Amarillo Sunday News-Globe (Amarillo, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 304, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 11, 1927 Page: 6 of 90
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YOU ALWAYS KNOW WHERE TO FIND
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Major
Corner 7 th and Polk St*.
Amarillo, Texas
Since 1912
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We Welcome You Fair Visitors!
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J. A. COMBS, Owner
M. M. HICKS,
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3 necessary" »pecialists, who devoted all
J their time and attention to the hand-
i line of real estate. The wonderful de-
I velopment of our country made the ae-
I teal sale and purchase of real estate a
I businesz in itself. This was indicated by
I ’he fact that many lawyers, architects
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foundation of knowledge and training
brought about only through earnekt ap-
plication of the loosens deducted from
the experience of others.
enough to make money trading in them
after aomohedy elee found them." 1
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MAY COUNTY
COMBINES FOR
FAIR DISPLAY
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPRO-
PRIATE $250 TO DEFRAY EX-
PENSES OF EXHIBIT
home-owning idea or 'the development of |
new counry. not sponsoring the Indi- l
vidual ownership of a home. Nor did it
concern itself with any of the other
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Every employee of this company is constantly striving to do but
one thing — serve you faithfully.
There are yet evi motion in regard to real estate transac-
tions such as valuations, titles, market
MAKE THIS PLACE YOUR HEADQUARTERS WHILE LN THE CITY
And if your eyes need attention we are equipped to give you a most thor-
ough examination, and if you need glasses we will grind them in our own
shop to meet your special requirements.
our communities as yet behind our pres-
ent development. Thus passed the see
We regret very much that owing to congested business conditions right at
this season of the year we will be unable to maintain our booth at the Tri-
State Fair, as has been our custom heretofore. However, we wish to extend
a most hearty welcome to the Fair visitors from the surrounding country,
and a special invitation to visit our place at 7th and Polk streets, where you
will find one of the most up-to-date Optical Offices and factory in the entire
State.
___-____.___ ....... ity in bringing buyer and' seller together
Real estate was then a "hit or miss" and transacting their business without
proposition with no concern for beautifi- i trouble to either. He is expected to help
cation, not as yet infused with the the prospect get the greatest value for
his money. He must develop real estate
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giving nt advice to clienta who desire to
improve thelr pzoperty. The zealtor
muat bold the future more than the
present M the gold lag keynote ef his
aetivity. You may well imagine the et-
feet as real estate values to this eity had
the Woinin and Country Club additlons
been turned into get-tieh-guick proposi-
tions and sold out helter-skelter with no
restrictions and less preparation far
what waa to foilow the aala of lota--
namely, the building of homen. Please
realize the responaibility which rests
upon the shoulders of the realtor as ks
subdivides a portion of your city’s land
as one man for our own well being and
far that of our country.
Barry B. Culver, quoting Russell Sags,
the multimillionaire, sald "that the
mimma
a raal nezvice
y la those who
Our fleet of 15 cabs are at your service. For the convenience of
Fair patrons we will maintain a station at the Fair Grounds. En-
abling you to receive the maximum in service.
have any ambition to become batter deal-
in to real aateto. H la the hardest
thing in the world to get‘men possessing
the qualifications to auccess In this
business and for that reason it should be
an incentive to have your salesmen apply
themselves diligently through the course
of these sessions.
Competition Keen.
President C. C. Biett, in speaking to
the reaitora at Beattie, said that "the !
wise ones realize that in this ego of
The above illustration will give some idea of the equipment and .
efficient men that help make this organization the reliable company
confidence entrusted to him and handle
that confidence in an honorable man-
most efficient manner. Were that con-
fidence not given or asked. ignorance of ‘
those matters would lead to serious
blunders.
No man influences the development of ■
the city more than the real estate dealer.
No man ean do more to help or marr the
future of his city's growth by the devel- |
opment of his subdivisions or by the
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eats come into my office and lay bare
their family secrets in order that I
might be given the opportunity to han-
dle the business of that client in the
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No Special Thinner Necessary.
Will Not Soften Undercoat.
