The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 347, Ed. 1 Monday, January 1, 1923 Page: 11 of 12
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INDUSTRIES OF
CITY IN GOOD
SHAPEFDRIO23
Every Line of Manufacture
Reports Excellent Gains
Over Year Ago.
ItiANY GIVEN WORK
Employment Situation Ma-
terially Benefited by
These Enterprises.
By G. M. KNEBEU
Serretary-Manager of the ManuXart ur-
ers’ Association.
The industries of San Antonio report
JUUti they are in a better condition at
close of 1922 than they have been
in for years. Almost without exception
every line of industry reports a big gain
over 1921- I do not mean to say that
business in all lines is back at its peak
but that it has become more stable with
the passing of the last several months.
I have been informed by a number of
large manufacturing concerns that busi-
ness is much better now than during the
first months of 1922. Manufacturers
of the city are on solid ground the
business is not growing by leaps and
bonds but gains are steady. Many im-
provements have been made during
1922 by a number of manufacturing
concerns to care for their ever-increas-
ing trade. Some of these improve-
ments arc changing the sky line of San
Antonio. A great many of the larger
industrial concerns of the city com-
menced here on a small scale. Year by
year they grew until today they arc the
leaders in our industrial life. Therefore
it is of the greatest importance that we
do not lose sight of the smaller manu-
facturer.
During 1922 we have had a large
number of new manufacturing indus-
tries established here and it is our duty
to see to it that they receive proper sup-
port and not only is this true as to
the new concerns but also the factories
that have been here for some time for
every one must be kept in operation if
the city expects to continue in its ex-
pansion along industrial lines.
The annual report of the Manufac-
turers’ Association of San Antonio is as
fol lon a:
The year that is about to close has
been the most satisfactory in point of
real constructive work accomplished
than that of any preceding year in the
observation of the manufacturers of
San An onio who have made a decided
forward step for the future development
and growth of San Antonio. Last year
1 passed through difficult situations but
by the close of tUe year the light of day
: was beginning to break. But 1922 was
not easy sailing by any means but
there is a decided improvement in all
Hues of industry. We have 1 been in-
WorTffld that there has been a decided
improvement in business conditions in
t the manufacturing plants of the city
i the per cent increase in most of the in-
f dustries being from 10 to 30 per cent
and in some cages even higher.
San Antonio Has Natural aGas.
In the early part of the year our
president Charles Dubose in a talk
with the secretary stated “if we can do
but one thing this year I will bo satis-
fied and that is assist in the bringing
of natural gas to San Antonio.’’ Early
in January the secretary made the fol-
lowing recommendation to the board of
directors: “If San Antonio ever ex-
pects to become a great industrial cen-
ter we must have cheap fuel and pow-
er. The secretary is aware that this
question is a delicate one to handle for
the investments ninde in San Antonio
should be protected. However if we
have a monster natural gns field what
effort arc we making as an association
to have this brought here to lie dis-
tributed for industrial and domestic
purposes?”
■ M. M- Sweetman and W. H. Stephen-
son were present by invitation to a
meeting of the board of directors. Mr.
Sweetman in speaking of the natural
gas situation s .id :
“We hear mt ch talk of this natural
gas being exhausted within a few years
but in my opinion there is not a per-
son in Snn Antonio today that will oe
living when thia field is exhausted.”
There have been numerous miner-
ences on the natural gas situation and
the association also ordered a survey
made by an expert of the entire fuel
and power possibilities in order that th?
manufacturers of the city might know
just what to expect in the way of nat-
ural gas for industrial purposes. San
Antonio is supplied with natural gas
and we are using some for domestic
purposes. There are a number of prob-
lems to be worked out on this ques-
tion which we feel sure will properly
if.'.irly be adjusted to all concerned
ns we are well aware that the natural
gas situation in San Antonio is en-
irely different to that of most large
Scitles where natural gas is being used.
■ We are all interested in securing fuel
land power at the very lowest cost pos-
■siblc. we must however consider that
Bt be price of any commodity must Ye I
■based upon its cost to the seller with
■iis overhead expenses added and a rea-
Konable profit in addition. All these
■natters are yet to be determined by the
Bictual experiences as developed by the
■ ompany furnishing natural gas to the
| onsumers.
I Helps Secure Port.
