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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
aandale Building Company Sells IS Six Days
Real Estate Men Here Aiding
Working Man to Acquire Home

mental and physical men and women
will grow to a strong race of people
with increasing physical intelligence
and mentality.
Strength Of Nation in Home.
The strength OF people Is III the
home life and the future greatness VI
the American nation. its rise or its
fall, is in the American home.
America should be thankful for its
great middle element 0. people. This
element is so great and So numerous
that il will take some time to under
mine the national security and salvs.
ton which is in this part of the
population. 1t is for this element OF
people in San Antonio that ii. Il.
Dickinson is opening tie new sub-di-
vision called Eastland Heights.
Working people who are skilled ID
the trades are deserving of the bes'.
The short sleeve" acistocracy knows
that it is best to live in a neighbor-
hood of its own kind, wher. the other
fellow enjoys the pas;ime of cutting
his own grass, digging n hi own gar
den and playing with lis own chick
ems.
Sensible working people build o
house which is home 10 them and BE-
fcrc going into such en- undertaking
they count the cost ava assure them
selves as to their ability % carry it
through. They have no false pride t.
live up to and they are not ashamed
TO build a pretty, modest cottage on
a reasonably priced lot; something
they can pay for out Of their income
in a reasonable space OF time.
Home Additions for Wage Farmers.
Home building with them is not a
frivolous gamble. it is serious propo-
sitien. Eastland Heights, Oil the CD
of beautiful high rilge, j. location
suitable for people Of wealth, yet it
las been sub-divided and improved COR
the wage Garner.
Everybody has seen the wonderful
growth of jefferson Heights. Three
years ago this was the Kampmanu
pasture with nothing on it but brush,
water tanks and ravires.
This part of the cit, of San An.
tonic is rapidly filling up with the
working peoples cottages and homes
end within three years. it is predicted
the Jefferson Heights district will be
improved by an improvement bond is-
sue which will BULL permanently
paved streets with clrting. sidewalk,
and every other city Improvement nj
a cost of about So year for each
home owner. Fastlanl Heights is a
part Of the Jefferson Heights dis
trict.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
COUNTY TO PAVE FOUR
MILES OF ST. HEDWIG
ROAD; COST $4,000
New Highway Will Connect
San Antonio and Large
Agricultural Section.

Bids are being received for the
paving of four miles of the st. He'd
wig road, reports Augustus McClos-
key, county judge The Improvement
will be made ut the cost Of approx
mately $4,000.
At present there is about ten miles
Of hard-surfaced road Between San
Antonio and st. Hedwig and with the
paving of the four miles, there will
be about seven miles left to be gray
eled. This road will be in first-class
condition when the work is finished,
he says.
Bids will be closed on April %
and contract awarded. The work Will
be begun on. the road Immediately al
ter the awarding of the contract.
This is one Of the most important
roads leading out of San Antonio as
it connects with part of the best agri-
cultural sections in the county. There
is a large population in this section
Of the county, he says.
A good gravel road could have been
built. says Judge McCloskey, but the
expense of constructing and keeping
it up would be much higher than that
of a paved road in that section Of
the county, considering the cost OF
hauling gravel
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
Construction Of a Medium
priced Home Encouraged
Despite Strong Tempta-
ton to Cater to Apparent
Demand for High Priced
Lots and Homes.

