Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1913 — JOKE ON REALTY SALESMAN [ARTICLE]

JOKE ON REALTY SALESMAN

Neglected to Ascertain Location of Farmer Who Wanted to Make , Exchange for City Lots. One of the best stories of the hustling real estate salesman we ever heard comes from one of the fraternity who isn’t afraid to tell a joke because it happens to be on him. This salesman heard of a man who was anxious to trade a farm for some tomobile, drove to the farm owner’s town office and warmly invited him to come out and look at some fine suburban property The prospective buyer seemed glad of the opportunity and they were soon speeding toward the subdivision in which our hero was interested. Half an hour beyond the city limits the real estate man began to point out corner lots, prospective paving and sewer systems, locations for imposing residences and all that sort of thing. “The city is growing right out this way,” he said. “Facts and figures prove that beyond the possibility of a doubt. In ten years these lots will be in the most fashionable part of town and will be worth five times what they are selling for today. While your farm will—by the way, where is your farm located?” "We passed it on our way out here from the city,” said the prospective buyer. “Want to look at it?” —Cleveland Plain Dealer.