Real Estate Seen as Safe Harbor Amid War Market Turbulence
The piece notes war munitions shares retreat as investors, including war brides, seek divorces, while real estate gains as a stabilizing investment. It cites Edward Semple urging cautious diversification, highlighting profits from business blocks and main streets, mortgage ease, and the rise of real estate trusts as strong safe bets during European conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Edward Semple
Kirkpatrick looks for bright future for San Antonio in 1917
J H Kirkpatrick, a leading city builder, says cheap money and high prices will bring good fortune to San Antonio and Southwest Texas in 1917. He notes rapid local growth, major projects, and a push to beautify parks, boulevards, and the river, calling San Antonio one of America's most attractive cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
J. H. Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick
America
Texas banks to file earnings and dividend reports
Commissioner of Insurance and Banking Charles O. Austin orders blank forms sent to cashiers of 836 Texas banks and trust companies to report earnings and dividends for the year ending December 30, 1916. Reports are filed in the bank minute book for state bank examiners’ use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles O. Austin
Texas
State awards contracts for new Austin land office building
Walsh and Burney of San Antonio win the $230,700 general contract for the Austin land office and department building. Donnelly and White of Austin take $6,900 plumbing, John L Martin of Austin $27,270 heating, and Wright Bros. of San Antonio $24,825 electrical work. Total contracts near $289,695 of a $300,000 appropriation, with eleven bidders from across the state. Work starts January 1 and should finish in twelve months as reinforced concrete and stone brick fireproof construction rises at Eleventh and Brazos. The building will house the general stand office on the fourth floor, fire insurance on the third, banking on the second, Agriculture on the first, with a shared basement.
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Austin
Walsh & Burney
San Antonio
State School For the Blind
Donnelly & White
John L Martin
Wright Bros
Eleventh
Brazos
General Stand
Fire Insurance Department
Banking Department
Department of Agriculture
Farm Loan Business Shown Vast by Bankers’ Figure
President F W Thompson of the Farm Mortgage Bankers Association says federal banks will loan 200 million dollars while ample business remains for regular mortgage bankers. With 6 360 000 farm owners nationwide renewals and new loans will stay profitable for individual lenders.
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United States
F. W. Thompson
Farm Mortgage Bankers’ Association of America
Thompson
Campaign to curb cotton overproduction in Texas stated
Texas bankers and cooperating groups plan a January 16 start to a statewide campaign to prevent cotton acreage growth in 1917 at the expense of food production. Eleven teams from universities and government agencies will tour towns from New Braunfels to Kerrville to urge farmers to balance crops, with emphasis on U.S. Department of Agriculture and A and M College experts.
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Bankers of Texas
Agricultural Committee
Texas Bankers’ Association
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio Real Estate Board
Texas University
A and M. College
San Antonio
New Braunfels
San Marcos
Austin
Georgetown
Seguin
Luling
Lockhart
Gonzales
Yoakum
Kenedy
Cuero
Karnes
Floresville
Fredericksburg
Kerrville
William G. Breg
Dallas
The
Bankers’ Association
Breg
Texas
Departments of Agriculture
A. and M. College
University of Texas
College of Industrial Arts
Farmers’ Union
Farmers’ Congress
Texas Industrial Congress
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
J. A. Kiernan
J. L. Allen
Henry Grofke
P. B. Scott
Jesse Robards
J. D. Steele
L. R. Fantick
A. W. Hartman
H. L. Darby
J. B. Reidy
Frank Hecker
T. O. Walton
Kate Henley
Texas Department of Agriculture
J. C. Patterson
H. D. Zuber
E. E. Scholl
Sam H. Dixon
J. L. Landrum
Ed L. Ayres
E. M. Barrett
J. W. Neill
Paul Wipprecht
B. C. Tharp
D. C. Dove
the Home
Katy Rail Viaducts Near San Antonio Completion
The Missouri Kansas and Texas railroad spends 105000 to replace fifteen street crossings with fourteen steel and concrete spans. Six spans become viaducts while eight form subways to route trains under roadways, leaving only Skinner avenue as a grade crossing. Construction includes viaducts at Piedmont and Palmetto streets nearing completion.
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Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
San Antonio
Highland Park
The
Katy
Ing
Skinner Avenue
Piedmont Street Crossing
Palmetto Street Crossing
SELECT SEED NOW FOR NEXT YEAR'S PLANTING
The Houston Post urges Texas farmers to reserve cotton seed and corn for 1917 as USDA warns of high prices and seed shortages. The piece notes proactive farmers who prepare in advance and contrasts them with those who improvised and failed in past seasons.
