| Show HOME INDUSTRY the manufacturers associations and chambers of commerce to in surrounding states and territories arlei are sending out circulars and taking action in other waye way calling upon people to show their patriotism patrio and pride in their own owa locality by building buil Jing up their own states ie by purchasing home manufactured goods whenever they can be obtained to in preference to anything aich comes from the he outside east or went in some places conventions have been called to consider the subject of placing home industries Indu in a more advantageous situation before the people one of these is named for california on the of this mouth month and in the call signed by the heads beads ol of the mechanics Mechanic aJI institute chambers of commerce boards of trade and manufacturers and employee emp loyes associations this statement to is made the statistics of california show an alarming decrease in the amount of wages expended by the manufacturers of this state during the past five alve years while the population has shown a material increase estern eastern manufacturers are virtually sapping the lifeblood life blood of our home industries which will be almost totally swept out of existence unless steps are taken to check the evil the purpose oi the convention is to perfect an organization whose object will be to educate the manses to we be needs of foster fostering log home industry secure necessary legislation in behalf of these industries and to take an active interest iu in general business affairs unity of action Is ie urged as a principal need to effect the desired changmin chan gein in this territory a chief aim of those who advertise its resources resource to is to induce immigration hoping thereby to stimulate business bus busi inee nees but it these efforts shall result in serving utah as an california has bas been treated that hat is to materially increase population and at the same time cause a marked de oressa eesi in the wages paid by local manufacturers of what benefit will it b bt the brit gida theether tie ether of these two conditions decreased wages fm those engaged in local industries and increased population simply meaos means an increase of hardship and a prolongation of hard times the first step necessary isto is to adopt a plan by which more oien men shall be engaged in production at home to the exclusion of imported Import sd products of babor habor then when local maou fic turere are larger producers when more is being paid in wages to employee employed emp loyes in that branch there is attraction for both capital and skilled labor and the most potent force for increasing population of a desirable character to is at work we have plenty of consumers and there are enough bore bere at present who would be willing producers A great trouble is that their product does not got get to the consumer in preference to the importation there till still way may be monks borne lack of patriotism in patronizing home goods yet in the main there li Is no great noose sity lity of educating the masses here to the needs of fostering home industry the people generally comprehend that in theory what they need is the ability abillie to practice it the consumer tools feels that where there to la any marked difference in price between the locally made article and the importation por tation he must of necessity make the most moat of his bia money hence the aim should be to enable the manufacturer fac to get his wares barei on the market as cheaply As aa possible one great barrier to this proceeding la is the rail way there is ie now and always has been beena ruinous discrimination between the be freight rates on the manufactured article and those for the natural product what is in needed la Is a method of procedure by which people hero her can compete those in the older states in ill the matter of manufactures and change materials mater iala from the raw to the finished state on equal terms with other communities would be largely assisted if the coat of transportation por tation of raw maternal mater jal necessary for manufacturers here were to change places plaoma in its ita present relation to the 00 rate for made up goods imported in view of the agitation going on among our neighbors neigh bora in every direction it would not be amiss to have some gome special attention devoted to manufactures here last agitation bad a good eff effait act something of a more advanced practical character might be undertaken now Int in abia blithe the m manufacturers properly might be expected to so lead out in their particular division divi aton and as aaen in every plan that will further the interests inte reato of the be people generally they boull be given the al aid ld of the press and soon would receive the he practical endorsement of the he public publeo |
