Imperial Valley press., 1913-10-02
State Real Estate
Men are to Meet

meet in Del Monte October 16, for the
ninth annual convention of the Cali
fornia state realty federation, which
is the oldest and largest state realty
organization in the United States.
Realty men from all parts of the
state, it is said, are planning to be
in attendance. Matters directly al
fecting the most vital things of
present day economical development
will be discussed.
"Such conventions as these, were
the ways and means by which the
efficiency of business dealing and the
handling of real estate are discussed
and efforts made of great significance
to the entire mass of the public-ail
of which is directly or indirectly de-
pendent upon the stability of the real
estate market for its prosperity" said
Executive Secretary James G. Stof-
fard yesterday. This gathering is
merely the outward indication of the
trend of the times. where those en-
gagged in any real estate business are
endeavoring to have the character of
it raised in the estimation of the pur-
chaSers and customers
Very seldom does one hear these
days of the old bargain and trade b.
tween the purchaser and seller Of
property; that today is done between
the Intermediary, the real estate
broker Now why is this?
1T is because the man who put-
chaseS and the man who sells believe
that a better bargain and fairer
sale can be had through the interven-
tion of an honest. capable, upright
man, whose judgment as to values -
far superior to that of the individuan
is the answer given TO the above que
tion by Edward Schoeneck. who. as
mayor Of Syracuse. \. y, was wei
coming to his city a convention of the
real estate association of the state %
New York when it met there in 1911.
These real estate men-the real
ones who are in business as a law
yer or banker is in business. for life
are constantly studying ways and
means Co improve this service 70
clients and customers And that is
why local, state and national realty
organizations have grown up, and the
reason why the annual convention
great. big. intense schools of eXper-
ience-are held, giving opportunity
for earnest. sincere and successful
men from every part of the state or
nation to meet, get acquainted with
each others methods, exchange ideas
and discuss the newest and best ways
of serving the customers who come
to their offices looking for legitimate
real estate investments.
Just a glance at the program Of
work outlined for the ninth annual
convention of the California Realty
federation, which will meet in Del
Monte October is, l. and IS, this
year, convinces one of the widespread
and fundamental character Of the
problems discussed at such meetings
"Legislation affecting real estate
and property interests always is an
important feature of these meetings
This year the blue sky law, passed b!
the last legislature, and upheld by
referendum petitions, will be given
careful consideration. Taxation re-
form, as one of the most vital needs
of the present day, will be discussed
| by experts. Better methods of ap-
praising real property, and the state
realty license law, which was passed
through the efforts of the state realty
federation, but failed to receive the
signature of the governor, will De
again under consideration.
Agricultural development, and the
greatest factor contributing to it will
be discussed by Col. Ferguson Of San
Francisco, the man who discovered
the Imperial valley. Work of the
new state immigration commission
will be covered in an. able address 10y
Robert Newton Lynch, vice president
of the California development board !;
! the value Of the 1915 exposition TO
California, with speakers both from
San Farncisco and San Diego, will
form unique feature, as new view
points will be presented to the public,
"More fexibility in homeseekers
rates, and their significance to the
rapid development and generally in
creased prosperity in California viii
come in for careful attention. Rural
credit, and the work of the American
commission in Europe during the last
summer in the investigation Of the
several systems of land credit in use
for the furthering Of agricultural de-
velopment on the continent will prob
ably be discussed by Col. Harms