Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-04-28
The Home Industry League.

The meeting of the Home Indus
try League at the County Court
room last evening was largely at
tended by representative citizens
and at 1880 o'clock was called to
order by Mr.. Hazard, Chairman.
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
A communications from the COM
mittee appointed to inquire into
the matter of the Wooden Mill was
read, and on motion placed on file.
Mr.. Strelitz suggested that the
Wooden Mill Committee continue
to act, so as to see If there is any
way in which We may give an inn
pulse to set the mill in operation.
He made motion to that effect,
and the motion was carried.
Mr.. e. III. Workman moved that
committee of three be appointed
to canvass the city for signatures
to the League pledge.
Mr.. Bunch suggested that three
good men, who stand favorably
with the business community
should be appointed on this COM
mittee.
Motion carried.
The Chairman, by request, gave
an account of the work of the
committee sent out to organize
leagues throughout this and San
Befnardino counties. He said the
committee had met with q warm
reception everywhere they went.
Leagues were organized in POmo-
ma, Riverside and San Bernardino.
A recess was taken to allow those
DESTROYS of joining the League to
sign the pledge.
On reassembling, Mr.. Hazard
made some pertinent remarks on
the subject of encouraging home
industries.
Mr.. O'Donnell spoke with refer
ence to the iron industry here. He
said he started in to make plow
points. He brought the price
down to one dollar and a quarter,
and the hardware men brought
them down. He continued this
process till be brought them down
to six bits. The hardware mer-
chants discouraged him from en-
tering into competition with the
Eastern manufacturers.
The following is the committee
to canvass the city to procure sig
natures to the address and pledge:
H. D. Barrows, DIR. Lindlev and
Bryant Howard.
Mr.. Howard being called upon
made some remarks upon the need
of canning our fruit and sugar corn.
Mr.. Strelitz suggested that a
large public meeting be called to
advocate this cause.
Judge Peel said there was a mis-
understa ndlng about this move.
ment. Many were jealous of the
leaders in the movement, thinking
they have some personal end to
accomplish. He said we should
create q public sentiment in favor
of home production. A few men
could do 1t. Christ only had twelve
disciples to begin with. lie spoke
of the success of little Holland in
encouraging home industry.
A gentleman spoke Of Judge
Aliens canning establishment,
near Los Nietos. The Judge, for
want of patronage, is advertising
to sell out.
Mr.. Armstrong suggested that
the Wooden Mill Committee en-
quire as to who is to blame for the
present condition of affairs here.
Is it the manufacturers fault or
the consumers fault? He said the
flour mill here charges Is cents per
sack more for flour than the mer-
chants who import.
Mr.. Gibson stated that it had
been decided by the Executive
Committee to issue circular for
free distribution, the circular to be
sustained by the advertising pat
ronage of the manufacturers.
Mr.. Brooks suggested that the
manufacturers be invited to come
to the meeting and speak Of what
they are doing, and moved that the
Executive Committee be instructed
to wait upon the different manu-
facturers and request them to at
tend our meetings and make their
business known. Carried.
Mr.. Page spoke of the disposition
on the part of wealthy men to pur-
chase imported carriages. Let us
make it custom here to always
enquire where the goods we pur-
chase are produced or manufac-
tured.