Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-14 | Page 13 | Community Spirit Urged by Speaker

COMMUNITY GOM SPIRIT URGED BY SPEAKER Stimulation ot of interest in community the maintenance maintenance maintenance nit affairs is essential to nance o of Salt Lake as a desirable place to live Harold S. S Jennings executive secretary of the Utah Manufacturers Manufacturers' association told members of the Kiwanis Kiwanis Ki Ki- Ki wanis club at their weekly luncheon at the Hotel Utah Thursday It is a sad commentary on our citizenship but comparatively few persons are thinking about any anything thine to o build the community he said Mr Jennings mentioned specifically the Covered Wagon Days movement and declared community leaders after arousing the public to a high pitch over this project were now taking laking no interest in maintaining the celebration cele- cele bration ration as a worthy community enter enter- prise Quoting 1929 federal statistics Mr Jennings emphasized the value of manufacturing industry to the state He lie said the value of or the products that year amounted to which of the com corn was in excess o value of mining agriculture and livestock products He qualified this statement by explaining he did not desire to belittle the mining industry as ns it is the largest basic industry inthe inthe in the he state and essential to its growth What we need however he said is the development ent of oC another basic industry to supplement mining and manufacturing nc is the best bet bet betIn In urging support for or home indus indus- try ry Mr l Jennin Jennings s criticised the state prison officials for flooding the mar mar- ket ct with Utah prison made overalls He ie also condemned the practice which he claims is prevalent o of con con- made id goods from other states being beng be be- ing ine ng offered on U Utah al markets