El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-27
E PAS0 REAL Y
ON FIRM BASIS
Creel Realty Co. Does $780,
COO Business and Believes
in Herald Advertising.

No matter what the year may
bring forth in relations between the
United States and Mexico. the healthy
future of realty in FL Paso is amply
assured" said X p Creel and T G.
Cannon. Of the Creel Realty Co. in the
Orndorff block on Mesa avenue. when
asked what they had done and what
they expected TO accomplish in 1917.
FL Paso is now. and always will be
the principal business city between
Dallas. Tex. and the Pacific coast. and
this fact is q guaranty that thousands
of persons will come here annually to
make their homes, most OF them be-
coming permanent investors IN land
and buildings
600 worth of realty business last year.
including residences. rOoming houses
and vacant lots and a few business
places The company made a speclalty
Of handling property In the residence
districts. The motto OF the firm ts.
NO matter what the customer wants.
We find it, New homes built TO Or
der. transfers OF already built homes.
roOming house leases and furniture.
lots. loans and all kinds OF insurance
are items in their daily WORK
Makes Money for Customers
As an Indication OF the tremendous
trading in rOoming houses IN 1917, The
Greel company handled S4asvuu NOILh
Of deals OF that character One woman
customer of the firm. who made spe-
cialty OF buying rOcming house out
fits reuova ting. repairing and selling
them. brought her capital from $3.50
Ct TO $1,000 in Y months. besides in
vesting considerable money IN realty
in another city.
Creel Realty Co. believes In the POI
icv Of selling real estate at the right
figure. regardless Of the opportunity
that sometimes may be presented OF
squeezing the buyer a little This SORT
Of fair dealing has brought buyers back
for more trading as often as half
dozen times in the year Investors
have learned to trust the firm 10 han
Gle their money. having made nice
profits by so doing Mr. Creel said
must be put on IL The question OF
sale is matter OF only a few days
for investiga ton There IS abund-
ant capital waiting for investment
here Usually realty is quiet AT this
season. but not this winter Sales are
keeping brisk with most flattering
prospects for the spring"
Business Result Of Herald AdvertisinS-
Mr. Creel is a liberal user Of adver-
/ Using IN The Herald He says the
creat bulk OF his sales in 1916 were di-
rect results Of advertising in this
newspaper As an example he points
to a little FOR rent" ad. he published
in recent issue of The Herald. offer
/ ing a residence on North Santa Fe street
/ for $50 a month the house being liter
| ally besieged by renters. He said he
I had more than so phone calls and
/ a dozen office callers Tor the house
NessTs- Creel and Cannon cite as an
/ instance Of the many eastern investors
who are moving here, the case Of L
I c. Lawbrighr Of Philadelphia. who
I has recently placed $4,000 in FL Paso
real estate. and is making his home
here at present building two bungs-
/ lows in the $3.50 block on Alamogordo
! street The Creel Realty Co. has six
I bungalows under construction, the
work on which has not been de-
! layed hardly full day all winter
/ Mr.. Creel, talking of his experience
/ in FL Paso. said he came here only a
: few years ago from Louisville. Ky
/ and entered the realty business with
/ only a little capital which he has made
! to grow by keeping everlastingly at
! IL. 7. G. Cannon, his associate. is from
: Galveston, Tex The company was
formed last April Mr.. Cannon has
I been very active in the realty market
/ here for long time.