| Show I I I Utah Manufacturers I Open Student Contest The Utah Manufacturers Association this week announced a special contest for high school students to promote a wider Interest In Utah-made Utah products The project offers several special prizes j I I I for essays adjudged best in the state- state statewide statewide r wide competition The feature prizes are the celebrated Utah Products Surprise Packages each containing several dozen J small articles of Utah manufacture In I addition the first place winner will receive a U. U S. S Savings Bond and the he writer of the second place essay will receive a 2500 bond The essays may maybe maybe be 30 from to words in length they hey must be completed and mailed to the he Utah Manufacturers Association Kearns building In Salt Lake City by November 5 1949 The Tho general subject of the contest is isI Utah-Made Utah Products and the contest contest- contestants contestants contestants I ants may develop any theme relating to the general subject Among themes suggested sugg ted by the sponsors are Utah Products in Our Hometown Stores The I Variety and Excellence of Utah Pro Pro- Products Products Products ducts Some Utah Brands and Labels Worth Knowing The Importance of Homo Home Industry Boosting Utah and Utah Products Tho The essay contest will serve a n double purpose said David H. H Thomas chair chair- chairman chairman man of the U. U M. M A. A Utah Products committee com com- committee committee To some extent it will reveal the current knowledge among high school students of Utah products and their importance to Utah Secondly it it will stimulate a wider Interest in the resources of our state and the products product manufactured here Increased Interest in Utah products will wUl strengthen our local Industry and aid In building a greater state Ames K Bagley executive secretary of the U. U M. M A. A in commenting on the project stated The home market the I general area where the products are are made is of vital importance to Utah It means In many In Instances In- In Instances instances stances the difference between expanding expand expand- expanding expanding ing operations or declining production production- between success of a manufacturing I enterprise or failure Everyone's Inter inter- Interest interest Interest est in the state Is Involved In the health and growth of ot out our manufacturing ing industries for as they expand trade and professional services expand and a broader tax base Is created for necessary government services I Many products of Utah factories and Industrial plants are sold through stores food stores service stations clothing and department stores furniture stores paint and hardware stores building supply houses general stores drug stores These products are generally known as consumer goods although I some somo goods of this typo type arc are sold directly by the manufacturer to the consumer Other products of or Utah plants are sold as supplies or materials for Industrial I users or for use In commercial l and ser- ser service vice Industries Almost all of Utah manufacturing manua turing Is directly related to the agricultural or mineral resources r of the state and the manufacturing operations provide a market for the products of tho farm and the range and for the tho materials which are developed In mining and quarrying quarrying operations i |
