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GLDNN D. WILLAMAN
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310 The Realt! BLueBook rf Co.lifol-nia
tTtHE subjecr assigred for this article really covers the founding,
I growrn. acnrevementsand aims of Lhe California Real Estal€
, Associalion, and it is rhe inlenrion of the aulhor to treal the
.,\'ork of the State Association from the stanapoint of its actrievemenis
as a stateyide organization that has stebdily ]rorkeal for the advance_
ment oi the State of Califor-nia. The Califomia Real Estate Associa_
ON BROADFOUNDATIONS
The Califomia Real Estate Association is in no sense a closed
organization. .It _ad\ocarps a sl r.aighr fonvard poliey. lt believesin
exrenclrngi{s limits lo in.lude the men and women who are !rorLhv
of business afiiliations with their fellow dealels. The oi_i
cornmissiunis an pssentialparl of one'si eal pstaleUusin"ss,
"u.ninn
bur_mcm_
oershlp rn.a rpatty organization is loundpd upon a highej" law of
5€rvice.. Ihe publl. pays the brokFr and salcsmanfor rhcir service,
Hence lhe aims and ideals of our associationhave been consran v
The Realtlt Rhft Book at CaLiloll.il 311
FOUND]ID
TN I9O5
The Cali{olnia Statc Re^li} Fedcrrtion, a fedcr:rtior of realty
boards, r-ns founded oD }lny 27, 1905. A pleliminar']' gathclirg of
Ierl estate blokers of that daJ'had been held ir the citj'of Flesrro
the Dleceding year'. Ilut the first regular- annual convention of the
Slat. Fedel:rl.ion$as held at the ther ne$'Hotel Lanliershim in Los
Anseles ir MaI-, nilreteen years aso. The pictule of the first Stat€
Fedelatio conrention, over \1hich the lat€ Fr'.ucis F€r'r'iel of BeIk€-
ley, oul fi|sl. st:lte presidenl, pr-esided,shoNs an attendance of dele-
gates ol less th:1n one hundred, and anorrg the charter dclcgates is
scen oul- presert State President, HeDry P. Bmbour', ol Long Ecach.
The Nincteenth Annu.rl Con\.ention \\-as held ill Saclnnento in Octo-
Lrer',l92l|, r'ith a legisteled alterdarce ol 680 dclegates flonl 8l
cities of lhe stale o{ Califolnia. The t}'entieth annual state con\'en-
tjon in Pasadena\rill be the lalgest e\'el held bJ lh€ Si.rteAssociation
nnd its sessionswill lnst four da)'s.
BI]FORDS'T'ATELDCISLATUR!
Holvever, at the 1917 session of lhe Legislature deternined n1enl_
bers of the Association nlade anolhel attempt to get thrcugh their.
chelished iicense bill ard ihe fir.st Caliior.nia real estate iil was
e n a . l F d ,r n d ; r w j r s F h @ d o n t h p s r a 1 L , n .L h r o g l t h p s : s n r t u r p o f t h e
, , o \ T r ' r , o r . \ \ l i , r L lD . 5 , ^ t , r , p I s _ t - ' i "l ^ r r s l i r ( i u r , . i . . - r . ,
ldp.l, or onl\
I n I n l , u j I r i L r , . l I r ' . , h ' , r 1 ,r l . , , r j r Lu I j r . . . t , 1 , . . r , . ' , . t j , n , , r . I j r J . _
gyrl" r.g||hrio ' ir' -!, rJ .rale \\.1 rhern uas rprl esrrrp r".iviiy.
l l o $ p \ p r . t h a a t l o r ' r . o l , h - f i . . r r " ". lr Fe s r a l " a c t i , r . l u d e d
f"o\isior s in
the law exemptingccr.tainbusinesses
from legulation. ihe -"nsure
w a s . a | l i e d . u f i o L ra S l r p S u p r ' . r r pC a r f l r , , d o I t h p g r . o L r n lcl tr L r h F
r p a t , s r : 1 r el a ! v
l,ro!i".ors exclud"d,pr1ni,,.lr,ss.( from peyi\g rh^
l i . a . . $ f p . t h p S t n l a S u t l e n , c C o r r , . rl c ' d i r r o r . " n 1 , " 6 1 , . q ; i x , " ; 6 n u 1
l n t h . m p n n l . m . . l ^ ^ $ a v . - , t h e L r $ - h a d J r o rp i j o
ernor appointed FreenaD H. Bloodgood al Orange" tCoultv, p.r 3nd lhe go\_
fornrlerly
a member.of the State Board of Contr'ol, as the fiIsi State iteal Estai
Comnlissioner. DuIiIg the fir.st fclv months of ils operation in 1918
approxinately 3,000 Lr.okels and salesner \r.erelicensealin California.