The working people, the great mass
OF the population as represented by
the skilled. worker, is not forgotten
IN lot subdivision promotion in San
Antonio. There are real estate men
in the lot Subdivision business who
have consistently stuck with the work
ing people even when the temptation
was strong to cater to the apparent
demand for high-priced. fully i'm
proved lots in exclusive neighborhoods.
The "white collar" aristocracy has
been augmented by large number of
people through raise in salary and
a desire for show and display far IN
excess of their incomes. 1t was the
old-fashioned idea to save and Wisely
invest the salary increase. but the
modern idea seems to be an indulgence
in luxury. Instead of building mod
erately priced home on medium
priced lot. the temptation 10 purchase
a swell place in an expensive neigh
borhood is great.
EXtravayance a Menace.
A menace to tie American fam
lily, American institutions and Ameri-
can government is the present day ex-
travagance. People are mortgagins
their future with no thought OF age
creeping slowly upon them. A raise
in salary means raise in extravagaut
ideas.
Dependent old people in a few years
will become drag on charity. Sors
end daughters will not care to be bur-
dened with their poor Old parents Il
they have to support them and the
prosperous members of the family will
turn a cold shoulder to poor relatives
in their financial distress.
The road to poverty is beautiful
paved highway called extravaganza
and it is now being crowded with peo-
pie who are travelling towards bitter.
instead of n sweet end of life.
TIL beginning of life is in the
home and this is the place where char
acter is moulded from childhood 10
manhood and womanhood. IL love, re-
spect. charity. economy and common
sense are thaught in the home. strong
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
NEW ACREAGE
SALE RECORD
IS SET HERE
Tracts in New Harlandale
Unit to Get New Homes
Shortly.
ONLY Is ACRES REMAIN
Expect to Have Sold 80
Tracts at Close of
Nine-day Sale.

One Of the greatest acreage turn
overs ever witnessed around San An
tonic has Just been completed. A to.
tai OF IS one-acre tracts In Harlan
dale were sold between March 20 and
April 4, following an extensive hews-
paper advertising campaign by the
Harlandale Building Company. reports
Therman Barrett, president. 1t is ex-
pected that every tract in the newly
opened unit in Harlandale will have
been sold by Sunday night. There
originally were so tracts, of one acre
each, in the new section which was
placed on the market Saturday one
week ago.
Launching an intensive newspaper
advertising campaign. the Harlandale
Building Company began the sale OF
some OF the best homesites around San
Antonio. Following the announce
ment that so one-acre tracts would
be placed on the market. prospective
buyers were awaiting the statesmen
OF the company early Saturday morn
ing.
To Build Homes at Once.
According to Mr.. Barrett, several
sales were made that morning to peo-
pie who expressed their intentions Of
constructing attractive homes imme-
diately.
1t is reported that the first home
will be built in this new unit OF
Harlandale at once. Work Is expect
ed to be started within the next few
days, Mr.. Barrett says.
The sale of Go homesites in six days
in a suburban addition probably sets
new record here. 1t is expected that
every tract will be sold by Sunday
night, April 6, says Mr.. Barrett, be-
cause the recent rapid turn over I'M
doubtedly indicates the great demand
for this kind of real estate and shows
that a domestic of this nature is I'M
usually desirable.
Has Its Attractions.
The one-acre sites are selling for
prices ranging from $500 to $3.50,
statesmen report. Visitors to the nd.
dition are exceedingly enthusiastic
over the reasonable prices as well AS
the advantages offered In this section
of Harlandale.
The new unit to Harlandale addi-
ton is located on the Pleasanton and
Pyron roads. Streets in the new unit
are being improved and numerous
other improvements are being made.
The entire S0-acre tract is being beau
titled which Is one attraction to the
prospective buyer. Ligustrum trees
are being planted 25 feet apart. The
trees are twelve feet tall.
The soil in this section Is unusually
fertile. As rule the lot buyer in
this section Of the city builds a mod
erately priced home and with the aid
Of large grounds he plants a garden.
raises chickens and in many instances
keeps a COW.
The property Is only a few minutes
automobile ide from the business dis
trict and may also be reached By the
South Flores street car line.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
EASTLAND HEIGHTS
BEING OPENED BY
H. E. DICKINSON
Part of Kampman Estate
Subdiuided Into
$50 Lots.

