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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-09
CITY PROPERTY.

In addition to these loans, the com
pany also advanced millions of dol
lars on city property other than dwell
ings and apartments and $2.3S7, 100
on farms. In June alone the total
amount for these classes of property
investment, therefore. was $12,70S, $50.
In housing loans during the month
Of June alone the company advanced
$7,079,7J0 on $50 dwellings and 63
apartments in the United States and
500, 450 on % dwellings and two
apartments in Canada. In the
United States 1902 families were pro-
yided for, and in Canada IS families.
Thus, the mortgage loans placed by
the Prudential during June Of this
year alone amounted to $19,0I3,3jO.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-09
Bic COMPANIES
LOANS AID
TO HOME
Prudential Puts $19,973,-
$50 in Mortgage Loans
During June.

A steady growth in the amount of
money invested in real estate mortgage
loans by large business institutions,
thus making possible the accommoda-
ton of thousands of additional fam
lilies who seek to establish them
selves in their own homes, is reflected
by a report just made by the Pru-
Dental Insurance company through A.
NJ. Woodruff, vice president in charge
of this phase of the company's ac-
tivities.
During the first six months of this
year. the Prudential alone invested
S45.7SS, $50 in such mortgage loans,
thereby providing homes for 1881
families. In that same period Of
last year the investment was $780,
702 ,S57 for like purposes, with H.
392 families accommodated.
GOOD INVESTMENT.
This increase of S10,OS5,793 in the
first half of 1925 is reflective of the
theories on good housing as pro-
pounded by Edward ID. Duffield, pres
ident of the Prudential, who has con-
VI thN ~
cial unrest to improper housing facili-
ties and who announced early in the
year that he knew of no better way
in which an organization could in
vest its assets than to bring about
the much needed improvement.
OF the $45.7SS,650 invested in such
loans $69S.550 was placed in Canada,
2S5 families in the Dominion procur-
ing homes thereby, and the entire re-
mainder was placed in various Sec
tons of the United States, where
1925 loans were made on dwellings
and 1856 on apartments. In Canada
there were 93 on dwellings and q
or apartments. Thus, in both the
United States and Canada the
Prudential provided by its investments
S01S dwellings and Alb apartments
as against 1902 dwellings and 397
apartments in the first six months Of
1924.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-09
FtORESVILLE CALLS
$4,000 BOND ELECTION

Floresville win vote on $4,000
bond issue on August Is to improve
its water system.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-09
BUILDING ABSORBS One OF
EVERY 5 TONS STEEL In US.

tiyities have developed into general
plan which is in operation, with GER
tain notifications, at the companys
major plants. 1t is administered by
a real estate organization at each OF
these plants and includes among It's
activities the Improvement OF exist
ing houses owned by the company,
the construction of new houses at
plants where housing was inadequate
or where other conditions made such
housing necessary, and aid to EN-
ployees in the purchase or erection
of homes.
UNUSUAL PHASES.
Several of the distinctive and un-
usual phases of Bethlehem home build
ing plans are:
(a) Free architectural. engineering,
financial and legal assistance and ad-
vice.
(b) Employee receives full title to
property at once. He is under no ODD
legation to the company and can work
where he pleases and dispose OF his
property as he wills, as long as ms
monthly payments are maintained,
(c) A life insurance policy at low
rates 1about one-third of the usual
premlum) without any medical exam
| inatjon, is taken out on each home
builder or purchaser, during the term
of his indebtedness, fully protecting
his dependents, as far as their home is
| concerned, in the event of his death.
(d) Proper provision is made for
having of the mortgage Indebtedness
through monthly payments which are
a little higher than local rents.
AID EMPLOYE.
While the company has given en-
couragement in every way to home
ownership on the part of employees, lts
work has been directed towards help
| ing the employe TO provide for him.
self and not in ting up an consider
able amount of its own money IN as
sisting employees to own their own
homes.
Local financial institutions cooper
ate with the company to furnish mon
ey on first mortgages. The company
| then need only advance the difference
between such mortgage and the initial
cash payment of the employe. Usual
rates of interest are charged and the
employe, of course, pays the same ute
examination fee, recording fees ant
carrying charges, such as insurance
taxes, etc, as he would have to pay
if he built and financed his own home
Bethlehems management believe:
that home ownership makes for bet
| ter. happier and more settled citizens
and employees, and as a result both
the home owner and the company are
benefited.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-09
TAKE PRECAUTIONS.

