South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-11
REALTY MEN OUT.
FOR CLEAN DEALS
Local Organization Perfected
to Prevent Unreliable
Dealings.

With a total Of 80 members out of
| 90 present at a banquet held at the
| oliver hotel Friday night, an organ
ization to be known as the South
Bend real estate board was perfect
ed with Mayor Fred w. Keller its
president. The purpose of this
board, which is composed of realty
men Of the city, is as stated in the
constitution drafted by w. y. Ber-
gan, Ito uphold the dignity of the
real estate business by improving
the conditions under which it is be-
ing carried, and to work in the in
terest of broker and public alike in
preventing unreliable dealings in
South Bend real estate" n. L.
WhitcOmb presided.
This is not the first attempt to
organize such a board in this city.
but from comparisons made by men
who took part in former efforts, it is
the most promising. Fired by
| speeches of visiting officers of the In
diana Real Estate association, and
memb ers of boards at Gary and
| Elkhart, men having at heart the
| best interests of the realty business
in South Bend came forward almost
unanimously in getting the organ
| ization on its feet at Friday nights
meeting. The South Bend board
will join the state and national asso-
cations
| Work National I'm Scope.
There are many avenues opened
for the South Bend Real Estate
board, as was declared by speakers
Of the evening. The work is not
only local. but statewide and ma
tiOnal in its scope. Cities through
out Indiana have formed like asso-
Citations. and reports from these were
highly gratifying in stimulating in
terest in a local board. MONDAY
meetings once each week, at which
general business conditions as re-
CARDS real estate here and elsewhere
will be feature in which all seemed
actively interested. The first of
these will be held next Tuesday at
which time a committee composed
| of Pres't Keller and Secy J. II. KEEL
sey will provide a program of
speakers and other entertainment.
The organization is a strictly
American germ, that that germ is a
necessity in many lines of endeavor
and that local organization alone or
| national organization alone are in
sufficient, was the predominating
thought OF talks given by visitors
from other realty associations.
/ Pres't Leo ]. Ninde of the Indiana
board. and Fort Wayne resident,
emphasized these points in his ad-
dress. Scott r. Brewer of Indianap-
oils secretary Of the state associa-
| ton placed particular stress on the
| same features, while ]. p. Govlin Of
Gary and Joseph Kies Of Elkhart
/ related incidents associated with
their local organizations which bore
out the statements of the other
| speakers.
Must Cooperate.
Regarding the inability of local
organizations TO survive without ma
tional backing. Mr.. Ninde pointed to
| lodge and church in demonstrating
| his point ct is the same with a
national organization which has no
local units. The one cannot survive
1
stance" he said.
Dues for the local organization
were placed at SIS per year. with
an initiation fee TO be settled upon
after the first of January Those
| Joining between now and that
time will be considered charter
members and entered without pay
ment Of this fee. Meetings. as ar
| ranged at Fridays banquet will be
hell weekly. three times out of each
month or Tuesday moons. and the
| fourth time at night, when an out of
| town speaker will be secured. By
/ laws providing for standardized
| commissions and fees and looking TO
the protection Of both parties to a
contract will be considered at the
next meeting. Tentative bylaws
were complied by Mr.. Bergan but ac-
ton was deferred owing TO the late
ness Of the hour and the desire of
some members to go further into
details OF the fee setting
Vocal solos by Barry Scanlon and
piano music were enjoyed by the 80
/ guests at the banquet, prior 10 the
| business session.
Officers Of the new board follow:
Fred W. Keller. president; Vernon
C Hastings. vice president; j. NJ
Kelsey. secretary, and Ed. Neddo.
treasurer
4 Members signed at the organiza-
ton meeting are. ]. II. kelsey, W.