The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-13

| these words, that they are ''too honest"
| When our own people are satisfied of this, and
we can make outsiders believe that, there can
| be no question but what we will find markets
! for our productions
California fireworks have been pushed to the
front at recent carnivals through the efforts OF
| this association. California cigar factories are
| being kept prominently before the consumer.
| Fuel, as you know, next TO wages, is an enor-
nous item in the cost of running factories.
! Indeed, l think l have heard somebody con-
nected with the Union Iron Works say that 81
! per cent of the cost OF steel ship was paid out
for labor. How much gees for fuel l cannot
! say, but recognizing the Importance of this
item, the fuel committee of this association has
/ inspected the new coal fields within fifty miles
| ofSan Francisco, as the crow flies, and reported
not less than %, 900, 600 tons in sight, which is
| expected will be landed at our water front at a
! cost to dealers and manufacturers of from So SO
! to So per ton. What this means to this City
| and this coast can hardly be calculated.
| This association drew the attention of Cover
nor Budd to the fact that in the schedules for
State supplies, bids were asked for Eastern
! goods without recognition of California prod
| ucts. This association Immediately addressed
! itself to the Governor upon the subject, who
| with his usual promptness replied courteously
to the effect, that as TAR as within him lay, the
! quality and prices being equal, State institu-
! lions should give the preference to California
| products. This is also true of the Prison Com
missioners and the Supervisors OF the City and
| County of San Francisco
| AS YOU are aware, there is in course OF cree
! ton at the foot of Market street, the founda-
ton for huge ferry depot, which will be a
! feature in the appearance of our City. The
original specifications call for an iron roof.
! This association drew the attention of the
Harbor Commissioners to the fact that this
State produced roofing slate OF quality equal
to the best imported Welsh slate. Thereupon
the Harbor Commissioners promised that when
the building is ready for its roof preference will
be given TO this California production.
The Supervisors of Santa Cruz County are
now erecting o handsome new courthouse.
The specifications called for a tin roof, until
their attention was drawn by this association
to our California slate. The specifications were
then changed, and the California slate takes
the place ofimported tin.
feel that have trespassed upon your time
and patience long enough. There is one State
industry however. which have not touched
upon, and which brings an indictment against
the California Manufacturers and Producers
Association and claims that 1t has been greatly
neglected. We all know, or If we do not we are
supposed to be acquainted with the decision of
the Supreme Court OF this State, that newspa-
pers are run upon business principles and for
profit. 1t is mistake to suppose that they are
eleemosynary institutions.
bright member of the California press
hailing from Redlands reads the manufacture
ers OF the State q lesson to the effect that he
has been besieged by manufacturers to help
create q sentiment in favor OF California goods.
taking up a representative paper, said he,
al look in its columns for paying advertise
ments from California manufacturers, and find
none" He does find, however, in one column
an adj from Boston shoe man, in another one
from Philadelphia shoe man, in another one
from New York baking-powder man, another
from Chicago leather man, another from a
Philadelphia drug man; and all the way
through he finds the Eastern men purchasing
space TO make their wares known. Very prop
erly he comes back upon the manufacturers OF
his own State and asks them: "Where is the
bread and butter the little shoes and the shirts
to come from for the newspaper mans family
and wife If he dscards the paying
Eastern ad. for the non-paying California
| manufacturers boom?p He points out that
the columns of his paper and the public press
generally are devoted TO two distinct purposes
one to convey news, information and amuse-
ment, and the other-the advertising columns
for q fixed revenue for the benefit OF tie pub
Usher from such enterprising dealers, manu-
facturers and producers as desire to exhibit a
description of their wares before the eyes of the
consumers, who they must know read these
public prints.
Now those of you manufacturers, members OF
this organizat ton and to be members who are
producing goods worthy of home consumption,
| the cheapest and simplest way to push your
wares before the notice of the people OF the
State is by q liberal consumption OF printer S
ink, and whenever in city or country paper
! you see an advertisement OF Eastern or foreign
goods insert larger one Immediately under
meath it or over it alongside of Il OF the Cali
| fornia goods, then go back to your Offices your