San Antonio's growth driven by home capital
A local business discussion highlights that San Antonio funds finance downtown expansion with minimal outside capital. Prominent projects such as the Brady Theater, State Bank and Trust, and Bedell Moore properties are financed in city by long-time residents. City leaders note roughly eight million dollars in civic improvements are underway, largely paid by San Antonio capital.
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San Antonio
Texas
United States
Owntown
St. Louis
San Antonians
Sturs
Brady Theater
State Bank and Trust Company
Houston Street
St. James Hotel
Moore
Bedells
San Antonio Light
Travis and
Avenue C
Bedell-Moore
St. Anthony
Navarro
Gunter
L. J. Hart
Gibbs
Hicks
Rand
Stowers
San Onlo
New Braunfels Boy Becomes San Antonio Real Estate Figure
Bruno F. Dittmar, longtime San Antonio real estate agent and insurance writer, rose from New Braunfels roots to become a leading figure in the city. He arrived in 1880, worked with Hilton & Co, led Alamo Fire Insurance, then owned Tobin and Boulder, and opened a real estate arm in 1906. He chairs arbitration for the Real Estate Exchange and champions exclusive listings.
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Bruno F. Dittmar
San Antonian
New Braunfels
Bruno
San Antonio
Bruno Dittmar
Alamo Plaza
W. G. Tobin
Tobin & Boulder
McKay Building
Real Estate Exchange
Exchange
Dittmar
Star City Receives Weekly Chronicle Launch
Crystal City editor W. Lillie announces the Chronicle as a new weekly publication issued last week with engaging reading material.
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Star City
Crystal City
T. W. Lillie
The
Chronicle
Gas Pipe Line Completes To Local Area
CISCO A marked a big celebration as the natural gas line from the Moran field reached the town, an eighteen mile extension. Gas is now in the mains and nearly all residents are using it.
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Cisco
Moran Field
Tenants Offered Homes in Trinity Valley Land Plan
Land owners in the Trinity Valley offer about a million acres through the local commercial club to 220,000 Texas tenant farmers. The land will be subdivided into small farms and sold at nominal cost with forty years to pay and no payment the first year.
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Trinity
Trinity Valley
Texas
Fort Worth Capitalists Plan $600,000 Oil Refining Plant
Gainesville hosts a plan by Fort Worth and local investors to form a stock company to build an oil refining plant at the city costing $600,000. The facility would process all oil from the Dexter Cooke county Southern Oklahoma and North Texas fields with construction slated to begin within weeks.
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Big Ot
Gainesville
Fort Worth
Dexter
Cooke County
Oklahoma
North Texas
Water Board Grants Permit To Dam Nueces River At Mouth
Corpus Christi reports the state board of water engineers has approved a permit to dam the Nueces river near its mouth. The project will conserve water for irrigation of 75 000 acres and enable a water works system large enough for a town of about 10 000 residents. Construction will begin once preliminary arrangements are completed.
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William Nueces
Corpus Christi
State Board of Water Engineers
Nueces River
Plans Under Way for Be Old Factory In San Antonio
Plans for a major silo factory near San Antonio aim to become the largest in Texas within two months. Local cattlemen and businessmen back the project as part of a broader push to rare and store forage, with 200 new silos expected in Bexar County around the city this year.
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San Antonio
Texas
Bexer Cunty
Chamber of Commerce
Bexar County
William T. Way
San
West
Bexard County
Calves Bring Record Price at Fort Worth Market
Fort Worth records the highest calf price since founding as T B Saunders Co of Bridgeport sells 85 head to a commission company at 9.50 dollars per hundredweight. The calves average 145 pounds and the sale is described as the smoothest ever here.
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Fort Worth
T. B. Saunders & Co
Bridgeport
Somers tax system to be adopted in Bexar county next year
County commissioners voice support for installing the Somers method of valuation across Bexar in the coming year. The system, already praised in San Antonio, aims to boost revenue without raising burdens on property owners as acreage assessments shift to reflect adjoining lots.
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Somers
Bexar County
J. K
Lamm
San Antonio
Steves
Garland
Cucumbers Grow as Local Pickle Plant Expands
Farmers in this area planted a large cucumber acreage to supply a pickle factory lured here by local effort. Plants are a few weeks old and early signs point to enormous production.
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Brenham
Brazoria Commercial Club Reorganizes and Adopts New By-Laws
A gathering of residents in Brazoria resulted in a complete reorganization of the Brazoria Commercial Club. New by-laws were written into the club's constitution to guide its operations.
