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Show pniEToa WILL BE FDSTERFD jtah Manufacturers Start v Intensive Campaign of ' Education. tcr several months of planniujr and Jherins data, the Utah Mam.fae.tur--' association lias started an in ten-jvc ten-jvc advertising campaign for tho pro- EO,iou of the buy-nt-home idea, fhrotisb newspapers, direct personal ap-)eal, ap-)eal, speakers' bureaus and in nuuier--06 other ways tiic home industry movement move-ment is to be carried into every part tfcc state, and Utah people are to jc uracil to assist in the development of heir home state in preforenco to other omraunitics, which in tho past have irospered by reason of tho patronage , rjven them by Utah purchasers. Via the campaign endeavor will )e made to impress upon the 'residents i the state tho benefits to be derived yy,y all classes from the support of jtah's industries. It is pointed out by ibe special committee of tho board of lirectors of the Utah Manufacturers' ,tsoeiation that millions of dollars aro Kin? sent out of Utah each year for ;bc purchase of articles which are made fithm the state and which may be '"jiuhased bv Utah people without the iacriilce of" either price or quality. In 'act, the committee has determined to ' iiak'e its appeal to the peoplo on that rery basis that only when Utah goods nay be purchased without tho sacrifice cither price or quality are Utah peo-: peo-: )le to be asked to give them the pref-' pref-' ire:iee. Since the earliest days of the manu-'acturin? manu-'acturin? industry in this state the ,'iomo industry idea has been strongly 'fiigvi upon the people. That the ro-. ro-. nits have been helpful is indicated by lie rapid growth of manufacturing. ' The openiug announcement of the jacufacturers' association contains a : ist showing nearly 300 different kinds gf articles' now made in Utah, in the ,-nanufaeture of which Utah factories re prepared to compete with outside Jlspuiacturers The list contains practically prac-tically every article ' necessary ' to the imfort of the average individual.. &l Notwithstanding the progress which j 1S3 been made in manufacturing, it is I (sserted that if any great proportion 6'i ?ic people of the state should consis-;entiy consis-;entiy purchase Utah-made goods in (reference to products shipped in from ither states, the manufacturing indus-ry indus-ry would be increased tenfold in a sur- irisingly short time. The exact sums Seeing sent out of the state each year .faanot be accurately determined, "but ill effort is being made to arrive at i ipprosimately the amount Utah is los-: los-: each year and which is being sent riway to build up the industries of other :-4tates. .. . Manufacturers, retailers and business -Hen generally are enthusiastically . sup- lorting the movement to arouse public Jiterest in the home-industry - move-,...nenr, move-,...nenr, and those who are in close touch 'jrith the campaign predict an over-,r-f!ielming success. V. A. Tracy is chairman of the com juttee, and the members are Arthur i -meet, John R. Bruff, George S. MeAl. r.Jster, George V. Srrattou, George B. .,-joekhart and Kalph Bristol. The initial anipaigh will cover a period of three - Ninths and will be supplemented by ::itie efforts of the members of the as- loeiation in their own advertising. |