San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-15
OUT-OF-TO YIN
MERCHANTS ARE.
GIVEN BANQUET.
More Than 100 Are Guests
of Manufacturers and
Jobbers Here.
SEE STYLE SHOW
Bathing Girl Revue and
Other Entertaining Fea-
lures Are Provided.

More than 400 people attended the
Merchants Trade Week" banquet in
the ballroom of the Gunter hotel We'd
| nesday night and more than One-nalf
of that number were Out-Of-town mer-
chants. Practically every town in
territory was represented at the
banquet. according 10 ToastmaSter
Reagan Houston. ]. II. kirkpatrick
was the speaker and style show, a
bathing girl revue and water nymph
pageant were other features Of the
program.
Mr.. kirkpatrick told Of the posi-
bilities of San Antonio. He predicted
that within the next several years
there would be more than 100000
people in San Antonio for the Op-
portunities of this city arc endless
and the vast resources of this section
have only to he developed by its in
crcaSing population.
lie told the visiting merchants that
San Antonio either manufactured or
had in stock, every kind of merchan-
disc they needed. and encouraged
them to try San Antonio as their
buying center instead of ordering
goods from Eastern cities after which
it would be weeks before a delivery
was made.
Style Show Is Popular.
The style show came Immediately
after Mr.. Kirkpatrick's address. APP
parel from Wolff K Marx company.
and the Guarantee Shoe company was
IL. 81 Ill
appeared at different intervals clad
in sport suits. street dresses. evening
gowns and garden dresses.
The bathing girl revue also made a
hit. Dressed in the latest styles of
bathing suits more than dozen liv-
ing models passed in review before
the 400 spectators after which they
took seats in the rear of the ball
room stage. With the bathing beau
ties Gs n background eleven little girls
put on Il water nymph pageant.
Another feature Oi the evening was
short talk by +. K. Senior. secrc-
tary of the Chamber Of Commerce
Of Fredericksburg. There were
lwCnty-Siv representatives from Fred
crickSbUrg ut the banquet. He stated
that his city was rendering its CO.
operation IN Son Antonio in making
thiS greater Southwest but that this
would be enlarged unon the return
Of the delegates to Fredericksburg
since they had seen the wonderful
possibilities OF San Antonio. He also
expressed thanks on behalf of his city
for the hospitality shown its represen-
tatives.
Tells Of Merchandising.
Il. TumOine, president OF the Cham
Der of Commerce Of TOrreon. Mexico.
and Alex Adams. merchant of Kings
vile, delivered short talks in which
they expressed belief in the future of
San Antonio and the Southwest. Mr..
Adams stated that he had been doing
business in Kingsville for more than
thirty years and that during that time
more than 30 per cent of the mcr-
rhandiSe had been purchased in San
Antonio. Although his establishment
was only an ordinary country town
department store, he said. il had Paid
il stockholders handsomely during
the last several years.
\ COPY Of census Of san An
tOnio'S industries was placed at the
plates Of the visitors. &. G.. LCcl.
Secretary of the local Manufacturers
Association complied the report. The
census shows the value of San An
toniO'S manufactured products which
arc estimated to amount to SOS
rNI5;}9. More than 13.OS2 people are
employed in San Antonio's factories.
the report shows. There are Ill fac
tories in this city hut that number
doc not include products manufac.
trrcd by the United States govern
mont. gas and electricity. battery
charging. auto painting. milk bottling
and distributing small Shoemakers and
rrpaircrs. small tailoring shops. black.
smlthing and only two Of the largest
Of tho ~ hakrricS here.
Nine OF! RCfiuories.
There are nine oil refinprics in San
Antonio. Tho report shows. which turn
out total production amounting 10
SI.OOO,OOO. They employ 32S men.
There are six cotton seed products
concerns here. according to the census.
that employ 300 men and turn out
products valued at $1,000. 900. Print
ing and publishing concerns are re-
ported TO employ 1900 people and have
an annual output OF 1910. 600.