San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-01
INDUSTRIES Of
CITY IN GOOD
!. SHAPEFOR 1928
Every Line Of Manufacture
Reports Excellent Gains
Over Year Ago.
MANY GIVEN WORK
Employment Situation Ma
terially Benefited by
These Enterprises.
aANY GIVEN WORK
4 BY G. Nj. kNEBEL,
Secretary Manager OF the Manufacture
.

Tue CiOSe Oh lo-- ludn lues nave Dteil
I in for years. Almost without exception
every line Of industry reports big gain
over 1921. i do not mean to say that
business in all lines is back at its peak
but that it has become more stable with
the passing of the last several months.
i have been informed by number of
large manufacturing concerns that bust
ness is much better now than during the
first months of 1922. Manufacturers
of the city are on solid ground, the
business is not growing by leaps and
bonds, but gains are steady. Many i'm
provementsr have been made during
1922 by a number of manufacturing
concerns to care for their ever-increas-
ing trade. Some of these improve
ments are changing the sky line of San
Antonio. A great many of the larger
industrial concerns of the city COM
menced here on a small scale. Year by
year they grew until today they are the
leaders in our industrial life. Therefore
it is of the greatest importance that we
do not lose sight of the smaller manu-
facturer.
During 1922 we have had a large
number of new manufacturing indus
tries established here and it is our duty
to see TO it that they receive proper sup
port and not only is this true as 10
the new concerns but also the factories
that have been here for some time for
every one must be kept in operation if
the city expects TO continue in its ex-
pansion along industrial lines.
The annual report of the Manufac-
turers' Association of San Antonio Is as
follows:
The year that is about TO close has
been the most satisfactory in point OF
real constructive work accomplished
than that of any preceding year, in the
observation of the manufacturers of
San An ohio, who have made decided
FORWARD step for the future development
and growth of San Antonio. Last year
: passed through difficult situations, but
by the close of the year the light of day
was beginning 10 break. But 1922 was
not easy sailing by any means. but
2 there is a decided improvement in all
lines Of industry. We have been in
sB0ryned that there has been decided
improvement in business conditions in
the manufacturing plants of the city.
i the per cent increase in most of the in
5 dustries being from 10 10 so per cent
: and in some eases even higher.
San Antonio Has Natural aGas.
In the early part of the year our
president, Charles DubOse, in talk
with the secretary, stated, IF we can do
but one thing this year ] will be salts
fled, and that is assist in the bringing
of natural gas TO San Antonio Early
in January the secretary made the fol-
lowing recommendation TO the board of
directors IF San Antonio ever ex-
poets to become a great industrial CEN
ter, we must have cheap fuel and pow
err. The secretary is aware that this
question is a delicate one TO handle, for
the investments made in San Antonio
should be protected. However, il we
have a monster natural gas field, what
effort are We making as an association
TO have this brought here TO be dis
tributed for industrial and domestic
,purposes:"
: Nj. NJ. Sweetman and w. II. Stephen
SON were present by invitation TO
meeting of the board of directors. Mr..
Sweetman. in speaking Of the natural
gas situation said:
I'VE hear mitch talk of this natural
gas being exhausted within few years.
but in my opinion there is not per-
son in San Antonio today that will De
living when this field is exhausted"
There have been numerous CONFER
ences on the natural gas situation and
the association also ordered a survey
made by an expert, of the entire fuel
and power possibilities in order that the
manufacturers of the city might know
lust what to expect in the way of nat
nral gas for industrial purposes. San
Antonio is supplied with natural gas
and we are using some for domestic
purposes. There are a number of prob
latog 70 ha NrnrEa1 this
,tion, which We feel sure will properly
t~-<--r.irly be adjusted to all concerned.
as we are well aware that the natural
gas situation in San Antonio is en-
irely different 10 that Of most large
cities where natural gas is being used.
We are all interested in securing fuel
land power at the very lowest cost pos
|sible, we must, however, consider that
THE price of any commodity must De
based upon its cost to the seller with
Ibis overhead expenses added and rea-
|sonable profit in addition. All these
matters are yet TO be determined by the
Iletual experiences as developed by the
company furnishing natural gas to the
consumers.
Helps Secure Port.
The Manufacturers Association for
ears has been advocating a safe main
= and deep water port within close prox-
nifty of San Antonio. In the early
part of the year the secretary made
rip 70 Corpus Christi, Arkansas Pass
nd Rockport in the interest of this
project. There have been numerous
meetings of the association where this
ubject was discussed and a representa-
i've was also sent to Washington as IL
eemed that a delay was possible. The
United States governmental engineers
rom Washington visited San Antonio
bid held special conference in the Of
&c of the Manufacturers Association.
he United States government has made
appropriations for the project and a
rep water port for San Antonio is now
billy a matter of a few years for its
ctual realization.
Encourage Home Industry.
The activities of the association have
rain this year been largely along the |
les OF home industrial and the future |
velOpment and extension OF our traft' |
>-ss~% On January IL, President
larles Dubose and the secretary. ap- |
AIRED by invitation, before the Wom-
IS Club, and delivered talks on the
iustries OF the city. This was fol- |
wed by a resolution being passed by