Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-02-03
COL. HAYWOOD SAYS RESOLUTION
WAS TO BRING MATTER UP TO
FARMERS TO DISCUSS.
EXPLAINS REAL OBJECT OF RESOLU-
TON ENTERED AT RECENT MEET
ING u. M. S. DIRECTORS.
lBY ALBA HEYWOOD.D

ucrstCOd ana therefore created a wrong
impression With some people. The i'm
preston has been made Oh some that the
reso.ut'on contemplated that the Unit
Marketing System 20 into the real estate
business, buying and selling or at least
selling real estate. Any one who will
carefully read the resolution and plan
sugges.c ed will see that this construction
Ia wholly III error. Nothing is furtaer
from our minds than that the Unit
Marketing System should sell real eS-
late. The purpose of the resolution was
simply to bring before its members a
discussion and an expression as to whe-
Their or not the system should assist the
local real estate agents thru the aid
and the prestige of its members Ia sell
and settle up the resale or inside alb
sentee lands. The resolution was not
intended TO commit the Unit Marketing
to the proposition in any way bur to
appoint a committee 10 study the qIes-
ton and report back to the directors and
also 10 ask its directors that they sound
out the membership.
Listen To the following quotation from
the resolution: BE il resolved that il
is the CONSENSUS of opinion of the board
of directors that the Unit Marketing
System should at once ~inlugurate a real
estate department. the purpose of which
shall be to aid and assist the farmers
and local real estate agents in Settlin
MP inside and close in lands. the method
which shall be To put behind the real Is
tate business the prestige and force Of
the greatest farmers organization in
Texas OH a basis of square dealing.
BE il further resolved that a commit
tee of five be appointed by the chairman
tc investigate and study the question
and report back to this body at the next
meeting.
BE ID further resolved that this res.
olution be made a part OF the minutes ~
this meeting and that each director is
hereby instructed To present this matter
To his unit IA its next meeting aud report
back 10 the system the cXprr~Siun ot the
majority of the members ID Tie unit
Thus, YOU will see that the whole
idea of the resolution is simply ~ bring
il before the members. and IA ~tudy and
investigate the propositions before com
hitting the system pnr W"t " another.
Listen. again: BE il further res3lv
cd that this is noe Ia" object 81 n Unit
Marketing SYSTEM ~ onru~c either tnr
local real estate agents lr The land sale
companies in their rvri estate business
but to supply a much needed wan in
handling re sale lands and the lands of
abscntces.' ~
Listen again: The prize ~ the land
10 bc a matter of agreement between the
vendor and the vcndcc and not to bc
made the business of he Unit Marketing
System. that there ~ 4 , pr cent com
mission. No more. ne less. ~ ~ paid 40
the farmer of real estate man or both.
who produces the business and close the
deal Does that sound Ike the system
had become real estate agent? iii you
ever know a real estate agent who did
not get some of The commission?
The plan further states lha, no laRd
will bc listed except when ace mpanicd
by a true statement ui facts regarding
water conditions and MI conditions
bearing on the land. thc object being 90
~. the real estate business ON = truth
full AMI : bStantial basis"
The plan further states that this will
not only PIT such lands on The market
~ a friend or relative can recommend To
a friend or relative it being our desire
only "a re-cstabli~h conft ncc in the
real estate business III the Valley"
The plan further provides. in order
10 ~ establish this confidence that the
systcm issue official literature to he sold
al cost in order to reimburse the Sy>
tenn for il. little expense and 10 put
behind the business the prestige of the
system.
Ii seems that anyone who has inter
pretcd this ~ a movement 10 have the
Unit Marketing System sell land must
have read resolution carclcSSly or pos
sibly re.sd no further than the head lines.
A. author of the resolution i want 10
say | have discussed this idea with !
great many people in the Valley and
with almost no exception when explained
To them il was favorably received. Ii
seems that any movement 70 settle MP the
lands Of the absentee with bona tide
farmers would. as the resolution SAYS.
be the desire Of practically every citizen
i'm the Valley. The banker wants il for
il means deposits and loans. the mer
rhant wants it for il means increased
fyaSc / The fafurr wants il for it means
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