The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-18
RURAL REAL ESTATE MEN
GET into BIC MOVEMENT
Statewide Cooperative Exchange
is Called For-tAIl Agents
Getting Together.
THE MEETING IN LYNoHBuRc
Temporary Organization i'm Rich.
mond to BE Made Permanent at
Bigger Gathering In the Hill City.
Great Opportunity Presented.

About two weeks ago a meeting of
Virginia real estate agents was held In
thts city, the object being to organize n
Kind of state association OF agencies
The meeting was right largely attended
by agents from various towns and rural
localities throughout Virginia, but the
gentlemen who came in from tho rural
districts had some little complaint to
make that the city real estate agents
did not backstnnd them. AS far as the
records show. there were no representa-.
tives from any OF tho big towns. such
as alexandria. Lynchburg. Staunton,
roanoke. Danville, Petersburg, Norfolk.
Earnville, Newport News and so on.
1oweverer, the good men from the
annaller towns were not entirely dis.
couraged. and they arranged for snoth
or meeting to bo held in Lynchburr
October 2s. The Richmond meeting vas
OF course, only a kline of Introductory
proposition. 1t WINS altogether n tom
pornry affair and all oc the officers
elected then and acting since, wero
caied temporary. The meeting re-
solved itself into a kind of state corr
mittee instructed to oring about a per-
nianent state organization II possible
To that end the temporary COMMITTEES
mas called meeting of all real cstatn,
agents OF Virginia to be held In con
vention In the city Of Lynchburg. Oc-
tooer 20, and so many other days al
may be necessary to do some business.
GROWING NEEDS OF
THE OLD DOMINION
The temporary committee, of which
n. 81 Magic. OF Waynesboro. is chair
man. and ID. T. Kennedy, of Kenbridee
is secretary, writes the Industrial sec
ton as follows: So
Tho growing needs OF Virginia In
fnding homes. farms, orchards and In
vestments In general for homo seekers
from other States, to-day call, for tho
getting together OF Virginia real estate
agents into a working association to
facilitate the business OF locating
ihomeseekers and in general the deycI.
opment OF yirginia's agricultural nor
ticultural. live stock, dairying and 9TH
err Industrial enterprises. 1t Is thought,
among the agents that through this
association. and only through this asso
citation, can wrongs he righted and the
standard OF the real estate busines.
raised. -
I'm the 100 counties and fifteen cities
OF Virginia are several hundred .nteIii-
gent, energetic, dependable mon en- z
gagged in selling real estate These
men are to-day doing a largo part IN
upbuilding and developing the Common
wealth. they can do more and better
work and increase their usefulness and
increase their profta by co-operation
brought about by an association with
the purpose OF further developing their
business.
PROPOSE TO GET TOGETHER
IN LYNCHBURr.
Such an association is contemplatcd
and Is already under way, two mcetinRe
having been held with a fair reprcscn-
tation present. Ways and means wero
discussed and opportunities pointed out
and this movement starts on a high
plane. and Is destined to achieve big
results such as have been accomplished,
by similar organizations OF other bust
ness interests In the United States.
"A call has been issued for general
meeting OF tho real catatc men of Viz
gtnia to be held In tho virginian Hotel
In Lynchburg. at g p. ~, on Monday
October 26. 1914. and all interested real
estate dealers are invited to attend
this organization meeting.
This proposed association of men
with common purpope is in limo with
modern industrial development and the
leaders OF this movement feel confident
shat an association of 100 or moro real
estate agents working together In ytr.
ginia can and will accomplish biz
things for tho Commonwealth.
Further details Of the proposed assoc
citation, II such information may he
wanted, can be obtained from d. n.
Kennedy, temporary secretary at ken
bridge, Va. or II. NJ. Magic, temporary
chairman at Waynesboro."