The Colorado statesman., 1905-06-24
REALTY ASSOCIATION
REAL ESTATE MEN OF COLORADO
Notable Gathering at Colorado Springs
Optimistic Wow OF the States
Progress.

With nearly 800 Of the TOO members OF
the Colorado State Realty Association
present, the third annual convention
was called to order Tuesday after
noon in the ball room of the Antlers
botel, by President F. ]. Chamberlin
OF Denver. To strains of martial mu-
sic OF fifty members of Cooks Drum
Corps of Denver, the delegates had
marched from the depot to the hotel.
The Denver Real Estate Exchange
was represented by nearly 100 men,
bers in addition to the drum corps,
with thirty delegates from Greeley and
smaller crowds from Fort Collins,
Longmont and Boulder.
Soon after the arrival of the northern
special, the Pueblo delegation reached
the city.
Governor Mcdonald arrived on the
6:05 p. m. train.
At o'clock Mayor Henry C. Hall
delivered the address of welcome. He
paid warm tribute to their efforts,
which he said were devoted not only
to the uplifting of local interests, but
the welfare of the entire state.
A temporary organization was ef-
fccted according to the associations
custom of resolving itself into body
of business men, instead of technical
organization. Horace G. Lunt OF Colo
RADIO Springs was elected temporary
chairman and Secretary ]. T. Burns
of the state organization was made
temporary secretary. This organiza-
tion was made permanent, but Mr.. Lunf
declined the honor and Senator Arthus
Cornforth of this city was made per-
manent chairman. The annual address
of President F. ]. Chamberlin was then
given.
Mr.. Chamberlin spoke of the last
years success and stated that the or
ganization in its three years existence
had received uniform recognition as
power in the progress of the state. He
compared the present prosperous con-
dition with the financial depression Of
a year ago, and pointed out that Colo
RADIO need no longer be ashamed of the
articles of eastern papers.
In two or three years, he said the
enrolment should approximate $500
members and with the proposed annual
fee of $40, an assured income of $685.
900 year would thus be maintained.
The report of Secretary ]. T. Burns
showed that within the last year the
membership has increased from 203
to approximately 700. Last year the
membership was exclusively from the
ranks of real estate men, while this
year are included bankers merchants,
mine operators, ATTORNEYS nnhiic Of
ficials and newspaper publishers.
Secretary Burns declared unat the
success of the association was due to
three facts: First, the increasing de-
sire of progressive Colorado business
men for the development of semi
fraternal effort through the medium OF
which all men and interests can move
intelligently toward common result;
a common appreciation of the value of
an organization which encourages
close business friendship and sectional
ties, and, third, the knowledge that
this association has been actively and
honestly endeavoring to carry out its
pledges.
The report dealt at length with the
accomplishments of the state associa-
ton during the year. 1t told of eff
fective work in harmonizing interests
in several localities; the three meth.
DDS followed: General advertising
emigration and legislation, the press
bureau of information and the finances
Of the association.
Victor C. Anderson, president of the
State School of Mines at Golden. spoke
perity.
The next address was by Gordon
Jones, vice president of the United
States National Bank of Denver and
secretary of the Colorado Bankers AS
sociation. Mr.. Jones, who formerly
lived in the East, said he had in
vested quite a sum of money in this
state, it's rapid multiplying power hav-
ing induced him to take up his resi-
dence here His subject was, Colo
RADIO from the Investors Viewpoint"
He said that the production from
1859 to December 81, 1864, at the cur
rent market price, in gold, silver, lead
copper and zinc was nearly 0O,0OO,-
900. During 1904 the production in
the Ave metals named aggregated $4S.-
622,310. Colorado, he said, was sup
piled with smelters, where the miner
finds a ready market for his ore. The
discovery of coal deposits in the hills
and upon the plains the speaker
ranked as CT no less importance than
that Of the precious metals. The geo.
logical estimate In 1889 Of 1870
square miles of available coal area In
the state has been greatly increased
by recent discoveries. until there are
now nearly 10000 square miles OF
known coal area.
The cash value of the various agri-
cultural interests of the state for 1904
was 49,315, 1903. These figures include
only strictly agricultural products.
The sugar beet industry, compara-
lively new enterprise in Colorado,
which was begun in 1892 in northern
Colorado, has spread from Loveland to
Greeley, Longmont, Fort Collins.
Eaton and Windsor in northern Colo
RADIO, with large plants at Grand juno
ton on the Western slope, and at La
mar and Rocky Ford in the Arkansas
valley. The speaker showed that In
1903 Colorado contained 2.257,1S3
acres of strictly agricultural land. and