San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-08-13
INTERVIEWING AN ADVERTISER.

| INTERVENING AN ADNEHl IoEh'
Colonel HadIey Has 1t Bad and Tells
How He Got 1t.
A LIGHT reporter, returning from
| his proftless rounds at noOu to-day,
stumbled across w. S, Hadley, the
genial real estate rustler of the firm
of Hambleton, Hadley a. Co., and
from the mere force of habit. called
How much kernel he found in the
real estate nut appears from the fol.
lowing conversation:
Rep.-Hello, Colonel, what's the
news?
Had.-Don't know any; too busy to
talk to a newspaper man to-day.
Rep.-You don't mean to say that
the real estate business is good this
time year, do you?
Had.-That's what 1 said, young
man. We are busy, and L expect the
other fellows are in about the same
fix.
Rep.-I thought real estate took a
vacation during the summer months.
Had.-It has heretofore, and we
have lost from 800 to $500 a month
during the hot weather but this sea-
son, so far, we have made it pay every
mon tn, and it looks now as though it
would keep right along.
Rep.-Glad to hear it, old man.
That indicates a good fall trade, does
it not?
Had.-Yes. Nothing can prevent
us from ali being happy this fall and
winter, except one thing.
Rep.-What is that?
Had.-An epidemic.
Rep.-Well, can't we avoid that?
Had.-Yes. Clean the city, put in
sewers and keep the sanitary condi-
tons right.
Rep.-That's all right; but where's
the money to come from?
Had.-Borrow it at low interest
east and the present owners Of proper
ty will get the benefit of it and all
new corners will have to assist in pay
ing it off 20 years from now.
Rep.-IOu have been north and
priced property, how does San An
tonic real estate compare with other
cities?
Had.-Much cheaper, that's why
strangers buy here so readily, our own
people do not appreciate the cheap
ness OF real estate in San Antonio but
they will pay from Is to - more for
the same property soon.
Rep.-Do you think so?
Had.-Yes, and not only think, but
know it,
Rep.-How do you know it, or what
do you base your judgement on?
Had.-HeretofOre we have lost
money every summer, this summer
we are satisfactorily ahead. There is
more building going on now than
ever before at this time a year. The
prospect of deep water at Arkansas
Pass is good, which will make this
the great commercial city of Texas,
and there are several other move
ments in progress that l cannot give
away.
Rep.-How do you account for your
large business, you being one of the
new firms?
Had.-We are both old in the bust
ness, well known, and we spend lots
of money advertising.
Rep.-Then you are satisfied adver-
Using pays.
Had.-Pays? Well, should smile?
Give us plenty of printers ink; ask
our postmaster how much matter we
send off, and it returns cost one hun
dred-fold.
Rep.-You said something about
smiling. 1t is very warm today.
Had.-Yes, you are right; but we
spend every cent over and above our
living, advertising and will soon be
able to pay 200 cents on the dollar.
We have hundreds for advertising but
not one cent for beer.
Rep.-Then [ have been misled in
your reputation?
Had.-Only slightly. drink when
the invitation is straight.
REPEATER pause, during which
the Colonel was busy scratching
away Here's what have, Colonel.
Have 1 got you down fine?
Had believe that's as near cor
rect as San Antonio reporter ever
gets. Good day.