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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1917
Page
31
San Antonio builders brace for a busy season with nearly 100 homes under construction citywide and a strong stock of lumber ready for delivery. Architects and contractors note Beacon Hill leads activity while families plan ideal homes with landscape features emphasized by planners.
Old master grants three wishes to Jerry the slave. First for endless peach brandy, second for endless tobacco, third for freedom if that is what the master desires. Jerry hesitates before asking for a final, small boon to ensure life after emancipation.
A reinforced concrete bank building costing about 35000 will also house a drug store on the first floor and offices on the second. The brick front features art stone trimmings. Plans were drawn by L Harrington Company of San Antonio and W B Kroeger of San Antonio is the contractor.
February rose planting season urged as the Real Estate Board launches a campaign to plant more roses in San Antonio. Guides cover site choice, soil preparation, bed layout, and planting steps for healthy rose beds.
Rabbi Wise, at the Free Synagogue, notes rising Jewish interest in Christian Science per the New York Tribune. He argues Judaism’s stern precepts clash with Christian Science yet insists Jews remain linked to Israelite heritage despite temporary alienations that may occur.
In a Farmers Bates exchange, Perkins asks what Josh will become. Bates replies unsurely a law career seems safest, doubting medicine, and implying Josh should pursue a professional path rather than medicine.
San Antonio bankers report rising inquiries about newly created land banks from city residents seeking 6 percent, 40 year farm loans. The Farm Loan Board has drawn over one hundred thousand inquiries nationwide since creation. In Bexar county farmers have formed a loan association and will pursue loans through the Houston land bank, signaling easier money and farm growth as banks adjust.
New Braunfels Texas sees renewed construction with a $50,000 elevator at H. Dittlinger Rolling Mills and a total project cost near $85,000. Landa Cotton Oil builds a $20,000 oil mill, multiple dwellings rise citywide, and New Braunfels State Bank boosts capital from $40,000 to $50,000 while adding F. G. Blumberg as vice president. Bank deposits near $500,000.
Reading Pennsylvania resident Anthony Furman advocates catching sparrows to feed his family of seven amid meat price hikes. He claims no game law protects sparrows and reports cooking sparrow potpies stews and fries several times weekly.
A road bridge exceeding 100 feet in length with a central span over 60 feet has been constructed by Dutch government engineers in Java.
President H N Pope of the Texas Farmers Union at Dallas urges bankers to loan 12 cents per pound on cotton to lift state credit and spur growth. He cites last year’s crop values, notes rising costs, war demand, and calls for diversification and livestock expansion to sustain high prices.
The opening of the Farm Loan Bank at Houston signals a new era in farm finances. It should receive active cooperation from Texas farmers as it aims to free them from usury by lending on products crops and chattels.
Washington, Jan 27 The dispute pits two banker factions and economists in a debate on the desirability of large gold imports. Some fear inflation and overexpansion from excess gold, while the Federal Reserve Board argues for accumulating gold and regulating its movement to prevent panics and stabilize credit. The board seeks Congress power to better control gold flow and keep the economy safe.
A rash of thefts aboard the Cameronia on its New York arrival spurred passengers to post a sign offering to forget the crime if their stolen keys were returned. The episode, likened to a Raffles plot, lasted through much of the voyage and prompted many complaints as losses mounted among travelers.
An American missionary aboard during Sunday afternoon sighted a gloved hand through a cabin porthole and grappled with it. The hand slipped away as the thief fled, and four agency detectives later boarded the Cameronia but failed to locate the suspect Raf fles.
A two story eight room modern residence on Magnolia Avenue is vacant and can be shown. Selling price $3875 by non resident owner. Also cottage in similar area with large rooms and hardwood floors priced at $3250 with rent $30 monthly, terms offered.
This Central Trust Co listing promotes multiple large Texas ranches for sale or exchange. Properties include a 2,500 acre Kerrville fronting the Guadalupe River with 100 acres cultivated, a 55,000 acre spread with school land and long leases, a 17,000 acre parcel near an S P railway, and a 4,000 acre exchange ranch northwest of Austin. Prices range from 1.25 to 30,000 dollars with favorable terms and cattle herd options.
Describes a spacious first floor with large living and dining rooms, hardwood floors, butler’s pantry, built-in fixtures, and a refined kitchen. Upstairs offers three bedrooms, modern bath, mirrored doors, and a screened sleeping porch. All white enamel, expensive lighting, near a streetcar line. asking price 4500 with 5500 house cost noted.
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