‘San Antonio Has Ideal Manufacturing Conditions’ — booster page with Hoffmann-Hayman photo (23 Jul 1933)
Full-page progress of San Antonio advertisement — seven facility photographs including Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Co., plus boilerplate on labor, fuel, and regional industry.
Transcription
SAN ANTONIO HAS IDEAL MANUFACTURING CONDITIONS
Abundant Raw Materials …. Cheap Fuel ….. Plentiful Labor … Fine Climate … Transportation
Photo roster (labels on page): Pioneer Flour Mills; Alamo Portland Cement Co.; Gebhardt Chili Powder Co.; Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Co.; Alamo Iron Works; garment workers in a daylight factory; Finck Cigar Co.
Body (summary): booster copy cites Southwest manufacturing scale, cheap natural gas/petroleum/lignite fuel, abundant labor “without strife,” diversified industries (flour milling, coffee roasting, meat packing, garments, cement, brick, metalworking), and “Made in San Antonio” promotion. Footer notes this installment as the 32nd in a series on the city’s progress.
Source
- San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, Texas), Sunday 23 July 1933, p. 5, “San Antonio Has Ideal Manufacturing Conditions.”
- Digital clip: Newspapers.com image 1271055595 (accessed 3 May 2026).
- Archived PDF: /assets/pdfs/1933-07-23-san-antonio-express-news-ideal-manufacturing-conditions.pdf.
- Gallery: Newspaper Clippings (
HH-CLIP-1933-0014).
