The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-03
Lakeland Now Has
Real Estate Board


ganized by the Lakeland real estate
dealers, which would seem to be a
commendable move, beneficial alike
to the real estate men themselves,
to intending purchasers, and to the
community generally. The objects
and purposes of the organization are
set forth in the following preamble:
Realizing that this is an age OF
organization and that the greatest
results are obtained by cooperation
and concert of action, we the here
unto signed persons and firms, cltl-
zens of Lakeland, engaged in the
buying, selling, and dealing in
real properties in Lakelend and Polk
County, Florida, do hereby formu-
late ourselves into an organization,
for mutual benefits, and for the
more rapidly building up of Lake
land and adjacent territory.
Thefactors of the organization be-
ling to establish and standardise the
business of real estate dealing on
brokerage and otherwise, SO that 1t
will obtain the confidence and re-
spect of both buyer and seller, to
establish and maintain the dignity
land responsibility of its members in
Their duty to the public; to insti-
l.tute rules and regulations, customs
and practices; in the handling OF
real properties, to cultivate good
fellowship among it's members in
their business of buying, selling and
handling real properties; to or
,eanize a center of effort, for ade'
ouate, economic and civic develop.
ment; to produce just and even tax
alton; to promote such system o.
law and administration as shall pro
tect our citizens, encourage indus
try, and attract a desirable popula
tion such as our advantages entities
us to; to especially guard and ad
vance the interest of real estate
; owners, and to devise, advocate ant
support such legislation, state ant
municipal, as is calculated to i'm
prove our city, and protect as ia
r las is possible the city, county AM
: State, against the work of unscru
pulous persons. Misrepresentation
: deception and fraud, such as we see
! lhear and know of being practiced t
: an alarming extent"
| A number of the real estate deal
ers of the city met in the office o
w. X. Jackson, and after thorough
discussion of the objects, purpose:
necessity and results, harmoniousl
agreed on a constitution based en-
tirely OH the factors of the abov
K preamble. 1t is reasonably sup
a posed that practically every real es
tate dealer or agent in the city VIII
# is eligible will become member O
q the Board
q The manner and methods of hand
d ling real estate In Lakeland nav
t retarded and are retarding the proc
!. ess of the city and vicinity, and
J. change is absolutely necessary
= the development and progress tina
: the advantages of Lakeland and ad
i jacent territory are entitled to ar
! maintained. Harmony, co-opera
A tion and concert of action must pre-
n vail if the best results are attained
e and such does not and has not pre-
|. vailed with and among Lakelan
v dealers lately Too much selfisf
d mess and antagonism has existed.
J. Each member of the Board wi
r have the privilege of selling all tt
r properties that he possibly can, br
lie he must do it fairly and honorabl,
s. without Misrepresentation, an
is hwithout antagonising the properti'
lie Foftered BY other agents. He will
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