San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-30
In Three Months Del Rio
Erects Building Cost
ing $1,000, 600.
MANY NEW DWELLINGS
Construction Program In
cludes Business and
Municipal Projects


perhaps one of the most outstanding
cases of city growth in Texas is
found in=the story of the recent col
struction IN Del Rio, where in the
last twenty years The population has
increased four times and where in the
last sixteen months S2,000,000 has
been expended in construction. More
than S1,000.000 of this amount has
gone into buildings completed and now
in progress since the beginning OF
1924. This unusual building program
has been along all lines and in all
sections of this city. Business houses.
residences, churches, schools. municI-
pal improvements, public utility bet
terments, ranch homes, irrigation
projects, paved streets and high
ways.
Like a well known nationally ad-
vertised commodity. "There is rca-
son" for this recent construction. Be
ing a typical growing. forward look
ing Western city, being located on
three trans-continental highways and
one trans-continental railroad, being
the natural gateway to one of the
most prosperous sections of undcvel-
oped Mexico. being the largest city
between San Antonio and Ell Paso. O
distance of $40 miles, and being the
largest inland wool and mohair con-
centration point in the United States,
Del RID is afforded a natural AL
vantage and in the last sixteen months
her people have capitalized that adj
vantage.
100000 for Business Houses.
The recent improvements in the
business section alone approximate
$500, 900, and are taking the form of
permanent structures of such modern
types that even with other buildings
being erected in future years, those
now being built will hold prominent
places for many years.
Foremost in this improvement is
the acknowledgement department
store, advertising itself as "The Store
That Serves Ten Counties" This i'm
posing retail establishment was built
al a total cost of approximately S2ou.-
Ia 900, including fixtures. and occupies
n a ground floor space of 1GO feet nv
125 feet. In the basement, first and
second floors. there is total floor
"A space of $3.50 square feet. Nine
teen special departments are oprr-
a ated, with special features existing IN
a tie complete bakery, three-car "a
4 pacity refrigeration plant and kitchen
for the delicatessen. Four electric
Il. elevators serve the store. Generally
speaking, without more elaboration of
details, many visitors, from all sec-
tons who were present at the formal
opening last week, pronounced this
store one of the finest in the South
west.
Building Another Store.
Following closely the lead of this
new business house. Is modern two
CT
ton BY A. Warner, at cost of go,
600, same being a remodeling or an
old building and which will have a
value of over $4,000 when complet-
ed. The J. c, Penny Company will
occupy the Warner building with one
of it's chain department stores. Adj
loining this. A. Warner is erecting
two other one-story buildings. giving
a total floor space of one-fourth block
to his current Improvements.
Within this month Del Rio became
the posscssor of one of the largest
garages in Texas. when the local Ford
dealer, A. Madison. finished his new
garage at cost of 100000. This
building has 21.100 square feet OF
floor space and is of reinforced con
n the three new places just mentioned
are significant IT. affording conspicil-
Gus Improvement in this city. because
ii two extreme ends and middle Of the
business section are the points IN
proved, while the other smaller I'M
provemeDts lisrec below are at points
between these larger enterprises.
Warehouse to Cost SSaOv.
Before April l, the w. Il. Smith
Wholesale Grocery Company will have
part Of its business in the new
5000 warehouse being built by Roy
Hudspeth, which has 5000 square feet
of floor space.
Other new building in the business
section of Del Rio bespeaks the rapid
growth of the city and includes the
following:
Il. S. Block. one-story brick. S19.-
0O0; Grant Lumber Company. new
concern, $4,000: Electric Bakery and
III Del Rio market, $4,000; Model Ba-
kerry with improvements in building
and eauinmcnt $4,000: Price build
ing, one-story brick. $4,000: ,I.oms
Bauer building on "auto row $1,000 :
another mattress factory, a brooIl
I. factory and two large wholesale oil
and gas concerns. with $4,000 be-
y ing spent in new buildings.
IA Four Miles Of Pavement.
While individual business men havs
attended 10 individual building, tnt
municipal officials. public service cor
II porations and civic organizations.
have seen to it that Del Rios growth
shall be general over the entire CITY
At presents the city is expendinG
u $4,000 on $4,000 square yards OF
81 two and one-half miles of heavy ira:
fic rock asphalt pavement. being coz
structed by the Uvalde Company. This
work will be completed soon and forms
ar addition to the one and one-fourth
miles of the same class pavement
IN that reccntly WIS finished at cost
Of $4,000. As further municipal bet
terments. additional S-inch water
mains are being laid. giving the city
water system go miles of mains.
| More than $4,000 has just been
0,entled on reconstruction of the In.
ternational bridge connecting Del Rip
with Villa Acuna. Mexico.
The De- rio Electric and lee CONF
pauy has just finished improvement,