The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-28
FAVOR HOME PRODUCTION,
The Trustees of the Preston
School at lone Take a
Stand.
A Letter to the Manufacturers and
Producers Association Tells
the Story.

IL. Ii. MEAD, secretary or the ManufaC-
turers and Producers Association, is in
receipt of the following favorable letter
from II. r. Bernard, secretary of the Pres
ton School of Industry at lone, in response
to one sent out by the association calling
attention to the fact that California can
produce about all of the goods and pro-
visions used and consumed in the school,
and requesting that the trustees patronize
home industries whenever they can:
PRESTON SCHOOL OF INDUSTRY,
ii. X. Bernard, Secretary.
lone. CAL, June "a, 1895.
Mr. Il. X. Mead, Secretary Mana fdctureTs and
Producers Association, San Francisco, Cal
DEAR SIR: l beg to advise that your commu.
nlcat1on, dated the LIST INST, relative to secur-
Ing patronage OF California man ufactures, was
presented to the honorable board OF trustees at
its regular meeting held on the 18th day of
June. The same was duly considered, and the
following resolution, offered by Trustee An
drew, unanimously adopted
"Resotued, That the Secresary of this board be
and is hereby authorized and directed to revise
the schedules issued by the Preston School of
Industry TO prospective bidders upon furnish
ing supplies, with view to the elimination
therefrom of all brands and articles of Eastern
manufacture where supplieSOf equal grade and
quality can be secured of home manufacture at
equally advantageous prices"
The proper authority now being vested in me
L am happy to advise that it will be my pleas
ure TO call upon you on the occasion OF nv
next presence in your City with complete set
OF our schedule forms for the inspection of your
honorable association and its suggestion in the
matter of revision, as referred to in the above
resolution. This action OF the board, ! believe
sufficiently indicates their desire to assist your
worthy organization to the attainment of its
aims and objects.
At the time had in preparation the schedule
forms before forwarding 10 the State Printer
was entirely Ignorant of the existence of such
an association as yours, and it was only on gen
eral principles of interest in home manufac-
lures that l inserted an asterisk directing
attention to the note ''or some other brand or
kind equally acceptable wherever the rame
of foreign brand occurred that 1 thought
might be duplicated among our home products
and manufactures.
The suggestion contained in your communi-
cation of the 18th inst. relative to receiving
bids upon California inks came too late, as the
time for the reception of all bids expired, as
duly advertised, on that date. was not aware,
however, up to that date that there was any
ink production on this coast. However, this
will all be obvlated in the future by your CO.
operation in the matter, Respectfully
II. r. BERNARD, Secre tary.
Mr.. Mead states that this is the most
gratifying answer so far received, and he
considers the action of the Preston School
Trustees as good example for others to
follow. He is sending to all the heads of
public and private institutions letters set
ting forth the advantages to be gained by
giving local manufacturers chance, and
from what he can learn he is satisfied that
the aims and objects of the association will
soon be accomplished
The purchase of supplies for the Preston
School amounts to many thousand dollars
a year, and if all other institutions take a
similar stand it will materially increase
the local business.