He pointed out that while precau-
tons to prevent them hardly came I'M
der the scope of public safety, and
were consequently not a matter for en-
forcement by the building department,
nevertheless he felt that such an i'm
portant element should be brought to
the attention of the building public.
This is true in view of the fact that
termitps could damage new house to
the extent of 5000 or $500 within a
couple of years after completion. He
recommends that the precautions sug.
gested by the bureau of entomology OF
the Department of Agriculture and
recommended by the National Lum-
Der Manufacturers Association should
be observed while erecting buildings.
The bureau, according to Mr.. Nigsli,
advises in general that all wood in
direct contact with the earth should
be impregnated with coal tar creosote
or else such contact should be avoided
by foundations of concrete or stone.
Brick is not advisable in foundations
unless capped and faced with CON
crete, because the termites arc able
to burrow into the mortar after a few
years.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-09
BUYING POWER.

"Since the World War building OPP
erations throughout the country have
increased from three and one-half bill
lions of dollars in 1919 to over five bill
lions in 1924. Delayed building has
been credited for much of this activ-
ity, but it is possible that new factors
have now entered the building industry
which are just as important as de-
layed building held over from the war.
Increased buying power during the
past ten years, has made it possible
for people in this country to realize
to an increasing extent the desire TO
own their homes. Home building has
accounted for nearly one-half of build
ing operations during the past year.
Ii is not only question of housing,
but of more and better housing. A
demand has grown for additional
space, for modern convcniences, for
room for gardens and space for chill
dren to play in safety. New houses
have been and will be required to meet
this demand.
In the home building program. the
automobile has played a large part.
having made possible the acquisition OF
better homes in locations away from
congested centers. The building pro-
gram has been accompanied by need
for new roads, more miles of street
car tracks, more motor busses, more
railroad cars loaded with manufacture
ed goods.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-09

Homes valued at S13,000,000 have
been purchased by 3400 employees OF
the Bethlehem Steel Corporation I'M
der the company's homecoming plans,
according to the Bethlehem Review.
Commenting on building and home
ownership activities, President T.. q.
Grace SAYS in the current issue OF the
Review:
Building and construction actiy-
tiles in this country absorb nearly one
ton in every five of the production OF
iron and steel, being exceeded i'll steel
consumption only by the railroad in
dustry. Building operations interest
us not only because they thus provide
an important part of the steel market
and affect the steadiness of our opera
ton, but also because of their connec'
ton with the desire each of us has tc
own a home.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-09
HOMES DAMAGED
BY TERM|TES,
SAYS N|GGL|
City Building Inspector
Warns Home Owners
Of Flying Ants"

City Building Inspector Gus Nisgli.
in an interview, warned home owners
of the damages which so-callcd white
ants could do unless simple precau-
tions which he outlined .were taken.
While there have been few cases in
this immediate locality, the elimina-
ton of conditions favorable to these
ants would serve TO prevent their COM
ing into the city. Many reports, how
ever, according to Mr.. Niggli, have
reached the agricultural department OF
the injury being done to frame build
ings in the South and Middle West
by termitoe, or so-called white ants.
Under favorable conditions, these
white ants are as destructive to wood
as rust is to iron and steel. Their at
tacks are easily prevented, however
and they may be completely eradicated
from any building with little care.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-08-21
.PERHAM FRUIT COMPANY
GETS JONATHAN POOL

