San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
LOCAL CONTRACTOR
GETS CONTRACT FOR
SEVEN-STORY MILL
Sckcenfeld to Build $780,
N5 Structure for Pho
neer Flour Mills.

Charles NJ. Schoenfeld, general
contractor, was awarded the contract
last week to build seven-story build
ing for the Pioneer Flour Mills on
Guenther street, which will serve rs
an addition to the plant. 1t will take
100 working days to complete. the
structure. Mr.. Schoenfeld was low
bidder with a figure of S00,015. This
figure was $31 ,025 lower than that
of the highest bidder, namely the
Burrell Engineering and Construction
Company of Chicago.
1t is expected that work will be-
gin at once on the building. A build
ing permit was taken out last week.
That local contractors are fitted for
building any kind of structure equai-
ly as well and for as reasonable n
price as any outsider. will be illus
trated in the construction OF this al
dition to the flour min plant, ac-
cording to Sidney Cornelius. secre-
tary-manager of the San Antonio
Builders Exchange. This statement
was made by Mr.. Cornelius last
week following some discussion here
as to whether there was local
contractor with the facilities to con-
struct the addition to the flour mills.
Probably with the intention of Sc
curing the cream of talent in flour
mill construction. officials of the
Pioneer Flour Mills at first sought
the services of the Burrell Engineer
ing and Construction Company OF
Chicago. it is reported. 1t was known
that this company made specially
of this kind of work. Subsequently
the company was asked to prepare
plans for the building and it was
shortly after this that the local con
tractors are said to have gone to Of
ficials of the flour mills and request
cd that they be allowed TO Ed on the
proposed STRUCTURE. The members of
the contractors division of the San
Antonio Builders Exchange said they
believed they could build the flour
mill plant addition at a lower cos.
and at the same time have just rs
good a building. Local contractors
bids were exceedingly low as compar-
ed with those of the Chicago and st.
Louis companies. The bids are as
follows:
Charles NJ. Schoenfeld, general
contractor, SCOOPS, steel stairs. S4Oo,
100 working days; l.. L. Wright q
Company, $92,S41. steel stairs. $3.50.
100 days; Jay DePuy, $9S,600. steel
stairs, $500; 160 days. Mckenzie
Construction Company, S101, I52.
steel stairs, S1361, 200 days: Summer
Sollitt Company, $105.637, steel
stairs, $3.50. 100 days; Reyburn En-
cheering Company of st. Louis,
S117,971. steel stairs, $3.50, 145 days /:
Burrell Engineering and Construction
Company of Chicago, S122 600, steel
stairs. $500, $50 days.
In bidding on and constructing this
building, says Mr.. Cornelius. LOCAL
contractors are illustrating that they
are competent to build any kind of a
structure at a more reasonable price
than can the outsider. The money is
kept at home, local men are given
employment and business is conse-
quently stimulated in general when
prospective builders employ local
building talent. And while it may
be necessary for some prospective
builders. to consult certain specialists
he says, local contractors can be re-
lied on to compentently follow plans
and specifications of any structure.
The local men are better fitted for
building local buildings because coa-
ditions here favor them. Their equip
ment. their skilled laborers. their ma
terials and other facilities are already
on the grounds.