The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-06

The manufacturers bureau met at
the chamber of commerce yesterday
afternoon. The executive committee
reported that daily meetings had been
held; that many organizations had
been conferred with and had pledged
their support to the cause; that the
Press club had agreed to take UP
plan of premium articles and sympo-
stun giving views of prominent men
in the west concerning the home in
dustry movement.
The railway companies have in
formed the bureau that they are in
sympathy with the movement and
trainmen in Utah will wear home
made cloth. Meetings have been held
With the Real Estate exchange and a
committee appointed to assist the sec
rotary Of the bureau in getting names
OF nonresident property-owners and
ascertain jast what they will do to as
slst IN securing new factories. APP
peals to merchants had been distrib-
-Nted and cards reading: Support
Home Industries" distributed in stores.
Buttons are now ready for distribu-
ton. Good progress is being made in
securing information for the list of
homemade goods.
bin is pending in the Legislature
Tor the exemption from taxation of
new factories. 1t is expected that the
bill protecting labels will become a
law without opposition Meetings have
been held with the committees from
the Federated Trades and Building
Congress which had reported various
labor unions at their regular meetings
were adopting resolutions and pledg-
ing their support to the cause. The
Building Congress committee report
that 4 number of mach 1ipc q 70
ing manufacturing company to work
up hard wood finishing, etc. Sundry
matters were submitted for the deci-
sion of the board.
Messrs. Frank, Morris, Whitaker
and Tyne. from the trades committees
addressed the bureau, calling attention
TO the fact that heretofore much build
ing and other material used in the
public works of the city had been
brought in from other cities that could
have been made at home. They stated
that in nearly all of the business
blocks outside material had been used
that could have been worked up here
to the benefit of home labor and that
the same was true Of school buildings
and the city and county building. They
urged that the bureau take such ac-
ton as would secure to home labor
the benefit of the work to be furnished
by the 100000 which would probably
be expended this year in public build
ings and the gravity sewer. They also
urged a public mass meeting and eX-
hibition Of manufactured goods. This
plan has been successful in Denver
and other cities.
On motion of Mr. Moritz, communi-
cations were ordered sent to the city
N-council, school board and county court
hslrging those bodies to take such action
as will secure the use OF all material
possible 10 secure in Utah in all public
work about to be undertaken, in order
THAI 6ohfe- labor may be protected and
1Hl5Esy be kept at home.
IO3 Mission of Mr.. Cutler it was also
v6ted( u publish an appeal to private
persons intending to erect buildings to
accomplish the same purpose. 1t was
the sense Of the bureau at this action
should be followed up and sufficient
influence brought to bear to accom-
plish the work
An appeal to the women of Utah in
the home industry cause which had
been written by Mrs. Antoinette B.
Kinney. was presented endorsed, and
ordered printed. The secretary was
instructed to convey to Mrs. Kinney
the sincere thanks of the bureau for
her able article. which il was believed
would accomplish much good and
which would enable the women to see
that they could be Of great assistance
to the cause.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
'.Whereas The present movement
in favor of home industries, is gaining
favor with all classes of the communi-
~. and is desirable to have the SYM
patty and support of public officials;
Resolved That the Salt Lake city
council and county court be requested
to appoint standing committees on
manufactures
Whereas. The present movement in
favor of home industries is vital to
the prosperity of the city and county
of Salt Lake, and
whereas. II our merchants are
enabled TO carry on hand a large stock
Of home manufactured goods their in
terests. as we'll as the interests Of the
factory owners. employees and pro-
ducers of raw materials will be adj
Vanced;
county court be requested to SO modify
the present merchants license sched-
ules as to deduct from the value OF
goods or business on which license Is
paid the value of Utah manufactured
goods carried by he merchants.
On motion Of Gunner, cOmmunica-
tions were ordered sent to the Deseret
University and Agricultural College
insisting that the uniforms of students
in said public institutions be made OF
Titan cloth.
Concentrations were ordered sent
to the uniformed secret organizations
urging them to adopt Utah material
On motion of MIR. MoritZ, the eXecu-
tive committee was instructed to cal
a meeting of Utah manufacturers fol
Friday evening at the chamber OF
commerce hall to arrange for a mass
meeting and an exhibit of Utah manu-.
featured goods to be held ut an early
date. On motion of all present, includ.
ing the secretary the sincere thanks
of the bureau We're rendered to the
news papers for their generous treat
ment of the work of The bureau anc
their good efforts in behalf of the
home industry movement.
The members of the bureau feel thai
the work is a great success and thai
the interest being manifest is greater
than they had anticipated.
Following is Mrs. E<inney's address
HOW WOMEN CAN HELP IN FOS
TERING HOME INDUSTRIES.
To the women of Ctah-What have
you done, what are you doing. wha'
can you do, TO help tide over the
stream of hard luck, which has beer
bearing US down? To help stem thu
current Of depression which is demon
aIizing cur fair territory? To help lif
up the fallen fortunes of your deal
<.nes and Of your near Ones2 To place
Utah in the proud galaxy of the credi
tor class instead Of the debtori
Since the sudden decrease in values
since the shutting down Of the mines
and the closing Of the factories, w,
have been sending out from the terri
tory about $4,000 600 more annual,
than comes back to US.
Goods worth about S20,000000, ar
bought each year in eastern markets
a large proportion Of which could jus
as well be produced here. We put int
4j,.a ,,ool.etc If eastern "a nffa lists VIII.