San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 88, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 29, 1914 Page: 46 of 78
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SaN ANTONIO EXPRESS: SUNDAY MORNING. MARCH 29, 1914.
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The Home Atmosphere and the Community Spirit Are Com-
forting and Satisfying in the "Addition With Char-
acter"—Investment in a Home Is Prosperity;
Paying Rent Is Too Often Improvidence.
'"Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam.
Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home."
SSlHE beautiful sentiment expressed in the quoted lines is just as true today
* as it was when Thomas Edward Payne wrote them after darkly contem-
plating the fact'that he was among strangers and without a place to lay his
head in rest and repose; and it was of no greater force then than it was cen-
; turies before. The home instinct will continue and endure as long as the
j- people continue to multiply and replenish the earth. That every man, more
i particularly if he find himself at the head of a family, longs for a home that
! he may call his own is really universal in its application. If the head of a
j family be found, perchance, who does not possess the home instinct there
S undoubtedly is something radically wrong in his makeup—there is some defic-
' iency in his endowments.
.j. Ownership lends security, and the occupancy of one's own home begets a
j kind of independence that is refreshing and satisfying. It is worth a great deal
i to one's peace of mind to know the roof above the heads of his family is
j his own; to know that he does not have to move at the end of the month or
i at the beginning of the new year; to feel that he can do as he pleases on the
j premises he occupies, and to feel that he is absolutely independent of an ex-
I acting landlord. Not only is it conducive to tranquility, but to prosperity. The
j city dweller who rents a house and pays anywhere from $25 to $50 a month
I for the privilege of occupying some one else's property, is the loser in the end,
for in the course of a few years he will have paid out enough to own a cot-
■ tage and grounds.
homes have in nearly every Instance been
established within a period of three years.
Another attractive arpument is the fact
that the building-up process continues
without interruption.
LOCATION AND CONVENIENCES.
Much lias already been Said about the
location and the modern conveniences of
Highland Pork as a residential sectlot*
Everyone of these statements bears reit-
eration. In fact, too much could hardly
be nnld In praise of this "addition with
character." The location is in the south-
eastern section of the city in the direct
route of march of the most pronounced
progress along development lines noted in
part of the city the past two years, and
the northwest corner of the 740-acre prop-
osition is practically touched by the two-
mile circle with the Courthouse as the cen-
ter. This puts it lu close touch with the
business district, the distance being ensilv
L 5L # eighteen minutes by street car.
.Tact that practically every block of
fn i.1? between the buBiness center and
Highland Park Is Improved and occupied
. d*ellln* houses is additional proof
til lit h* itoa/tr ».* .> r. I. * t. . '
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, Investment in a home Is prosperity;
' paying rent when on# might own a home
Is improvidence, or a lack of foresight.
The nearer the home approaches to the
. Ideal as to location, modern conveniences,
comforts and healthftilness, the happier it
should be, und the more attractive from
the viewpoint of an Investment. In other
words, a heme situated In a filthy tack
alley, or In a suburban gulch, or in ji mi-
asmatic awamp, is Just the opposite, meas-
ured by every standard of essentials, of n
home built on a beautiful hill, located
clese in and provided with every modern
utility. The home of the latter class prob-
ably is never a poor Investment, while the
former is seldom anything but a losing
proposition nnd rarely conducive to happi-
ness and independence.
UNANSWERABLE ARGUMENTS.
There are certain unanswerable arsu-
mants in support of a boweslte proposi-
tion that is in every way satisfying aud
, attractive, both as a place of residence
, and as nn investment. These arguments
■ apply In fullest measure to beautiful
I Highland l'ark, the L. P. Peek subdivision
; toward which the eyes of all San Antonio
i art being directed. "Unanswerable argu-
: njert" is rather a strong statement, but
: not too sweeping for the "addition with
1 character," the place of health, the plateau
I of breezes, the hill top of beautiful pros-
pects and charming Tistaa.
