The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-19
Press Comment

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Realtors May Organize.
Elsewhere in this issue we reproduce
an editorial from the Tampa Tribune,
in which that progressive newspaper
gives some good reasons for a state
wide organization OF real estate inter-
ests and. in a way. deplores the lack
OF unity on the part OF the real estate
dealers for the betterment OF the pro-
fession.
The Tribune states that one OF the
greatest needs OF the realty business
| in Florida in the past has bee ma real
organ" devoted to the interests Of
realty men and to telling the truth
about Florida, and it says that this
| need is now being met to most sat
| isfactory degree by this journal.
!, We thank the Tribune for it's words
of approval, and, we also want to as
sure that newspaper that a Tampa
| reaitor, Thomas C.. Hammond, is now
out in the state, without salary and at
| his own expense, working to bring
about state organization of realty
dealers. Mr.. Hammond feels the need
of such an organization just as keenly
as does the Tribune, and he has taken
the work upon himself to make it a
living fact.
Mr.. Hammond received solid support
from the Miami Realty Board and no
doubt will meet with the same en-
couragement at other points in the
state.
The first state convention of realty.
boards will be held In November (time
and place to be announced soon), and
from that date state realty organiza-
ton will become an actual fact in
Florida.
The Real Estate Journal believes
every reputable dealer should make
application to join the state realty
board There are many advantages to
be gained by forming a strong central
body, and these viii flow in three di-
rections-to broker. buyer and seller
OF property.-Miami Real Estate
Journal.
Now We viii Guess Again.
: The entrance of women into politics
has the country guessing, some one
says, but that's nothing new. Haven't
women always kept 'em guessing?-I
Kissimmee Valley Gazette.
Back to Nature!
Just when we were priding ourselves
that the world was growing better we
began to see editorials in Florida
newspapers under the heading Re-
store Wild Life,"-St Petersburg
Times.
Down on Their Knees.
Formerly the people who did not go
to church used to say that they went
out to worship the god of nature.
says the Orlando Reporter Star Now
whole lot Of them are down on their
knees removing a punctured tire
Miami Metropolis.
The Next Step.
A county charter. abolishing the
board Of county commissioners, and
establishing three salaried commission |
oners with a .salaried county manager
is now before the voters of Baltimore
County, Maryland. In most counties |
there is much money wasted and eff
fort duplicated. A manager with an
efficient corps of deputies and deputy |
clerks could handle all of any county's |
business with the possible exception of
the trial OF cases. The judiciary |
should not be disturbed, but to- the
duties of the county judges should be
added a number of those now per-
formed by other officials. The work
of the supervisors OF registration for
instance, could be done by the county
judges to the simplification of the sys-
tenn and the convenience Of the public.
Late last May the commission elect
ed to draft q charter for Baltimore
County. Maryland, reported a thor /
oughgoing county manager charter
similar to the ecity-manager plan now
in force in 1S5 cities throughout the
United States. It's hackers are conf
dent that It will be approved by the
people at the election next Novem-
Der, although in the fact of stiff OPP
position from the dominant political
machine.
If adopted 1t will establish the first |
county manager in the United States.
and viii be the fifth home rule charter
In the country, the four California
counties which drafted their own char
ters having stuck to the commission
form.
Under an amendment to the Mary
land constitution adopted in 1915,
counties are empowered to frame their
own charters. Baltimore county is
the first to take advantage of the
privilege At the election last fall a
charter commission was authorized
and the members elected. After more
than six months deliberation theyj
concluded that the city manager plan
could be applied successfully to coun-