San Antonio Public Service plans huge expansion in 1927
The San Antonio Public Service Company forecasts total spending between 1.6 and 2.0 million dollars in 1927 to upgrade gas and electric lines meters and equipment as the city grows rapidly. Gas meters and new customers drive much of the cost with a 90 000 line project and 200 000 for mains. Electrical expansion includes 100 000 for commercial extensions 50 000 for rheaters 5 000 for transformers and 40 000 for street lighting with two new substations.
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Telephone firm drives San Antonio growth with 1927 upgrades
The Southwestern Bell Telephone Company outlines a near 200 000 dollar 1927 program to expand and modernize San Antonio lines including new cables underground on multiple streets and replacements at King William. Additional switchboards may be installed if demand rises. The 1926 work supported 38000 extra phones with major cable projects in Mission Woodlawn and Broadway. The Public Service firm plans a 100000 dollar St Marys office addition as city growth accelerates with more meters and fas mains for new homes.
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Traction Department
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Development at New Peak in San Antonio and Winter Garden
Corning predicts a boom as thousands of homeseekers ride special trains into San Antonio and the Winter Garden district. Land deniers plan major campaigns in 1927, signaling a pivotal era of land development in the state.
Building Will Total Billions in Coming Year
The American Builder notes 1926 was the most active year in building and forecasts a much larger volume and value of new construction for the coming year. Forecasts, including their own, have been too low, with totals now exceeding 7 billion dollars, driven by nationwide prosperity, population growth, and forward momentum in all construction lines.
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National Construction Matuzing
Museum Finds Stir San Antonio Amid 1926 Building Work
While workers dig for a flood dam along Olmos Creek in San Antonio in 1926, an onsite museum reveal showcases a progressive Indian settlement once tilled the area. Discoveries include a razor-edged half moon knife and other weapons and tools, Mayor John Tobin notes.
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San Antonio
Olmos Creek
John Tobin
Years of Plenty Ahead for 8 A
Pred W. Mally, agricultural agent for the San Antonio chamber of commerce, says years of plenty, good health and satisfaction await the man who comes to South Texas to invest in a commercial fruit orchard and wait for it to begin bearing.
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South Texas
Pred W. Mally
San Antonio
Doll Making Surges as U S Toy Industry Boom
The Texate Manufacturers' Association executive notes Texas firms in San Antonio Dallas Fort Worth and other cities produce decorative dolls in large quantities. US doll production last year reached 12 million dollars plus 1.3 million for doll parts and clothing. Industry shifts from stiff bodied dolls to soft lifelike dolls with detailed features and flexible limbs. Continuous improvments in doll clothing and accessories drive a growing market.
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G. M. Knebel
Texate Manufacturers’ Association
San Antonio
Texas
Dallas
Fort Worth
Dell Carriages
San Antonio Flood Prevention Project Completed
After the 1921 flood, citizens funded millions in bonds for a detention dam on Oimos Creek, river widening and straightening, and new bridges. Engineers deem the San Antonio river now safe from floods, and the city celebrates what may be its most important public works achievement.
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