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rkeller
<br />. : The name that I would like
<br />to, lace in nomination fdr the
<br />. A
<br />Roseville Jaycee Bioss of the
<br />Year Is that of a man who has
<br />been promoting the growth of
<br />,e
<br />,e
<br />the
<br />3 tj
<br />f
<br />our, north suburban area for, the
<br />-past 28 years. , He Is C. IL
<br />feller,, president, off' TheiXieller
<br />Corporation, Realtors,
<br />In. spite of a, permanent, World
<br />War I ' d * isability, r. feller has
<br />I b"py
<br />ee'ryincipal of the schoo'l, at
<br />Dui eel, Minnesota; "-. superm
<br />intendent of-'schools at Avoia,�:
<br />Minnesota; cashier o'f the bm*s
<br />at Avok'a," and Edgerton, Min-
<br />nesoita,; president of the bank, at
<br />Like Crystz' 'I Alinnesota; a=i
<br />founder' and president of,%. the
<br />Northwest Credit- Cqxpoiation
<br />at, Mankato, " Minnesota., - - -. His
<br />first adventure in owning his
<br />o*ln business was founding The
<br />lei orthwesf," Credit, Coirpoiratioln
<br />at Mankato,,, "_'At'that 'time In .
<br />the 130s,1 auto financing was
<br />corning "into its own and this
<br />company was set up to pureh"e
<br />auto, loans from car dealers. it
<br />was so successful that, by 19,36
<br />the baz*sp who were not pre�v.,
<br />i1ously allowed to make atit,o
<br />loans, 'were going Into this bust-
<br />ness.
<br />In 1936 QP H. and his brother
<br />Ru,dy formed and incorporated,
<br />The, Keller Corporation. The
<br />purpose of'the corporation was
<br />to develop , 1 a 6,0-acre tract, of
<br />land on the northeast corner of
<br />Larpenteur and Snelling, which,
<br />they called Falcion, Heights
<br />Addition., This was one .of, the
<br />first suburban subdivisions, In
<br />spite of opposition to suburban,
<br />expansion from the St. Paul
<br />newspaper, the St, Paul
<br />Chamber of Commerce, and the
<br />city of St. Paul,, the majority
<br />of this area was developed be.
<br />fore the start of World War IL
<br />'When Falcon Heights was tn.�
<br />corporated they chose the name
<br />of this early subdivision,
<br />During Wor�ld War rl the
<br />Keller brothers embarked on
<br />another venture by forming the
<br />Falcon Mining Company wh,ich,
<br />operated in the, area ofTuscon.,
<br />Rnd
<br />Arizona Du
<br />., ring the war, R udy
<br />spent most of his t time in
<br />rizona while C. H,, worked
<br />primarily In Falcon Heights at
<br />the real estate company,
<br />After World War 13' 'The
<br />Keller Corporation went' back
<br />into the developing business
<br />with a subdivision, in Roseville
<br />czl� asuoluh+ers�� ed Keller' Mayflower Park
<br />and su bdivision, In
<br />Columbia Heights.,
<br />Ever since the, first Falcon,
<br />H e I gh t s subdivision was
<br />startedl,i the Corporation was
<br />Involved to a certain, degree in
<br />handling houses that * were
<br />traded in on new houses., finane-
<br />ing propertyI and selling in-
<br />suran,cee 'These one-time side-
<br />lines have now expanded to the
<br />degree where it constitutL%s the
<br />MAW business of The Keller
<br />Corporatioru
<br />Ce H,,, Keller now, classifies
<br />.himself 'as - semi -retired' 1. 11
<br />*w,hIch,, In, reality, means freew
<br />Ing. himself' from. everydaj de..
<br />tails to provide - ore-time to
<br />_ � p m
<br />dwell- long range plawifig
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<br />Rowpi - "In, J 963 The,
<br />r1lKealler,. - Cbrporat�6n_ ' V..;i a-. "Is. _* 1-h' e
<br />largest feat estate, ti*fm- In," the',
<br />Falco I Heights RoFay
<br />Arden, iMls :a:rea, havirq - Sold
<br />more used hdmes in this com-,
<br />mu , nityjhan any other 'real
<br />estate Arm, belonging to the, St.
<br />Paul, Board of Rda,ltors.1
<br />"' a Although twice the age of our
<br />oildest-, active Jaycee member
<br />he. employed the newest of real
<br />Astate.., , sales tactics - to ac-
<br />Complish this'. . The Arm, is one.
<br />of the oldest members in the St.
<br />Paul Multiple Listing Service;,
<br />this past, year was the largest
<br />�user In the'. Twin City area of
<br />plcture brochures; Is acha,rter"
<br />member of the Minnesota Real
<br />Estate " Exchangers organza.
<br />tion; - and if this isn't enough,
<br />you can see, your property from
<br />the air before you buy it be=.
<br />cause the firm Is one, of six
<br />In Minnesota that belongs to the
<br />National Real Estate, Flyers*
<br />As's'n.
<br />The Keller Corporation, Is the
<br />only private Mortgage Banker'
<br />An the aurih suburban area,, 12
<br />1963 the majority of over
<br />$1j700II0001-001 of'. residential
<br />loans originated were right in
<br />our own, north, suburban, corn.
<br />munity'. - �His philosophy has
<br />always been to provide a sere
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<br />i,ce to, the community..
<br />He also encou rages his
<br />employees to improve theme-
<br />.
<br />selves and take part, in pir'oi-
<br />fessional and civic activitiels..
<br />One of his employees, is a
<br />past, president of the Society of
<br />Residential Appraisers and alawl
<br />5o, was the 11963 Chairman of
<br />44'he St., Paul Multiple ListbW
<br />3ervicesi Anotheremployeeisa
<br />Past treasurer of the Minnesota,'
<br />R'eal Estate Exchangers club,,
<br />i,nd is pr�e�seintly serving, as a,
<br />se and ►ice-president of that
<br />Voup,
<br />He insists on fairness and a
<br />tigh code of ethics on the part
<br />)f all his employees., Ini twenty
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