San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-14
FUEL SUPPLIES
SOUTHWEST'S
GREATEST /
ASSET
Oil, Gas, Coal and Water
Power Inexhaustible, !.
Report Declares. " /

No part OF the world possesses mora
abundant and inexhaustible sources Of
fuel and potential power than San
Antonio and Southwest Texas, whose
soil is plentifully underlaid with al
most every known fuel and whose
streams are capable of untold develop |!
ment for hydro-electric power and
current.
Natural gas and oil arc present in
enormous quantities while 10000, 000,-
900 tons of Ignite are alreads uncoy-,
cred with uncounted tons know 10
exist. In addition to these there is an
abundance of oil bearing shale rock,
which science will yet make available,
and south of the Rio Grande are
other great deposits of coal await
ing the coming of the exploiter.
OPPORTUNITIES HERE.
This variety and abundance of nat
ural resources. scientifically and eco
nomicdlly developed, will provide San
Antonio and its territory with an in
exhaustible supply of cheap fuel and
power for manufactures and other
purposes making this city the logical
center for large and varied Industries
of every class. The opportunities are
here for the man of vision and with
the courage to undertake ce-tainties
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A careful study Of the fuel posi-
bilities and resources of San Antonio
and its territory, by experts and COW
ering a period of ten years, made ut
the instance of the San Antonio Man
ufacturers' Association, discloses the
following:
That no territory elsewhere has
more classes of fuel available.
That the quality of natural gas
found in this region, and more partic-
ularly petroleum, is higher than thu
average and is capable Of producing
the greatest possible amount of heat
with minimum of consumption.
That the Ignite supply is sufficient
to last an indefinite period of years,
even though Texas become densely
populated.
I'm addition to all these prolific re-
sources of fuel and power, Southwest
Texas holds reserve possibilities OF
great hydro-electric development in the
many streams and mountain torrents
which abound in this area"
HUGE Ignite SUPPLY.
The petroleum and gas industry in
the San Antonio field is rapidly de-
veloping, but its immense possibilities
are. as yet. only in the beginning.
These industries are bringing and will
bring millions to this city not only in
their products but in the industries
they will supply.
The semi-bituminou and camel coal
deposits are considerable, within easy
transportation limits and provide a
cheap and easily obtained fuel.
0ne-half of the ignite in the United
States is in Texas and half of the sup
ply is at San Antonio's back door. In
its pulverized torn it makes a good
fuel and it is only question of a
short time that science, now expeu-
menting with it in various forms ana
combinations, will devise a formula TO
render Ignite one of the cheapest fuels
for all purposes.
Hydro-electric plants now estah-
liShed on the Guadalupe and San An
tonic rivers are supplying San An
tonic and adjacent cities with power
and lighting current, and many other
streams in this territory, particularly
Devils river, are accessible and cap
able of large hydro-electric develop
ment.