San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-08
A SUBURBAN
HOTEL NEEDED
Says HALEF
"We Have Everything Else
to Attract Tourists" De-
clares San Antonian.
PUT IT ON A HILL
Would Be One Of City's
Greatest Assets in
Bringing Tourists.
PUT 1T ON A HILL

That San Antonio is in great need
of a suburban hotel and that it I'M
doubtedly would be a paying PROPOSE
ton IL the belief Of G. A. G. Half.
president Of the Southern Equip
ment company, the A. j. Frank COM
pany. and the NJ. Half and Bros.
wholesale dry goods. The opportun-
ity is at hand for somI one to erect
hotel of this kind on one of San
Antonio's surrounding bills. 1t would
be enc of San Antonio's drawing
cards, he states, and would attract
tourists from all over the country
at all seasons of the year.
@Snn Antonio has the tools for
building q suburban hotel and Is not
using them. 1t has everything that
makes q proposition of this kind at
tractive TO the investor which in
cludes favorable climate, pleasure re-
sorts and Fairgrounds. A hotel con-
structed on one of San ALtonio's sur
rounding hills, possibly on the Ban
dera or Fredericksburg roads where
one may command a wonderful view
of the city as well as the surround
ing country would be the greatest
attraction San Antonio could offer
to the tourist.
Need Money Here.
"Charge high rates at this pro-
posed hotel. That is what we want.
For what we need is people TO come
TO San Antonio who have money, those
that travel in the Pullman and not
in the chair car, and who will spend
money here. At least so per cent
of the rich men coming to this city
during the last several years have
done so because it is a wonderful
place to live. They came on account
of its climate, water and Fairgrounds.
They do not wish TO leave northern
cities TO come to another city but IL
we had sn attractive suburban hotel,
out of the smoke and noise OF the
breeze blows the year around, what
more could the tourist want?
The surrounding hills of San An
tonic are indeed delightful spots to
spend the winter or summer.
The Time Is Ripe.
The time is ripe for the building
of a hotel of this nature. We have
some of the best hotel men in the
United States in San Antonio and
they could put over a proposition of
this kind with a little assistance from
the community. A group Of men
could launch the project and sell
stock and bonds easily for there
would not only be great amount
of community interest but 1t is safe
to say that many wealthy men Of the
North could be interested.
Before the war, a proposition Of
this kind was started in San An
tonic by number OF men. A group
of Northern men agreed to put up
greater part of the money. The
war halted it.
AT present the Southern Equipment
fompany II receiving dozens OF letters
every week inquiring about San An
tonic after news OF San Antonio's
attractions were broadcasted from
this company's radio station.
Is Needed Badly.
"The suburban hotel is one Of the
three or four things San Antonio
needs badly. More golf courses are
necessary. We need good road from
San Antonio through to San Angelo
country. That is San Antonio's
TERRITORY and we are not. getting it's
trade because the roads are poor and
transportation Is almost impossible.
The deep water port at Corpus Christi
will be great asset to San Antopio's
business world.
But the hotel is most importa mt and
II one is constructed soon on one ~
the hills overlooking this city, it |
should bring five more hotels Of the
same kind here within a short tim.
1t Is possible that many tourists on
their way to Corpus Christi or other
coastal towns would stop in San An
tonic also. They would visit the sub |
urban hotel where they would sleep
beneath blankets on summer nights |
and where they would see a wonder |
full panoramic view Of a large city, |
Many would undoubtedly agree that
San Antonio is good place to live |
in.
Need Attractions Besides Climate.
snow is the time to give the tour |
list something besides climate. Give
him somewhere TO stay and rest where
1t is quiet, away from the clang of |
street car bells and other noise of |
the downtown district where most of |
our hotels are located. The down
town hotel are necessary, we do not |
have too many, but the suburban bo-
tel would be an attraction as well
as q great asset TO this city and their
interests would never conflict. DaI-
las Is not building suburban hotel.
neither is Waco or Houston. They
are not because they have no place
TO build them. San Antonio has and
is letting her sharp tools rust while
the tourists are pouring into San An
tonic daily later TO depart for want
Of suburban hotel"