San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16
|SPENCER-SAUER.
Ne v.
LUMBER YARD.
Plant on Fredericksburg
|, Road One Of Finest of
Its Kind in City.
COST is $4,000
stock Of 1000, 1000 Feet Of
Lumber and Other Ma
terials Already Secured.

The spencer-Sauer Lumber Com
pany has just finished the construction
OF what is said to be one of San An
tonio's finest lumber yards, at 203
Fredericksburg road. With stucco,
frame and concrete, this company has
built lumber sheds, offices and ware
houses which cover space of more
than one-half block. The doors of the
new building were opened for business
about a week ago and before a ten
day period had passed, the new lumber
company had furnished material for
about five homes. One of the largest
stocks of lumber in the city is being
placed in the warehouses and sheds of
this lumber yard.
Buying out the San Antonio Lumber
Company, formerly in the same neigh
borhood as the present site of the new
ward last June, the Spencer-Sauer
Humber Company is establishing one
|of San Antonio's largest lumber busi-
nesses.
The Spencer-Sauer Lumber Com
pany has about sixteen lumber yards
I'm Texas with a central office at
Houston. During the last several
years this company has anticipated
purchasing building site in San An
ionic and about 90 days ago, the op-
portunity presented itself. The site
purchased by the Spencer-Sauer Lum-
Der Company is one of the most suit
able in San Antonio for this kind OF a
business. The property has frontages
on three streets, with the main en-
trance on the Fredericksburg road.
Building Costs $4,000.
At an approximate cost of S50,OOO
this company has succeeded in erect
Ing A lumber yard that probably is
.econd to none in Texas. The front
offices of the building are comfortably
seuipped. having adequate space for
seyeral desks. and displays. In the
rear Of the offices are the large ware
houses and lumber sheds. The lumber
sheds all have concrete foundations
nd there is no stock in this yard
loser 70 the ground than three to four
feet.
This new lumber company has al
.eadv stocked its new sheds with more
ban I OOO. 900 fret of lumber, the
greater part Of which has been pur-
.ha sed from some of the best mills IN
Louisiana. manufactured from tnat
,tate's long leaf pines. W. ~
Several years ago, says w. Il.
Thrift. local manager, the purpose OF a
lumber ward was merely to quote IT'S
nrices-so much per thousand, and the
buver was supposed to purchase a few
boards and go on his way. Also during
hat time, il was a rare occurrence
vhen a woman visited a lumber yard
hffice. But the lumber yard OF today
onite n contrast with the one several
cars AGO. Mr.. Thrift says. for it is the
mbition of the modern lumber YARD
bot oniy to aid in financing and fur
b;sbinp materials for home but to ad-
Use and suggest means and plans for
building one.
with the equipment of the Spencer
Eauer Lumber Company the customer
shown pictures and plans of finished
ZONES. Suggestions are made by COM
etent and experienced men who have
nent their lives in home construction
nd know every phase OF the nome
building business. The warehouses OF
he new lumber yard are stocked WIN
ONE of the best paints and finishing
Materials on the market and it is an
asy matter for the company to build
nd equip house throughout with the
xception. of course. of the installation
4 plumbing and lighting fixtures. =,
NTH the outlook Of the coming fall
ar building conditions pronounced as as
romising, this new lumber yard VIII
welcomed to San Antonio.
Heading the company, with offices
Houston are the following men who
re well known in the building indus
nv in Texas: E. c. Spencer, presl-
emit Fl. A. Sauer, vice president: w.
Wadler, vice president; G. B. Spen-
or. secretary treasurer, and w. I.
thrift, local manager.