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Texas
Houston Post
United States Department of Agriculture
Epworth League Buys Port OConnor Property For Camp
The Texas Epworth League plans about 76000 in upgrades at Port O Connor including an auditorium banquet hall and 25 summer cottages along with fencing and two pleasure piers. It acquired the site last year after selling Corpus Christi property.
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Texas Epworth League
Port O'Connor
Epworth League
Corpus Christi
Farmers welcomed shotgun era farmers' crop experts era
Assistant Secretary George Roark recalls Scott County Iowa where early farm improvement groups battled suspicion of crop experts. A 1912 program funded by government and bankers formed the Scott County Farm Improvement League, later gaining trust as tested corn grew, hogs survived serum, alfalfa thrived, and sprayed orchards bore fruit. The league grew popular and regarded as the state’s best organization.
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George Roark
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
Roark
Scott County
Iowa
Scott County Farm Improvement League
First National Bank
Davenport
Ames
Farmers
Texas Ginners Report Record Cotton Output This Season
Texas ginned 3,485,526 bales before December 18, leading a strong season as the state adds to national totals. The 1916 census figures show Texas well ahead of other states with Arkansas and Georgia also producing over a million bales, while the national belt totals exceed 10.8 million running bales and include sea island and round bale components.
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Texas
Arkansas
Georgia
Census Bureau
Washington
Sea Island
Alabama
California
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Get Together Luncheon Promotes City Farm Ties
Kleberg County Commercial Club directors vote to hold monthly get together luncheons to foster fraternity between farmers and city members. They allocate 375 dollars to supplement 225 dollars from the U.S. government to pay a supervisor for the Girls Canning Club for 1917. Dairy experts J L Thomas and R L Pou from the Washington Department of Agriculture discuss organizing a cow testing association with plans for milk production and tuberculosis tests.
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Kingsville
Tex
Kleberg County
Homestead Law 13 Holding Texas Back
The article argues Texas Homestead Law 13 hinders farmers and developers, citing McAdoo and critics in the Houston Chronicle. It contends the law, designed for good aims, has fostered fraud and theft, enabling the wealthy to dodge debts, and calls for amendments rather than repeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
McAdoo
United States Treasury
Farm Loan Bank
Houston Chronicle
Realtors To Issue Diplomas Distinguishing Brokers
Neatly engraved diplomas bearing the inscription Realtor will soon adorn walls of San Antonio real estate men who are members of the local board. The National Association of Real Estate Exchanges plans a nationwide campaign to promote the Realtor term for affiliated boards.
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San Antonio Real Estate Board
Real Estate Board
National Association of Real Estate Boardg
National Association of Real Estate Exchanges
Thomas S. Ingersoll
Association
National Association
Charles Cloddine
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Real Estate
New Orleans
State Department of Agriculture tree doctors report
The orchard and nursery inspection department for the year ending August 1, 1916, shows inspectors traveled 54,528 miles and visited 4,862 places. About 21,215,500 plants were worked, with 243 lectures reaching 12,795 attendees. There were 438 spray demonstrations with 7,960 participants.
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Orchard and Nursery Inspection Department
State Department of Agriculture
Ed L. Ayers
Bumper Crops Cost Farmers More Labour and Less Cash
Washington economist William Showalter told the House on the high cost of living that bumper grain crops in 1912 yielded less cash to farmers than lean years, despite higher yields. He cites worldwide and U.S. data showing lower per-bushel prices and greater total inputs, with similar patterns in 1906 1907 and 1910 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jose Showalter
Washington
House of Representatives
Virginia
United States
Showalter
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture Co
St Pauls School Records 2300 Graduates in War
The faculty reports that of 2300 graduates who joined the colors, 225 have been killed in action. Twenty seven receive the Distinguished Medal, 54 win the Croix de Guerre, and 210 are mentioned for bravery in official dispatches.
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London
Dee
St. Paul's School
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J. H. Krirkpatrick
Wright Bros. Electricians
DUC Food
Frane Hancock
Gertrude Blodgett
W. 8. Taylor
C. P. Blackwell
Minerva Lawrence
Amanda Stolzfus
George 8. Wehrwein
Houston
East Texas
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas
W. B. Lanham
A. M. Evans
H. M. Garren
R. M. Harkey
F. Weer
Don T. Griswold
H. M. Bliet
F. H. Blodgett
A. K. Short
Fort Worth
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway of Texas
Frank Anderson
Frisco Railway
H. H. Harrington
Gulf Coast Lines
W. R. Beattie
St. Louis & Southwestern Railway
P. B. Rogers
Texas & Pacific Railway
James P. Griffin
Southern and
Texas Traction Companies
H. M. Madison
Texas Ginners
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