeded IN the few
months OF its existence In accomplish
ing much good not only for its own
members but for It's clients As \ sim
gle example OF lis work, 1t may be said
that IL has weeded out of the commu-
nifty class OF tenants who profession
ally worked landowners for free rent by
refusing 90 pay and moving only when
forced II has adopted a uniform scale
of commission so that the public may
understand just what charge any ser-
vice commands Tho association has
for an executive board five governors
who meet at call. while tho membership
az large gathers each alternative We'd
ncsday at the Commercial club, where.
during the MONDAY lunch. the Incidents
and movements In the market are dis
cussad II countcnances only reputable
methods and without wing ne mcm-
bfrs down by q multitude Of strngG. II
exercises n general supervision ot the
ronl estate fraternity. For It's slogan
10 adopted the outset;
"Solt Lake. population loo 400 1907
There NJ Danger however. that this
motto win Nrvn t0 bo amended by add
Ing several thousand 10 II before thu
year 1905 arrives. GLEN MILLER,