San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-31
MISSION MACHINE AND SUPPLY
COMP ANY MANUFACTURING NEW
DEVICES AND WELL TOOLS
Is Said to Be one of Largest Well Tool Manufactur
in San Antonio--Was Organized on First of
Year But Already Has an Exceptionally
Large Trade-Ice Machines, Water
Pumps for Fords and Automatic
Pump Controls for Increasing
the Production of an Oil
Well Among Devices
Manufactured.

Beginning buSJisesFSess than two
years ago with small shop that
contained only one lathe, the Mission
Machine and Supply Company, 201
East Cevallos street, has increased its
business to the extent that q number
of lathes have been installed in the
shop along with several other ma
chimes and equipment necessary for a
complete and up-to-date machine shop.
Despite its short term of business,
this company is exceptionally well
known in San Antonio territory. The
company manufactures several newly
patented devices, furnishes the Peden
Iron and Steel, San Antonio branch,
will all its well tool work and manu-
features a complete line Of well tools.
The company is said TO DE one of the
largest well tool manufacturers in San
Antonio.
This company formerly was known
as the Denver Heights machine shop,
but on the first Of this year it was
reorganized and incorporated under
the name of the Mission Machine and
Supply Company. A new and larger
shop was established on Cevallos
street and additional machinery in
stalled. +. C.. Boeck, A. A. Jacob
son and II. n. Bettison are the mem
bers of the firm. They are all we'll
known local machinists, Mr.. Bocck
having spent fourteen years in the
employ of the Alamo Iron Works as
head of the well tool department, Mr..
Jacobson having spent seven years
with the same company as head of the
gas engine department and Mr.. BETH
son having spent seven years as field
superintendent for the Gulf Coast
Drilling Company.
Specialize on Well Tools.
The company is making speciality
of manufacturing we'll tools, Mr.. Bet
tison says, and in doing this it uses
service" as slogan, for an oil
mans time is valuable and If a new
tool or repair on one is promised by
q shop to be delivered at certain
time and is not delivered, the entire
drilling crew is delayed. Trouble
and expense is the result. Many
times, Mr.. Bettison says, have the
employees of the shop worked until II
at night in order to finish a job at
the time promised. '.-. .
Included in the oil well machinery
manufactured by the Mission Machine
and Supply Company is device for
increasing the production of an oil
well by keeping it from paraffining
up. 1t Is called the Automatic Pump
fINRtgSa 1T was invented by NJ. S.
Dh MEN, who is renting his devices
to oil companies. There are several
installed on the working barrels of
Somerset wells and from reports, they
are proving a success.
Manufactures New Devices.
Besides the oil we'll machinery the
company manufactures an ice machine
which is said to freeze more than four
tons of ice daily. A polar Cub"
circulating water pump for Ford cars
is another device manufactured in the
shop. 1t is attached to the cylinder
block near the hose connecting the
radiator. 1t is being sold by the Will
liam II. Labb Sales Company. It's
purpose is to increase motor eff
cheney, power. decrease gasoline and
oil consumption by preventing the
overheating Of the motor regardless of
how long the car runs whether. in
low or high or how heavy the road