San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06
TO GIVE DATA
ON FACTORIES
NEEDED HERE
Manufacturers Association
Prepares Comprehensive
Pamphlet.
WANT NEW INDUSTRIES
Believed Move May Bring
Added Payrolls to
San Antonio.

As an initial step towards deciding
which new industries would have
good, logical chance Of succeeding in
this city the San Antonio Manufac-
turers Association has during the last
few months held number of meetongs
Of its New Industries Committee"
with Eugene Holmgreep as chairman.
Assisting him are /. NJ. McIlhenny,
Il. L. Laubscher, William H. North
way. N. NJ. Karney. Hal w. Tucker,
Charles Dubose, ]. G. Rice, George L.
Southwell, James A. Gallagher, Mark
+. Postlewaite, 4. d. Kingston, A. G.
Dietrich, Ernest Pipes and H. A.
Barsun.
A canvass of the situation has been
completed and data compiled by Sec
rotary G. c. Lcel has been approved
by the manufacturers and the COM
pleted information is now almost ready
for distribution. 1t will be available
at the office of the San Antonio Man.
ufacturers Association in the Gunter
Hotel within the next few days. That
organization is Of the opinion that
very few people in San Antonio are
aware of the industrial assets pos
sessed By this section of Southwest
Texas, and they say it is certain the
information they have compiled will
prove an "eye-opener" not only to the
general public, but. also to most Of the
manufacturers themselves.
Will Send Pamphlets Broadcast.
This information will also be dis
tributed to every student in the city
so that they may become acquainted
with the great diversity of raw ma
terials at their doors.
The information is compiled in such
form as to be enclosed in all mail 60
ing TO the north and east. and a GER
tain number of the pamphlets will be
available at cost to any San An
tonic business houses which desire to
use them in their mail. While hun
dreds of these circulars will "fall on
stony ground" according to Secretary
C. c. Leel, If one in hundred draws
an inquiry from bona fide manufac-
turer in some other state who is tired
Of industrial conditions prevailing in
his present location, and contemplates
making change, the committee will be
satisfied.
when most Of our own people are
tnetsfamiliar with 9our smanufaetusing
assets here how can we expect manu-
facturers in other states to realize
what a good opportunity they have to
grow and develop with this remarkable
territory" said Secretary Leel.
Pick Industries That Can Prosper.
After looking into the situation We
ascertained it would take at least a
give all this information in detail and
TO enter into almost every phase of
this subject. Our pamphlet gives the
most necessary facts in briefest pos
sible form with the idea of creating
interest and drawing inquiries. We
will appreciate any corrections or adj
ditions any San Antonian can suggest
in the list Of new industries we suggest
as being needed in San Antonio, or in
our listing of our vast assets. We
have only invited thos, new factories
we believe from past experience could
be logically operated here. We can
vouch for the presence and availability
of the long list of raw materials we
have to offer. Many of these are
present in unlimited quantities and
are located so as to be economically
obtainable, others are scarce, and con-
ditions might not be quite ripe for
their development here.
Our intentions are to invite n
thorough investigation of the great
mineral, metal, animal and vegetable
assets we know to exist in and near
San Antonio"
Any San Antonian or any person in
this trade territory can obtain copy
free Of cost by applying to Secretary
q C / .eel