Show w Women's n s Leader Claims Use Usef V jO f Utah Products Gain Gam as Citizens Learn n Trade Value r 1 5 i Improvement p of Economic Co Conditions Conditions' in St State ate I Realized as Increased Purchases of Home Homei Goods Help Employment c nt Situation p i lr t i i f kf if V A. A Growing realization tio on the he par part of Utah women that prosperity must must come from within is giving a more definite meaning to the phrase Use Utah Prod Products than it has ever had before Mrs Winifred Wini- Wini fred P. P Balls chairman of ot the industrial relations relations committee of th the S Salt halt lt Lake City Council of Women reported Friday i Thousands Tho sands of women arc becoming convinced that thai increased use use mi of ot Utah made products would do much to Improve e economic conditions throughout the state stat Mrs Rails said After After all most Utah products compete in price and quality alike alike with those manufactured elsewhere so the important thing is isto to get ai all women to thinking Utah Even i if the initial ou outlay lay for something made in Utah was slightly more than for a similar article ar- ar tide manufactured outside the state the extra cost cast would be repaid many many times in c over to the purchaser in inthe form of improved business in m the stat state j Forward lard Step Expected A A big forward step will be ac- ac as as soot soon as wo we have converted c all women to tD the idea it It will be bo to their advantage to to tho hop hop p pV for or art articles te made m de' de at home home- V It It was to toi promote use of ot Utah I products that the industrial relations relations rela rela- committee headed by Mrs R Rails was organized five years Included in its membership are rep t club women In many sections of the state women's organizations have sponsored sponsored sponsored spon spon- special campaigns intended to promote to purchase of Utah-made Utah goods Most pretentious of ot these efforts was the Utah Products Product week sponsored sponsored sponsored spon spon- here in late November by the Industrial relations committee and the Salt Lake City council of women wom worn worn- en In cooper cooperation with the Utah Manufacturers Manufacturers' association chamber chamber cham ber of commerce commerce and Utah Power and Light company More More than 2000 wom women n attended the Uie cooking school sessions at the chamber of commerce commerce during the week weck Menus featuring Utah made foods were demonstrated at the scho school J. J Among the moving spirits of the work have been Mrs Leslie H Groesbeck president of ot the Salt Sall Lake City Federation of ot Women f when hen the contacts committee ommittee was organized under Mrs Mrs' I Rails in 1931 Mrs Walter Valter W. W Emer Emery president of ot th the Salt Lake City Council of Women and Mrs JoltS J. J Wallace West first vice president of the council Cooperative Spirit The spirit of coop cooperation ration which made Utah a self sell sustaining unit in the midst of the wilderness during during during dur dur- ing pioneer days is still strong among the descendants of ot these early settlers Mrs Rally Rails saidOn On that spirit of cooperation is based baaed much of our r hope for far the future Why every woman should be in interested interested in- in in stimulating Utah in industry industry industry in- in was wu explained by Mrs Rails RaUs through a statistical analysis analysts of what Has lias happened In the state durIng during during dur dur- ing the last Jast few years In 1929 the factories In the state were employing per persons persons per per- sons who ear earned cd a total of 19 in wages During the next five years however factories closed and more than men men and women were thrown out but of work many of of- them going on relief I rolls she de declared cJ Wage Decline Shown Wages paid factory workers d declined de declined de- de i from the 1929 lever level to 9 fV In 1934 arid and 1 d. d the val value of ot I Ithe the products product manufactured in the state tate dr dropped from In I 1929 to in 1934 Instead of f p purchasing worth of materials as in 1929 factor factory operators rl in ln Utah bought worth of of materials e only n In 1934 The result w was s Inevitable Not only factory workers themselves themselves them them- selves w were re effected Mrs Rails Ralls explained for lor it must be remembered remembered bere 1 that it requires two and a half persons to pr produce duce the ma mar necessary to keep one factory worker busy In addition to JO t the e factory thrown out o t of work th then n 15 others othera were denied the op op- t po of s selling lIIng th their their- lr m materials t to the factories Most of these persons rel eads of families Mrs Rails Ralls continued Since the average size of a a. f family is four and third one-third persons that means pers persons ns were were cut because of wh what t th h had d h happened d to tc Ut Utah h industry ry I IOn On Oh there November 1 1935 were of of Utah's families on o on relief relief these these families a representing pers persons ris E Explained planed We can can easily sUy see why Ut Utah h had such A A large percent percentage gc of her population on rell relief f. f rolls because je more of our people have been trained trained d in In industry than In in any I Iother other line lIrie endeavor of vor In If no no other section of the of-the the United I States States' is it It more important to support sup support sup sup- p port rt manufacturing than I In this intermountaIn territory I The population is' is relatively small and in order for various the the various manufacturing indu industries to to succeed suc suc- ce Geed d In competition with other U er lo localities localities lo- lo a sufficient volume must be obtained and arid maintained near at home to allow for tor economic prod production pro pro- d cUon |