■ The Manufacturers' Association for
■ ears has been advocating a safe main-
Band deep water port within close prox-
imity of San Antonio. In the early
■art of the year the secretary made a
■rip to Corpus Christi Aransas Pass
■ nd Rockport in the interest of this
Broject. Therd have been numerous
Bieetings of the association where this
Mubject was discussed and a representa-
Hive was a'so sent to Washington as it
■emed that a delay was possible. The
■ nited States governmental engineers
Bom Washington visited San Antonio
■nd held a special conference in the of-
■ce of the Manufacturers’ Association
■he United States government has made
appropriations for the project and a
Bep water port for San Antonio is now
■ll/ a matter of a few years for its
■tual realisation.
3? Encourage Home Industry.
■ The activities of the association have
■tain this year been largely along the
■ ies of home industrial and the future
■vtlopment and extension of our trmlp
■**iM*t. On January 11 President
■larlrs Dubose and the secretary ap-
■ ured by invitation before the Wom-
■ ’s Club and delivered talks on the
■dustries of the eity. Thia was fol-
■veil by a resolution being passed by
MONDAY.
1922 Construction Sets Record
The following tables were compiled by Joe Bova assistant building
inspector in his annual report and are official His statement shows that
1921 building values were exceeded in 1922 by $602879 setting a new
construction record for San Antonio.
Month— Permits Value
January 346 $ 469.065
February 331 454500
March 451 632336
April . 379 1.021.050
Mav 386 528.100
June 337 430995
July 306 532709
August 365 524.810
September 344 . 635.115
October ? 377 $74484
November 285 573.355
December 200 535.375
Total 1922 4167 $7212434
Total 1921 t 3887 6.549555
Frame Construction Permits Value
Frame dwellings ✓ 1526 53.759.343
Frame dwelling additions 1118 313175
Frame garages 445 121485
Frame porch additions 146 23.854
Frame sheds 283 53.305
Frame remodeling 5$ 42.060
Frame apartments 5 . 37.000
Frame churches 4 14.R00
Frame stores „ 33 34.135
Frame store additions 9 3.775
Frame stucco apartments 1 12.500
Frame tenements •* $.400
Frame stucco dwellings 3 22.000
Frame drive-in stations 3 totvto
Frame store dwellings 2 14075
Frame repairs 9" 34 5*5
Frame warehouses 9 9.350
Total 3742 $4514402
Brick construction— Permits Value
Brick dwellings 29 $ 190
Brick store buildings 26 176.800
Brick churches 10 209.500
Brick apartments 4 56000
Brick and concrete stores 14 81.400
Brick store additions 7 109.300
Brick and concrete city market 1 200.000
Brick and tile telephone building * "I <*4
Brick drive-in stations 10 20.7110
Brick remodelings 2 i’’.*o9
Brick concrete factories * ”4 000
Brick and tile stores 6 103750
Brick and tile repairs 5 14.550
Brick file an<l concrete tb—Mre v 85 nnn
Brick tile and concrete office building 1 40.000
Brick elnH house 1 <0 000
Brick and concrete school 1 171.000
Totals ... 120 $ 1.607.944
Tile Construction— * Permit’ Value
Tile stucco dwellings 7 $1”.5OO
Tile stucco stores 12 60.375
Tile warehouse* ’ ' not
Tile drive-in stations 1 1.300
Tile concrete garages ; fl 19 000
Tile concrete stores 3 15500
Totals 20 $211675
Stone Concrete Buildings— Permits Value
Stone and concrete hotel 1 3200.000
Stone and concrete Masonic Temple 1 500.000
Stone dwellings 2 6.065
Totals 4 $706065
There were 271 miscellaneous permits which include an addition to a
mill of concrete reinforced cement for $30000 thnt authorized $172348
worth of new consthuction and repairs. Four void permits were included
in the list.
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the chib where the members pledged
themselves to give preference where pos-
sible to San Antonio made goods in
making their purchases On February
6 there was a special meeting ot the
trade extension and home industrial
committee. The secretary outlined what
had been accomplished and stated that
a more active campaign should be put
on not only in San Antonio but through
our trade territory as outside manu-
facturers were leaving no stones un-
turned in securing business within this
territory. President Charles Dubose
stated thnt it would be a good idea to
bring it home by presenting the mat-
ter of encouraging home industry to our
employes in our own establishments by
showing them where it is to their ad-
vantage to give preference to San An-
tonio made products when making their
purchases.
No Exposition Recently.
