Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-16
MANAUTOUS
BUILDING IS
MODEL Store
Put Up by San Antonio
Construction Com
pany at a Cost of
S1C0,O0O

The new home Of the Z. Manautou
store here is not only n Of the
most beautiful structures Of its
kidd in the Valley, but Il takes IN
everything essential to operating
the kind OF business Il is intended to
house, those who have seen the
place since its completion say.
From roof to basement Il Is fully
a modern store throughout and COW
ers all the details Of the building
X il intended 70 be, Mr.. Manautou
said.
Building large structures is a mat
ter Of everyday moment 20 the san
Antonio Construction company,
builders OF the new $4,000 Manau-
tou store at Eleventh and Washing
ton streets. i.
The has 3 record Of
building IN Texas that Is f~ar-reach-
ing IN It's scope and II excelled but
seldom. in the opinion Of those who
are in a position to know Of the
results obtained from the San An
tonic Construction company's build
ings.
Listed among the achievements to
which the company points with
pride. are the First Presbyterian
church. IN Brownsville; the Hidalgo
County bank, AZ Mercedes; the Edin-
burg Hotel, in Edinburg; the new
Flks Home in Corpus Christi
Best Possible
ave nut the best possible mate
rials and workmanship that money
car buv into every building erected
BIZ ~. and we believe that the new
L-t1I-~- here rHFfN r4nyA
than measure up TO the standard set
by US on other projects in the VAL
lev" r. VI. Gordon. official Of the
said here today.
Mr.. Gordon came 70 Brownsville
10 personally supervising the wind
up Of the building that is his latest
construction job, and Of which he Is
most proud.
William 3. Dry, Of San Antonio,
has been in charge Of the construc-
tion since work on the building was
started. His every effort has been
directed toward making the building
one of which his company rs well
as Mr.. Manautou can he proud.
The new home of the Manautou
store required eight months in the
making and represents the coopera-
HON OF every WQIhAAA 4nth 0A $50
construction job, MS well as tons Of
material.
II stand 30 BY $50 feet on the
corner Of Elizabeth ard Washington
streets. d~iaronally opposite from the
old store Of +. Manautou. and was
erected ne an estimated total cost OF
100000.
Strongly Built
II is Of reinforced steel, brick and
concrete throughout, with a founda-
ton built expressly TO Withstand the
Valley climate. There will be no
troubles from heat expansion or
other climatic causes and the build
Ing will stand four-square 70 any
wind storm that Is likely TO come
up in this region.
Standing two stories in height, the
building was put up with an eye
10 the future. and two additional
stories ma- be added at any time
TIE store wishes 70 grow To that
extent. IL was said. The founda-
tion was laid with that end in view,
and all the alterations necessary
will be a few minor ones about the
roof before building may be started
More than 5000 feet Of floor space
are e~ncompassed in the two stories
Of the store building. the arrange
ments OF which are said to be the
most comprehensive of any build
inR OF its kind erected here in re-
cent months.
The feature Of the new store
house. according 70 building men. Is
its plate glass window display. The
structure is almost completely glass
ed in on both street sides by the
highest quality Of plate glass OBJ
tainable.
Binswaner and company, or Hous-
10. and Memphis, supplied the glass
IN the building, which IS said TO
have cost the store builders ap-
proximately $4,000.
Daylight Filters
The daytime lighting effect IN the
building il said 20 be the best OF
that in any structure Of its kind
in the Valley.
The building Is strictly fire-proof
throughout, and equipped with the
famous Cantilever walls and fouuda-
tions.
Among the more modern improve
ments in the building proper are
Otis elevators, women's dressing
rooms, equipped with every modern
convenience, and a fully complete
lire of modern merchandising fix
lures.