THE IRK1GATION AGE. 



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National Association of Land Men is Formed 







Organization Will Aid in Development of Land Demand for Membership 



Shows Rapid Growth 



"To promote the general welfare of those en- 

 gaged in the development, reclamation, management, 

 cultivation or sale of land in the United States; to 

 encourage, by agitation and co-operation and the 

 exploitation through the public press and by land 

 shows, produce exhibitions, and in all other legiti- 

 mate ways, the movement of the people back to 

 the land; to maintain a union of legitimate land men 

 for the purpose of exposing and preventing frauds 

 in land sales and immigration and protecting in- 

 vestors and its members alike from imposition; to 

 use its influence in securing legislation in the United 

 States and the several states to protect the pro- 

 ducer and public from frauds; and to assemble in 

 one central organization, all those interested in the 

 development, sale and cultivation of land, the pro- 

 curement and transportation of emigration and the 

 sale of any and all the products of the land, for 

 mutual co-operation." 



With these objects as set forth in the application 

 for a charter under the laws of the State of Illinois the 

 National Association of Land-men sprung into existence 

 on December 17. Organization was the outcome of a 

 meeting called for this purpose by men who are actively 

 interested in the ''back to the farm" movement and who 

 have foreseen the need of organization for mutual 

 assistance and for carrying out policies of benefit to the 

 fraternity and to the public. 



That the organization has found a responsive chord 

 among land men, officials and oth'ers who are interested 

 in the sale of land to people now crowded into the cities, 

 is evinced by the rapidly growing demand for member- 

 ship. With the organization yet in its infancy it may be 

 predicted that it is to enjoy a 'strong and rapid growth. 

 Need for concerted effort and co-operation among land 

 men has long been recognized and it is fair to conclude 

 that the National Association of Land Men will fill the 

 need. 



At the meeting held in Chicago on December 17 the 

 following officers and directors were elected: 



OFFICERS. 



JAMES PORTER, President, President Porter 

 Land Co. 



D. H. ANDERSON, Secretary, Proprietor Irrigation 

 Age. 



D. J. SPLANE, Treasurer, Gen. Manager Artesia 

 Land Association. 



A. B. HULIT, Business Manager, Manager National 

 Land Journal. 



S. B. PUGH, General Counsel. 

 DIRECTORS. 



James Porter (President Porter Land Co.), Reinbeck, 

 la., and Marquette Bldg., Chicago. 



F. E. Goodall (Arcadia Orchards Co.), Spokane, 

 Washington, and 184 South Clark St., Chicago. 



D. H. Anderson (Publisher IRRIGATION AGE), 112 Dear- 

 born St., Chicago, 111. 



R. N. Magill (Secretary Lower Rio Grande Vallev 

 Association Publicity Bureau), Brownsville, Texas. 



Fred R. Reed (General Agent Twin Falls North Side 

 Investment Co.), Wendell, Idaho. 



H. N. Nichols (President Valley Planters Company), 

 1247 Marquette Bldg., Chicago, 111. 



S. B. Pugh (Attorney firm of Dandridge & Pugh), 

 1210134 Monroe St., Chicago, 111. 



A. B. Hulit (Manager National Land Journal), 112 

 Dearborn St., Chicago, 111. 



John C. O'Neill (President The North Laramie Land 

 Co.), 1202 Marquette Bldg., Chicago, 111. 



W. A. Riddle (Manager The Riddle Company, Florida 

 Lands), 1212 Steger Bldg., Chicago, 111. 



R. G. Loftier (Manager The Catholic Colonies, 

 Stratton, Colo.), 193 Michigan Ave., Chicago, 111. 



R. S. Butterfield (Director Nevada Eastern Land Co.), 

 404 Merchants Loan & Trust Bldg., Chicago, 111. 



E. Burton Waterman (Oregon Orchards), Medford, 

 Oregon. 



D. J. Splane (Manager The Artesia Land Associa- 

 tion), 817134 Washington St., Chicago, 111. 



H. B. Hening (Secretary Bureau of Immigration). 

 Albuquerque, New Mexico. 



Of the fifteen directors named above the first five 

 will serve for a term of one year, the second five for two 

 years and the third five for three years. The principal 

 place of business will be in Chicago where meetings of 

 directors will be held upon proper call. 



In announcements sent to land men throughout the 

 country the Association presents the following "Declara- 

 tion of Principles": 



Whereas, Those now engaged in the occupation of 

 the development, reclamation, management and coloniza- 

 tion of lands and promotion of the movement of the 

 people from the crowded cities "back to the farm" have 

 now no recognized national organization; 



And whereas. For the purpose of co-operation and the 

 carrying out of the purposes and principles set out in our 

 charter, such an organization is a great necessity, not 

 only for the assistance of those engaged in such occu- 

 pation but also for the encouragement of the movement 

 and the protection of land purchasers as well; therefore, 

 we declare the following as our initial purposes in the 

 organization of our association: 



> First: To procure through such a mutual organiza- 

 tion the concerted action of the public press and the 

 public men of our country in giving the widest publicity 

 to the advantages of farming in general. To carry out 

 such purposes it is proposed that as soon as details can 

 be arranged, we .will establish a publicity bureau with a 

 competent man in charge and will secure interviews with 

 prominent men and all the data pertaining to the general 

 subject in hand and prepare same for the daily and 

 weekly press of the country. 



Second: That we will advocate the idea of having 

 the United States Government through the pure food 

 bureau of the Agricultural Department assume charge of 

 the inspection and marking of all fruits and vegetables 

 which are intended for commercial purposes. The idea 

 of such inspection being to prevent the possibility of 

 disTionesty in remarking or regrading products from the 

 various states, in order to give the public the same 

 security in the purchase of different farm products as is 

 now given them in the purchase of other foods. 



Third: We propose further to advocate the idea of 

 having each state pass a law requiring all real estate men 

 and land men to procure a state_ license before they can 

 transact business, with a provision in such laws that if 