Anyone Can Apply Koverlak
HEADQUARTERS
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. Pure Paints—Inside or Outside
Waterproof and Mar-Proof Varnishes
Non Fading Shingle Stains
Wick work Auto Enamels
Satinette and All-Oyl Enamels
Koverflor for Wood and Cement Floors
. WALL PAPER—GLASS—SUNDRIES
Standard Varnish Works Products
Pannandle Paint and
Glass Company
. WHOLES ALERETAIL
survey of the requirements necessary to
meet the present demand made of an
agent handling teal eatate should make
the young man just entering the busi-
ness and alse the “old-timer" seriously
consider the future we are rapidly ap-
proaching
conditions. etc. He is expected to create 1
a market for real estate through his
knowledge of values and his selling abil-
- that is. bring unused land into use;
and he muat know the proper use to
estate business.
ganizations have sprung up all over the tor must be thoroughly qualified before your best brains to improve the attrac-
world and their committees have been he should be allowed to tamper with the tiveness of your commodity real estate
assigned exclusively to intensive study future happiness of a thousand families.—, that it might compete for the aa- '
of pecial subjects dealing with real es-I say to you, gentlemen, that when a tion’s capital with the automobile, the
i late. The supreme test of this change'---" -—"* " -1 - - — --------— .. ----- -- —*
M occmionaalont “ property.
This change to the publle mind was
first inetituted as we have neen by eco-
nomie pressure. However, there baa
been another powerful factor figuring to
thia change—namely, the publle prose.
There first appeared articles or pam-
phlets on real estate matters, than books
which dealt with real estate in general.
Then was conceived the publication at
real estate new» in magazine form.
From generalities to specialisations was
bet a stop and today we have many
. books and publications on special phases
_______ which that land must be put in order
things that have today' become recog- that it might produce its maximum re-
nized as pert of the real estate bust- turn in wealth. He is expected to rt-
nesn nance real estate transactions and se-
The third and present stage in the cure credit for purchasers through pro-
growth of the idea of real estate as a vate loans, thus promoting occupancy
mpecial line of business might be termed and use undeveloped areas.
the professional stage. The development The activities of the real estate dealer
ef this feature of the real estate busi- are varied. They bring him in constant
MM has been meteoric in its movement. touch with every phase of community '
With a tremendous wave of economic life. He knows and transacts his busi- '
development sweeping this nation as a ness with eity and ceunty officials, the
wind carries the mist, the changes in school authorities, etc. He meets and
commercial and industrial pursuits have becomes intimately acquainted with the
engulfed and effected community life, i professional men of his eity such as the
.well as the life of the individual, lawyers. bankers, architects and contrac-
with remarkable results. The old real tors. He probably knows, generally
estate sgent was caught in the whirl- ' speaking, the average citixen of his com-
pool and is gradually disappearing, munity better than any other business
Those who formerly dealt in real estate man of his city. He is often afforded
M a side line were forced, by the rapid the confidence of the home life of his •
progress of their chosen lines of busi- I clients and it becomes his duty as a part I
ne toudropreale state dealings. Buyers I of hi. calling to help work out the many’
and sellers of real estate could no longer j problems brought about by home owner,
depend "n the old order of things. The ship. He must, therefore, carefully de-
merchent was unable to advise on a mat- velop the quality of loyalty to his cus-
ter that had grown beyond his control. tomer in order that he might justify a
The idea of specialising was thus given --0----—-------> - ■ ■ - - - ‘
an impetus that is daily impressing it-
•elf upon the public mind and is des-
tined ne ver to die The effect on public
opinion was striking. No longer was
the real estate business to be the object
of ridicule, jibe and criticism. The law-
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zer and banker and architect took down
their real real estate' signs and the large
majority forsook their siaeline and de-
tected their time to the needs of their
Awn profession The death knell was
nounded for the man who thought that
all he would have to do to go into the
real estate business was to rent a desk
in an office, put up a sign and make
of the real estte business, whole sec- and sells it to your future citisens upon nan. vetween anaivun aeairs, wu-i
aly newspapers devoted which to build their homes. Consider, preservation la'the first vital necessity
entirely to this subject. Real estate or- if you will, just how and why the real- and motive.” You must therefore use '
competition between commodities rather
than, between individual dealers, self-
is' the first vital necessity ■
and other business men began showing I Must Know Business.
nigns indicating that they, in addition Today • specialist in real estate mat-
ters is expected to give accurate infer-
ner. I have, on many occasions, had ili-
of Grey county on the minds of Pan
handle people in red letters."
