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Show Contest Planned To Promote Utah Made Goods The Utah Manafacturers Association Asso-ciation this week announced a special contest lor high school students to promote a wider interest in-terest in Utah-made products. The project offers several special spe-cial prizes for essays adjudged best in the state-wide compe-tltlon. compe-tltlon. The feature prizes are the celebrated Utah Products. Surprise Sur-prise Packages, each containing several dozen small articles of Utah manufacture. In addition, the first place winner will receive re-ceive a $50.00 U. S. Savings Bond and the writer of the second place essay will receive a $25.00 bond. The essays may be from 200 to 500 words in length, they must be completed and mailed to the Utah Manufacturers Association, Associa-tion, 425 Kearns Building, in Salt Lake City by November 5, 1949. The general subject of the contest con-test is Utah-made Products, and the contestants may develop any theme relating to the general subject Among themes suggest-ed suggest-ed by the sponsors are: Utah Products Pro-ducts in Our Hometown Stores, The Variety and Excellence of Utah Products, Some Utah Brands and Labels Worth Know, ing, The Importance of Home Industry, In-dustry, Boosting Utah and Utah Products. "The essay contest will serve a double purpose" said David H. Thomas, chairman of the U M A Utah Products committee. "To some extent it will reveal the current knowledge among high school students of Utah products and their importance to Utah. Secondly, it will stimulate a wider interest In the resources of out state and the products manufactured man-ufactured here. Increased interest inter-est in Utah products will strengthen our local industry, and aid in building a greater state." Ames K. Bagley, executive secretary sec-retary of the U M A, in commenting com-menting on the project, stated "The home market, the general area where the products are made, is of vital importance to Utah manufacturers. It means, in many instances, the difference between expanding operations or declining production between success of a manufacturing enterprise en-terprise or failure. Everyone's interest in-terest in the state is involved in the health and growth of our manufacturing industries for as they expand, trade and professional profes-sional services expand and a broader tax base is created for necessary government services." Many products of Utah factories factor-ies and industrial plants are sold through stores; food stores, service stations clothing and department de-partment stores, furniture stores, paint and hardware stores, building build-ing and supply houses, general stores, drug stores. These products pro-ducts are generally known as "consumers' goods'", although some goods or this type are sold directly by the manufacturer to the consumer. Other products of Utah plants are sold as supplies or materials for industrial users or for use in commercial and service industries.. Almost all of Utah manufacturing is directly related to the agricultural or mineral resources of the state and the manufacturing operations opera-tions provide a market for the products of the farm and the range, and for the materials which are developed in mining and quarrying operations. |