The San Francisco call., 1909-08-13

STATE CONVENTION
Speakers at First Days Ses=
siOns Recite Efforts to Weed
Out UnscrupuIOus Element
Delegates Assembled at Oakland
DepIOre Lack of Representa-
ton From San Francisco

ton From San Francisco
OAKLAND. Aug. I2-Three hundred
live real estate men of California met
IN this city today at the fifth annual
convention OF the California state
realty federation with large delega-
tions present from Oakland, Sacra-
mento. Los Angeles, Stockton and San
Jose as wen as delegates from many
other cities and towns of the state.
An attack on the San Francisco
realty board by President D. W. Car
michael for Withdrawing from the fed
Grafton created mild sensation.
President Carmichael of Sacramento
called the convention to order in Ma
pie hall at 10 o'clock
Mayor Frank Mott extended a hearty
welcome TO the delegates of the con-
veutiOn. He said he considered real
estate one Of the highest businesses
men engaged IN, placing it alongside
banking. His remarks were enthusi-
astically applauded.
In responding President Carmichael
declared he would rather hold the
convention in Oakland than in any
other city of the state except Sacra-
mento. He referred to the efforts of
the federation toward upbuilding the
state and told of the effort that is
being made to drive the chaFlatan, the
crook and the curbstone broker out of
business.
ARCH ENEMY OF WILDCATTERS
The swindling promoter of wild
cat speculation or fraudulent COLOMBIA
tion schemes not only has nothing in
common with US. but is our natural
enemy. said Carmichael We must
bend our energies, not only to expose
his methods and nullify his efforts, but
10 drive him utterly out of the com
munity and cut Of business.
Il can not pass without mentioning
my own feelings that our brothers rep
resenting the realty interest of the
great metropolis of this state have seen
lit to stand aloof from our OrganiZa-
tion, which. If / know its intentions,
is for the general upbuilding of this
great state.
While san Francisco can boast of
hef magnificent harbor. her unequaled
location and undreamed Of ability for
handling great trade, stfu she is de-
pendent on the other sections of the
state in a large degree of her prog
ress and ia her need or her extremity
they have always come to her rescue.
Her commercial supremacy has more
than once been endangered, but in
every such case il has been the balance
Of California that has held out a will
ing hand and has thrown around her
that cloak OF protection which we
rightfUlly and justly should have done
and for which we do not for one mo-
ment desire TO boast of, but there
should be reciprocity"
Treasurer A. J. Snyder of Oakland
reported that the receipts from May /,
Z
and the disbursements S2322.79, leaving
q balance of s1S2-s4.
SECRETARY SUBMITS REPORT
Secretary Herbert Burdett of Los
Angeles. in his report in the afternoon,
told in detail OF the work done by the
organization. going into the particulars
of the withdrawal OF the San Francisco
board after a difference Of opinion re-
garding the payment of dues. He told
Of the increase in membership and Of
the effective work done in the last
legislature and of the wedding out of
unprincipled real estate firms.
we have gained individual members.
but lost the largest local organization"
said Burdett. Personally. 1 hope that
the latter viii see the futility of play
ing all alone in its own back yard and
return to US and pull with the rest of
the state, as should an organization
which comprises many Of the men to
whom much of the credit is due for
the ma agnificent example Of pluck and
energy and regeneration furnished by
that new. magnificent city so glorious
Iy risen from its ashes-the city whose
great buildings, all modern, all ad
mirable, line the old streets dear TO all
Californians; and whose domes glisten
in the sun across the bay, the city we
are all proud Of as our metropolitan
.f CO.,
Francisco.
ATTACKS MEXICAN OPERATORS
l. N. Pratt of Los Angeles read an
able paper on COLONIZATION Committee
Work as a Protection and Preventive" :"
He attacked the companies that resort
10 trick and fraud to make sales. He
dwelt particularly upon the swindling
companies operating in Mexican lands
and eucalyptus. He told how some of
the companies had been exposed and
forced to correct their advertising or
retire from business.
The following committees were an
nounced by President Carmichael:
Membership-A. A. Leonard, Oak
land; G. w Shilling, Berkeley; Z. L
Dixie Sacramento.
CredentiaIs-G J. Wren. Modesto;
ward, Oakland; W. l. Chappell. Fresno;
W r. Noble Sacramento: Charles +.
Andrews. Los Angeles, j. +. Fisher
san Jose; H. G. Chase. Santa Barbara;
r. NJ Graham. Lindsay.
ResolutiOns-H. A McClelland, Sac
ramento: w F. Sperry Marysville: c.
r. Scott Yulare: Curran Clark Red
wood; Frank Cutting, Stockton; r. J.
Montgomery, oakland W. w. Lowe,
Long Beach.
q l. Dixie Of Sacramento read a
paper, on Shall the For Sale and For
Rent Signs Remain"
in my judgment" said Dixie, the
doing away with the for sale and for
rent sign is one of the important
questions for settlement before our or
ganizatfon. These signs have served
their day and should take their re-
spective places with many other great
and useful has beens which have
served their time and have passed into
ancient history. In fact, they are
common nuisance"
He believed that the removal Of the
signs would make the cities more ar
tistic and so more readily cause the
buyer to be Influenced
The general discussion that followed
this paper was very lively. Joseph r.
LOTUS Of Los Angeles admitted that
the for rent signs in the business dis
trict Of Los Angeles had been removed
during the session of the grand lodge
Of the Elks there T. 5. Montgomery
OF San Jose said that four years ago