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Brazoria
Brazoria Commercial Club
Real Estate Commission Rates Declared Equitable
The San Antonio Real Estate Exchange presents a 44 city comparison showing rate fairness. A committee led by B F Nicholson drafted scales for leases on ground and business property, residence property, and fee structures for rent collection and non negotiating leases.
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Real Estate Commission
San Antonio
Cotton Mill Busy
The Posty-The Posttex Cotton Mills recently opened report splendid business and daily orders from many parts of the state. They are not in full operation yet but will start the rest of their looms as additional workers arrive. Management expects a twofold rise in business by late May.
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Posttex
Somers valuation system may end San Antonio real estate committees
The Somers system of valuation could reduce or end the work of three San Antonio Real Estate Exchange property valuation committees. Real estate men praise the plan as fair and essential for informed transactions as values shift rapidly across city sections since 1910. The article notes committees have settled disputes and guided refinancing, with members kept informed and acting as local experts.
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San Antonio Real Estate Exchange
The
Exchange
San Antonio
BE. M. Hayes
A. A. Hughes
George Koerner
Peter G. Rucker
Ganahl Walker
A. C. Dauchy
T. W. Campbell
John W. Warren
Kenneth Wimer
Eewin Paschal
Curious financing ideas praised for building boom
Construction News lauds methods where landowners sell to builders who borrow to fund improvements and take second mortgages. A hotel project valued at 2 million dollars is planned with a stock and bond issue, while landowners hold a second mortgage, attracting public investment and praise for ingenuity.
Guatemalan stockman buys Hereford bulls in San Angelo
Sao, a prominent stockman from Guatemala, visited San Angelo last week and purchased twenty five registered Hereford bulls from Lee Brothers at 100 dollars each. He plans to stock his Santa Lucia ranch for breeding and expects to buy more stock in Texas before returning home.
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San Angelo
Sao
Republic of Guatemala
Lee Brothers
Jekyl
Santa Lucia
Texas
Sewer Interurban Survey Planned Between City and Paris
M Kinney reports tentative plans for surveying an interurban line between this city and Paris. Officials expect to begin work soon with grading after the survey, aiming to rush completion. The route runs via Blue Ridge, Leonard, Bonhem and parallels the Texas and Pacific route to Paris, spanning about seventy four miles.
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M'Kinney
Paris
Blue Ridge
Leonard
Bonhem
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Texas Second in Homes Built in Decade
A census bureau report shows Texas ranking second among states in homes built over the past decade. Texas averaged seven homes per working day, totaling 208,445 new residences, bringing the state to 779,177 homes now compared with 575,784 ten years ago, and ranking fifth overall in home counts.
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Texas
Fort Worth
Census Bureau
Missouri
New Agricultural Magazine at College Station
The Southern Farm and Dairy, a new agricultural magazine, will be issued at College Station beginning June 1. It will bear the title The Southern Farm and Dairy and be edited by D T Stevens of the 1913 evaluating class at the A and M College.
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College Station
Southern Farm and Dairy
D.T. Stevens
A. and M. College
Market Confidence Grows Among Home Buyers this Week
Review of the market highlights shows renewed confidence among home buyers with steady activity and positive signals for housing demand throughout the week. Analysts note sustained buyer interest and cautious optimism amid ongoing market conditions.
Missouri man eyes San Antonio as best Texas business prospect
A Missouri man touring Texas seeks a San Antonio street location for a mercantile firm after visiting Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth and Galveston. He notes San Antonio shows strong progress with optimistic real estate prospects and a steady weekly market, while local building activity remains moderate. Land sales near Von Ormy and south of the city illustrate ongoing expansion as suburbs like San Fernando and Palm Heights grow and potential for a mill or packing plant looms nearby.
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Missouri
San Antonio
Houston
Texas
Dallas
Fort Worth
Galveston
Jean Escalera
A. J. Swearingen
Medina Dam
International & Great Northern
Juan N. Escalera
Harry Landa
R. G. Daffau
South Loop
San Fernando
Palm Heights
Collins Tract
Park Hill
Chamber of Commerce
Bay Shore Loop Railroad In Texas Nearing Operation
Work on the Bay Shore Loop of the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio Railroad is being rushed and will probably be ready for operation by mid August. The line will branch from the main at a half mile from the city and reconnect with the main at Seabrook. When completed it will be thirteen miles long and run by motor cars.
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Bay Shore
LA Porte
Galveston, Harrisburg
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