Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-11-26 | Page 35 | Children Discover Scores of New Factories

CHILDREN DISCOVER SCORES OF NEW FACTORIES Utah Products Week Ends Association Heads Are Arev Pleased INTEREST EST WIDESPREAD t J Increase In Farmers F E Are Urged to rease crease rease Their Production S to o Meet Needs Utah Pro Products week came to an nn end of ot the Manur last night The officials Association of Utah look UP tip upon i the event as one of ot the most successful suc sue in inthe inthe movements ever carried out th the state Interest yesterday centered S In the awarding of ot prizes for tor the the b best st window and the contests for tor school children school conducted conducted conducted con con- In Salt Lake City every ducted a n. contest of Its Us own and prizes ar are to be awarded to the pupils who compiled the most complete lists oft of t factories located In Salt SaIt Lake Th Thou Thou- U- U of ot children took part past In the contest contest con- con test test teet and last night man many a a. schoolteacher school schoolteacher teacher went to bed perplexed with the problem of ot how she Is going to decide I upon the winners Yesterday esterday every mail mall brought In scores cores of ot lists of factories from stu- stu r I dents who aro are competing In the statewide state statewide statewide wide contest The Interest in this thi partS part has spread S of of the weeks week's campaign from one ono end of the state to the other an and nearly every county Is represented represent represent- ed In lists which have been beeri sent to the manufacturers manufacturers' association It Is generally believed that Utah l has ls but 1200 factories but some ome of the lists sent ir in iI by the students contain the names of ot between 1400 and 1600 firms One of the committee suggested suggest suggest- ed fd yesterday that every boy bay or girl girlIn girlin girlIn In Utah who can discover from to more factories than the secretary I of the manufacturers' manufacturers association or even Uncle Sams Sam's census takers Is entitled to a t first prize The work worl of or checking up the lists will commence early irly next week and the winners will wil December 1 probably probably- be 15 announced Those who have had charge of the week are aia elated d' d with th the success which has been achieved L. L B. B n said fald last night that the the- manufacturers maJ of Utah haVe every reason to be proud of th the encouragement offered by the I people in in response to the publicity campaign during turing Utah Products week I and that the activity of pt the retail merchants merchants merchants mer mer- merI I chants children teachers and I professors has been beneficial to aland al all alland and will result in augmenting in a large measure the present prosperity H. H W. W Eardley Eardle secretary of the manufacturers manufacturers' manufacturers manufacturers' man man- association commenting I upon upon the the week said I It Jt It has been a real success The TheS S forces which help to create public senS sentiment sentiment sen- sen i S In the state have hwe united to draw 1 attention to our resources and Industries industries Indus- Indus tries and point out our out magnificent op op- op- op I am deply deeply grateful forthe for forthe forthe the loyal support which we have had from the press the tho schools the churches theatres the State Federation Women's merchants of at Clubs retail and anti commercial organizations The commercial clubs of ot Salt Lake Ogden Provo and Logan have rendered ex exceptional exceptional ex- ex service The scores of men lh i-lh all parts of ot the state many of ot have not manufacturers who laid down their work for a few hours to too I home In Industry In- In 50 o 0 and preach the gospel of dustI have our thanks and I cia tion I George S S. McAllister l president of the 1 manufacturers manufacturers' association stated last night that he felt the people could not be too enthusiastic about the good which Utah Products week has accomplished accomplished accomplished ac ac- ac- ac for the state It Is generally thought hought he said that the this week is intended only for tor tori i stimulation of sales of Utah made mad goods This Is Just jut one of ot many rea rea- sons ops The fact Is that in many instances instances in- in stances the factories ries are re running away from fram the producers I mean by this they are using more raw materials than thanS S Utah farmers and other Utah producers ers frs can furnish Take our packing In Industry Industry In- In as an example It If our packing pack- pack ing plants could get all the hogs raised In Utah and southern Idaho they could riot not ot run to capacity and so they are forced to ship In some hogs from other states S The Tuie same condition prevails with the Ut flour Dour mills and cereal plants They cannot get enough Utah grain One firm has spent this year yeal for grain ain which cannot lOt be had here We i have tried in our campaign during durl g the past week to impress these things upon the people and encourage them to produce more of or th the things which our factories need by pointing out that the factories offer otter a steady cash market market market mar mar- ket for all that can possibly be produced Although this we week k h hits has s been the greatest of ot its kind in the history of the state we have seen some sone places where tere we can improve They have been noted and next year Utah Products week will surpass even the splendid achievements of the week just closed I r feel sure that such occasions help the state and help to make a a. bigger biggert I and t 1 continuously Utah