Eastland Heights, located east of
the business district and north of
jefferson Heights, is being placed on
the market by Ii. L. Dickinson, sub
division promoter. offices in the Rus
sell building. A total of 80 lots are
in Eastland Heights.
Adjoining Ii. l.. Dickinson's JEFF
fcrson Heights on the north is the
old Kampmann property and it is
here that Mr.. Dickinson is opening
his newest subdivision, Eastland
Heights. improvements are being
made and the property is being con-
diti0ned for a great opening sale. Ar
rangements are being made, an
nounces the owner of the addition, to
have gas mains extended to the sub
division. Streets Are being graveled.
Most of the lots which will be
placed on the market have 'front.'
age of so feet and others are said to
~ large enough to afford a small
city farm. -
Mr.. Dickinson is expecting TO sell
property in the subdivision to the
working man, or those of moderate
means, he announces. He will en-
courage the construction of homes in
the $4,000 and $4,000 class. Not only
will he encourage the construction
of these homes, but he will aid lot
buyers to acquire a home in a short
period of time.
In doing this in Eastland Heights,
Mr.. Dickinson will pursue the same
policy which was announced when
opening other additions here. This
is TO give the lot buyer a deed imme-
Hately after he has paid 5000 down
on his lot and accept a second lien.
This will enable the lot owner to Sc
cure a loan, in many instances from
local lumber companies, with which
he can construct home.
Prices of lots in this new addition
will be reasonable, says Mr.. Dickin-
son. There is every reason for re-
cent predictions that property values
in that section of the city will in
crease rapidly during the next few
months.
Paved streets and car lines lead
directly to the addition. 1t is only
twenty blocks east of the poStoffice
and may easily be reached by driving
out East Houston to Grimes street
and then turning north one block.
Grimes street is only five blocks east
of North New Braunfels avenue.
There is said TO be a movement to
extend the Burnet street car line to
the property distance of six
blocks.
1t is probable that the interurban
line. TO run TO Austin via Seguin.
Luling. Lockhart and other towns.
will enter San Antonio near or
through this property.
San hntonio's newest golf course
is planned for the eastern section Of
the city on the Kampmann estate.
The course will be adjacent to East
land Heights and will be big attrac-
ton to home owners and lot buyers.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
MOUNT VERNON BEING
PLACED ON MARKET
BY FIFE & COMPANY
Culebra Road Addition or
fering 400 5O-foot Home
Building Sites.

An official opening Of Mt. Vernon.
new Culebra road subdivision, will
be held Sunday, it is announced by l..
Z. Fite and Company, subdivision
promoter, offices on Losoya street.
The new addition has approximately
400 lots. 1t has a frontage on the
Culebra road of more than 1000 feet.
Mt. Vernon. San Antonio's new
est suburban addition. offers one OF
the best investments northwest of the
city. 1t is located about six miles
northwest of the city hall and %
,inute .lrive Will take visitor to the
-'-1crty.
Each Of the 400 lots in the sat-
division has a 50-foot frontage. Water
is being piped through the addition.
Mt. Vernon is adjacent 10 G.. and G.
Hagelstein's Woodlawn Hills.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
ELECT NEW MEMBERS
Four Are Unanimously Elected to
Membership in Exchange.

Four new members were unanim-
ously elected to membership in the
San Antonio Builders Exchange Mt
the regular meeting of the exchange
last week. They are:
f. ". Carson, excavating contrac-
tor. 4J2 Drexel avenue: Sam Speir
Hardware company, 21o Losoya
street: Truscon Steel company, 236
Bedell building: Fred Hummert.
paints. wall paper, etc. 517 East
Houston street.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
PLAN CLUB BUILDING
Eastern Star TO Build $4,000 Struc-
ture in Alamo Heights.

The Alamo Heights Chapter No.
1874, Order of the Eastern Star is re-
ported to be planning a new club
building which will be built in
Alamo Heights.
1t is expected that this building
will have two stories and that it will
be built of hollow tile aud stucco. A
campaign for raising $4,000 build
ing fund is said to have been launched.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

The residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
D. Oppenheimer in Terrell Hills has
just been completed and is one Of the
attractive new homes in the city. The
house was designed by Atlee b. Ayres
and Robert NJ. Ayres, architects. The
style of architecture is early English.
This residence is situated on a hign
point of ground and faces directly
southeast. The outside walls. OF the
building are of dark brownish red
brick. The roof is slate and all ex-
terror timber work is cut with an adze.
There is a concrete floor slab through
out the entire first floor and over this
the finished floors are laid.
The front entrance of the house is
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
New,Construction