The Jonathan apple pool. esti
mated at between 20 and 25 cars
made up by local growers was pur-
chased Thursday by the Perham
Fruit company. The price is Sl.SO
on August 29ths S1.65 on Sept.
End; $3.50 on Sept. 9Th; $1.35 on
Sept. 10th and SIPS for later de.
liveries. The prices are for Extra
Fancys and there is two.bit break
on Fancys and Cs.
Considering the condition of the
apple market 10 the East at this
time. this is believed to be a very
good price, altho not quite S, high
as growers anticipated. If the
nights continue cool, great many
of the apples in the pool will ac-
quire the desired color and will
move on the earlier dates.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-08-21
TREE PLANTING

Nurseries Of the Northwest are look
ing forward to a good year in the
sale of Bing cherries, according to re-
ports and they a.e very optomistic
about selling all the trees they can
supply of this kind.
Some of the nurserymen have al
ready planned campaign to get into
the field as soon as possible for the
selling season. The Pacific Produce
News has story about the valley
with some pertinent facts regarding
the cherry crops, it says:
while it is as yet too early to pre-
dict what the planting tendencies
among the fruit growers of the North
west will be next spring, some indica-
tons of the preferences as to classes
of fruit may be noted even now, &C
cording to fruit men.
Sweet cherries, especially, will be
in demand. Since the past winter was
hard on the buds set in the nurseries
in 1924, the available supply of trees
will be less than usual. The demand
will be chiefly for Bings. The Lam
bert variety is going backward and
not many of them will be planted.
"The planting of peaches will be
considerable tor the reason that the
acreage of effective bearing trees is
vanishing fast Most of the bearing
acreage is old and has but a few
more years to produce. Since peach
tree is not profitable after rs years,
five mole years will spell the end of
the bulk of the peach acreage in the
Yakima valley.
"The acreage in young trees is
light and is far from replacing the old
peach orchards which are going out
Many of the trees have reached an
improbable age and have been pulled
out as result Of which the tonnage
of peaches has dwindled in the last
five years and the next five years will
see further reduction in the tonnage
1t would take at least ten years for the
valley tosregain the peach tonnage
which it had before the war when the
average tonnage for the valley averag
ed 1000 cars.
Bartlett pears will be planted to
some extent, but not near as heavily
as in in recent years. Growers realize
that the pear acreage is large and
when the present young acreage in
California and the Northwest comes
into bearing there will be a greatly
increased tonnage to market.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-08-21
CLEANUP or BARTLETTs

This week witnessed the cleanup in
this valley of the Bartlett pears and
liberia peaches. sghe price broke the
first of the week but as practically all
of the Bartletts and Elbertas had been
sold on contract, the former for ST
box and the latter for SOS per ton
in Tugs, they were not affected by the
slump in the p.ice. The yield, parti-
cularly the pears, was away over the
estimates and the quality was good.
The Perham Fruit company paid B.
Salvini, $2,440 for his pears. This
crop was grown on approximately two
acres. Other growers received almost
as good returns and altogether the
season so far has been a prosperous
one for the growers.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-08-21
IN-B-TWEEN

Rev. l.. G. Krug left on Monday
for Kennewick, and from there
took the train for Wisconsin, ex-
.pecting to visit for two or three
months with friends and relatives.
Jesse Brown motored to Kenne-
wick on Thursday to meet his sister
Estelle, who has been attending the
summer session Of the state normal
at Cheney.
Mrs. T. B. Hicks and daughter
Marie of Seattle arrived in the val
ley Thursday and are visiting with
all of their old friends.
Mrs. Harrison Brown and family
left on Monday for Seattle ana
Portland and will go on to trout
Lake. where Miss Estelle Brown
has accepted a position to teach
this fall. M,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. N@sMeus!ey re-
turned to the valley TFesdsy ano
will remain until the app.s season
is over.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-08-21
MINE GOLD IN HARBoR

