Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-02
ALAMO iron
WORKS SOON
TO BUILD HERE
Concern Tells Plans
In Booklet Issued
In Observance Of
Fiftieth Birthday

Plans If the Alamo Iron Works,
San Antonio. 10 build a large modern
warehouse and shop in Brownsville.
az an addition 70 their already
large branch here. are announced in
n beautiful souvenir booklet which
has just been issued in celebration
Of the fiftieth anniversary Of the
concern.
"Then and Now-1s7s-1s2s" il the
title Of the publication which " at
tracing attention among friends of
the concern.
Y. ". Allen. manager Of the
Brownsville plant. has just COM
pleted delivering n number OF these
booklets to the company's Valley
trade.
In referring to the Valley unit,
the booklet says:
Praises VALLEY
"The rapid growth Of the Magic
Valley made better facilities neces-
sary for handling our products
there several years ago and a
branch vas established there
BROWNSVILLE in 1925. A warehouse
located Mt Fronton and Eighth
streets on the Missouri-Pacific rail-
road six blocks from the center Of
the city was purchased 70 start bus
mess This property oon proved in
adequate and additional adjacent
property was leased for expansion.
Recently another large property was
purchased and the company will
soon build = large. 1odern. fire
proof warehouse and shop on IL.
From the very begit mig, the
Brownsville plant has enjoyed a fine
business and made n remarkable
record-much better than had been
hoped for. This remarkable terri
tory continues 10 develop as fast as
ever and the company is keeping
pace with IL with no little diff
Guilty.
Complete stocks Of machinery,
mill supplies. hardware. pipe etc,
arc carried or hand. Al limited stock
Of other items including building
steel has been maintained. the lat
ter being materially increased re-
Gently and many other lines will
soon b" added.
Thanks Local Workers
Much Of the success Of the
plant y due 70 J. W. Allen. man
ager. and a. q. Dictrl. assistant
manager. each or whom have put IN
= Tt ~ hard work for the interest
of their customers and the
- well. :. S. Sappenfield has re-
GENTLY moved to Brownsville 20
handle building steel sales. These
long experienced men arc support
cd BY a competent corps Of assist
ants
Aside from the three men named
IN the booklet. Firth Arnold II Val
ley salesman and NJ. n. Oregon u
storekeencr. Aside from these heads
there is y CORPS Of other workers a
the local plant.
The entire personnel Of the
Brownsville plant numbers 10 me,
and two
George Holmgreen, ST.. founded
me company which " now known
~ the Alamo Iron Works ~ San
antonio early In 1878. moving ~
that city from Florida.
Has Rapid Growth
Eugene and Julius H~ofmrreer
sons of the founder of the comnarv
were attracted TO San Antonio ard
were taken into PARTNERSHIP ri,L
their father in 1855, the firm tb.r
becoming known ~ George Holm
green a Sons.
IRON its establishment IN 1878 The
little iron foundry enjoyed 4 on
slant and substantial growth. carry.
ING u the vision of its founder
VINO has been lured to this Texa,
city by the charms Of the vest
IL was IN 1922 that the name was
finally changed to the Alamo Iron
Works and the company incor7or.
ated with = capital stock If $4,000
In 1920. the capital stock Of the
Continued % page t~c.)