San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-23
SAN ANTONIO /.
N|ENHEL.PF0RM
DALLAS A. &c.
Also Aid Greatly in Organ
izing Fort Worth
.,.r@ Contractors.
NEW WAY TO BID
Say Organization Will Not
Allow Unethical
Competition.

Chapters Of the Associated Gen.
erat Contractors Of America we're or
ganized in Fort Worth and Dallas
last week. LOCAL members of the
A. g. G. were responsible for the
organization, it was reported upon the
return here Of A. J. Mckenzie. I. A.
Walker, J. T. Halle Jr., james Aiken
and Sidney Cornelius. Efforts to or
eanize chapters of this association in
the other Texas cities we're made by
local contractors following a request
by FL. Crawford Of Washington.
D. c., head of the A. G. G., who was
in San Antonio recently.
With the organization OF contrae-
tors of Dallas and. Fort Worth it is
said that a new method of competi-
ton is being inaugurated. Genuine
and friendly competition between con-
tractors is the result OF becoming menu
beers Of this country-wide organization,
says Mr.. Cornelius. The difference
in feeling toward one another among
local contractors and those OF Dali
las and Fort Worth was Illustrated
in the lobby Of the Adolphus hotel.
Dallas, on the first day Of the local
contractors stay in that city.
Need Was Illustrated.
Two of San Antonio's contractors
were conyersing- in the lobby OF the
Dallas hotel when a. prominent citi-
zen, who knew one Of them, began
discussing the A. G. G. The Dallas
citizen said he had never heard of
two Dallas contractors being on en-
tirely friendly business terms and that
he did not understand the friendly
competition Of the San Antonio con-
tractors.
Thus, said local contractor on
his return to this, city, was the need
Of an A. g. G. chapter in Dallas IL
Illustrated. Leading contractors of Dali
las met at q MONDAY luncheon at the
reuuest Of the San Antonio men to
discuss the organization of Dallas con-
tractors, and A. J. Mckenzie, of the
Mckenzie Construction Company, of
fices here, outlined the purpose and
the need Of contractors of America
organising. He illustrated the bene-
fifs derived Of such an association.
ssy.ns .nat :. th. hu;,d;ns in.
con.rectns p aS ~. w d;ract
ousy AL 49, be .s;d that
serv. 'ne o p non+rac+ors sbouJJ
SopIIui ons thst 70 h. for =
% Wnolesums anu .nst nv conducted
ussIut purRCo ~ en- sr;L. - nwner
contractor and architect.
MI - n vxn<4
leu u VI ~ that Sou A,to.
II was sA 49, uian;,s n,nnot;.
MO Son ,i. arc nho s,oia .nd
NV o'uuins vi - 49,. =,
tna' VIII Sup u tho;r la az !.
ing a. "a S;S ,rat ~ en-, 70
certaln JoI Sn.i u 10y LII. "
compe'e WIN .tne ivmes' o .L
LIZ . ia !. :. mroun tor cortr.ctors
neveo tha. ~ 40 wtons ~. ~ 70 a.
10 asree s av sne &c thS n ~ az
suppIess compei.i9h 10 ene .
Oh inc oMner' anu - equan! MiV sas
II compeu'ion " VIC sneVri -
tne owner 70 in.i'e jus IN So
uon, anu tneh !" use .ne ; o,as
ceveo py n, IN oruel ~ .nua ~ q
psrS.usinar eonraS s. wno vas "o' ING
low plouer, 70 reauce nis olu'
Dahas contrac,ors oecame sn'nas
Ssuc az onee anu orsanirou Tue i'
I ,sS enap.e Ti enc a. u
nickey. OF 'ne iir,n Oh nlchey anu
Monteomer!, was eiecteo, piesiden. Oh
tne new otsaniaAtlon, ana Arcn Mun NUN,
was elected NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.; Elgnt
prominent Dailas contractors became
snarter members OF Tue A. ". " IN
Daiias.
SUCCESS IN ro' worth:
Wnen the 1ive representatives. Oh
me San Antono ehapeer OF tne "a.
Y. ielt Daiias Ior fort WORN
Tor sne purpose OF ORGANIZING an "a.
y. =. cnapter IN tnat CITY; tney were
accompanied py TOUT members OF the
newly organized Dailas a: ". y. Eguai
success was met IN organizing a CHAP
tex IN Fort worth.
Contractors OF Dailas ana Fort
worth apparently were in.enseiy IN
terested IN inc plans 10 oulia nine
story builders rScnanee puliding IN
san ANTONIO. rms STRUCTURE wnicn
Viii be constructed at the southwest