The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-17
"ALL BOOSTERS"
MEETING OF THE SHREVEPORT
REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE.
KNOCKERS" TO THE REAR
Splendid Address by President Emery.
He Favors the Fair Grounds Propo-
sition and Urges Its Success-Rous-
ing Meeting Last Night.

The Shreveport Real Estate Exchange
held their regular meeting last night in
the Office of the State Fair Association
on Spring street near Texas, with Pres.
ident r. r. Emery presiding, r. P
Moore secretary, and Walter II. Polk
| w. c. Evans, w. w. Jones, w, C.
Agurs, George E. Gilmer, Albert c.
Steere and S, J, Zeigler present.
Mr.. Gifmer reported favorable pro-
gress towards securing the Balm peanut
factory. He was appointed to attend the
Injecting at st, Louis of the Southwest
ern Traffic Association and secure rates
which would encourage the location of
the peanut plant
Mr. Zeigler directed attention to the
meeting of the Southern Land Congress
in Shreveport today.
Mr.. Emery, Mr. Eubank and Mr..
Polk were named committee to CO
operate with L. NJ Howard in the or
ganization of Chamber of Commerce.
Mr.. Brueggerhof of the Southern Di-
rectory Company, announced that in the
Directory for the present year, now in
progress, there would be listed as real
estate brokers only those who have paid
State and city license He was ten
dered the thanks of the Exeahnge.
There was INDUCED much talk over
the damming of the Red River and Mr..
Pork, Mr.. Steere and Mr.. Jones were
named committee to investigate and
report.
Factories, the gas and oil fields and
other subjects received full attention,
and led to the appointment of Mr.,
Agurs, Mr. Evans and Mr.. Steere to
devise some action to give Shreveport
another boost.
PRESIDENT EMERY's ADDRESS.
The feature Of the meeting was the
splendid address of President Emery,
who IS thoroughly familiar with the sit
uation and what should be done in
Shreveport. He congratulated the
members Of the organization on their
public spirit and endeavors to upbuild
the town What is good for them is
good for the town, and is reciprocal
The members OF the organization are
"All Boosters" And President Emery
is right. In the progress Of his remarks
he said:
I'm serving this organization, either
in capacity of an officer or on commit
tee work, let each do his work truly in
an unselfsh spirit, looking always to the
best interest of the exchange and for
the good Of the town rather than for
private gains; our individual gains will
show up in the general improved con-
ditions that will be brought about
through the efforts we make through
the exchange. There is much good work
we can do, work that will vitally inn
prove our own private business and at
the same time help the town; after all,
the success of our business depends on
the progress Of the town. Every time
a factory is located here, whether any
one member should receive a commits
sion from sale of site or not, the busi-
ness of each member is helped indirect
ly, because man is so closely dependent
on one another that what helps one will
hale. ti,n ati,ar aad af ,,a.,.sa ,.s.a ..a.so
| therefore recommend we bend our eff
forts towards securing factories and
manufacturing concerns to locate in
Shreveport; later on, il we think advis-
able, we can have our secretary to write
letters to a large number of r,anufac-
turing plants of the country and tell
them of the apparently inexhaustible
supply of cheap gas for fuel right here
at our doors and of the rich market
surrounding us. We have had this won
derful gift from nature now for several
years, giving us advantage over other
cities in the way of cheap fuel, but we
have done nothing but talk and brag
about it; it is time that we wake up and
put il TO some good. We are also sit
ting quietly by and are doing nothing to
stop this criminal waste Of natural gas
we would do well if We could stir up
public sentiment to such a pitch that
they would have the State authorities to
force the owners Of these wild wells to
have them stopped.
When any measure comes up requir-.
ing property vote, like the matter OF
the city taking over the Fair grounds,
we can be of untold service in securing
proxies from ladies, and recommend
that we begin right now and have COM
mittees appointed to take up this work
Of the Fair grounds proposition. # will