San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13
NIGHT AUCTION
PLEASES BIC
CROWDS
Thousands Attend Great
Sale in Woodlawn
Hills Acreage.

San Antonians realize that the Flor
ida boom is being reflected in this ter
ritory and they want to make real es-
tate investments in order that they
might participate in this era of un.
precedented prosperity that is swing
ing toward San Antonio, as was evil
denced in the unusual bidding for
domestic tracts in Block H." of
Woodlawn Hills. Saturday afternoon
and at the night auction Saturday
night.
Crowds began pouring out Ban
dera paved highway at noon Satur-
day and by 1 80 the entire hillside,
Block H." Woodlawn Hills, over.
looking the skyline of San Antonio,
was literally dotted with San An
tonians and winter tourists, eager TO
bid on domestic tracts in Woodlawn
Hills that were going to be auctioned
at l 80 by the w. Il. Stone Austion
Company.
DSI IlONLSl Il ES.
Directly after luncheon and refresh
ments, served by G. and G. Hagelstein,
on Block H." the auction, under the
personal direction of w. X. Stone,
president of the w. X. Stone Auction
Company, with his force of clever,
acrobatic auctioneers, began the auc-
ton of Block H." Woodlawn Hills,
promptly at 80.
For the very first tract that was
auctioned, it was evident that not only
San Antonians but winter tourists at
tended the auction. with but one pur-
pose-to buy Woodlawn Hills home
sites.
Some seven to fifteen bidders "of-
fered their price" on every tract that
was put up at the auction.
The tracts were knocked down"
quickly in order that the next tract
that had been selected might be put
up on the block for auction.
NIGHT AUCTION.
As twilight began coming over the
horizon, Mr.. Hagelstein suggested the
immediate closing of the auction and
announced the night auction. which
would take place promptly at Z 80.
San Antonio then experienced a real
treat-a real estate auction at night.
By z 80, crowds had filled the light
cd tent of Block H." Woodlawn
Hills. The full illuminated tract,
Block AL" Woodlawn Hills, and the
spotlights that were thrown on the
tracts to be auctioned, had attracted
the attention of every driver on Ban
dera highway. Car after car stopped,
each eager to get as near the speaker
as possible, each eager to get the
news.
AS the first few drove up they
said, "It's a show" The next group,
Its a meeting. The next group,
Its Hagelsteins' auction" 1t was
some show-it was some mceting-it
was some auction.
According to Mr.. Stone, never, in
the history of his nationally recognized
auction organization, have his boys
worked with such zeal, with such
eagerness TO amuse the crowd, with
such desire to satisfy them with choice
real estate, at their own price, as they
did Saturday night.
SUCCESSFUL SALE.
The auction organization truly had
as much fun out of the applause and
response from the audience as did
those who came to bid.
Spotlights were thrown on the tracts
that were to be auctioned. The bid
ding started and off they went, three,
four, five, six bidding against one an
other. Each anxious to get the par.
ticular tract on the block.
The few onlookers who did not bid
were amused at the cleverness of the
acrobatic auctioneers as they did their
stuff"
1t was great treat, a real estate
auction at night, and San Antonians
liked it too because it was the great
est sale ever conducted in Woodlawr
Hills.
So successful was the afternoon and
night sale Saturday that G. and c. Ha
gelStein have allotted a few choic,
tracts Of each block TO the W. r
Stone Auction Company for auctions
periodically during the month of De
cember.