El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-14

A. P Coles Is Elected Temporary President and En-
thuses Other Dealers With His Talk Upon Cooper
alton; Chamber of Commerce Officers Pledge
Hearty Support to love to Get Together.

LbT HAS been my ambition TO see
the real estate men get together
and form an exchange and work
together in such harmony that il will
not be long before they erect their
own building-the finest in FL PasO-
where all real estate dealers viii have
their Offices said A P Coles, elected
temporary chairman Of a meeting OF
real estate men Friday.
The meeting was held in the Sheldon
hotel at a luncheon called by George r.
LeBarOn. chairman Of the committee
Of the chamber Of commerce on land
and irrigation
Mr.. Coles said the real estate men
had had much to do with the growth
Of FL PasO-in fact, in all cities the
work of the real estate men is impor-
tant, he said, and the growth Of any
city depended much upon the kind Of
men handling its real estate. He
thought those in FL PasO should get
together and pull together and he be-
HeVed the result would be OF benefit
not only TO the real estate men but TO
the city generally.
Permanent Organization.
On motion, Mr. Coles named Douglas
CroWell c. n Newman and ". r. Ram
sey as a committee on permanent Or
ganizatiOn. TO see the different real
estate men Of the city and get them
all into the organization The next
meeting viii be held next Friday at the
sheldon A W. Reeves was designated
as temporary secretary
AIr. LeBaron called the meeting 10
order and stated its object. President
p B. OHndOrff. of the chamber Of COM
merce, and chairman H. :. Beach. Of the
advertising committee Of the chamber.
were present and expressed approval
and offered support for the work
Urges Organization.
In calling the meeting 10 order, Mr..
LeBaron said:
The land and irrigation committee OF
which I have the honor Of being chairman.
has called you together today believing IL
IS 10 the best interests Of our valley ana TO
E Paso and the whole southwest that the
real estate men organize for their own bet
terment and for a more friendly cooperation
among themselves on all matters
AT the present time and from now on
there viii be matters coming before the
chamber Of commerce which are Of vital
interest 10 the real estate men, the real
boosters Of any community.
.-FTrst Of all it Is the desire OF the chair
man Of the land and irrigation committee
and The entire committee 20 at all times
work with the real estate men, and at this
time this committee begs 10 report the com
ing visit Of the appropriation committee Of
the United States congress that viii be here
early in June ana there is no body OF men
in any community that is better posted 20
put forward our claims than the real estate
men
IN July we expect a visit Of a number
Of Illinois farmers and the real estate men
again should come forward and tell the
reasons why these farmers should give up
al idea Of locating anywhere else but in
This valley Another question Of vital i'm
portance TO all Of US is the validating act
which will perfect the titles in the lower
Rio Grande valley and believe that this
body should recommend 10 the chamber OF
commerce that a committee 80 10 Auslln az
once 70 persuade the governor 70 submit
this bill again at this session Of congress
and urge this committee 20 see that same
is passed in both the house ana the senate.
Settling Up Titles.
'sWhiIe there are no serious defects to our
land titles there are certain questions that
can be cured by this act that the most
rirnid purchaser Of valley lands will not
hesitate TO take any Of our titles
Vow. in reference to the advertising COM
nittee Of the chamber Of commerce, / know
that the chairman of this committee wants
the cooperation Of the real estate men and
suggestions by this body would be carefully
considered by his committee The chair
man Of this committee IS present al TINS
meeting and knows that this meets with his
approval The manufacturing committee
also viii work with the real estate men
and you could be Of vitar assistance TO this
In reference TO this organization. our
committee recommends that real estate
and Insurance exchange be organized II
conjunction with the chamber OF commerce
That all members OF this exchange be either
subscribers to the budget fund, members OF
the chamber OF commerce and maintain
offbces This is only a suggestion though
by the board OF directors, and this com
m1ltee that represent ana OF course lueaa
matters will be decided by you"
Immigration Work.
Mr.. Ornd0rn and Mr. Beach voiced
their sentiments OF approval AR.
Beach laid stress upon the cooperation
needed from the real estate men in the
work Of peopling the valley and told
what his committee expected and de-
sired OF the realty men He said
The chief object Of the joint bureau
is TO create the interest that viii re-
suit in immigration TO our valleys
This bureau is not in land selling
business and we propose to be i'm
partial in supplying data in response
10 inquiries.
we expect the cooperation Of real
estate dealers TO the extent that our
office will have on file complete lists
OF all valley properties that are on the
market BY forming an association of
land agents, IL occurs to me, would in
q great measure solve the problem that
now COnfTOnts US
You gentlemen have contributed
Austin to persuade the governor, If