King Seeks State Realty Union at Denver Convention
HH C King vice president of the Texas State Realty Association travels to Denver for the fourth annual National Association of Real Estate Exchanges meeting. He aims to amend the constitution to admit state associations, opposing the current local-exchange dues setup. The Texas group backs the move as beneficial to both state and national bodies. The Denver event includes a barbecue at Lakeside Park and trips to scenic Moffat road, with Colorado Governor John F. Shafroth welcoming delegates.
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National Association of Real Estate Exchanges
HH. C. King
Texas State Realty Association
Denver
National Association
King
State
San Antonio
Texas
Mr. King
Denver Real Estate Exchange
Lakeside Park
Moffat Road
Colorado Springs
John F. Shafroth
Colorado
Inquiries Mount Over Medina Irrigation Project Progress
The Medina irrigation project has begun and the Chamber of Commerce and Publicity league report widespread questions from across the county. Readers seek information about the dam under construction on Alamito creek twelve miles north of Marfa in Presidio County.
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Medina
Chamber of Commerce
The
Publicity League
Alamito Creek
Marfa
Presidio County
Alta Vista Hotel Corpus Christi Bay Front Rooms and Services
The Alta Vista Hotel in Corpus Christi offers one hundred bay front rooms with family rates and accommodations for women and children. A nine hundred foot gallery and seventeen hundred foot pier provide free bathing, boating and entertainment supplied by naval school cadets. Auto meets trains and no mosquitoes.
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Naval School
Garner Tries Little Politics In Wool Tariff Debate
Special to The Light. Washington July 15. Congressmen John Garner and Randell clashed over wool duties. Garner pressed for equal rates on raw wool and finished woolens while Randell cited caucus decisions and favored reducing tariffs on manufactured wool while keeping raw wool taxed or duty-free for consumers.
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Garner
Randell
Washington
John Garner
Texas
Randall
Means Much to City damming Medina river irrigation
A. D. Powers says irrigating 60 000 acres via the Medina river project will boost southwest Texas prosperity. He cites benefits for small farmers and truckers, enables intensive cultivation, and may enable competition with Florida in early vegetables, with San Antonio as trade center. Also notice Smiths pure home made Ice Cream priced per gallon and half gallon with delivery.
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Medina
Texas
A. D. Powers
Florida
San Antonio
Southwestern Casualty Ins Co Receives Texas License
The Southwestern Casualty Insurance Company of San Antonio has been licensed to operate in Texas with capital stock of 200000 and a 98000 surplus. This marks the first casualty insurer licensed under a new Texas law. N M Muller arrives to oversee underwriting as the company prepares to commence real business in Bedell Building offices with officers T A Coleman president Homer Eads first vice president John F Onion second vice president and Dr Frederick Terrell secretary treasurer.
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Southwestern Casualty Insurance Company of
San Antonio
Department of Insurance
Austin
Texas
Indiana
N. M. Muller
Casualty Company of America
New York
Southwestern Casualty Insurance Company
Muller
United States
Bedell
T. A. Coleman
Homer Eads
John F. Onion
Frederick Terrell
Survey contract signed for Brownsville railroad routes
The San Antonio and Mexican Construction company and engineer C S Young sign a contract to survey two preliminary Brownsville railroad routes. Young will lead about 32 men and four wagons in starting tomorrow, aiming to finish both surveys in three months. Surveys extend south toward the Texas-Mexican railroad line with both eastern and western route options mapped.
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Brownsville
San Antonio and Mexican Construction Company
C. 8S
Texas-Mexican road line survey to Brownsville term
The line of the Texas-Mexican road remains undecided and a survey will run to the southern terminus near Brownsville. After the first twenty miles are mapped Mr. Young will report to the executive committee and solicitors will be sent along the line to collect bonuses.
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Brownsville
Young
Executive Committee
Carrizo Springs Boom Attracts Homeseekers And Investors
J Herbert Compton reported a surge of homeseekers and investors in Carrizo Springs during a recent business trip. He noted large ranches were divided into smaller tracts and sold to farmers eyeing truck farming, with irrigation water found around 100 feet deep and affordable pumping plants.
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J. Herbert Compton
Carrizo Springs
Compton
Riebe Undertaking Co Auto Ambulance Service
Riebe Undertaking Co offers auto ambulance service at 221 East Commerce with phone access at 341 for local and hospital transport needs.
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Riebe Undertaking Co
Notable guests fill San Antonio hotels with regional figures
A. M. McElever attends the Menger as Mrs. J. C. White and daughter from Falfurrias stay at the Bexar for a week. Senator C. B. Hudspeth departs for El Paso from the Maverick. Mrs. E. Reed of Austin at the Crockett. W. D. Sedgwick of Dallas arrives at the Gunter. Fredericksburg visitors Alvin Knopp Augusta Knopp and Albert Merkel register at the Bexar. Gunter hosts W. B. St. John of Houston while Victoria stockman G. O. Stoner visits the city staying at the Maverick. Dr. Saunders and A. Collman listed with Maverick Bank Building contacts.
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A. M. McElever
Menger Hotel
J. C. White
Falfurrias
Bexar
C. B. Hudspeth
Maverick Hotel
City
el Paso
E. Reed
Austin
Crockett
W. D. Sedgwick
Dallas
Gunter
Alvin Knopp
Augusta Knopp
Albert Merkel
Fredericksburg
Reg
Messrs. Knopp Vun Merkel
Mercantile Busiess
I. C. Cole
Fort Worth
Savoy
H. L. Copeland
O. A. Copeland
Coupland
W. B. St. John
Houston
G. O. Stoner
Victoria
Maverick
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Texas Realty Dealers
Alta Vista Hotel
Corpus Christi, Tex
Newport
John R. Drexel
Philadelphia
Smith
Washer's
House of Fashions
Dan
Engineer Young
J. H. Compton
Dr. Saunders
Phian
Office Maverick Bank
A. Collman
Duebler Brew
G. A. Duerler Mfg. CO
Carlsbad
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