Aransas Pass Harbor Project to Boost Southwest Texas Trade
The United States Government and a Baltimore backed syndicate push a large harbor expansion at Aransas Pass. The plan adds docks warehouses and a terminal railroad linking to the mainland along Harbor Island with a deepened channel and breakwater to attract business from Texas Oklahoma New Mexico Colorado and Kansas. Government dredging jetties and a 20 foot depth aim to place San Antonio on the gulf while easing freight to the gulf coast.
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Aransas Pass
Burton and Danforth
San Antonio
Texas
Alexander Brown & Sons
Baltimore
St. Joseph’s
Mustang Islands
Gulf of Mexico
Galveston
Rockport
Ingleside
Corpus Christi
Harbor Island
Red Fish Bay
Morris & Cummins
Gulf
Houston
Channel and Dock Company
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Colorado
Kansas
Gether
Turtle Cove
St. Joseph's Island
D. Picton & Company
Coa F
Haupt
Browns
Eads
Real Estate Boom Spurs Fort Stockton Growth and Irrigation
Southwest Texas sees rapid development as Richey & Casey of San Antonio move 20 000 acres of fertile land in the Fort Stockton Lower Pecos area. B M Temple reports trains and roads near completion, electric plant hotels and depots rise, irrigation expands and antelope roam free as water and rail access attract population.
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Texas
San Antonio
Richey & Casey
Fort Stockton
Pecos Valley
B. M. Temple
Pecos River
Temple
Mexico, Kansas City & Orient Railroad
Mr. Temple
Gulf
Pecos
Medina
California
Aransas Pass
Southwest
Dust Is the Hidden Drain on San Antonio Wealth
An essay argues that dust harms tourism and local commerce, costing San Antonio about 2.92 million dollars annually. It urges city action to eliminate dust, citing lost tourist revenue, higher living costs, and damage to homes and businesses as the price of neglect. The piece compares San Antonio to Dallas, Houston, Galveston, Fort Worth, El Paso and Waco, urging reform to protect climate and air quality.
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San Antonio
Northland
Jones
Chicago
Publicity League
Dallas
Houston
Galveston
Fort Worth
el Paso
Waco
San Antoni
Wholesale Produce Building to Rise on Buena Vista Street
Ike Tobias plans a 30,000 dollar, one story brick wholesale market on Buena Vista and Presidio streets near the city market house. The 168 by 168 foot corner site will house fourteen stores with modern appliances and potential for future height. Construction begins in ten to twelve days and should finish in about three months.
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Buena Vista Street
City Market House
Military Plaza
Ike Tobias
San Antonio
Te Buena Vista
Presidio
Ee Vista
San Aio Street
Buena Vista
Presioe
Behies & Boelhauwe
Auction Sale Plans Set For San Antonio Property Parade
San Antonio Real Estate Exchange launches a major auction in a tent at Houston Street and Avenue E beginning October 9. Officials expect hundreds to attend, with 5000 circulars mailed. sale may run to October 12, featuring a catalog with maps and property descriptions. Rules require exclusive listings, minimum bids, and 10 percent deposits, overseen by Chairman W A McDuffee and committee.
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San Antonio Real Estate Exchange
Houston Street
Avenue 2
Wall Street
W. A. McDuffee
A. D
Powers
William Dobrowolski
J. B. Callahan
S. T. Howard
Ray Mackey
the Exchange
Exchange
McDuffee
Sone
San Antonio
New Orleans
St. Louis
Chicago
New York
Stock Exchange
Atascosa County Land Boom Driven by Artesian Wells
Meer scheidt and Reutzel report brisk land sales around Jourdanton, Atascosa County, with 2088 acres sold to William Schwartz and Joseph Courand for about $35,000. An artesian well at 1200 feet provides irrigation water boosting value. buyers plan crop preparations next spring as northern buyers seek land in the area.
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Atascosa County
Jourdanton
Meerscheidt & Reutzel
Atascosa
Col
T. H. Sanderson
William Schwartz
Joseph Courand
Reutzel
J. H. Hohl
Illinois
Texas
Mr. Reutzel
Fine Colonial Residence Completed in San Antonio
A strict old colonial home finished by Wier Labatt of the Collins company at a cost of $10,000. Located at Olive and Lamar, it blends authentic colonial design with modern conveniences. The lower floor features mahogany interiors including a living room and dining room, while the upper floor houses four bedrooms two baths and a latticed sleeping porch. Architects are Behles and Boelhauwe.
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Wier Labatt
Collins Company
San Antonio
Olive and
Lamar Streets
Behles and Boelhauwe
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United States
Atlantic
Aransas
Mexico
Arya
E.xico
Otogeton
Wriggins
Newark
Orange, N. J
Wilbur F. Wriggins
New York Telephone Company
New York Herald
South Orange
Holland Road
Senate
Avenue E
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