Show U M A sponsors essay contest the utah manufacturers association aai tills this week announced a social contest for high alrh school Itu students depts to promote a wider litterest interest lit in cutilli mado made products the project offers several spee spec la in prizes for essays adjudged best lit in the statewide state wide competition the prizes are tile the celebrated celebia ted utah products sur prise packages each containing several dozen small articles of utah manufacture in addition the first place winner whiner will re too lige I 1 noal no nd and tile the writer of he 0 second place essay will receive a 2500 25 09 bond the essays may be from rom to words in fit length t they must be completed and mailed to the utah cr era association an ke K earn a r it a B 6 ll 11 ill 1 g I 1 ln I 1 I 1 salt lake city by november 5 1049 1949 the general subject of tile the contest Is s utah made products and the contestants may de alp any theme beating to the general subject among themes suggested by tile the sponsors are utah products in our home town stores the variety and of utah products biome aonie wall utah brands and labels worth knowing tim the importance Import of home industry boosting utah and utah products the essay contest will serve a double purpose said bald david it II thomas chairman of tile the U M A X utah products prodoc ts committee to somo some extent it will reveal the current knowledge among gigli school students of utah products pro ducia a and nd their importance to utah secondly it will stimulate a wider interest in the resources of our state and the products pio ducts manufactured here increased interest in utah products product a will strengthen our local industry and aid tit 1 balding buld liiK a greater state anies ames K ki bagley executive secretary of the UMA U M A lit in corn on tho the project pro jert elated the home market the general area where the products are made la Is of vital importance to utah manufacturers it means in many instances the differ difference enca between expanding operations or declining production product lon between success of a manufacturing enterprise ter prise so or failure interest teresi lit in the state Is involved in tile the health ea 1 t 11 and growth of our manufacturing industries tor for na as they expand trade and protes services expand and a broader tax base Is created for ne cesary essry government services 11 linny products of utah factor les IM and industrial plants are sold through stores food stores service stations clothing and department part ment stores furniture stores paint and hardware stores build inz all and 1 supply houses general fie stores drug stores these thesa products are generally known as colsum ars boods a although I 1 t h 0 U g it some goods ne of this type are sold directly by the manufacturer to the cor consumer isumer other products rt if utah lutah plants are sold aej BS or materials for industrial ii areis ers or for use lit in commercial and mpr vice industries almost all f I 1 utah manufacturing ng Is related to a the agricultural n mineral resources of the state and the manufacturing operations provide a market for tile the products of the farm and tange range and for the materials whichard which chare aro developed ley eloped lit in mining and quarrying operations it |