The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-07-31
REAL ESTATE men
HAVE ORGANIZED
At Meeting Last Night In the Rooms Of
the Commercial Club, Local
Land Dealers Adopt Resolu-

Many real estate men of the city
were in attendance last night at s
| o'clock, in response to the call issued
| for the temporary organization in
Walla Walla of Real Estate Mems
association. Resolutions were adopted
as follows:
THAT we proceed to organize Real
Estate association whose members
shall be limited to brokers who are
now, or shall become members of the
Commercial club
The proposed association was dis
cussed by prominent men in this line
! Of activity from all angles of the
business and in all the discussions
not word antagonistic to the move
ment was uttered and with the spirit
manifested among the members last
night, the success of the organization
! is assured.
! 1t was pointed out by some of the
men who spoke that the interests Of
the real estate men are mutual, that
| the valley must be cut up into small
tracts, that these tracts must be i'm
proved and that when buyer comes
Into this valley, he must be located
by some one in Walla Walla Or vi
entity.
A program had pee- prepared for
the evening by Messrs Baumeister,
Drake and Anderson All but one who
had been assigned subjects for the
meeting were present; the absent one
being o. z. Skinner, whose subject
was Boost Don't Knock
One of the strongest talks made
during the meeting was made by John
Baxter who said. in part:
Il would like to see this proposed
board become substantial institution
a more potent factor, not only in pro-
noting publ ' improvements, but in
reforming the real estate business it
self
Membership in the Board of Trade
Stock Exchange and other bodies
means something, and membership
here should give to each member a
standing in his profession that will
leave no room for doubt as to the
manner in which his business must be
trans acted to be member of this as
ISOLATION. We should adopt rules and
compel members to live up to them,
rules which would Legitimate the
business Of selling and renting real
estate, and at the same time estab-
lish uniform methods for the protec-
ton of both broker and public
John p. Kent spoke on the "Advan-
20.
He said that one of the greatest things
the Commercial club could do was tot
get the real estate men together.
]. ]. Spencer spoke of the advan-
tages of a central office and said
This office should contain the listing
of all properties so that when a
buyer comes to the city he can go
to one place and get information about
any kind of an investment. This office
should be in charge of a secretary who
would be in close touch with the pub
licity department of the Commercial
club and with the Commercial club.
No one but members should receive
benefits from this Office
Tom Ennis spoke on Cutting Com
missions" He said that such an Or
ganfzation would prevent the cutting
of commissions. AS compared with
other cities, the commissions were al
ready cut here.
Mr.. Meacham then said the orga MIA
ton should be tied to or made a part
of the Commercial club. The publicity
department then could advise pros
pective buyers where they could find
firm with whom they could do bus-'l
mess in a business way. /
Bob Bassett spoke as a member
outside Of tho Commercial club
In a general discussion E. c. Bur-
lingame pointed out some of the diff
ficulties such an organization might
fall heir to.
Mr.. Morrow and Mr.. Turner from
the board of directors of the Com
mercial club offered encourageme
from the Commercial club and urged
that real estate association be or
ganized.
Mr.. Morrow said that II good real
estate men could make a city and that
they should be the best informed of
any business men in the community
The meeting adjourned until Mon
day night at o'clock when steps will
be taken for permanent organiza-