The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-04
.LOCALREALTORS
TO RIDE SPECIAL
TO CAPITALCIT
Will Advertise Birming-
ham At Great Meet
Next Month
2 BIRMINGHAM MEN
TO DELIVER TALKS
Secretary Of Agriculture
Wallace And Others
On Program

when the Birmingham Realtors
special to the annual convention oil
the National Association Of Real Els
tate Boards, leaves for Washington on
June /, we want to carry with us a.
least 20 of the associate members Of
the Birmingham Real Estate board, y
said Executive Secretary Starke.
= According to Mr.. Starke, this Wash.
ington convention is expected TO be
one of the most important gatherings Of
| business men from all over the country
to be held during this year. The dele
gates will represent some 10000 active
real estate men, aud will bring to the
discussions a wealth of experience in
the practical phases of the real estate
profession.
"A large majority of the associate
membership of the Birmingham board
are probably owners of real estate, and
may, therefore. confidently expect to
hear at this convention speeches and
discussions that viii give them a broad
er grasp of such subjects as the growth
of cities, the agricultural outlook. and
home ownership, as well as many other
matters treated by more than 100 ex-
perienced men in their respective lines, =
added the secretary.
Prominent Speakers
| Among the prominent speakers will
by Henry c. Wallace, Secretary of Ag-
riculture, who will take as his subject
1.-THE Future Of American Agriculture >
John III. Finley, associate editor of the
New York Times. on Home Owner
ship and What the ReaIt0r Can do to
Increase it," and Charles Nichols of
the Shuttle company of New York, who
will treat city growth and values from
the standpoint of the chain stores.
Secretary Starke explained that it
will be physical impossibility for one
man to hear all of the discussions for
the simple reason that the national as
ISOLATION is made up of seven divisions,
ana each division will consulate a sub
convention in itself, thus enabling q
delegate to attend the meetings Of that
division in which he is most Interested.
As these division meetings all take place
| in the afternoons, it will be necessary
Ito exercise some choice. The morning
meetings will be devoted to the inter-
4 est Of the body as whole.
Tive Local Speakers
| "Birmingham has two speakers on
the program this year. and this itself
should make its appeal to local pride.
Malcom g. Jeter of the Nelson Real
Estate and Investment, company will de-
liver an address of just five minutes on
tile magnificenee of Birmingham in COM
petition with exactly 10 speakers from
other cities who will likewise sound the
praise of their respective home towns
! in five-minute speeches. The winner
will bring home with him the silver
trophy cup offered by the Chicago Real
Estate board and now held by the Oak
land california; board. Hill Ferguson
of JeInison & Co. will take the sub
ject of real estate forms. of which he
has made quite a study, illustrating his
talk with a special display OF many
forms now in use"
Secretary Starke called attention to
the fact that the associate members OF
the board would have the privilege OF
going on the special train at one and
half fare, tickets being put on sale May
%, with final return limit OF June
IL. The convention will close on June D.
and, as one may return either from
Washington or Norfolk. opportunity will
be given for a sail down Chesapeake
bay and several daysaof rest at the Vir-
ginia reaside resorts. E
AuVcfttSC DHuuuSh1m
"Due notice of the Birmingham
Real Estate boards intention to put
this city on the map at this Washing
ton convention has been semitic every
real estate board in this country and
Canada, telling them of our special train
and the Boys Industrial band. More
over, the Seaboard Air Line il arrang-
ing the schedule for a brief. stop at
Raleigh, N. c.. and stop Of one hour
at Richmon. Va, featured by an au-
tomobile ride through that historic
city, further explained the executive
secretary. 1t thus appears that this
trip does offer attractive features, not
the least of which is the privilege of
seeing Washington at a most interesting
sason of the year. IA
1.-THE Birmingham Real Estate board
would like to make this an Alabama
year at Washington, our representatives
and senator's have been notified. that we
are coming in style, the national assO-
citation is expecting much Of us, and
we want to carry the greatest bunch
of boosters that have ever left this
city for convention. Our associate
members can greatly help us to pull
cut of Birmingham not less than
hundred strong on June /. and inciden-
tally give themselves a delightful trip
aside from the actual service to their
city by way of nationwide advertise
ment of its progressiyenesS and civic
loyalty" urged MFR. Starke.
Associate members can apply to Sec
rotary Starke for full information and
may call on him to make hotel reserva-
! tons for them.