The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-12-26

bought several times that amount in
a day.
When the other fellow wants to
sell, Baughman buys, and when an
other wants to buy he sells, and it is
likely that he has turned out more
land than any other firm in the state.
While he has been successful and
made money he is on good terms
with all his customers, who agree that
he dealt fairly with them.
In looking after his interests in
this and other states Mr.. Baughman
is away considerable portion of the
time and this makes it necessary
that he have man in charge of his
affairs here. For a number of years
G. M. Glenn was the man, but he, too
saw an. opportunity and severed his
connection with the firm. But as
usual fortune favored Mr.. Baughman.
E. D. Cooper was just leaving the
office of County Clerk of Seward
County. Cooper knew the county by
heart. He was posted on land values,
topography, and almost everything
else that would make him an excel
lent manager, so Baughman prevailed
upon him to take the place made va
cant by the removal of Mr.. Glenn,
and he has been there ever since.
Gradually he has informed him
self in regard to the holdings of Mr..
Baughman in other sections and at
the present time it makes no differ
ence whether Baughman is in Kansas
or California, his business moves
along just as if he were giving it his
personal attention. This is a great
convenience to his patrons, as they
are always assured of prompt hand
ling of business matters.
Perry Eaton is another of Mr.,
Baughman's assistants. Mr.. Eaton is
book-keeper and stenographer and is
a Highly competent gentleman who
has his hands full keeping up with
the correspondence and financial
matters pertaining to the business.
While Baughman travels a lot, Wis
iting every section of the United
States he has never felt the desire to
leave Kansas. He likes the climate
and the spirit of Kansas and Liberal
especially. Here he has built up his
home and his business, and has a
large circle of friends. He is firm in
the conviction that the good things
are just beginning to come to this
section, and sees in Liberal the op-
portunity for great commercial
growth.
Baughman was at one time spoken
of as the Liberal Commercial Club,
and his cars and his time were freely
used in promoting the welfare of
the town, and it was largely thru his
efforts that a real Chamber of Com
merce was organized. While he saw
possibilities many years ago he says
that he considers the outlook even
brighter for the future, and admits
that the progress of the past few
years is in excess of what he had an
ticipated.
In conversation with Mr.. Baugh-
man we find that all his business in
terests and efforts have been confined
to real estate. He says: 81 have
learned that business; why change"
No doubt that statement tells the
secret of his success. And on sec
ond sober thought we must realize
that real estate is one thing in which
every one is either directly or indi-
rectly interested. 1t is certainly the
most stable investment and safest
speculation in which one may indulge.
Altho real estate values have always
been subject to some fluctuation, the
tendency has been to rise, and at
this time it would seem that this ten
dency is to be in evidence more
than any time in the past.
At least that is the way Mr.. Baugh-
man looks at it, and judging from the
he has made in the past,
he is a good authority. AS soon as
the armistice was signed Mr.. Baugh-
man made an extended trip over the
country for the purpose of getting
line on what the future would bring
to this country, and the optimistic
statements he makes and the invest
ments he, himself, is making leads
one to believe that he found condi-
tions very favorable.
Altho he has done a wonderful
business the past few years, he says
he expects to practically double his
business the coming year. When