The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-16
FOR HOME PRODUCTS
"YoU HAVE THE GOODS AND THE
DOLLAR, TOO"
Small but Enthusiastic Meeting at
Merchants and Manufacturers
Rooms Authorizes Action

The following letter which is self-ex-
planatory, was mailed to seventy of the
local manufacturers. Thirteen only re-
sponded, but the meeting was held as
stated, and was opened about $50 by
Frederick w. Braun, Mr.. Koepfli having
been suddenly called out of the city.
MT. Braun briefly stated the object of the
meeting by reading the letter. and then
invited suggestions from those present
bearing on the subject presented:
LOS ANGELES, July Is, 1897.
Dear Sir: The undersigned have been
appointed by the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' association a committee to re-
port upon the advisability of commencing
a vigorous campaign in favor of the use
of home products through the medium of
the press, the distribution of literature
and such other means as may be con-
sidered most effective to arouse the con-
sumner to the necessity of using home
manufactured articles.
The committee is also asked to report
upon the necessity for the erection of a
permanent convention and exhibition
building, and further to outline plan for
| another home products exhibition.
| The committee desires to obtain your
to them for consideration, and urgently
requests you to be present at meeting to
be held on Thursday, July 18th, at p. m,
at the rooms of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers association.
A general understanding among the mer-
chants and manufacturers in regard to the
problem of home products will greatly
facilitate the work of the committee.
JOSEPH o. KOEPFLI,
FREDERICK W. BRAUN,
WILLIAM E. ROBERTS,,
JOHN ]. BERGIN,
GILBERT T. GAY,
Special Committee on Home Products
Messrs. ]. ]. Bergin, F. w. Braun, A
Douglas R. w. Pridham, Geo. H. Stew
art, F. E. Fay, Byron Erken brecher, D.
D. Whitney, W. E. Roberts, G. H.
Stearns and r. w. Durham all spoke at
more or less length, recounting expert
ences. offering theories for action, sig
nifying belief in various lines of work,
but all testifying to their hearty support
and endorsement of and cooperation
with the action of the committee in airy
method of fostering and encouraging
home consumption of home products.
r. w. Durham prefacing his remarks
with Abraham Lincoln's well-known
tries to the effect that in buying them
you had the dollar and the goods too"
read preamble which he submitted 10
the meeting, in which 1t was suggested,
among other things, that a working
section, distinct department be organ
lied under a committee of the Merchant
and Manufacturers association, with
paid secretary, whose whole time shall
be devoted to the department; funds to
be furnished partly by the Manufac-
turers' association and partly by the
local manufacturers; that a regular
system of education be inaugurated az
having qualified women follow up the
first interest aroused in the consumer
by newspaper advertising, by showing
and talking UP goods in various lines,
by placing cards in the stores and hav-
ing more women to sample the goods,
by inStituting home products clubs
among the merchants, who should
pledge themselves to carry so far as they
could none but home products and other
similar clubs among the consumers who
would likewise pledge themselves to buy
Only such products.
These and a number of other sugges-
tons Mr.. Durham made, all pertinent
and all we'll received, with the result
that after a little further argument r.
w Pridham made the following motion.
las it seemed to be the sense of the
meeting, that the committee al
ready appointed formulate plans
that shall be presented to the
board of directors of the Merchants,
ard Manufacturers association solicit