Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-01-08
REAL ESTATE MEN
ARE ORGANIZING
Meet at Radisson Hotel Thursday
and Friday of this Week.

sofa will organize State Association
and prepare to take on the problems
of development affecting all the inter-
est OF real estate. This is the declar-
ed intention of the meeting, which viii
be held at the Radisson Hotel, Janu-
airy 9Th and 10th. Real estate men
have never, according to those urging
powerful State Association played the
part which their prominence in the
business has warranted, and conse-
quently the interests of real estate
men have never been given recogni.
ton proportional to the large tax bur
den which it bears.
To show to the real estate men
themselves and the State at large
some OF the possible benefits of such
an Association and some of the i'm
portant development projects which
are to come soon before Minnesota,
program, including speakers of state
and nationwide prominence has been
prepared. Mr.. G. p. Craig of Duluth
has been successful in securing from
the United States Steel Corporation
the promise of immediate expenditure
of about SIS ,000,O00.00 for steel mills,
The direct bearing of this project on
the Industrial development possibili.
ties Of many cities in Minnesota, not
only near Duluth but throughout the
Northwest, because of a resulting
change in market conditions of the
primary products of steel, will be dis.
cussed by Mr.. Craig and J. L. Record
of Minneapolis.
The proposed State Highway sys.
tenn, for which large bond issue has
been proposed, and which will be one
of the questions before the next legis
lature, is another matter directly at
fecting real estate interests over the
entire State, and will be considered at
the Convention.
Matters of taxes will receive an i'm.
portant place and in addition there
will be number of addresses in re-
gard to financing agricultural projects
and matters of immigration and devel
opment. DR.. F. ]. Away will pre-
sent an address on "The Value of a
State Soil Survey" and D. A. Wallace
Editor of the Farmer" and Chairman
of the State Commission on State
Settlement for returned soldiers, will
discuss the report of that Commission
which has recently been presented tc
Governor Burnquist. 8.
B. F. Faast, Vice-President of the
Land Development of st. Paul and en-
gagged in colonization work in Wis
consin, will tell of What State Asso
citation Can Do" in which the expert
ences of the Real Estate Association
Of Wisconsin will be related and the
possibilities of the new organization
outlined.
Further prospects for tremendous
Agricultural and industrial develop
ment for Minnesota will be considered
5: A. Thomson, Secretary of the Ma
t1onal Rivers and Harbors Congress!
OF Washington will tell of the pend
ing program to so enlarge the Well
and Canal that Minnesota will have
deep water port, enabling the ships
or the world commerce to anchor and
sail without breaking cargo.
Northern Michigan claims to have
put $4,000 acres, hitherto ugly cut
| over land to use during 1913 by thu
| importation OF sheep to the value O.
| 100000, and cattle to the value O.
$4,000. OF special interest to me1
from Northern and Central Minnesota
will be talk by Roger M. Andrews
OF Menominee, Michigan, who hal
been one Of the leaders in this devel
| opment.
The first session of the Convention
will be 1000 O'Clock, Thursday morn
Ing, January 9th. Registration will bt
open TO everyone and will entail
no obligation Sessions will be helt
morning and afternoon of both Thurs
day and Friday, and on Thursday ev
ening a dinner will be given at thu
Radisson Roof Garden with addresse.
by Governor Burnquist, Joseph Chap
man, DR.. Carol B. Storrs, Arthur War
mock and others.
Every land and real estate owner
In Minnesota is invited to this gather
Ing and anyone Interested in. the pro
posed State Association or the detaill
OF the program Is urged to attend ant
take active part in the discussions.