The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-18
WHAT THEY Hope
TO ACCOMPLISH.
PROPOSED PLAN OF CAMPAIGN OF
THE MANUFACTURERS Con-
VENTION.
INTEREST TO BE AROUSED.
THE PEOPLE WILL BE ASKED TO
Co-oPERATE-CoUNTY ORGAN
IZATION.

All the preliminary arrangements for
the manufacturers convention, which will
meet tomorrow. are now well in hand,
and when the session is called to order no
time will be lost in proceeding strictly to
business.
Several meetings of the advisory com-
mittee were held during the past week,
and the main feature of the convention
was arranged in detail. This was the APP
pointment of the committee of seven to
devise plan of action whereby the con-
vention could act decisively upon the SUBJ
ject of encouraging California industries,
and also to report upon some consistent
method of perpetuating the work of the
convention after that body had adjourned.
In speaking of this matter Secretary NJ.
M Barnet, who has been untiring in his
efforts toward making the convention
success, said:
ga great deal will depend on the plan of
campaign which is adopted by the conven-
ton. The general scope of the convention
will be to discuss all the industries of the
State in their various phases with the view
of ascertaining how they can be combined
as to individual and firm interests.
1t will in fact be cooperation
of separate interests. The discus
sion between representatives of these
industries and manufacturers will beyond
doubt broaden the views of all concerned,
but more than that is desired.
"a practical plan must be decided upon
whereby mutual interests will receive
mutual and permanent benefits. 1t will
rest with the campaign committee to sug-
gest ideas with this purpose in view. Each
one of the seven will prepare views of his
own which will be amalgamated into one
report for submission to the convention.
1.-THE main point will be to bind all man
ufacturers throughout the State together
in such way that they will present solid
front in behalf of home productions and
against imported wares and materials. To
do this the report will recommend that the
State aid the manufacturers by seeing to it
that all supplies for State institutions and
used for State purposes are OF home make.
Also that the State assist any proposed
new industry with bonus and any other
possible support.
SIN addition to this the manufacturers
must by some means arouse the people
the great mass of consumers-to the neces-
sity of aiding the movement by patroniz-
ing only home manufacturers. They must
be brought to realize that it is upon them
that the success of this movement depends.
To do this the interior press will be asked
to give as much publicity to the aims and
proposed benefits Of the convention as
possible and so arouse the people to the
Importance of our movement.
Another measure which may be adopted
will be the formation of executive circles,
as it were, in the various counties which
will look after the interests of their imme-
date sections and their needs. 1t will rest
with these different bodies to keep the
people interested in the plan and also to
settle any differences which may arise be-
tween manufacturers on an equitable ba-
sis. The main body will of course, be jim
San Francisco, but the interior circles
could have their representation and rights.
'These are some of the main features of
the plan of campaign and permanent good
which will be submitted as | have gathered
! them from talking with some of the men,
| bers of the committee"
! From advices received nearly all the in
terror counties will be represented at the
convention. The secretary has stacks of
| letters which he has received from the in
terror and they show that considerable en-
thusiasm has been aroused in the conven-
ton. The reception rooms at the Grand
Hotel will be thrown open promptly at
O'Clock and members of the reception COM
mittee will be on hand to welcome the first
of the delegates who arrive. Every prep
aration has been made to make the incom-
ing delegates as comfortable as possible.