San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13
100000.
PEOPLE IN
TERRITORY
l60-county Trade Area
Pours Crops and Gold
Into Alamo City.
By JAY E. ADAMS

It is far cry from the little Indian
settlement along the banks Of the San
Antonio river in 1000, to the modern
industrial city of San Antonio of 1925,
with its 225,000 inhabitants; yet the
modern, hustling giant among South.
ern cities still retains much of that
historic and romantic background and
spirit which has become its heritage.
Here is located the Alamo, sacred
shrine % Texas independence, and
the Franciscan missions, monuments
TO the first civilization in the great
Southwest.
San Acknowledgements city in the
largest state in the Union: second
healthiest city in the United States !;
gateway of trade and commerce with
Mexico, Central and South America
boasts a population which is 90 per
cent native white; has 40 public and
81 private schools, with a total en-
rollment Of more than Al 900 pupils !;
II churches; two Y. NJ. G. A. build
ings; and one Y. w. G. A.
BIG INDUSTRIES
An abundance of cheap and easily
trained labor has helped to bring to
San Antonio more than 600 factories,
employing more than 10000 workers
regularly, with a total output valued
at more than S75,000,000. A moder-
ate winter climate, nearness to sup
plies of oil, natural gas, and Ignite
for fuel substantially reduces manu-
featuring costs, making this an ideal
manufacturing and distributing center.
San Antonio is an important rail-
road center, being served by thu
Southern Pacific; the I.-G. MINIS
souri, Pacific; the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas; the San Antonio & Arkansas
Pass; the San Antonio, Uvalde &
Gulf; the San Antonio Southern; and
the Fredericksburg & Northern. San
Antonio has three direct rail lines into
Mexico, through Laredo, Eagle Pass
and Brownsville.
BIG PORT FOR MOTORS
The motor truck plays an important
part in the transportation activities
of San Antonio, rs motor bus routes
running on regular schedules carry
passengers and freight $50 miles in
every direction from the city, while
more than S1S,000,000 in farm prod
ucts are brought into San Antonio
by truck; and the merchandise and
farm implements distributed from San
Antonio by motor trucks represents a
value of above S160.000.000 annual
~. More than S625,000 in live stock
alone is brought into the city each
year by truck. Package car service
on the various rail lines entering San
Antonio also operate to furnish quick
service to factories and distributors
throughout Southwest Texas.
The city covers an area of 80
square miles, through which winds the
picturesque San Antonio river and
San Pedro Springs creek, spanned
by Sc modern bridges within the
city limits. These streams are fed
by springs of clear, sparkling water.
San Antonio's water supply is de-
rived from seventeen artesian wells
of an average dcpth of 1900 feet. The
flow exceeds 100000 gallons a day,
insuring an ample water supply for
n city Of more than 100000 people.
WIDE TRADE.
San Antonio is the largest city he
tween st. Louis, on the north, Mex
leo on the south. Los Angeles on the
west, and New Orleans on the east.
II is 200 miles from I'll Paso, 300
mifcs from Dallas and 211 miles from
Houston. San Antonio is 661 feet
above sea level; has fifteen main
highways leading into the city: 10
miles Of paved streets: 100 miles of
improved highway in the county out
4 10 hn pif ~ Rawpr 30 IN, oh
San Antonio is located, has more
miles of hard surfaced roads than any
other county in the United States.
San Antonio boasts 81 parks AMI
plazas, with combined acreage of
more than 100 acres; one municipal
golf course: three country club
courses; six polo fields; eight base
ball diamonds; sixteen municipal ten
mis- courts five municipal bathing
pools; a large tourist camp; pistol.
target and shotgun traps-all within
the city limits and operated by the
municipality for the free use of its
citizens and visitors.
San Antonio's trade territory en-
braces 100 counties, having n total
population estimated at 100000. Az
riculture forms an important part of
the annual income. assured by thou
sands of acres Of irrigated lands.
NATURAL RESOURCES.
In addition to income from agricul-
tural sources, the United States Army
ut Fort Sam Houston. which is head
quarters for the Eighth Corps Area,
cxpcnds more than $1S,000,000 an
nually in the city in payrolls and for
subsistence.
To these figures must be added the
income from natural gas, three large
oil producing fields near the city, and
the Ignite mines Of this section.