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PAMPA, Sept. 1#.— Despite recent an- that ha. been effected in the public at- that offset the formation of the charae:the luxuries of life. ______________
nouncementa that Gray county would titude toward those who deal solely in ter of our future eitizens, that we should ot the vast perfected organization to de j
mi be represontaa at the Tri State fair I real estate has been applied in official make it our duty to see that he is thor- , zelop the intellect of the business se as
at Amarillo thlb year in exhibit was recognition by our national government oughiy qualified to serve in that eapac- to offer the public complete knowledgel
..embled at the exposition grounds to- of speeial services rendered their coun-lity. It is plain to see that the compe- 1 of the technicalities involved in a real
day, and the committee in charge, try by realtors of the nation. tent realtor must be well informed on a estate deal and mature judgment as well
headed by Mayor F. P. Reid of this city,' I have dealt at length on the evolution great many subjects, as trustworthiness. When a tailor
declares that ths county will make s of the professional idea in real estate Knowledge Valuable. makes a mistake in the cut of a gar-;
good showing, for the purpose of driving home this A business that is worth doing at allment, the victim may buy a new suit the
The display is a combination of ax- thought namely: that while dealings in is worth doing well and it is necessary 1 next year at a comparatively small ex-
hibits from Pampa, MeLean, Alanreed real estate probably began early in the to study any vocation so that by appli- pense. But when a realtor makes a mis-
and LeFors, giving the entire county a dawn of civilisation, only in recent years cation of your lessons you may enlarge take in the location of a building, the
roprezentation. Gray county produces has it reached the point where men en- your vision, that you may see into the'mistake is permanent for perhaps half a
a variety of agricultural products from tering it must have particular training futur and that you may visualise the century."
many vs rl* lies sf ssil and when thejin order tn succeed. The professional beautiful and artistic. You must be Realising this truth, real estate or-
commtttee wot busy it was discovered . idea is rapidly gaining momentum. Col- possessed with the spirit of the pioneer ganizations all over the nation are mak- |
that a splendia display could be ar- legea and universities all over the nation and the courage to do the thing which ing a wide search for knowledge. This i
ranged. Despite belated preparations, are including in their curriculum. you know should be done. You must be ' is evident in the program of research
Gray county expects to make a showing courses in real estate practice. The day able to analyse every phase of your outlined for the various division* of the .
As on impetus to the plans of thelis certain to soon arrive when all eol- business and have the patienee to un- national association. Five hundred and
comnafrtee, the Gray county eocmis- i leges and univerasitica will include a reg- ravel the hard knots so ’that your dreams , thirteen different subjects will be
eloners have appropriated a fund of $280 ular fouryear course in this study, may become a reality. Above all else, studied from the sources and the dedue-
toward defraying ths expenses of the With mighty strides the realestate busi- in order to succeed, you must be pos- tions and conclusions arrived at from
county exhibit. Ths chambers of com- nes: is growing similar in form to the teased with unquestioned integrity, with- this study set out in the form of re-
meree at both Pampa and McLean have professions of law and medicine. In the out which you cannot create the eonfl- ports and papers by the leading thought
supported the move to have the county old days, in the legal profension, a man genre of the public which io se essential of the real estate profession. These men
represented. was merely a lawyer he practiced crim- to a continued success in the business, are not graduates from college they are
“We expect to win a prize at the Tri- inal and civil law and took cases of every Those of you who have salesmen the practicing membership of boards
State exposition," said Major Reid." kind. The physician was the general should enlist them in this course. I say like the Amarillo board. What those
and la se doing we will write ths name practitioner— he was a surgeon, consult- this to you frankly because I know that boards are doing, this board can and is
“ ant *nd a family physician all at the requirements of success in the real es- going to do. There is in this board no
same time. Today the practice of law tale business are growing harder every ! lack of thought, no lack of knowledge
and medicine ha. become a profession of day and to snceeed in it you must work and no lack of judgment. The prime
specialists. The same things are today to develop not only a knowledge of the | factor with us is to combine those three
taking place in the real estate bUsinesa business but an upstanding character. It great qualities in rendering value re-
and it is because of these similarities : i my opinion that this board in giving ' reived to a customer. All these things ।
I that people are beginning to speak ofl-------
the estate aa a ' ummmmmmammmemaa-ansemememmmmme
(CONTINUED KROM PAGE THREE) To keep abreast of this rapid change in
. .---- the public mind, the real estate dealer
xice But as time passel changes in has had to at a fast
the economic order of society made - * •
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Howe, Gene A. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe (Amarillo, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 304, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 11, 1927, newspaper, September 11, 1927; Amarillo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1569158/m1/6/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Texas State Library and Archives Commission.