The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-12
URGING HOME PATRONAGE
MasS-Meeting of the ManufaC-
turerS' Association
Tonight.
TO BE A GREAT GATHERING.
Several Well - Known Gentlemen
VIII Speak at the Metropoli-
tan Temple.

The first of a series of mass meetings, to
be held under the auspices of the Manu-
facturers' and Producers Association, in
this and other cities of the State, to advo-
cate home patronage, will be held tonight
at the Metropolitan Temple.
The speakers will be Hugh Craig,
Horace Davis, DR.. Julius Koebig, Con-
gresham James G. Mcguire and Charles
M. Shortridge. Irving NJ. Scott. presi-
dent of the Union Iron Works. will pre-
side. Besides the regular speeches there
are to be number of short talks by mem
bers of the association. The list of vice.
presidents is:
WV Montague John P Merrill, A. S. Hal
Idle Isaac H. Morse, Conrad Hermann, Arpad
Haraszthy, c. A. Murdoch, James Spiers, Henry
L. Davis f. w. Dohrmann, j. J. O'Brien, P. G.
Hale, Raphael We'll, Charles G. Clinch, J. P.
Taylor, Hon. George G. Perkins, .Lippman
Sachs, P. A. Buell., E. C. Williams, A. McLaugh-
lin, John Hammond, G. w. Snyders, w. F.
Bowers, J. P, Currier, Julian Sonntag, NJ Nc
Sproule A. Sbarboro, M. ]. Keller, John Sroufe,
E. NJ. Herrick H. E. Holmes, L. Blankenhorn,
L. ?. Degen, Joseph Ghirardelli, j. O. Miner,
Simon Baruch, w. F. Robinson, L. G. Dennis
ton, Professor George Davidson, A. J. Moulder,
c. Meese, w. K. Vanderslice, H. Euler, J. Nc
Mullen, L. J. Leary, William NJ. Bunker, Joseph
GreeuDeIR.
Quite number of firms report their
business as greatly improved since the
Manufacturers Association began its agita-
ton. Among them are Dutton d Part
ridge, stationery and Lewis & Co., cigars.
Secretary Meade of the association hopes
that both business men and workingmen
will show their appreciation of the princi-
pie of home patronage by filling the hall
to the last seat in the gallery.
There will be fund of information in
the speeches, particularly those of Con-
gresham Mcguire and DR.. Koebig. The
former has devoted his life to study of
sociological and economic questions and is
veritable budget of practical knowledge,
and DIR. Koebig is one of the best author
tiles on beet sugar production IN the
country.
What the Manufacturers Association
proposes to do is to make the movement
general throughout the entire State. For
this purpose there are to be a number of
at San Jose and extending to San Diego.
In this connection the following, taken
from the Journal of Commerce, is apropos:
gentleman who has more than a passing
interest in the industrial field thinks that it is
time TO take energetic steps TO establish COM
mittees in aid of the movement in ell towns OF
any size in the State. He says there is no
place, however small, that does not possess the
nucleus of an industrial establishment of some
description. The humble smithy is the founda-
ton of the business that eliminates in the
building of line of battleships. The shoe
maker or the repairer is the pioneer OF the vast
industrial establishments i'll his line, and SO on
in other trades.
All who are interested to any extent IN pro-
duction can be organized in favor of the move
ment. They can help to forward the interests
OF their local industries, and where there are
no local establishments of these in the nearest
large towns or in the metropolis, they can
bring such an influence TO bear on the local
authorities that all supplies for home institu-
should be active committees inevery town, all
in constant communication with the board OF
directors in this City, reporting to them and in
return receiving hints and aid where need be.
The same paper makes the following
timely comments on the ship building pos
sibilities of San Francisco:
San Francisco has gained an enviable repu-
tation as n builder OF cruisers and attleships.
tic with the North Sea San Franciscos skill was
so evident in the superiority of representa-
tive OF our American navy that part of the in
demnity that Japan viii receive from China
will be spent in building warships in San
Francisco. "Good wine needs no BUSH" and
| San Franciscos superiority In the great art OF
| ship-bui'ding will bring her customers from
unexpected quarters. Our success in ship
| building should bea object lesson tor those
| The committee on arrangements for to-
| nights meeting has spared no pains in
| having it well advertised, and it is ex-
| pected that it will prove to be one of the
| notable gatherings of the year.