San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-02
Woodlawn Hills Has Tf-.~--
passed Supply Through
out Addition.
NEARLY LIKE CITY'S
Number of Reservoirs Are
Constructed With Con-
crete and Sealed.

Woodlawn Hills has water sup
ply which is not surpassed in purity
nor in volume by that of any other
area in or around San Antonio, nc
cording to George Hagelstein, OF G.
and H. Hagelstein, owners Of the beau
tiful suburban addition.
the Wo ,diawn Hills company, says
Mr.. Hagelstein, is justly proud of the
battery of concrete. sealed storage
reservoirs which it has constructed for
tie use of Woodawn Hill residents
These reservoirs are sealed in such a
way that they arc safe from any posi-
BILE source OF pollution, AYERS Mr..
Hagelstein, and they are so placed
that gravity pressure is ensured. MIR.
Hagenstein states that the force OF
gravity gives a much better and more
uniform water-pressure than does au-
tomato power-pressure, and in many
cases the water pressure in Woodlawn
Hills is said to be better than that In
the city.
Nearly Like City Water.
The artesian water supply of Wood
lawn Hills has been tested and proven
to stand practically the same analysis
as does city water. Herman A. Mes
ter, city chemist states that the water
in Woodlawn Hills has the same
drinking and irrigating qualities as
city water, Mr.. hester has tested the
water and given an analysis as fol-
lows: Hypothetical combination OF
1893 grains of sodium chloride to the
gallon, AIS of sodium sulphate, IL
of calcium sulphate. 81 of calcium
carbonate, 507 calcium bi-carbonate,
1.57 magnesium carbonate, LOO of sill
lea, 81 of iron and alumina. making
the total educated solids 22.04 grains
to the gallon. There are AIS grains OF
volatile matter TO the gallon, and the
total solids by evaporation are lI.o2.
Mr.. Hagelstein says that over twen-
ty-six private wells of varying depths
have already been drilled and that
every well has supply of pure, cool,
artesian water. Mr.. Hagelstein says
that an interesting geological phenom-
enon Is illustrated in the fact that
some OF the wells drilled on top of the
highest hills in Woodlawn Hills are
shallower and strike water at much
shallower depth than do some of the
wells drilled in the valleys. The wells,
state Mr.. Hagelstein, range in depth
from $50 to 5000 feet, but the UNI
form excellence of the artesian water
is common to all of the wells.
Water Treat Asset.
Had not Woodlawn Hills possessed
such outstanding advantages in the
way of water supply, the property
might never, despite its 'undeniable
natural beauty, have been developed
to its present extent, for Mr.. Hagel-
stein states that it was the abundant
supply of pure artesian water when
first opened his eyes TO the possibili-
ties of Woodlawn Hills, as a suburban
subdivision.
When Bruce Warning, who is now
living in Los Angeles, made his home
in San Antonio he never dreamed
that his 1500-acre country estate
would form the nucleus of the beauti-
full Woodlawn. Hills subdivision.
But Mr.. Waring had other dreams,
for when the first big oil boom hit
Texas he decided that if he drilled far
enough down he would surely strike
III some place on his loOO acres.
Water at 5000 Feet.
About seven years ago, states Mr..
Hagestein, Mr.. Warning drilled 5000
foot well on the top of the hill where
the Woodlawn Hills Golf Club is now
located. But instead of striking oil,
Mr.. waring found Whitewater 30
sparkling in its clearness as to EN-,
phatically deny the suspicion OF oil
anywhere near its source. so Mr..
Waring abandoned the weh.
About two and one-half years ago,
the Hagelsteins, recognizing the advan-
ages of so wonderful water supply,
fought the acreage with the inten- |
ton of converting it into a modern.
convenient. and beautiful suburban !
subdivision. Mr.. Hagelstein states that
he thinks his dream has been realized
and that San Antonio possesses no
greater addition than Woodlawn Hills.