Waterbury Evening Democrat

REAL ESTATE MEN IN BUFFALO.
Gov. Flower Welcomes the Delegates--Henry George's Speech Last Night.

BUFFALO, Oct. 5.--Last evening's session of the second annual congress of Real Estate Dealers was called to order shortly after 8 o'clock. Henry George of New York delivered an interesting address on the "Single Tax Question." While Mr. George's theories on this question were not entirely new to many of his hearers he was listened to attentively. He advocated his plan of taxing land alone, while leaving the improvements untaxed, in a vigorous manner and received much applause.

The convention then took up routine business, receiving reports of committees which will be acted on later. It is safe to say that there are fully 7,000 delegates and visitors in the city. The Detroit and St. Louis contingents came in shortly before midnight. The former came in a special car decorated in true western style, and bearing banners modestly declaring that the City of the Straits was the greatest place on earth. The St. Louis men said they want the next convention and are going to make a fight for it.

Two special trains conveying delegates from Chicago and points west of that city came in about 8 o'clock in the morning. Louisville, Nashville and Cincinnati delegations arrived an hour later and the delegates from New York and Boston, Philadelphia and other points in the East reached here about the same time.

No sooner did the delegates emerge from their coaches than they began to boom their respective abiding places as the only place to be considered for the next place of meeting. This question will likely prove the big bone of contention before the convention.

At 10 o'clock, the hour for the opening of the convention, Music Hall was well filled. There was considerable delay in calling the convention to order and it was 11 o'clock before President Weil brought down his gavel. Rev. Dr. Hubbell delivered the invocation and Mayor Bishop welcomed the delegates on behalf of the city. Gov. Flower was then introduced and in a neat address welcomed the delegates to the State of New York, Col. Henry L. Turner of Chicago responded in a neat speech and the Congress was declared formally opened.