'!' F s l l . ! al : . \ t T r i r r g L r e " n, l e . , r r ' e c. l, r r c o " s r ri r i " ' i s t i h .
T'in l'!
5 l i r ' ^ r i ^ l l l t _ . ' t ' p I l F p a r t n l p n ', . p a . e dt o a x i s t r I d p \ p t , r I r l l l l h p
. o l l p . l p db y t h p s l n t p \ a r p r ' . r u , . r p dt r r , o g h S t r t " A s s o -
cirtion rid to the brokers :I1d sntesnlerrr\to haA rerrl."U:uI. bri*ers
and salesmenin 1921 sent their refunds to the State Association. But
in 1919 the Dlesent r.eal estate license act r.as enact€al\ith ro dis_
crininatory claltses. The \yeakness of thc fir.st l:N, \,as elimilated.
The new lal\. was llounded on a broad basis ol prcpel Dolice regulation
oi busine,ssalld as such 1!.asprcsented bclor.e re coLrrtsof t_ie state,
ancl evenluallt the Stata Suprcmc CoLtrt hcld jt to be coDstitutioDal.
T 1 . "l a ' v h r " b - . r r l h F , d i ' , . i r r L j l \ a . a r l \ i r j r t l - s s u , r h n i c h h a s
b p F nb " o L l ! - halr c i , , s r : rh ) . 1 h n d \ J : r ' d t i . ip \ v' 1 , . L x g o r . ;o" tl .r , i l l e ! r i t a
l p g r s l : r i ' o nS. , , l a . d i dr ' . s r l l r lsr c ! a b p p no t , t . i r p ni r a r l i . o l . n i i a s $ e l l
as in every other state. The second State Real Est:rte Conlmissioner
$as Ray I-. Iiiley, of S r Berllaldino countv. no!l.St:1teControiler.
and the third and pr.esent Real Estate Coninrissionel is Edwir hl
Keiser of Los AnEeles countv.
314 fhe Reclt! Blue Book ol Califollti&
OUI Slate .{ssociation has led jn promoting Ovrr Iolir Home cam-
paigns thr'oughout the state.
Our State Association, beghning lvith the adnlinistr:Ltion oi
President C. C. C. Tatum, has annualiv arranged for its president
and othel state officei's to make at least one state-r'ide toul of the
318 The Rea,lt! Blue Book of CalifonLia
realty boards, acquainting their membe$ with the wllrk of the State
and National Associaiionsand impressingthe necessityfor all boards
to give due consideration to the fact that their greatest work is in the
upbuilding of their commuDity. Deals and commissionswhich come
inevitably to local board member-s ara secondary. to { he work that thcy
tnemseLves must do 1or thetr town.
CONYENTIONS
ANDPICNTCS
Our Associalionhas held annual conventions in reoresentative
parls of the stateand districUconlerences on leadingqu;stionscon-
fronting the real estate business. During the year we have held five
conferences on FslJn Lands-at Riverside, Fresro, El Centro, Chico
alld Sacramento, respectively-and a coDferenceon Multip]e Listing
at Glendale. Indust al conferences were scheduledfor A;aleim ana
San Diego. In fact the StateAssociationhas succeeded in interestinE
representative real esLatebrokersthroughoutthe statein the value
of meeting tog€ther frequently for the exchange of experiences and
ideas. Association conferenceson residentiaaprope*y, industrial
property and communitybuilding are held from time to time.
Annual picnics are held by real estateboardsunder State Asso-
ciation auspicesin Southernand Central California cities. Theseare
largely attendedand productiveof building up the spirit of comrade-
ship and goodfellowship.
MI'LTIPLE LISTINO
Multiple listing service,now in use by over one hundr€d boards
in the United States,has beenbrought to the attention of Oalifomia
boards through the State Association. Halry E. Nightingale of the
Southwest nealty Board of Los Angeles is chairm;n oa the state
commlrtee.
Among the many other builders of the California Real Estate
Association from its earliest days may be mentioned the Dam€s of
Daniel W. Carmichael,fomer Mayor of Sacramento;Frank K. Mott.
fonner Mayor of Oakland; George J. Wren, former Mayor oi
Modesto; and W. L. Atkinson, who first served the Associaiion as
Secretary and later as President. Equally sincere workers in the
cause of the federation were J. E. Fishei of San Jose. JoseDhR.
Howell and Mabry McMahanot San Francisco,William W. Mines of
Los Angeles and Dewitt H. Gray of Berkeley. Mr. Mines was presi-
dent of the State Association \rhen the realty law was passed anil
devoteda large part of his time to building up the Association.
