San Antonio retail trade booming in 1927 year
San Antonio retailers report one of the best years in history with brisk summer and fall business, many new accounts, and rising volumes. The Retail Merchants association notes strong collections, expanding store openings, and improved telephone service as the credit system grows.
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Adolph Grasso
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Pufi Teau
Preredix
Vietores
Retail Merchants Association Service Bureau
Bell Telephone System
Wassaitation
Nestelephone
South
Re‘tail Merchants Association
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Joan Me
Are Stable and Reductions Improbable
Analysis argues reductions are unlikely in the near term as labor unions, wages, coal costs, and freight rates anchor prices. Construction wages remain largely protected, miner wages unlikely to fall, and railroad costs already rising, with living costs only modestly easing.
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New Townsite For Mexicans Planned
Surveys of the Mexican town north of Catarina townsite are under way. Clint H. Kearney, president of the Catarina Farms company, says a new reserved townsite will house the Mexican population within a short time.
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Catarina
Clint H. Kearney
Great Food and Clothing Mart's Growing Texas Reach
San Antonio's Great Food and Clothing Mart supplies much of Texas with food, clothing, and building materials. Retailers and wholesalers report shipments to all parts of the world as they prepare for their greatest business year.
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San Antonio
Texas
Forecast for 1977 Home Building in the U S
A 1927 forecast by American Builder projects total residential construction reaching 4 526 573 518 with permits from 1923 and a nationwide survey backing the estimate. It cites one and two family dwellings totals, mixed use units, multi family housing and lodging related structures with values ranging into the billions, signaling a robust building outlook.
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American Builder, Construction Magazine
United States
United State Department of Labor
Lumber Dealers Plan Great 1927 Building Boom in San Antonio
San Antonio retail lumber dealers forecast a heavy 1927 demand amid a booming building program. The Retail Lumber Dealers association includes Ed Steves & Sons, Hillyer Deutsch Warratt, Sraxis Lumber, John J Kunts, West End, Melliff McAllister, Bexcon, Mission, Beitel, Petrich Saur, Campbell, Spencer Saur, and Dexar Lumber companies. The city ranks fifth in state population and second in rural population.
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Retail Lumber Dealers Association of
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Ed Steves & Sons Lumber Company
Hillyer-Deutsch- Warratt Lumber Compan Sraiisumber Company
John J. Kunts Lumber Company
West End Lumber Company
Melliff-McAllister Lumber Company
Bexcon Lumber, Company
Mission Lumber Company
Beitel Lumber Company
Petrich-Saur Lumber Company
Campbell Lumber Company
Spencer-Saur Lumber Company
Jdexar Lumber Company
Records Set For Inbound Freight At Catarina
Inbound freight figures at Catarina show new monthly records. June shipments reached high carloads, with July, September, and other months also posting sharp gains, highlighting rising inbound traffic from Winter Garden and Catarina.
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Winter Garden
Catarina
Building Wage South Sets of U. G Firm Building Pace
Building wages, a key building cost, depend on labor supply and demand, union strength, and living standards. Little prospect for major cost cuts. efficiency may rise and small reductions may occur as the industry slows. The South remains a major factor, expanding facilities and needing modern structures across hotel, commercial, industrial, and public buildings.
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