Show State Manufacturers els Enter Entel- r y New Year With Confidence Declares es Association Head gales Sales of Utah Made l Prod Products lo to Citizens and ami andI I Local Governments Expected to Add Impetus to Employment B By A. A P P. MILLER President Utah Manufacturers' Manufacturers Association The Utah Manufacturers' Manufacturers association enters upon a new year of of with its membership confident that it will be recorded in business history as a most successful period for the corpora corporations ons firms and individuals engaged in the production of manufactured goods Chief of course among the reasons for this confidence is the general business barometer As read by business experts at this time it reveals a decided trend toward improved conditions throughout through through- out the nation This pertains to Utah as well as other states for fora a widespread betterment will n naturally be reflected in our own communities We in Utah as elsewhere have just experienced a most gratifying increase in Christmas holiday holida trade Stores everywhere reported marked increases over the past four years ears many doing their best holiday hollday busine business business busi busi- ne ness since 1929 Confidence is beIng being being be be- ing restored and buyers have hown a tendency to spend Creel freely This shows that the fear of or losing jobs has been dissipated to a great de de- de- de gree ree Bu Buy Utah Products An encouraging local sign lookIng looking looking look- look Ing toward better business in Utah- Utah made goods during 1936 is the expressed expressed expressed ex ex- ex- ex pressed desire and intention on the I part of state institutions and cit city and county counti governments to buy more Utah products than ever be be- be fore Housewives and other buyers are showing increasing tendencies to do likewise If the they adhere to the principle of bu buying ing Utah Utah made made goods manufacturers will be able to increase production by 25 per percent cent And an nn increase in production of this amount would give employment to 1000 or more in the factories and I mills of the Beehive state Activities of the Utah Manufacturers Manufacturers' Manufacturers Manufacturers' association during the new I K 4 N 3 r I A. A p P. P iiii Miller I year will assume in general the same line as in 1935 with major efforts centering in keeping Utah competitive A review of past year accomplishments accomplish accomplish- ments should include activities of association officials directors and members during the 1935 session of the Utah state legislature the change in executive secretaries in May r y cooperation throughout the year ear with the Utah Citizens' Citizens Rate association in efforts to maintain fair railway freight rates for Utah the distribution of a questionnaire to members on employment activities activities activities ties in connection with the Utah state fair and its manufacturers' manufacturers ex ex- hibits celebration of Utah Products Products Products Prod Prod- week in cooperation with thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands of women and the Ogden Christmas party Efforts of the association during the legislative session aided materially materially ma ma- in procuring the passage of laws that tend toward keeping Utah competitive and in the defeat of others that might have spelled disaster to manufacturing within our borders Enacted legislation was such as enables Utah industry to keep on an equal basis with that of other states Lawmakers and the manufacturers approached mutual problems with a spirit of cooperation cooperation cooperation tion and as a result the greatest major majority t was benefited Stanle Stanley J. J Stephenson former as assistant assistant assistant as- as secretary of the Salt Lake City chamber of commerce in May succeeded Harold S. S Jennings as executive secretary of the tion Mr Jennings resigned to be become become become be- be come affiliated with the Western Vestern Paper Products company after serving since 1930 as the associations association's associations association's associations association's tion's executive secretary The association joined forces with the rate organization to fight repeal of the long and short haul clause of the interstate commerce commission freight rates Such activity activity activity ac ac- ac- ac was based on a firm belief that restoration of th the long fought long and short haul provisions provision would surely mean increased rates for Utah manufacturers and give competitors competitors' in other states unfair competitive advantages Advantages Seen The result of the questionnaire on employment showed clearly that the greater use of Utah made products products products prod prod- by would result in in increased increased increased in- in creased employment in the states state's manufacturing establishments At present approximately 75 per cent of Utah made goods are shipped out of the state If an additional 25 per cent were consumed by it is estimated that employment employment em em- might be given to 1500 workers Utah manufacturers showed their wares most advantageously at the 1935 Utah state fair It was the consensus of opinion that the exhibits exhibits exhibits ex ex- hibits in the Manufacturers' Manufacturers building building building build build- ing were the best in state fair his his- tory Women's clubs cooperated on manufacturers' manufacturers day man many acting as fair grounds guides The fair exhibits exhibits exhibits ex ex- ex- ex hibits resulted in a decided impetus impetus impetus im im- petus in sale of Utah made prod prod- Utah Products week saw more than 2000 Beehive state women in attendance at the cooking school exhibits Stores participated extensively extensively exten exten- sivel exhibits therein and in window window window win win- dow displays showing Utah products products products prod prod- at their best The Ogden Christmas party part proved one of the most interesting interesting interesting interest interest- ing and successful of all al association association association tion functions More than tickets were distributed with the proviso that every admission ticket to dances held at the White City and Berthana ballrooms in Ogden be accompanied by some article made in Utah and retailed at some store These articles were distributed distributed distributed b by the of Ogden among the poor and needy families of Weber county as Christmas gifts Membership Same M Membership in the association held its own during the past year the 12 months closing with practically practical practical- ly the same number of members as in 1931 1934 It is expected that the current year ear will witness a substantial substantial substantial sub sub- increase in membership Activities for 1936 contemplate the issuance of a directory of Utah manufacturers and Industries Cooperative Cooperative Cooperative Co Co- Co- Co operative efforts with organizations aiming to develop Utah and her re resources resources resources re- re sources will continue unabated All in all Utah manufacturers have every reason to look forward to a prosperous new year The Utah Manufacturers' Manufacturers association will do doall doall doall all in its power to make this possible |