The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-10
THEY WILL UNITE.
State Real Estate Dealers Or
ganize Today.
Attend Banquet at Commercial
Club Last Night.
AFTER HOMESEEKER.
HOMESEEKER.
Association to Put Forth Effort
to Upbuild Kansas.
City's Guests Listen to Good
Speeches by Members.

ABOUT 1SO realty men from all parts OF
| the state banqueted and listened to
J addresses pertaining to the organiza-
! ton of a state wide association, with
/ the view of securing a closer relation
ship of the land dispensers and for
conducting an advertising campaign
which will bring homeseekers to the
( Sunf1ower commonwealth.
| Real estate men generally have the
reputation of being antagonistie to-
wards one another but at the gather
ing last night a most jovial spirit pre-
/ vailed and the enthusiasm exhibited in
the speeches indicated that the men
mean business. The POSTMASTER Cor
the evening was III. NJ. Poe, of Norton.
Aside from the speakers on the pro-
gram remarks were made by others
present including the following: w. J.
Rickenbacher of Topeka, J. H. Little of
La Crosse, w. NJ. Gillette of Council
Grove, J. E. Hoaglin of Holton, w A.
Neiswanger of Topeka, H. C. Lathrop
of Blue Rapids, w. J. Rickenbacher of
ISOLATION; c. P. Bolnar of Topeka, w.
H. Maxwell of Topeka, Mr.. Shaw of
Eureka and Frank Chase of Hoyt.
Bornan Speaks.
T. A. Borman, president of the Com
mercial club, who gave the address OF
welcome, said in part:
II assure you that Topeka with her
60, 900 people is glad to entertain you at
this time The Commercial club with
her 900 members is glad to have fur
nished the birth chamber for the state
| organization.
Seems to me the real estate man is
| closer to the farm and grass roots
: than anyone else aside from the farm
| er himself 1t has been my theory that
aside from keeping the wolf from the
door and providing for old age a man
| ought to do something for his COM
munity. 1t seems to me the real estate
1 i - tell -ers1w 90
the man especially who sells farm
| lands has an opportunity to exert more
| influence over the farmers than any
other class of men. He is the man who
ought to be the biggest booster for inn
proved produce in this state.
I'VE have many good farms in KAN
sas, but it is very seldom you find
man who farms scientifically" The
in which the land dealers may be of
service in lettering the conditions of
the farms.
BIakely Makes Talk.
c. G. Blakely, president of the local
real estate association. spoke on the
Benefits of the Local Organization"
Our local body has been highly profit
able said Mr.. Blakely. I'VE have
been enabled to know each other bet
ter. 1t has caused us to have more re-
spect for our fellow dealer, and hold a
much more kindly feeling toward him.
1--WE have here what we feel to be
good beginning for a great city and we
believe that the association of real
estate dealers in close bond will do
great deal towards making the city
more desirable, and we feel that what
we do for Topeka will benefit the state,
as we look up to the capital Of the
state as an example"
Charles I. ZirkIe Of Garden City, who
started the movement for state asso-
citation, told of the advantages of or
ganization.
Should Organize.
eve as business men of Kansas
said Mr.. Zirkle, with the interest of
the whole state at heart, as Well as
that of our Immediate localities, and
our personal interests, should organize
and then maintain the best association
in the state. The real estate dealers
can do it and the real estate dealers
will do it.
almost every other class of bust
ness in the state and many of them
of vastly less importance than the real
estate business are organized. Bank
ers, merchants. lawyers, mechanics,
newspaper men and farmers, all have
their own organizations, each of which
is affording substantial assistance to
its members to build up their business
and to put it on a higher plane. The
real estate business really needs or
ganizing more than any of these, be-
cause of its vast Importance to our
state.
ST want to mention to you some of
the substantial advantages that know
will accrue to you as members of this
proposed association:
1T is going to stimulate most valu- |
able feeling of cooperation.
t'It is going to established recip- !
rocal feeling that will enable us to help |
each other.
''It is going to assist us in building |
up and fostering the local organiza- |
tions, which will eliminate the curb |
stoner,' always a thorn in our Sides
to, 10 irf in
ing better transportation facilities and |
better rates point that is essential /
for us to aim at if we are going to I
develop our business to the maximum
extent.
1.-THE fact that this association will |
serve to stimulate feeling of cooper /
alton among its members is a point I
which alone is of ample Importance to I
justify it's organization. because we are
now wasting too much effort. We turn
down a customer because you can not
sell him, or I can not sell him. but we
lose sight of the fact that with very
slight additional effort some other
member of this association can sell
him. In this way we are throwing
away our opportunities to develop our +
businesses We are discouraging buy 4
ers in place of making customers out 4
of them. In short. we are indirectly 4
our own proposition in
place of encouraging it.
"A1l members of this association /
should prefer each other to outsiders. IL
II q client tells me that he wants to 4
locate in certain locality where II
lave no regular agent, I will take. or +
refer him TO some member IF our asso-
citation, if there is a member there. 1t
will give us all better acquaintance over
the state We have failed to make sew
eral sales in the last year. by not hav-
ing list, or cooperation in some parts
OF eastern Kansas. where some Of our
clients went and bought land.
Foster Local Associations.
Then we want to foster local organi-