The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-28
TOBUY GOODSAT HOME
All Will Sign Agreement to
Aid Seattle Factories.
MANY NAMES ADDED YES TERDay
Postoffice Unanimously in Favor of the
1dea-An Industry Commit
tee Appointed.

Ths home Industry movement iuaugu-
rated by the Chamber OF Commerce is one
that strikes the enferprising people or Sc
attic most fayorably. and il IS apparent
that the movement will bring great results.
and be OF much service Il the upouLding
OF this city. Il is the carrying into effect
OF the old Seattle idea That il has sound
ed a popular chord was evident from the
favorable manner in which IL was discuss
ed yesterday. II met with the approba-
ton OF men OF al degrees and conditions.
To the merchant L means greater sales
at a higher profit. To the laborer. me-
chanic and clerk, IL means more employ
ment and higher wages
COPIES OF the agreement 10 purchase nome
made goods were kept on file al the Cham
Der or Commerce and received many sigma
lures yesterday. One OF the home indus
try agreements was secured by Postmaster
Gilbert s. Meeu. and he soon had attach
ed thereto the signatures Of Assistant
Postmaster Colkett and nearly all the sub
ordinate postoffice employees. Then he hung
II up in the lobby Of the postoffice in or
der that other admirers Of home industry
might sign the pledge"
Everybody TO Help Seattle.
In order to further the idea. and TO OBJ
tain as many converts in as short a time
as possible. the Chamber OF Commerce has
appointed home industry committee. IL
Jr., chairman; Edmond S. Meany, William
NJ Calhoun. Z. T.. Ainsworth and L. j.
Colnan. 1t Ia the intention of this COM
mittee 10 begin at once an aggressive cam
paisn. They Will proceed to make a sys-
tematic canvass OF the manufacturers and
consumers with the view 10 bringing them
together and thus establish an immediate
market for home products. 1t is also the
intention TO circulate copies Of agreements
to purchase home products as widely as
possible. They will be placed in stores,
hotels. banks and in all possible public
places. and it is expected that the sigma
lures will reach many thousands. 1t is
evident from the enthusiasm shown that
the movement has come 10 stay.
1t is the intention of the Chamber OF
Commerce to keep the matter before the
consumers until every manufacturing in
stitution is placed squarely on its feet.
Then the citizens Of Seattle can say 10
the Eastern manufacturer; Come TO Sc
attic and locate with us. We have put
our present manufactures on a paying
basis and we will do the same with you
if you come here
An Increased Ttn-PaiI Erioade.
In he lists of the number of hands en-
ployed by the several firms a few omis-
s!ons have been noted. As is inevitable in
preparing a list covering so much ground
a number were left out, and additions and
COEttCtioHS OF tne llSt Will De gladly well
coined by the Chamber of Commerce. The
omissions already noted are: Il. c. Miles
q Co, stoves and tingare, employing
Union Brass Works, employing 3. Low
man & Hanford's force was greatly under
estimated. That enterprising firm is en-
ploying force OF &C. of whom a are en-
gagged solely in manufacturing as follows:
Lithographing department 10; bookbind-
ing department IA. In the departments Of
printing, wholesale and retail store, etc.
~ others are employed. The Calvert Com
pany also employs 10 men in the bookbind-
ing and'blank book manufacturing depart
ment and has large force of printers and
statesmen. making total Of from % to 35
which varies with the quantity of work on
hand An underestimate was made of the
number employed in the T. ". Lake ship
yard at Ballard. A force of ten men is
constantly employed and during the sum-
mer months the force is increased to as
high as twenty-five. II has also been
noted that many of the shingle mills are
running night and day. and this will
greatly increase the estimate of the num-
Der Of hands employed in and about the
city.
If the home industry idea is carried out
to the extent to which ii can be easily and
legitimately, ii will only take a few years
to make Seattle the leading city of the
Pacific Coast