Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18
REAL ESTATE MEN BANQUET
Members Of Local Exchange Make Annual
Feast Merry.
W.T. AND WISDOM Pleasantly WNeIt
speakeru TsIk on Local Topics ana
Make tire Evesins one 81 Both
Pleasure and PrOat
20 All.

About eighty men gathered Friday at
the Commercial clue at the annual banquet
Of the Real Estate exchange and pleasantly
whiled away four hours with eating wit
and oratory. With the exchange, annual
banquet" has come to mean an evening
very pleasantly and prontsbly spent in a
genial atmosphere of goodfellowship, and
the members look with illfavor upon any
engagement which compels their absence
Consequently the majority OF the men OF
the exchange were there and a good many
of their friends accompanied them. A good
dinner put them in the proper spirit for the
Intellectual feast which was to follow
W r. Graham presided as POSTMASTER,
presenfing those on the program with such
witty remarks that even though the accom-
panying nerrinent was at the expense Of
the speakers, theirs was an advantage in
having the audience already laughing when
they began.
Charlton PIeases Wei.
Alex O. Charlton whose subject was THE
Real Estate Man" went so deeply into the
history Of the men who deal in land that as
far as this subject was concerned he was
in one respect like that noted man, Alex
ander @. Reat. as he called the famous
Grecian. In that he had no more worlds to
conquer. He described the development Of
the trade in realty from Adam, the first
landholder. through Abraham, who held the
first recorded title. and Alexander, who was
the worlds biggest real estate man. down
to the present day Of bargains IN Omaha
lots. He touched lightly and inoffensively
the frailitieS OF his exchange brothers as
evidenced by the conduct in the weekly
meetings. placing a little sentiment or a
little humor or a little seriousness just
where needed. His address was calculated
rightly to amuse.
waIIaee on the Court House.
'omaha's wart." meaning the courthouse,
was the subject of an address by George G.
Wallace. He related conversation. mag
mary or real with an eastern friend, who
characterized the courthouse, stuck up
on the mound" as an unsightly excrescence
upon the fair face OF Omaha, and a detri-
rnent 20 the business interests OF Farnam
street. The friend suggested that IL would
pay the property holders Of Ave blocks on
both sides to form a syndicate 20 purchase
the courthouse and remove IL. securing in
its stead some strictly business institution.
IL would also ray the city. both from the
financial ana the aesthetic standpoint TO
sell the block and build a commod!ous court.
house on the block south OF tho present
structure hiding the jail in the rear, some-
where near the home OF the Racquet club.
Henry b. Payne made a short talk on
'Booms," mentioning especially the boom
Of President Stlckney of the Great Western
for the Omaha Grain exchange. and the
present boom Of Benson for mayor.
"A Few Inconsistencies" in the line Of
real estate advertising in the newspapers
were aired by Philip 8. Reed. An adver-
tisement Of Bargain in property; corner
lots; roomY houses; these will not last
long" did not seem the proper thing when
read by Mr. Reed.
IRE in the Sunlight.
w. G. Tire, introduced as the man who
has lived three. months on MoDonalds Is
cent fare, all the time lodging fiery edi-
torlal darts" spoke OF Sunshine" which
has been letting IN the light on rotten poiIt-
ieai and business practices throughout the
country,
What's goins 20 elect Benson mayor OF
Omaha7" he asked. Sunshine. that's all
Just let the sun shine on the platforms OF
the other fellows, which read, 'Conserva-
tive and rational enforcement OF the law. -
N. P. Dodge. IL, ever practical soorned
wittieism and got right down 10 business by
producing Heard on "The Principles of City
Land Values" and reading from the book
From his readings OF the text and from
recent letters of Mr.. Heard TO an Omaha
man, he derived the conclusion that the re-
moval of the courthouse to a side street
would greatly enhance the value OF bushes:
on Farnam street. Another deduction was
that business is bound to go out Farnan
street, leaplng the Sixteenth street bhsi.
ness barrier. He read a statement of Mr.
Heard to show that only in Dallas Jack
sonville and Spokane does property brins
as high net income on the quoted value
as Il does IN Omaha.
Davidson I'm Defense.
Superintendent W. NJ. Davidson steeTeC
clear Of realty subjects and talked OF
Character" He defended, along will
Rrander Matthews. Americans from tn
slanderous tongue OF the Frech newspape
men who told Count Tolstoi that American
lived 20 make money, that they lacked Il
appreciation Of beauty and art and tina
they had no ideals. Mr.. Davidson admltte
that Americans are very active in tibet
efforts for money setting. but that omahan
who may be taken as the type-feel tina