1927 The Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide Page: 228
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NOTES ON SVTE I LEADING TEXAS
1)1I% U STRIES.
(Note.-For st6 sti'tl c on th se and other indits-
tries s, tal , l'. Tts Manufacturing by Industries,
oin 5 661' lir ipi'le or thi," ch pti'r. I
Following are very brief comments
upon s ,ie of the leading nanufacta'iig
industries o Texas. It is impossible to
list all of the manufacturing industries
of Texas under their firm names, or even
to include tile names of all tile cities
and tonx s in which separate industries
are located.
AutomDiobles, Auto Bodie 'and Parts.-
The coined automotive industry is one
of the largest in Texas. Automobile man-
ufatcturing is confined largc y to assembly
plants of which there are serve ral operat-
ing as branch factories, one of which, lo-
cated at 1 Dalias, turns out more than l00
cars a d:ay. The manut actur e of treni
bodies con tributes largely t? this indu:-
try, and there alre several hlntrcd 1repai
shops in the State cm, ning within the
classifi'ation of n!antlnacituriing inutry
Miscellail ous acces.ryv miu ltiafacture is a
growingg industry. T:exas 5 ith an annual
registration of about 1,00,000 motor ve-
hicl's offers a grrcat market for the au-
tomotive industries.
lBankets and loxese-There is abundant
raw material for manufacture of packing
containers in the pine, gum and other
timbel'rs of East Texas and there are a
nunb ,ir of manfancturing establishments
at snch points as Marshall, Long:view,
Beaumont and other timber belt cities.
There are also several large cooperage
plants.
Bread and ilakers' Prodets.r-This in-
dustry has increased raplidl]. during re-
cent years. The census of 1923 lists 436
establi:ihments doing a business of naore
than $500 annually. Hoveever, the most
noteworthy Iprogress has been in the de-
velopment of large establishments withwide distribution of bread, cakes and
paastris. Both i hard and soft wheat flour
is available from Texas mills, as vn Ilal
sugar, and there is a 'rowing mark t for
this kind of product daue to the increase
of u(bian population.
r ick i aiI Other Clay Products.--The
nuntiufaeture of brick, tile, itrra-' tat
i pottery anid there clay products il Txi
is a bides tread industry, and his dt v.
oped t'aidly during recent years. Prob.
aly br'icS i manufactu'e is a grc at in.
oistry in ando Pinto, "rat ay 'lli
Co ntil s tlhan a in here lss in try State,
Tia, lest censu',. 1923, showed fifty- plante
in operation and iroduciiii nore tihn 5,5
(ist'dl. s aur an tie by thar, e)5t C hen u l u!r elifm
than 00 esta ilisiments in the Staie, anl
clays of css"iile corciai l ol' are
fou'ld im nearly all the counties of 'lxas,
Ii l aiy the largest Ipott ry iliftstr i
the te is at Athens. Th e in: inufacture
oi ' t,;oty iarld art goods fiom c! y is a
tremet develolpme nit this industry ling
liste 'Aarately by the Cen us li-au
for tine fisc t ti e in 1923. (Ste also
"''Cay PrIdrccts" under cha tcr on t in
e:als.)
;<ro-tamis.-The census of 1923 listed
t.we'0'5 t -seev l o Iperltiz broom factories
in Texts having ' production o ff $51 ir
nslore ea ie. There is a large i'produ(etin
broom 'orn in Texas (see 1l'roml ('ln),
confined iarely to the Panhaiiil]ib, es.
tremne Soutib Texas and the Ili (Irande
valley. A large part of the Texas pre.
duction is con.-nsdc in Texas fa'cti'ics.
('ahim hg, Ilreservieng and l'ieklng-
This iniustry is destined to a gira' fu.
t're. In the past Texas pr1dtucti,,n of
fruits and vegettables has Inell amiegly
fancy and table stock for early markets,
B1owe-,'r, tIhe seil ian dcliiit1te of T'(xas
are admirably adapted to heavy l'produc.
tion of mlau f. cture stock.
('emen tt-Chal s, ''lays, marls, sh'lli and
limestone for the manufacture of cementii~
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1927 The Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide, book, 1927~; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth123785/m1/232/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.