Evening star., 1925-06-23
REALTORS ATTACK
CONTROL OF RENTS
Head of National Board Sees
Dangerous Public Policy
in Restriction.
From Stan Correspondent.

From Stan Correspondent
DETROIT, Mich. June 23.-Declar
ing that rent control of any sort Is
bad public policy and bad economic
policy, President Edwards of the Ma
tional Association of Real Estate
Boards today told the opening meet
ing of the eighteenth annual conven
tion. gathered here. that the associa ton
has expressed. and will continue to
express. it's opposition TO rent legis
lation. Mr.. Edwards reference to the
rent legislation situation. in which he
touched briefly on the rent controversy
in Washington last Winter. was re-
eardeo as not only expressing his per.
sonal feeling, but that OF the entire
group of realtors gathered here from
$40 cities. He added thar the public
policy would be better served by re
moving legislative restrictions.
John A. Petty Speaks.
One Of the first TO address the meet
ing today was John A. Petty, secre-
tary of the Washington Real Estate
Board. Mr.. Petty addressed the sec
retary's division on Active Member
ship Qualifications in Real Estate
Boards" He urged caution in the
selection of only those men who can
live up to proper ethical standards.
and declared that il the progress of
the real estate profession Ia TO be
brought 10 higher plane through
The realtor movement the proper
membership must be selected TO con
stitute the local boards. We need
high-type men. capable and efficient
10 better the real estate profession.
ne said.
The Washington delegation OF SS
persons gathered today with about
= oil
United States, Canada. Hawaii and
Cuba and heard Mr. Edwards attack
rent legislation. Before he made his
address the president of the associa
ton was presented with an olive wood
Savel. made in the carpenter shop al
Nazareth where Christ spent many
years OF his life as carpenter.
Greetings were extended by Mayor
Smith of Detroit
Mr. Petty will again address the
convention on Wednesday. Tomorrow
l.. l.. Mckeever of Washington will
speak on Brokerage" and Lester A
Pratt. engineer of Washington, will
also address the gathering.
Sees Suburb Growth.
One OF the most interesting talks
of the morning session was made by
DR.. William l.. Bailey. professor of
Sociology of Northwestern Univer-
sity. Chicago. After An exhaustive
survey Prof. Bailey said that he pre-
dicted a great suburban movement
throughout the United States.
We are about 10 enter the third
field of the real estate developmnt
in this country. First was the rural
developmen then the rush TO the
citis. now comes the movement to
the suburbs" he declared.
Prof Bailey declared that cities
would not merely he composed OF the
business center and residential center
in the future. but will be composed OF
metropolitan districts with alternating
business residential and suburban sec
tions for radius OF more than 100
miles.
Fifteen million people in the United
States are now suburbanit or one In
every six. Prof. Bailey declared. In
predicting. on the basis of his survey
and study OF population trend, that
the suburbs within a short time would
vastly outnumber the cities in popu-
lation The general trend all over the
country is not rural nor urban. but
migration from the city 10 the sub
urbs. he declared.
The Washington delegation is plan
ming to attend the real estate license
law discussions tomorrow. The local
board urged the passage OF license
law bill last session of Congress and
will probably urge Congress TO pa ss
such a law next session.