The San Francisco call., 1896-01-17
Review of the First Year of the
Manufacturers Asso.
citation.
MANAGERS DID VERY WELL.
Comprehensive Plans for This Years
Fight in Favor of California
Industries.

| ducers' Association was held yesterday to
! hear the report of the special committee
| appointed to investigate the management
O: the associations affairs. The investi-
/ cation was started by the attempt OF
| Director Sproule to oust Secretary Mead,
Assistant Secretary F. H. Dingle and
! Promoter Tacey and have a general man
ager appointed TO take charge OF affairs,
| subject to the direction of the board of
| directors. The committee consisted OF NJ.
j. Keller, ". F. Bowers and NJ. NJ. Nc
| Glynn.
| These gentlemen looked into every de-
tail connected with the management of
the association and reported in substance
as follows:
| After a thorough investigation of the work
done by this association, largely set forth in
| the annual report of the secretary, which is
! presented herewith, your committee has ar
| rived at the conclusion that the past manage
/ ment OF the affairs of the association has been
very elhGIenI' fuIIy reaIZlng the dlLncuItleS
| under which the management labored at the
/ CONNIE ncement OF the work, owing TO the fact
| that the work was new one and that every
/ thing tnGt was done was to some extent in the
| nature OF an experiment, we think have
| good reason 10 be proud of the good that has
| been accomplished we feel sure that no
| public organization ever formed in the State
! OF California can show record such as ours
| for the first nine months of its existence.
! We also desire TO call special attention TO the
fact that the association winds up the first nine
| months of its existence with balance on hand ,
after meeting all liabilities, which we consider
very good evidence OF the efficiency OF the
management. We therefore recommend that
! the present management and Office staff be not
! changed, as we are satisfied from all we have
been able 10 discover that the competency of
| the same is beyond question.
Considera bic good has been accomplished by
the publishing and circulation of printed
matter upon the subject OF ''Patronizing Home
/ Ind rSn
was in the shape of editorials from City and
State papers and journals, and contained some
| very good advice TO the consumer, as well as
the manufacturer and producer.
great deal of valuable work was done
through the efforts OF the officers Of the asso-
citation in the way of letters written to public
and private institutions, requesting them TO
give the preference TO California manufactures
and products where they found prices and
quality equal.
Another branch of the work done by the as
sociation we consider worthy of special men,
ton, and that is the holding OF public meet
lngs in different sections of the state. This
work was started by the holding of meetings in
stockton, Oakland, San Jose and Santa Cruz,
and 1t was the intention 10 con ntinue holding
these meetings at the principal points through
out the State, but 1t was found necessary TO
delay the same on account of lack OF sufficient
funds for the purpose and it is hoped that at
very early date the holding of these meetings
can be resumed.
To carry on the work of the association in
the same vigorous manner that it has been
e.
association should have an income of $500 TO
$500 per mouth, which amount would permit
OF restoring and keeping up the Office staff and
! OF carrying on the routine work OF the Office
But in order to carry out the plans partly ma
tured, more specifically referred to hereafter,
in the way OF advertising the products of the
State OF California, and OF fostering ano pro-
tecting the manufacturing industries of the
State, a revenue of from $500 to $1,000 per
month viii be necessary.
| The association has now membe rship of
about 100. Some OF these 100 will proba bly,
! drop out on the second year. from lack of in
terest or other reasons, but we think we can
safely count on having from 500 to 1000 pay
| ing members TO depend upon, and with the
| renewed energy that should be put into the
| association work, this number will be yerv
materially increased.
| The success of the Oakland Exposition was
largely contri Duted TO by this association, and
| II mas been suggested and recommended by
| the secretary that this association should take
| immediate steps to arrange for holding in the
! City OF san Francisco similar exposition.
This exposition we think should be held at
as early date as possible, and Immediately
| thereafter this association should take steps to
! orgai ize and hold similar expositions in every
county in the State OF California.
The question of the sale of prison-made
| goods, in competition with goods made by free
! white labor, has been under consideration BY
this association for a short time past, and
| through the efforts of this association the Gov
/ ernor has just appointed q commission to visit
! Eastern prisons and thoroughly investigate
| the subject.
Inasmuch as an inspection of the bylaws
| shows that there is no provision made limiting
| the amount OF assessment TO which the stock is
/ liable, your committee would recommend that
| resolution be passed by the board fixing
| rate OF assessment not to exceed 81 per share
per month.
The recommendations for new work con-
| tanned in the secretary's annual report hereto
/ fore men toned are mainly practica ble and we
! think would prove beneficial to the work of
! the association. We desire to call particular
attention to the following Recommendations:
The introduction of textbooks in the public
| schools of the State of California, such books
TO be got up with an idea TO teaching the
! young Californian what are the developed and
undeveloped resources, the manufactures and
products of his own State, and other informa-
subjects
The organization of "home product" clubs.
Compiling statistics of goods imported into
the State.
Keeping close watch of all opportunities for
the introduction of home prod ucts by Boards
OF Supervisors, commissions and in all public
insutu tlons and private enterprises
Holding special meetings of the different in
dustrles 10 determine what can be done by this
association in the way of benetting such in
Oustrles
The adoption of trademark or device to
designate the products OF the State of Califor-
MA. This trademark or device should, of
| course, be patented or copyrighted and full
measures taken to protect the same.
Francisco.
The compilation of directory of home prod
ucts.
The persistent carrying on of the present agi
tauon against the importation of Japanese
cheap-labor manufactures and State prison
made goods. -
Your committee further recommends that
the present management of this ASSOCIATE on
ana the work accomplished by it receive the
lull Endorsement OF this board OF directors and
that the recommendations contained in the
seeretary's report, as well as those in this re-
port, be given full and careful consideration.
At the conclusion of the report Mr..
Sproule stated that in the remarks that he
had made from which the Investigation
was started he had no intention to cast any
reflection upon the management, and he
regretted that his words had been miscon-
strued. He spoke only for the general i'm
provement and advance of the association.
and not because he wanted to find posi-
ton for Professor Emory F. Smith. He
moved that the committees report be
adopted.
1t was not the intention TO present the
annual report at present, but in order that
the investigating committee might have
1ull insight into the work done by the as
soclation the secretary sent in his annual
report, of which the following are the
principal features:
To-day the association has membership OF
Il