San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-20
Say Time Is Ripe for I'm
precedented Develop
ment in City.
LIST RAW MATERIALS
Pamphlet Is Printed for Dis.
tribution in Teas and
North and East.

industries committee of the San An
tonic Manufacturers Association,
which has, during the last two
months, made a canvass of the situa-
ton. In order to disseminate the
compiled information, the association
has had 100000 pamphlets printed,
SO that the facts may be distributed
throughout Southwest Texas and to
business men throughout the North
and East. The commlItee consists OF
l.. \. Holmgreen, chairman; j. Z.
Rice, T.. 4. .i,auDscner, ~. NJ. Mar
ney, Lester c. Beals, h. ID. Kingston,
George 4. Southwell, A. q. Dietrich,
Ernest Pipes, III. A. Barsun, Hat ".
Tucker, !. NJ. Mcllhcnny, William Ii.
Northway and Secretary L. &. Leel.
The Manufacturers Assoc alton in
vites inquiry from manufacturers VINO
wish TO take advantage of the rapid.
ly expanding Southwest, or from any
concern which is not altogether salts
ficd with present factory conditions.
and is looking for location where
modern development and industrial
freedom prevail.
Secretary {. Z. Leel states that the
listed industrial assets possessed by
San Antonio Will be available TO
every interested person, So that this
may become city OF boosters who
nave taltn IN the territory from which
they derive living. People who
can say good word for SAN An
tonic are grossly ignorant of its adj
vantaScs, resources and Upportunl-
Ties, SAID Mr.. Leel, "and they should
eitner DC Wiling 10 learn, or else
move TO some other part of the United
states. We nave surrounding san
Antonio, anu wltnln economical snip
ping Instance. wonderful metal rc-
sources, lnciuuing nign-graue iron,
magnetic ana hematlte, both BeSse-
met ana -Bessemer type, mangan-
Csc, molyDdenum ores, quicksilver,
read, copper SILVER, tin, yttriahte,
lengerite, rowiandlte, nlvenl6e, gum
| mice, gaIonmtc, poiycrase, crytoiite
and anOmte.t 81. .E.et.
the mineral Resources of Southwest
Texas lnciude. pnosphates, graphite,
ochre, mart, lchrnyoI, calcIrc, IiourIte,
serpenrine, asphalt rock, soapStone,
silica, asbestos, quartz, tengerlte,
photographic stone, iron carbonate, by
rites, gadolinltc, gypsum, feldspar,
garnet, tale, sulphur anu anhydrate.
Rocas are unlimited, Sollu noun
tains OF many of them being avail
aOic, including marble, limestone,
sandstOncs, sands and numerous
qualities, grayels, sheet rock, build
Ing stone, states, chalk, sch.st, vol
canic ash and trap rock. of woods
we have mesquite, cedar, hickory, oak,
and many otler native woods adapt
ed TO high polish. Among San An
toniO's animal and vegetable raw ma
terials are listed citrus and other
fruits, candelilla wax, cotton seed,
vegetables, mohair, hides, pecans, cot
ton, grain, wool, unlimited tlbers,
broom corn and limited number OF
cattle. Clays of many varieties are
also available, including kaolin, fire
clays, fullers earth and shales.
Describing the fuel resources of
this city it is stated lit is doubtful
if any section of the country is so
beautifully blessed with SO great n
variety OF commercial fuel. Our oil,
gas and coal resources guarantee an
ample and continuous supply. Around
this city in three directions are big
producing oil fields, the crude from
which averages from 10 to Al de-
grees Beaume. Natural gas, approx
mately $50 b. Il. L. is now piped
TO this city. Dozens of other gas
wells in the San Antonio territory
have been capped, awaiting the time
when there Is industrial need for
same. Many of the wells have q go
100000 feet gas blow.
Ignite is abundant in this area,
outcropping occurring in numerous To-
calities. Ignite for industrial pur-
poses is produced eighteen miles from
San Antonio. The United States
geological survey estimates that the
available coal supply in Texas
amounts to 31,00O,VU0,000 tons. In
Webb and Dimmitt counties exists
what is described by the United
States geological survey as the
Largest body of camel coal of BIZ
luminous rank in the United States,
if not in the world" This is low
moisture coal, approximately 3 per
cent, almost as hard as anthracite,
brittle and bright, resists weathering,
with at least 1880 to 14,O00 Il. L.
us. The San Antonio Manufactur-
ers' Association, according to Secre-
tary Leel, has during the last year
been endeavoring to get thorough
investigation of this deposit, in the
belief it will shortly furnish the nee
essary metallurgical coke to operate
great metal industries in or near this
city. 1t has been ascertained that il
the waterpower in the rivers of this
territory was developed many thou
sands of horsepower could be furnish
ed. Unlimited supplies of charcoal
are available.
The Manufacturers Association be-
lieves the following new factories
could be economically established and
operated here, all the raw materials
and fuels already being present: Au-
tomobile factory, concern TO make
brass signs, and all kinds stamped
metal signs, wagons, plows and
other agricultural implements factory.
steel foundry. fruit and vegetable
cannery, preserving or evaporating
plant, paper mill. china factory. pot
terry, cracker factory, can factory,
concern to make playground equip
ment. outdoor furniture industry, cot
ton mills. cotton waste mills, wooden
mills, knitting mills. bag. Irvine and
fiber mills, tight barrel cooperage
shop. casket factory, hat factory,
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