The following new building actll-
ties are reported by the San Antonio
Builders Exchange: =.
The Planters and Merchants
Mills, Brady building. contemplate
erecting a 10000 spindle mill here in
the future.
Gonzales Is soon to get a So, 600
bonded cotton warehouse and 1t is
reported that Gonzales capital will
finance the construction work.
Mrs. Leckie, Beaumont, will build
a $4,000 country home near Kerr
vile, n the near future.
The American Creamery, Kerrville.
will build an addition to its present
piant soon. "a - Na.sar
II. ]. Galbraith. Dallas architect,
has plans about completed for SlOO,-
coo Baptist Church building which
will be built Mt Bryan. Bids will be
opened about May /. The edifice Will
have three stories. A gymnasium, in
addition TO Sunday school rooms and
a church auditorium rs well as other
modern features, will be included. DR..
John A. Held is the pastor.
Page Brothers, Austin architects,
have been selected to prepare plans
for a $4,000 school building for
Franklin.
The Redwood Company. Brady
building. received sub-bids until 4 80
y. M, April 2, for a residence to be
built on Elsmere Place for A. q. Dug
ger. 1t will have two stories ana Will
be of tile and stucco.
Sealed bids were received by Sim
ton until April 4. for waterworks i'm
proyements as follows: 21,o00 feet OF
pinch galvanized steel pipe, ~ fire
hydrants, Is valves. 10000 gallon ele-
waited tank.
X. G. Granberg has been awarded
the contract to construct residence
for NJ. D. l.. Fortman at a cost OF
S16,64O. Will n. Noonan is the
architect. Jud & Ormond were award
ed the plumbing contract at $1217 and
the heating ut SIG.
Sumner Sollitt Company have been
awarded a contract by the Southern
Railway and Light Company, Neches,
Miss, to construct a powerhouse at
Neches. John NJ. Marriott is the
architect.
Clarence Jeffries, Laredo con-
tractor. has been awarded a contract
to build the j. X. Moore garage build
ing in that city. Adams and Adams
are the architects. The building will
cost SIS, 400.
Harvey p. Smith opened bids for
erecting a residence in Monte Vista
for julius z. Barclay, on March ~.
The home will cost about Sl2,91I.
It is expected that work will be
started within the next several weeks
on widening Market street, from Main
Plaza to st. Mary's street. The street
will be widened from its present aver
age width of 81 feet to 20 feet.
Sanguinet. Stats & Hedrick, Fort
Worth architects, are taking bids on
the Caswell office building which will
be built in Austin.
Dallas will receive bids within 30
days for the construction of a S.
100000 water reservoir, 70 miles
northwest of Dallas on tbs Trinity
river. Nagle & Thompson are con-
sulting engineers and will supervise
construction.
Morris & Noonan opened bids last
week for plumbing. electrical and gen
eral construction work on a new resi-
dence which is planned for Roy Camp
bell of the Campbell Lumber Com
pany. The home will cost about ST.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

from the northwest and leads into a
reception hall which has a black and
white marble floor. Adjoining this is
large living room which is in the
center of the house facing directly
southeast. On the left of the reception
hall is the dining room, breakfast
room, pantries, kitchen, etc, and on
the right is the sun parlor and side
entrance. =,
The upstairs contains three bed
rooms and two baths. also two SLEEP,
ing porches and servants room ami
bath. All bath rooms have tile floors
and wainscoting. Tile floors are also
placed in the sun parlor. breakfast
room, and linotile floors and base are
used in the kitchen and pantry.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
GET SCHOOL CONTRACT
S. A. Construction Company TO Erect
Big Springs Structure. rr

The s. A. Construction company
has been awarded the contract to
build the high school building at Big
Springs at a cost of S2S,316.
II. r. Wheatley, Amarillo, was
awarded the plumbing contract at
S1755. The Colorado Plumbing &
Heating company, Colorado, received
the heating contract at $1,000. Page
Brothers. Austin. are the architects.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
BUYS $4,000 SITE
Judge Frank Davies Acquires Si-Foot
Lot on San Pedro.