As applicable to Highland Park, "un-
answerable arguments" might be eet down
aa location, proximity to the business sec-
. tion. accessibility, public utilities, health-
fnlness, growth as it affect* the enhance-
ment of property ulues, and restrictions
that mean far more than they ordinarily
_ jusa to tbe average residential district,
ttobabiy the strongest agument —
strongest in tbe minds of many, at least-
la that furnished by tbe homes themselves,
la Highland Park tbere are at least 1£> of
tkem established at an approximate cost
of $300 000. and every one of tbem la an
elaquent and convincing argument tenolng
~3 U prove tbat this is tbe premier bow-I re
• proposition in all San Antonio. Th"*e
established homes running the areblte-t-
•ral ran fire from tbe attractive $1,500 bung-
alow to brkk mansions erected at a cost
[ of $1,000 to S15.0U0, stand as beacons on a
I and Write tbe establishment of others
[ «f their kind in a community that la in a
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i vestigation and comparison with .other
residential sections that Highland Park is
"not close enough in." Tlie tact is that,
considering its great size und the restric-
tions thrown about those who purchase
homesite therein, it is the "closest in"
section in all the city. In a city with a
population of 125,000, residences within
two miles of the downtown sections are
anything but far out. It is the.ideal place
for promoting and building up the home
community spirit, for Highland Park is
extensive enough to' become a world all
its own. There is every opportunity and
Incentive for individuality and distinctive-
ness; for attractive parkings* beautiful
trees, shrubs and flowers.
The question of accessibility has been
settled by all who have made one or more
trips to the park, whether by automobile,
carriage, buggy or street car. It is even
not too far to be easily reached on foot
by those who need and enjoy such exer-
cise. Many business men and clerks walk
equal distances every day and think noth-
ing of if.
PROPERTY VALUES INCREASING.
It i« ft well-known fact that the highest
priced realty in a municipality is that
located in the heart of the teeming busier , s
section. Demand for sites for business
blocks makes it so. Ordinarily the price.
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tbat the steady march of the endless protr
ress of Kan Antonio is :n that direction:
1 L ... , nct It; h*" '"rend.v reached tho
beautiful section which for forty years
**aa known as the "old Steves pasture." in
reaching the park from the downtown aec-
tlon one does not cross farms and travel
through mesqulte nnd cacli Jungles. There
s,re,t "'>*»■. twckiv
inhabited blocks, moderu residences and a
general air of thrift and prosperity. There
fs auother thing that never fails to call
for comment from the man who observes-
In reaching Highland Park ..ne does not
paaa through a single district plastered
with negro shacks and Mexican Jackals
that cannot help being encountered while
making trips in some other direction. This
prp**s at once that tbe homeseeker Is pro-
<*eedlng to a section that possesses unusual
quality, and quality in home surroundings
is one of the things most men demand
these days when they undertake to estab-
lish for themselves and families a place
of permanent abode.
With the best location naturallv comes
tbe matter of conveniences. If the'locatlon
la poor, conveniences are usually meager
also Of course, a good location" docs not
always control conveniences, but in the
case of this park it doe. in high degree
In this section these include th> telephone
electric lighting, i-lty water, free deliterv
of mail and street c«rs. Churches anil
stores are nearhy and the mo«-t up t-> dale
of all San Antonio's public »<-hool* will
erected In the park at a co»t of J:..- frio
anil is to be ready for u«e at the l,fwin-
ning of the . hool teim next Keptcml>cr
Kicellcat sidewalks and wide graded and
mai-auamtred streets are other conven
len«es that add attractiveness to this com
■unity of honea.
PROXIMITY AJfD iCCESSIBHITr.
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decrease* in proportion to the Increase in
the distau e from the business «li tri t
Howerer. this is n< t alw;i\> tho ca«-. It
frequently happens that realty in sc tions
a iniie or two out and sometimes farth-r.
in greater demand and therefore s.»n«
at higher prices than land . ..nsiderablv
closer in. For this ei<-.-ption to tin* p. rai
rule ample reasons are t«» be found. Sc.-tlons
clos* in inav be low. ins-initary and un-
bealthful: they may b« broken and un
sightly: they may b«» o«<eupiod by a por-
tion of t!»e undesirable population <>f the
city: a packinsr !iou«e may be located there,
or they may be flanked by railroad yards
These may be considered as some «>f the
drawbacks to realty reaching its highest
value. Contrasted with t'dravlatks<
there may be a section a litf]«* farther out I
whloh has rone of t ue defects s-*t forth i
In addition it may be a beauty a
protected for all ?imn against cn-Tiiaeh-j
ments that mlcht ten.I to detract t: ni i s (
desirability. Xatur Ily -m l just!y t! is is |
th-» proTxi^itfon that will draw rrto itself]
the wo*' di««rifn". ating bir er and appeal I
irresi«tib!y to tLe home-builder of this
day of progress.
Will the la iter conditions—Ileal location,
accessibility, ben It hf nines* and restrictions
- tend to enbauce property ralues? Anr
real estat* roan—any business man—will
frankly tell you the* da unqueationablj.