Plans contemplating the underwa-
Ter mining" of "flou.. gold" deposits
rom the floor of Seattle Harbor are
being made by c. M. Hanford, for
ner United States Judge and John E.
Boyer, both of Seattle.
Application to lease the bottom Of
The entire harbor area, with water
ways, unsold tidelands and the tide
lands sold prior to 1907, before the
mineral reservation clause was insert
ed in state deeds, has been filed with
Clark v. Savidge, state land com
missioner, at Olympia, Judge Hanford
announced here yesterday.
"F,our gold" according to Judge
Ianford, lies on the harbor bottom
in hard, clay-like formation, similar
70 blue clay. No plans for the methoe
If extracting it have yet been made
though it can be done by a method
designated as amaIgamation, he said
The interest Of Judge Hanford ane
Mr.. Boyer is at present concerned
only with granting Of the application
Mr.. Hanford said. No plans for the
formation of company for mining
the flour gold" have yet been dis
cussed.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-08-21
WRITES OF TRIP

Whiting to the Spokesman on the
date of August 9th, Cecil Barge, who
left here August 3rd to accept stu
dent engineers course with the Gen
eral Electric company at Lynn, Mass.
says:
1--WE arrived in Lynn Saturday noon
having very pleasing trip all the way
through. We missed our train in Chi.
cago and had to stop over until S
o'clock that evening. We stopped in
Buffalo and went up to Niagara Falls
taking in all the sights. We crossed
on the aerial cable car and went down
under the falls through a tunnel oil
solid rock and came out in an oper
place under the falls where the water
was pouring down between us and the
outside. We visited American falls on
the American side, also Cave of the
Winds; on the Canadian side we visit
ed Horseshoe Falls and the under
ground passage under the falls
We also saw Whirlpool Rapids, where
the entire water from both falls rushc:
through at the rate of 81 miles pei
hour and is over 100 feet deep. 1t is
sure rough! We also stopped in for
the novelty Of it) and had bottle Of
lager beer. That is, say we, be.
cause I ordered two glasses, and OIL
course I drank both of them.
Chicago, and Buffalo as well, seem.
ed to us to be very dirtv cities, smoky
and foggy. Boston and Lynn seem tc
be cutie clean.
"We are 20 minutes out Of Boston
a ten cent fare on the narrow guaee
and electric lines. Lynn used to be
the largest shoe manufacturing city
in the world but owing to the labor
troubles Of the past few years things
have quoted down and only about q
third of the factories are operating
We are located in very nice section
Of the town. five minute walk from
the big beach. Lynn is on the main
Atlantic ocean but there are no docks
here as the water is too shallow
IF YOU will forward our paper from
the old home town we will certainly
appreciate it. We will be glad to
hear how Annie Lou made the trip.
ooh. yes, called UP Jesse from
anhauser in Buffalo and he told me
that he is the proud father of fine
pair Of twins, boy and girl. age
now four months. and he gave me
permission n announce it as he said
he did not believe there was any one
in White Bluffs who knew it."
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-08-21
JUDGE GRAVES IMPROVING

Attorney j. G. Lloyd returned
Wednesday from trip to Seattle
and Prosser, where he. had been
looking after legal matters. While
in Seattle Judge Lloyd called at
Attorney Carrois B. Graves office
to ascertain his condition. He was
told that Judge Graves had stuff
cred heno -rhage of the stomach
and was still in the hospital, but
that Ills CT ndition was very much
improved and it was expected that
he would be back in his office look
ing after business in about two
weeks.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-08-21
PRIEST RAPIDS RUM0Rs

Rumors emanating in Seattle have
it that development work at Priest
Rapids is not to be delayed much
longer. The contractor who is to have
charge of the work is now in Seattle,
say these rumors, and is only waiting
orders from the East to start the big
development. Henry ]. Pierce, presi-
dent of the Washington Irrigation and
Development company, is now in
Europe strengthening out some of the
misunderstanding that have arisen
over patents on electrically manufact-
u:ed chemicals and as soon as he re-
turns it is expected something defin-
lite in the way of development may be
Looked for
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-08-21