Judge Frank Davies bought on 81
foot lot last week at 1t3 San Pedro
for n consideration Of $4,000.
The lot which was owned by a.
Saledina is at present occupied BY
battery concern. and no Improvements
are contemplated for the near fatnre.
The sale was negotisted BY L. q. Eos
ter Of Furnish and Furnish
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
SCHLIESING TO BUILD
Plans Six-R0om. Colonial Type Home
For New Braunfels Avenue.

p. A. Schliesing, 314 Nopal street,
will build six-room, frame, colonial
type residence on the south side of
New Braunfels avenue between Mel
son and Dumoulin streets.
1t was announced last week that
work probably would begin during the
next three or four weeks.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
BID ON SCOBEY HOME
Site In Alamo Heights Selected For
Eleven Room Residence.

Bids will be opened shortly for
the construction of a residence for
f. E. Scobey, president of the Scobey
Fireproof Storage company. The
home will be built in Alamo Heights
II will be built of concrete. hoi-
low tile and stucco, and will have one
story in which will be included seven
rooms. Herbert S. Green is the srchi-
saaf
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
BUILD WITH STUCCO
ID. johnson Will Build Tw0-St0ry
Home in Alamo Heights.

d. Johnson is planning to construct
n new residence in Alamo Heights.
1t will be built of metal lath and
stucco.
Atlee b. 4 Robert NJ. Ayres are the
architects and Fred X. Poage is the
contractor
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
TO BUILD ON BARRETT
w. ii. Mussey Plans TO Build New
Home in Near Future.

w. II. Mussey, 3T03 south Flores
street, is reported to be planning TO
build new home in the near future.
A site on the south side Of Bar
rett Place between DeSoto and Mar
ion street, has been selected.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
Will RuiId Edifice.

Emmett 7. Jackson has been Sc
lected to prepare plans for a new
Catholic church building to be built
at the corner of Barrilla place and
Cleveland court. 1t will be butt
with brick.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
Garage to Cost $4,000.

Adams 4 Adams opened bids last
week for the construction of a garage
building which will be built at La
redo for j. X. Moore of that city.
No contracts have been awarded hut
bids show that the structure will cost
approximately $4,000.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
Mood MANY Carpenters.

.,mber dealers of Lockhart re,
that they are fairly swampcd
calls for carpenters and that
! homes are being built now than
|apv months. The organization OF
Hiding and loan association there
htly by San Antonio parties Is
TO he one Of the causes.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
BID ON CUERO HOME
NJ. ID. Bennett Plans a $4,000 Resi-
dence There.

Bids were opened last week by
Aired Giles & Company, local archi-
tects, for the construction of a resi-
dence for Nj. ID. Bennett of Cuero.
L. w. Wilson was the lowest bid
der with a figure of S1J,4S6.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
TO BUILD NEW "Y"
Plans Being Prepared For 500, 900
Structure at Austin.

A 100000, three-story Y. W. c.
A. building may be built in Austin.
Giesecke & Harris. Austin architects,
are preparing plans.
1t was reported last week that d.
rectors had not yet decided whether
to remodel the present building or
raze it and construct a new one.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
Improye An Addition.

Ecar T.. Swearengen of Lockhart'
Improving the Blanks addition IN
western part Of that city and Is
laying water mains and sewer
s as well as setting out several
6red rare plants and shade trees.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
RosenthaI 10 Build.

Joseph Rosenthal, 80 West Wood
lawn avenue, will build a new home
on the south side Of Hollywood, be-
tween Howard and Mccullough in
the near future, it is reported.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
Graham DowdeII Plans Home.

Ralph ii. Cameron will receive Dds
until p. m, April 10. for construct
ing a two-story stone residence IN
Blue Bonnet Hills for Graham Dow
dell.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
To Build $4,000 Church.

The Presbyterian congregation at
Cuero is said to be contemplating the
construction Of a $4,000 church
building.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
Bid on HOff Home.

Henry T. Phelps is receiving bids
for the construction of residence in
the Clifton George addition, Alamo
Heights, for c. A. Hoff.