San Antonio Realty Men Seek Blue-sky Law Model Legislation
Real estate interests in southern Texas plan a Wednesday meeting in San Antonio to discuss state registration for agents and to study the Kansas blue-sky law. The district gathering will cover proposed Texas legislation to regulate investment companies and curb fraudulent land schemes in real estate dealings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Texas Development Association
Texas State Realty Association
San Antonio
Texas
Legislative Committee
The
Texas State Association
R. H. Wester
T. B. Palfrey
Southwest Texas Development League
Kansas
Ant
United States
Tile Drainage Promoted For Early Texas Crops
Farmers hear that tile drainage and sub irrigation increase yields by at least 50 percent and allow earlier marketing. C S McElroy notes salty soils on coast lands require hard glazed tile to prevent deterioration, with sub irrigation minimizing water waste and preserving soil for cultivation.
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Texas
Farmers’ Congress
College Station
C. S. McElroy
San Antonio
United States
Beacons Hill Cottages Near Beacon Hill School Site
Five two story frame houses on Indiana Avenue in the Beacon Hill district near Fredericksburg road have been completed and occupied. Developer H C Thurman reports nineteen homes already built since purchasing thirty lots. A second row of cottages under construction will be ready for fall trade. The new Beacon Hill district school on the site will be a $30 000 structure, boosting property values along with municipal utilities. The Beacon Hill Baptist church lies at the end of the streetcar line.
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San Antonio
Beacon Hill
Indiana Avenue
Fredericksburg Road
H. C. Thurman
Mr. Thurman
Thorman
New
Terraces to Be Ball Room at Pride's Crossing
The Frick estate terraces at Pride's Crossing will become an outdoor ballroom for a lawn party on August 16. J P Wilson & Son is ordered to build a polished 100 by 50 foot floor to be laid between 7 and 9 PM and removed between 1 and 3 AM so no trace remains by morning. The floor will be transported from Nahant in sections.
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Boston
Henry C. Frick
Pride's Crossing
J. P. Wilson & Son
Nahant Contractors
Nahant
Cure for Army Worms Found in Turkeys, Georgia Farmer Says
M M Kicklighter of Groveland Georgia reports to Congress a method to curb army worms by letting turkeys forage in fields. He claims turkeys ate worms in two days, saving 600 bushels of corn and demanding relief to protect southern farmers.
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Washington
M. M. Kicklighter
Groveland
House and Senate
Atlanta
Railroads Promote Free Lectures to Aid Texas Farmers
Railroads sponsor free lectures and demonstrations across Texas to boost farm yields and land sales. Field agents, echoing Dr. Knapp's methods, show soil treatment and cultivation to settlers attracted by expected prosperity in the Lone Star state.
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North
Texas
Lone Star State
Southwest
Extraordinary waltzing match in Piedmont with eight couples
An extraordinary waltzing contest in Alles sandria Piedmont Italy had eight couples starting at 10 pm on the 25th and lasting until exhaustion. By noon on the 26th only two couples remained and the jury ended the fourteen hour event with Regald named champion as he fainted afterward.
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Allessandria
Piedmont
Italy
Regald
le Matin
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Southwest Texas
Bank
Bank Commissioner
Secretary of State
Board of Dir
Bank Commissioner’s Office For
Nowise
Capitol
Supreme Court
District Court
Equity
Ima
State Treasury
H. ©. Thurman
S. A. Knapp
W. C. Guthrie
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
Katy
Promie
H. C. Thorman
Beacon Hill District
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