S. H. Andrews of the Acme Crow
crs Warehouse company drove down
from Cashmere the first OF the week
and spent a few days in the valley.
He was accompanied by ]. E. Gibson
of Wenatchec, expert accountant. who
came to start off a set Of books for
the Acme Growers Warehouse COM
pany here, andby H. D. Smith, repre-
senting the w. Joseph company. fruit
dealers OF New York. He was here
looking over the pool Of Jonathan
,-,'er w'th The intention of making an
offer on them.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-08-21

A dance, one of series to be given
for the baseball club, will be given
in the high school auditorium at White
Bluffs on Saturday evening, August
goth. Music will be furnished by the
Mystic -Four and supper will be
served at midnight. Tickets for the
dance will be ST., and supper rs cents
per plate.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-08-21
SEND UP APPEAL

The appeal of Judge Webster's de.
cree signed by the water right own.
crs of Hanaord and White Bluffs
was filed at II 40 a. m. the 18th inst
Committee:
c. f. WOOTEN
". n. BOIE.
M. B. HAYNES.
Milford chronicle., 1925-10-23
FELL ON STOVE TWICE

Last Monday night William John
son fell over an oil stove in his
home on North Walnut street in
Milford and caused an alarm of fire
to be turned in. In few minutes the
firemen arrived and found that the
carpet in the sitting room was burn
ing, while the oil stove was envel-
Oped in flames in the yard just out
side the porch; both fires were eX-
tinguished without serious loss of
property. Mr.. Johnson has been i'll
with pneumonia for several days
and in walking through the room
where the oil stove was burning, he
stumbled and fell across the heater,
causing the oil to run out and TAX
ing fire soon had the carpet blazing.
Mr.. johnson took a blanket he had
wrapped about him and threw it ov-
er the burning stove, at the same
time called to his wife to open the
front door. In throwing the stove
clear of the porch he lost his bal
ance and fell down on the burning
stove as it lay on the ground. Then
Mrs. Johnson got into the game and
pulled him out of harms way. Since
then he has been seriously ill again
Milford chronicle., 1925-10-23
EDUCATORS UNITE
in ENDEAVOR TO
ERASE ILLITERACY
fcontinued from frst paEel

aid from the schools, that of writing
their name write name and read
started it late enough and express
primer; reading selections from the
Bible and newspapers and writing
a simple letter.
DIR. r. w. Cooper Talks
Dr.. R. w. Cooper talked briefly
on Thorough Individual Effort. 3"
He thought Delaware had truly
started it late enough and express
ed the hope that many would VOlun-
teer to take up the work as started
bv the State Board of Education.
He also congratulated the Parent
Teachers Association on their work
DIR. Brown i'm Accord
DR.. r. T. Brown, President of the
State Board of Education, stated
that he was in hearty accord and
would cooperate both as member
of the Board of Education and indi-
to blot out illiteracy.
George B. Miller, President of the
Committee gave as
surance that his committee, while
having done all they could in the
past, would still continue to do all
N the future they could for the ad-
of the cause. He also
.ook occasion to give all credit to
he Parent-Teachers' Association
which he stated could do Anything
hey want to-"
Former Governor William ID. Den
ley representing the American Le-
ZION pledged any support that or
,anization could give in blotting out |
lliteracy from the State.
Rev. Thomas Getz Hill, of |
Smyrna, representing the Episcopal
church in the absence of Bishop !
yook, also pledged his church to do
they could to aid in the
against illiteracy.
Dean Robinson, of the Women's
,ollege, also pledged support.
LLOYD BranstrOm, representing
he inter-racial church organiza-
ion, pledged the support of that
in the work.
DR.. Holloway urged all who had
iledged to cooperate in the move
1ent to communicate with Miss
gtta Wilson, executive secretary OF
tate Parent-Teacher Association,
7hich would act as a clearing house
or the operations of the work.
R. S. Grossley, of State College
Or Colored Students, also spoke in '
lvor of the vroposition and pledged |
earty support in eliminating illi- .
aracy.