The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-09-06
TALES OF LONG AGO
The Rp-saw Historian Digs Into Dongs in the Dim, Dis
tant Past and Unearths Interesting Incidents
of Days That Are No More.
DULUTH REAL ESTATE AssOCIA.
TONS FIRST ANNUAL BANQUET.

DULUTH REAL ESTATE AssoCIA
TONS FIRST ANNUAL BANQUET.
The first annual banquet of the Du
luth Real Real Estate association wal
held at the Spalding hotel, Jan. 81
1898. There was great outpourine
of members and invited guests. Those
present INDUCED in one of the "feeds'
for which Duluth was so famous in
the palmy days and then oratory wa.
uncorked to degree seldom attained
at the best Of banquets.
From 1888 to 1893 the real estate
business was prince of all human pur
suits in Duluth. Even the wild Me
saba stock boom failed to supplant
the power and Importance Of the real
estate men. After that boom broke
real estate showed up, strong and ag'
gressive. When the year Of 1893 was
ushered in, the Duluth Real Estate as
ISOLATION had IS members, with Is OF
| 20 dealers outside the association, but
a firm determination existed to get
them in.
In the fall of 1891 steps were taken
to bring about the organization Of q
real estate exchange. In December OF
that year, the exchange was organized
and Incorporated. The men at the
helm, so to speak, were as follows,
viz:
President, G. E. Lovett; vice presi.
dents, E. G. Holiday and II. M. Myers
treasurer, G. A. Leland; secretary,
Emil Schmied, who was succeeded in
few weeks by Dwight E. Wood.
bridge.
The board of directors embraced T.
w. Hopes, Andrew Swordling, Henry
Van Brunt, J. M. Root, Joseph A.
Mannheim, R.. A. Taussig and George
w. Buck.
At the first annual election, held in
December, 1892, officers were chosen
as follows: President, E. G. Holiday;
vice presidents, George W. Buck and
W. B. silvey; treasurer, g. A. Leland;
secretary. Dwight E. Woodbridge;
board Of directors, G. E. Lovett, Il. M.
Myers, Andrew Swordling, r. A. Taus.
sig, G.: w. Buck, G. w. Hoyt and
George H. Crosby.
The night of the banquet arrived
The Spalding hotel, as usual in those
palmy days, did itself proud. Three
long tables ran the length Of the din.
ing room. The guests were seated at
$3.50 O'Clock. An orchestra soothed
nerves and stimulated digestive juices
The banuueters were confronted by the
following:
MENU.
Cream Of Oysters
Olives Radishes
Whitefish, a La Colbert
Potato Croquettes Green Peas
Real Estate Punch
Broiled Teal Duck with Currant Jelly
Lettuce Salad
Fruit Sailed Almonds
Crackers Roquefort Cheese
Coffee Cigars
After the eatables had been put
| away where they would do the most
good, the orchestra took rest and thu
famous old glee club started in. Al
all old timers well know, that glee
club embraced Messrs. West, Burke
Sherwood, Reynolds and Doran.
Charles A. Long, plunging realto1
and member of the common council
perpetrated poem for the occasion
What the effusion lacked in poetry
was made up in sentiment. 1t was al
follows, viz:
The Real Estate Exchange, you see
Bound to build great city,
AS lasting as eternity;
And Duluth its name shall be.
They re not all young and not all old
None. are timid, most are bold,
Just the sort, so we are told,
Real estate to sell or hold.
Chorus: Ta-ra-ra boom Duluth, etc
They do not care the reason why,
Theirs is but to sell or buy:
Taxes pay for you or I,
When we we other fish to fry;
Or loans they'll make at 6 per cent;
Pinch tenants up to pay the rent.
To fight fee bill they are bent,
And other schemes not heaven sent.
Chorus: Ta-ra-ra, boom Duluth, etc
They'll talk Of grain, they II Sing Of
! coal,
And ask you out to "take a bowl"
Of mines and iron, they'll call the roll
With frankness that will charm you
soul.
They'll sell you farms, they'll sell yo'
lots;
Tell you stories, trade bon mots;
Juggle figures with six noughts;.
Tell you tales Of Proctor Knots.
Chorus: Ta-ra-ra, boom, Duluth, etc
Our commerce soon, in whalebacl
ships,
Wen take from here to foreign slips
On waterways, we give you tips,
Through our own soil, in spite Of quips
With Duluth's flag on every sea,
Where goodness knows, it ought to be
Why should she not the empress be
Of sailed and unsalted seat
Chorus: Ta-ra-ra, boom, Duluth, etc.
Charles A. Long was POSTMASTER
He performed his duties with. humor
eloanence and aristocratic grace. T.
G. Holiday responded to the first
toast, "The Duluth Real Estate Asso-
ciation." He sketehed the progress