A WIDDSPAEAD
MEMBNRSHIP
18,?12
Copaltnelship .... i3,017
IIon b-r' rn pjr" r,"rrh t, 3. t47
Corpor.ation 525
Officef 490
Salesnlen 39,361
T o t a i l i c e n s c si s, s u e d1 9 2 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,2a2
T o t a l i n ( : o n l c1 9 2 3 . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. _$2tt,088.62
Total expenses .. 125,491.91
Revelsionto cel]er.irlFund . . . . .. . . . . .911?,5,t6.68
ADDITDSS OVDI'8,OOOON I'Er\L ESI'ATE
Als(, duling a state\yide tour by the state and national officers
inclLrding National ]rield Secretary Witliam E. Her.r'en of Chicaso,
f l o r . . i h j r r , . : \ . \ l r . , r p u rs j r o L . , r , t n l . u " r o r c t d : r r . dr h p g r o s s
:.rFnd,'ra , { h s o ! . r ' 8 . ' r " r $ i r h i I n \ ^ r ' J ! - u i l : r ; I r . . rj o s l o . i e . r -
ing and at reatl,\. all o1 thesc meetiirgs r.elc plescnt nlelnber's of Lhe
plcss, Dublic ollicirls, titlc offici:rls. charnber'of commer'ceofficer.s,and
o r l r p ,l p : . d i I l r i t , , s n r t - . u , , r .rl. t r ' . n r i i , J s i \ r ) . o : . . \ s" o |
\rtinrn, Fi,td S",.,,,r\ t\it.i I, F ll..r'.r. , l n r ' . , r . " t, " .
and banqLretsdailv 1{} ro\,el onll a majorii) of" toul' , " , r boards.
t.:
The Califor]lia Rcll Est:rte m:rgazine conducts a Tj|e
Depnr.tlneDtnr]d the Stale Associntiorrrnd the Caljfolnja Land Ti €
AssocirtioDhn\,e ioseihcl. rrorlicd orit nra|]' conlnoI probtenlsin(i-
(lenf to lerl cstntctr..nsactions.
ANNUAL AOHI]'VDIIDNT TROPtl'
T ' , p A , r i " ' " r r " r I a u t o t l - r ' . d b . \4 . . . a . T . . l r ' l I n j r ' \ , r . i . . L u n t l J
l o l n p r ' p l l l ': l j . l , L o h ' . 1 ' p p u t 1 , n r , l , t o s t L . - i u . ; ,p t " n d p " p d L J
"it.
420 The Res,l,tuBLueBook of Califomia,
NOBLEEXAIIPLESOF LEADERSrIIP
The histoly of the Califolnia Real Estate Association has been
built alound the achievements of its leaders, supported by an ever
increasing Dumber of most loy:rl mernbers. The noble examples of
sacrifice in the association !vo|k ar'emany. WeIe it not for the pioneer
tlail blaziDg of the ferv scoles of men rvho laid the foundation of this
association the lise of the real estale Drofession $ould have been
sio*-er'. It is said that the activities of ally orgaDization are but the
lengthered shado\\- of lhe NoIk of its Drembe}s. We can tr.uly wlite
in this :rlticte that thc Dlogless of the State Associatiorl is told in the
stoly of the admiristlations of its Dresidents. There has nevel been
an organzation made uD of conpetitive bltsiness men who have so
staunchh'and so consistentlrplacedtheil' support behind the m:ln of
their choice to make his leadelship a successful year. Ard it is cer-
tainl)' .rr illustlation ol the co-oDer:rtivctenrlcncv ol tlle modol'n \yor.ld
that out of the glcnt bal,tle of life $41ich is r.eally the str.uggle for
existencc in oul basic btsiness that so mLrch good ol co operation,
Ioy:1lty ard conl,..adeshiD has been built up.
"All llands to the wheel of the State Association" invariabiv
brings a dynamic Dlonlpt response. ,{nd nleD .rspidng to steer-the
helm of Ure ship of state of the California Real Estate Association
ar'e tequiled now rrole th r ever. and it is $.ith their. olvn knowl
edse, to ncccpt that stnteryide lespoDsibility and give a large rneas-
ufe of their business time to the wor.k of the association. That thev
will do his j1l\r-cys goas\tilhout sA]irg. for rhe wo"k of iha np.ltor
is nevel elrded. I'Ie is aha-aysa builder, aDd as long as the wofld Iasts
there will be building to do for' the gleater enjoyment and content-
m€nt of mankind.
1'he Reallor nlrst bc r nral whose constaDt ain within the or-
gariza.tiorl is to heb his fellorv rran realize morc completel]' "that he
is eldowed by the C]'eator ivith cerlain inali€nable r.ights, that among
these arc life, liberty and pulsuit of haDpiness."
Where men of state plesideDt calible lead thete must inevitably
foilow the support of the nten and *-ornen of the pr.ofessionto nake
for Calilblnia full realization of our.stroDgesl part in state building.