The Manufacturers Association has
not held a manufacturers exposition
for some time for the reason that it
was thought not best to hold an ex-
position of this kind unless a proper
site could be secured anil a manufac-
turers exposition held that would be
creditable and be representative of the
manufacturing industries of our city;
therefore the manufacturers exposition
matter has been held in. abeyance until
the municipal auditorium is built. We
therefore again inaugurated a Home
Industry Week starting on Monday
October 30 and closing Saturday No-
vember 4. Some weeks prior to the
opening dnte of Industrial Week
thousands of letters were sent out to
the. retailers and jobbers of the city
asking their co-operation in the dis-
play of San Antonio made products.
Also asking that they feature these
products in their ads for the press;
suggesting that they take stock of San
Antonio made products carried by them
and also to instruct their sales force
♦o pay particular attention during
Home Industry Week to the sales of
San Antonio made products. Fifteen
hundred placards were sent out to the
merchants in all lines of business in
the city requesting that they place
same in a prominent position in their
establishments and at the same time
calling their attention to the purchase
nnd sale of San Antonio made products.
Those placards read. “Spend your
money for San Antonio made goods
where it will circulate in all lines of
trade.” Also large placards were plac-
ed throughout the entire city which
read “Help increase the payrolls of
San Antonio—buy home products.
Home Industry Week October 30 to
November 4.”
Merchants Give Aid.
A letter was sent to a number of
the large downtown merchants asking
if they would eo-operate during Home
Industry Week by setting aside window
space for composite displays of San
Antonio made products. We wanted
to leave this entirely to the merchants
as we realized the value of those win-
dows to their business and we there-
fore only put the proposition up to
them.
Home Industry Week opened at noon
on Monday October 30 with the blow-
ing of all the whistles of the indus-
tries and railways of the eity. This
continued for some ten minutes thus
notifying the citizens of San Antonio
that Home Industry Week was offi-
cially opened.
On Monday noon the Advertising
Club put on a Home Industry program
at their luncheon at the Gunter Hotel
that was of much interest. President
Dubose and your secretary were pres-
ent by invitation and made talk’.
The Manufacturers Association din-
ner was held in the ball room of the
Gunter Hotel on Monday October 30
at 7 p. m which was e great get-to-
gether meeting of the manufacturers
jobbers and retailers of the city. This
dinner was the most successful in point
of interest and attendance of any ever
held by the Association. Some 200
manufacturers jobbers and retailers
were present. Arthur Storms was
toastmaster and a talk was made by
President Charles Dubose.
Advocates Trade Expansion.
Several months ago the secretary of
the Association called the manufac-
turers attention to the fact that ac-
tion should be taken at that particular
time within his trade territory by the
manufacturing and jobbing interests of
the city towards stimulating business
conditions and also the expansion of
the trade territory as other large cities
within our state were expending large
sums of money and making especial
effort to secure business within this
territory and competition was becom-
ing tighter in all lines all the time. etc.
This was followed some time later by
an outline made by one of our daily
papers which was to a year’s
advertising of full page ads to appear
weekly setting forth the advantages of
San Antonio as a manufacturing and
jobbing center. Fifty-two manufactur-
ers and jobbers realized the importance
of keeping the San Antonio market be-
fore mtr trade territory and undersign-
ed this campaign. This is the first
time in the history of the Association
that the manufacturers have gone into
< broad movement of this kind.
Secretary Expresses Thanks.
There is always a great satisfaction
that when we look over the work that
has been accomplished to have the
consciousness within ourselves that the
work has been well done nnd has been
crowned with success—it is then that
we feel rewarded. I want to thank
every member of the Manufacturers
Association for the assistance and the
splendid spirit of co-operation that
they have given me during this year.
Without this co-operation very little
could have been accomplished. I want
to thank President Dubose and the en-
tire board of directors for their un-
tiring work in making this year’s ef-
forts a success. I appreciate deeply
the spirit of- co-operation that has
been shown by the jobbers and retailers
in standing back of our industries. We
appreciate greatly the assistance ren-
dered during the year by the different
womens dub’ and civic organizations.
Th* entire citizenship of San Antonio
has our hearty thanks for the spirit
of co-operation that they have mani-
fested.
. Thanks to the Press.
Our work would have been greatly
handicapped if it had not been for their
loyalty and to close we extend our most
hearty thanks and appreciation to the
press of the city for their co-operation
and the many favors extended.
HOW IT WORKED OUT.
Nevarwed—l aee your wife’s learned
to drive the car In spite ot you. Did
you teli her her skirts would be in
the way and mtght cause a serious
accident?
Juatwed —Tea I pulled that on her
and ah* went and bought a suit
of
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT.
