Real Estate Boom Drives San Antonio February 1917
San Antonio real estate transfers for February 1917 hit $1,022,630 with two months near $3,000,000 as 154 building permits totaling $154,072 were issued. Notable transfers include the Central office building sale for $175,000 to T. W. Menefee and the old International Fair Grounds transfer to the San Antonio & Aransas Pass railroad for terminals.
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San Antonio
Arangas Pass
Sap
Fair Grounds
Yoakum
O. T. Gregory
Medina Fuller's Earth Company
Fuller's Earth Company of
Austin
Navarro Street
Emma Koehler
T. W. Menefee
Bradstreet
Bradstreet Mercantile Agency
Iron and Steel
Big vegetable crop from back yards in San Antonio
San Antonio home gardens will yield an unusually large spring vegetable crop as seed houses report record seed sales. Beans onions radishes and turnips will soon appear above ground in downtown areas. There are over 10 000 acres of vacant city lots suitable for gardening, aiding families against rising living costs. Seed merchants note war news boosts seed demand as households prepare to grow food.
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San Antonio
Commerce Street
Germany
Corpus Christi Tourists Club Endorses City for Winter Visitors
The Corpus Christi Tourists Club formed four weeks ago at the Nueces Hotel adopted a resolution praising the city. They commend the climate, friendly residents, fair merchants, ample hotel amenities, and excellent sanitation, urging copies for publication and local newspapers.
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Nueces Hotel
Tourists Club of
Union
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Address lines for WM. F. Schutz offices
The snippet lists business addresses: Roome 3 and 4 Riverside Building, Crockett 1223 and 1224, and 101 West Commerce Street. It presents location details likely from a directory or advertisement. No events or people beyond the name WM. F. Schutz.
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WM. F. Schutz
Riverside Building
Crockett
West
Commerce Street
Moos Building Demolition Sparks Seguin Redevelopment
In Seguin Texas on March 3 the old Moos building at the southeast edge of Central Park is being razed to clear way for a new handsome business house. The city’s Hagan addition streets are under construction and buyers in that area plan concrete curbing and cement sidewalks, signaling northeast Seguin’s growth as the preferred residential district.
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Tex
Moos
Central Park
Hagn
Roads Profit by Troop Movement on Texas Railways
With troops moved to and from the Mexican border via Texas routes, Texas railroads report sharp gains in passenger revenue. H G Askew notes a six month total for one line shows 207576.16 in freight and 485827.32 in passengers, suggesting volume, not rate boosts, drove the increase.
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United States
Mexican
Texas
H. G. Askew
Askew
Texas Commission
Visiting Preacher After Service
The congregation stayed through the sermon as a visiting preacher spoke. The head deacon quipped that the city is not known for walking in their sleep.
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rBooklyn Citien
Modern city lots and residences offered by San Antonio Loan
The San Antonio Loan and Trust Co lists multiple properties on W French Place Magnolia Ave and nearby areas. Advertised features include two story ten room homes with garages, modern conveniences, corner lots with substantial frontage, proximity to car lines and San Pedro Park, and flexible terms with down payments as low as 50 to 100 dollars. Prices range from several hundred dollars to around 1800 for various lot sizes, with water gas and sewer services noted.
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San Pedro Park
West Travis
West Salinas
Choice Building Sites in Washington Heights District
Attractive acreage homesites offer a clear city view and 140 feet elevation. For particulars apply at the office. Choice residence lots available on Belknap Place Magnolia Huisache and Agarita Avenues in a district of high class homes.
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Washington Heights
Belknap Place
Magnolia
Huisache
Agarita Avenues
Ranch and Farm Land Colonization Near Nueces County
Advertises large land parcels for colonization with 10 000 acres or more four miles from railroad in Nueces County. Details include 40 acres on Blanco Road with 30 acres cultivated two story residence and outbuildings windmill and well priced at 15000, a well improved 150 acre farm with 55 cultivated fronting on three roads modern cottage and tenant houses seven miles from City Hall priced 125 per acre, and 107 acre tract on San Antonio River Corpus Christi Road with 60 cultivated ranch house and outbuildings, offering small cash payment and liberal terms.
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Nueces County
Blanco Road
City Hall
San Antonio River
Corpus Christi Road
Texas to get federal road funds and a state highway commission
Federal road expert Captain Fauntleroy says Texas will receive about 4.66 million dollars over five years for road building with a state highway commission to oversee surveys and construction. The plan requires a formal assent to the Federal Aid Act and continued cooperation between the state, counties, and federal authorities to allocate funds and plan main trunk routes.
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Texas
National Treasury
J. D. Fauntleroy
D. E. Colp
Texas Good Roads Association
House of Representatives
Senate
Austin
Fauntleroy
Highway Commission
Washington
State Highway Commission
United States
Commission
Secretary of Agriculture
State Highway Department
Suburban Acres and Nearby Tracts Offer Land Prices
Real estate listings describe 10 acre tracts in Suburban Acres with tarinated roadways, fine soils, and views near Alamo, at $250 per acre. Sunset Ridge borders Montclair to the east. Roach area notes include Sahale plans at $300 per acre with 46 acres, paved road, and proximity to city limits.
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Alamo
Sunset Ridge
Montclair
Obiing
Caecise Sahale
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