The San Francisco call., 1896-01-17

noeitiop hold December 16 to % can be looked
uuon as in a large measure que 20 tne eOGca- .q
tioneI work carried on by TINS association.
The enthusiasm of the people Ior nome prod
nets and their interest in home INDUSTRY clearly
nroyed that the seeds sown by the Mahuiactur-
ap-e' end Producers Association during the past
nine months have taken root ana are oegln-
ming to bring forth good frult; Ihls assoclatioh
was represented at the oaHan tot b t6a
for about three weeks oy d ueIes"'0 0" ~ VIZ
In order to keep the work OF the association
moving until some PePmaHeifi agfcienf igcome
several members OF the association haSe We az " @ ecu
to pay a monthly sum ranging from y 10 ?oo
per month. whlch rasnn+ - time 70 525
a month, but it is expected tnat lhlS Will Oe III
creased if necessary. . ,,,.,5 j.,
Home-product clubs should be .organ!zed IN IN
all the r ties of the State. the MANUFACTURERS
and Producers Association supplying mem
with constitutions and bylaws ana Wlln All
necessary printed matter TO h0Id "eshi! W oI
monthly meetings and discuss the various re-
sources and products of the state nave tne
members of these clubs sign pledges 10 use
home products and supply them Win con- con-
plete directories, giving the name or Iaue ue
mark OF every article manufactured OF pIo-
dnced by the mem bers OF the hssoCla dH - -
These clubs would in other ways ne OF immense IMMENSE
assistance IN carving on the work or tne esSo-
citation, as through them we couid get llilot-
nation as TO the products ana unQeNeloPeu le-
sources of their respective Ioealles- HsAus
should be provided so that statistics coulu DC
collected showing all articles imported lnto
the State, and by that means no douDt HaHIt-
facturers could be induced 10 esta bllsh plantS
for the manufacture OF such articles as cou1u
be profitaDly but are not made here ...,,t
The association should have men OF lntetIl-.
gence who could be present at ali meetings OF
Supervisors commissioners, etc. 10 keep cIose
watch upon the awarding OF contracts, the
purchase OF supplies etc. -,
We should also be able to az ell times know
what i'm proyements are contemplated by pubic
officers or private individuals, so as TO De hDIe
10 use the influence of the association IN ce-
half of home products before speclncatlohs are
drawn and contracts awarded.
The question of the OF q trademark 10
be used on Callfornia-made goods could Wei
be opened up again and thoroughly inquired
into, as an apparently strong feellnS exists
that one could be made use OF.
After the reports were read and the sug-
gestlons approved Julian SOnntag brought
up the question of holding the next con-
vention. He said that when the assocla-
ton incorporated i'll September the of1lcers
were elected to hold office for one year.
There were many members, however, VINO
believed that the election was TO be had at
the annual convention one year from the
organization of the manufacturers into
body last April. He thought 1t only talr
that a new board should be elected early
this year If the mem bers desired.
Chairman Scott shared his views stating
that the present directors could tender
their designations to be accepted or re-
jected as the members deemed best.
The subject was submitted to q special
committee CONSISTING OF Keller, Sproule
AMI Sonntag, who are to look into the by
laws governing the association and report
at the next meeting.