YEAR'S PERMITS
MD DEEDS SHOW
LARGE INCREASE
List of 4167 Permits Au-
thorized $1212434 Worth
of Building in 1922.
BREAKS ALL RECORDS
Total of 7527 Deeds Filed
on Property Valued at
$19583368.
More than $7212434 worth of new
construction took place and $19583-
368 worth of real estate was transferred
in San Antonio during 1922 according
to the building inspector's figures and
the nublie records. This amount of
new construction broke all records of
prior years in the history of San An-
tonio. There were 4167 building per
mits issued and 7527 deeds filed.
There were 1562 dwellings constructed
in San Antonio during 1922. according
to the Building Inspector's figures.
The year saw several handsome struc-
tures erected in the business district as
well as many beautiful homes in the
different residential districts. Several
beautiful and expensive churches were
erected their total cost amounting
close to a million dollars. Several real
estate transfers of note took place dur-
ing the year including the transfer of
the Central Trust company building and
several school building sites.
Exactly $662897 more of new
construction was authorized in this city
during 1922 than 1921 according to
th* City Building Inspector. This is
a considerable margin nnd breaks all
records of prior years according to
Joe Bova assistant building inspector
who compiles the year's building per-
mit figures. In 1921. 3887 building
permits were taken out. he reports
authorizing $6549555 worth of now
building. But in 1922 4167 permits
were issued authorizing new construc-
tion costing $7212434. Fees amount-
ing to $6.52 were collected in 1921
he says while $Bl7B was collected in
1922.
Many New Homes.
The list of 1562 homes authorised
for construction in 1922 involved about
two-thirds of the year's building value*
Mr. Bova's figures show. Churches
were also prominent in the permit list.
One of the features of the year's build-
ing was an extensive church building
campaign which will reach far into
1923. Approximately $1000000 worth
of new church construction already has
been authorized according to the build-
ing permit list
A list of 379 building permit* were
authorized in April of 1922 authoriz-
ing new construction to cost $1021650
which was the largest amount of new
building authorized in any other month
during the year.
More than 7527 warranty decode went
into .th* public records at the court
house during 1922 which represented
real estate transfers involving more
than $19583368. Although this total
is not as large as numerous prior years
it is the average that has been at-
tained for more than five years. A
list of 542 deeds were filed during
August of 1922 representing property
values aggregating $2566763. This
was the largest month during the year
for total real estate values despite
the fact that its number of deeds was
exceeded by several other months of
the year. The transfer of the Central
Trust company building and the site
on which it is located by the Central
Trust company to W. W. Collier nnd
the subsequent transfer of the same
property by Mr. Collier to the City
National Bank were the transfers
which boosted values to the high figure
during August.
April Sales Large.
April was the largest month during
1921 for total real estate values and
exceeded the largest month in 1922 by
a eonsiderabl" margin. A list of 90S
warranty deeds were filed in the public
.records representing property sales
aggregating values to $3214340.
Real estate trading in 1922 was
marked by a large number of purchases
of country home sites. Not only were
country homes sites purchased this year
but hundreds of lots in practically every
section of the city were purchased by
prospective homeowners according to
local real estate men who report that
their lot sales in 1922 broke all records.
Numerous new home additions were
placed on the market by different real
estate men and most of the homesites
in them were sold within 60 days after
the opening of the addition. Among
these additions may be mentioned
'Northaven Northview B'mco Ter-
race. Woodlawn Place Rose Terrace
and numerous others. Lot sales in
Highland Park and the erection there
of more than a hundred homes in 1922
were other features of the year.
OPEN GARMENT SHOP •
Misses Ada and Mathilde Wolf to Sell
Ladies Clothing in Home.
Misses Ida and Mathilde Wolf are
opening a specialty garment shop in
their home at 606 Goliad street. While
new in San Antouio. this kind of a
’hep is being conducted successfully in
large cities such as New York. Chicago.
Boston Philadelphia Pittsburg and
Kansas City.
It is reported that in the cities where
these shops have been tried out and
found to be n success that Indies seem
to appreciate the business being con-
ducted in a home where more privacy
is enjoyed in the selection of garments
and closer given the customer.
The 'Wolf s-sters announce that their
garment shop for ladies nnd misses will
specialize iu d esses costumes coats
furs lingeries negligees etc. Special at-
tention will be given trousseau they
say.
The address where the shop will he
opened is only a few blocks from the
business di’tikt. where there is amnle
narking space without restrictions.
Misses Adn and Mathilde Wolf will
announce the opening of their shop
shortly.
I
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