Evening star., 1924-01-12
REALTORS OUTLINE
MEETING PROGRAM
Policy of Great Activity for
Year Will Be Advocated at
Augusta Convention.

Welding for the real estate buai-
ada those tools of business research
and business organism that have come
to be so great a factor in modern
commercial and industrial self-de-
relopment Will be the business Of the
delegates from 495 real estate boards
in as many American and Canada n
cities who will meet at Augusta, Ga,
January II to 19, at a convention of
the national committee Of the Ma
tional Association of Real Estate
Boards. The convention, practically
the annual meeting of the associa-
tion. will enunciate for the 10000 or
Eanized realtors of the continent,
business and public policies concern
ed with the far-reaching considera-
ton of real estate values and the
ownership of real property.
Important undertakings of the as
ISOLATION to be discussed include:
Research into the basis upon which
American farm lands are valued,
looking to the establishment of a
generally acceptable standardized ap-
l'raisal method for farm valuations.
Such standard would give farm eco
romfc reckoning something more of
~ base than it has at present and
would tend. land economists point
out. to discount extreme fluctuations
in farm prices.
Mellon Plan Urged.
Pressure for adoption of the Mellon
plan for national tax adjustment, and
of the adoption by the states OF the
indiana plan of check on reckless
local and state tax expenditure.
Work to bring uniformity nation
ally in the matter of mortgage laws.
inquiry into the rental situation
over the United States and in the
principal Canadian cities.
Development all over the country
of official real estate board appraisal
hodies. competent to make expert
valuations of real property. Such
official appraisal committees are al
ready an important real estate board
service in approximately 200 cities
of the United States and Canada.
Advancement of the writing of a
''five-foot shelf" of authoritative real
estate treatiseS which, it is expected
Will. within the next two or three
wears. make generally available the
best knowledge and experience In the
whole real estate field,
Plan Correspondence Course.
Development at headquarters of the
association in the coming months of
an American real estate institute to
conduct an authoritative correspond
ence course in real estate to supple
ment the program of real estate edu-
cation rapidly being introduced into
vocational schools and colleges and
universities throughout the country.
Putting before the public every
where the soundness and return yield
of real estate investment, and ex-
PLANTATION to the public of the busi-
ness standards of the realtor. through
nationwide development of real es-
tate institutional advertising.
l.. f. Eppich, Denver, president of
the association. will preside. II. r.
Ennis of Kansas City. incoming presi-
dent, will outline policies of the as
sociation for the year just beginning.
Other speakers include: Hiram S.
Cody of Chicago, on real estate in
vestment findings: Charles T. Moffett.
Minneapolis, on tax revision; Paul E.
Stark. Madison. Wisconsin, on real
estate education: Paul c. Loeber,
Chicago, on realty appraisals; Joseph
k. Britain. Chicago, on public pro-
lection through state real estate
license laws; Frank Ryan Of Los An
geles. on business ethics; Howard
Whitcomb of Boston, Irenaeus Shuler
of Omaha. Louis B. Beardslee. Louis
n Orr and j. Soule Warterfield Of
Chicago: B. F. Faast of Eau Claire.
Wis; Emerson w. Chaille of In
dianapolis, L. l.. Oeland of Madison,
Bartholomew O'Too1e of Chicago, will
liam r. Shannon of Wash ington, d.
c.; H. r. Brigham of Boston, r. r.
Otis of Atlanta, Byron r. Hastings Of
Omaha. John L. Weaver of Wash
ington, D. c., and H. II. Richardson Of
Jacksonville, Fla.
a national golf tournament, a ladies'
golf tournament, dinners, an in
augural banquet and formal install
latton of incoming officers, a south
ern barbecue and sightseeing tours
are on the conventions social pro-
gram.