The difference Is the difference between n
scrub cow and a thoroughbred. A silk
purse can be made out of the silkworm,
but no workman can produce one out of a
aow'i ear.
Men versed in such matters declare that
the man who invests in proprty in a sec
tion that i* rapidly developing and which
:;t the same time lies directly in the path
of greatest progress has good fortune in
front of him.
TASTES OF HOMESEEKKRS VART.
If the tastes of all homeseekers ran along
the same channel the entire Highland Park
proposition would ha^e been sold out
within a few months after the old pasture
was cleared, platted, improved and placed
upon the market. The strength of its ap-
peal and th«* beauty of its rolling acres
w« Id have dene the work But ta«te* are
bound to tary. even If plethoric purges are
available. K'on at that the sale of home
sites in the park has been no les* than re-
markable and the building up process has
met ev« j y estimate of It* owner.
Some folk pi* k tbe «len«e woodland for
a home; some go to tbe mountains: some
delight to live in the plains country; trees
and tents satisfy eome. while other* seek
out ca^es and cliffs. Tbere are wine who
rboose a home site oa the bank of a placid
lake or beside a laaf biaf brook. Is tbe
rfty are to be found ni-ny h
in home building ami
there are grade • < f hum n
restrictions among it ;
places of all sort.-, fr«<*n t' » ti
no larger than a t<" i
to the modern ma? s'<> \ ■ ■
block and surrounded l-y t!-e
ful grounds imagi i bl nr»*
on an inspection trip < !i h<
Although the home is Inr;
owner makes it. the admi
that in some localltic-; it 1
harder to accomplish tlie i,n«:
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satisfaction is certain to r i- • sooner or
later; and when < : y 1 r
sale he is els • _ v u«-! i i tti :
out of it no r.K-tc i* - : • ;. I i:;- :i
be put in. lu m*; e <; • •; ; wejty
the opposite is tr . • if ii»- • • l-.•«»«!
ment iu makitT^ hi: <e t:.»n. 5.. -an*l<
will attest that a residei. •• ere.ted on a Hte
in a favored se. tion of tiie city, a MSlioa
tbat can never lose its attractiveness nor
ita peculiar appiai to those siiw kao'l aaJ
appreciate the good thing* of life, is tbe in
vestment in home property that will bring
good fortune in the enn.
HOME ATMOSPHERE DESIRABLE.
In home making there is nothing more to
be desired nothing -that throughout the
years will count for more in the family
circle—than the home atmosphere. This is
the atmosphere of a united aud happy com-
munity: the atmosphere of congeniality:
the atmosphere of peace, security and inde-
pendence; the atmosphere of comfort and
prosperity.
The families who own their homes in
Highland Park are tbe loudest in the'r
praise of the "addition with character."
Ask them if they made a mistake in lot at
ins on the eminence that commands s
g:;»nd view of the entire city—an eminence
where cooling breeses blow and the peace
« f unlet living brood* like a benediction—
. i -l they will tell you they are delighted
v.ith their choice and surroundings.
The ideal home surroundings include the
home garden and a flo< k of chickens. In
Highland Park the«e adjuncts ran be made
i p..v half the expense of keeping up the
table. Tbe lots are large and the soil Is
especially rich aud productive. Garden
truck can be planted in February for early
vegetables, and by proper attention to ro-
tation fresh stuff cam be bad week after
week and month after month until !§t%
lu the fall. There is room for the chicken
yard, too it must be admitted that the
• beery cackle of the little red hen is a
sure note of prosperous conditions sur-
rounding the home.
In the crowded residential districts closer
in. where there either are no r stri.tions
or where those originally promulgated are
disregarded, the productive home garden
and the llttl* flock of chickens are nearly
always denied tbo«»e who would foster and
profit by them. Last year concerted effort
was made on two occasion* to induce the
housewives of San Antonio to devote more
time to producing articles for ts<- table,
such as fruits and metal s. A home prod-
ucts exhibition was held and a hom® prod-
uct.! dinner given, both being grea» suc-
cesses.
There I-. nr. better place ir a^i San Am-
nio more favorable t^ <h^ ful1 flevelopment
of thir Idea than Highland 1 . rk : and its
full development will add y:< that mn«h
more to ihe admirale bom* atmosphere
that i< growing denser week by week over
tliat broad and beautiful acreage.
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<Tfc« short resding irarter is nr*psred toy
metal •nd staff writers for ■ g^o«r»i npNiiia*
tmg acj further devel«pa»nt of thi* eectia^
and as nek is inserted aa aa advertise si—C>
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