The San Francisco call., 1896-07-01

the subject of Excepting the Money at Home, /"
and also provided with silk badges for the la
dies signing pledge TO give the preference to
articles of California manufacture or produc-
ton. An attendant should be there at all times
TO receive the pledges and see to the distribu-
ton of the badges and literature.
Over one thousand pledges were signed and
badges distributed at he Oakland Expositi ton
and it is my opinion that fully ten thousand
pledges would be signed at this exposition. If
the result would prove as satisfactory here as
it did at Oakland the benefit that would ac-
crue to our members would amply repay the
outlay it would entail.
Manager Tacy dwelt particularly upon
the Importance of having small booth
for the associations headquarters, and he
said it is surprising how enthusiastic the
public In general and the women in parti-
cular become in such movements. The
distribution of badges to the ladies who
agree to patronize home products was q
taking feature in the Alameda County
Exposition and it should be here. Mr.
Tacy presented beautiful badge of orange
colored silk, to be given away, which was
adopted. The obligation of those who
receive these souvenirs reads as follows:
mo community is prosperous whose people
are not employed" l hereby pledge myself,
price and quality permitting, to give the
preference TO articles of California manufac-
ture or production In everything that pur-
chase or use, and will endeavor to induce
others to do likewise, and thus assist home
industry. Name, address, date, etc)
BY purchasing articles OF home production
you assist in the employment of home labor.
Keeping the money at home means prosperity
to the community in which you live, your
neighbor and yourself as we'll.
1t is expected that many thousands of
these pledges will be taken at the exposl-
tion.
The matter of making rules to govern
the issuance of the new associations trade
mark was discussed and laid over for con-
sideration at a special meeting.
In response to communication from
the Alameda County Home Product Expo
sition committee the association passed
the following resolution:
WHEREAS, The citizens of Alameda County,
State of California, are about 10 hold home
industry exhibition of manufactures and
products of Alameda County, similar to the
one held in that county last year, but on a
much larger scale; aud whereas, the exhibit
tion OF 1895 has proven to be OF incaIculable
benefit to the people of said county; and
whereas, the noidlng OF such exhibitions Is di-
rectly in line with the work being prosecuted
by this association; and whereas 1t is the be-
lief of this association that such exhibitions
must of necessity be productive OF much good
to the manufacturers and producers of the en-
tire State; be it therefore
Rescued, By the Manufacturers and Pro-
ducers' Association of California that the Oak
land Exposition is deserving of encourage
ment and support; and be it further
ResoIved, That this association extends TO the
Oakland Exposition its hearty congratulations
for its success in the past, and its wishes that
the same or greater measure of success will
att end It's present and future efforts in the
same direction; and be it futher
ResOLued, That this association offers to the
man agement of the Oakland Exposition any
and every assistance that may be in its power