Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-09
Home Product. show.
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To The Journal.
OF all the enterprises proposed to the
people Of Kansas City within a number of
years, nothing equals in Importance a prop
erly arranged and managed products ex-
hibit.
But there are many things in connection
with a home products exhibit that should
There is always a strong temptation to
boom or e~xaggerate in the matter of the
exhibition of various articles at fairs and
similar shows.
1t is easy to make exhibits that are mis-
Leading without thu Ih depEar axpgin from y n the TRUTH nf in.
pottery that is made from a vein Of clay
only one inch thick. and label it. MANU-
featured from Kansas City clay" The Ia
bel might be true. but it would be highly
Our show should demonstrate. in a prac-
teal manner. the highest probabilities and
the easiest possibilities, and keep itself
outside of the realms Of the extreme posi-
bilities or practical impossibiiities:
Giles and beside them the raw material or
materials from which they are manu-
made as to the accessibility. quantity and
price of the raw materials, together with
such other Information as would satisfy
a manufactures who might be seeking new
fields.
A clear statement of all the available
facts that bear on our manufacturing In
dustries should De set forth in a suitable
form for distribution.
The central idea of the show should be
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a manner as to clearly demonstrate our
manufacturing possibilities.
The writer has had thousands Of letters
manufactures at Kansas City. Many times
a lack of information prevented a salts
Many OF these letters were. no doubt.
called out by an exhibit made by the writer
at the Kansas City exposition In 1888 for
to demonstrate the manufacturing re-
sources of Kansas City.
Hundreds of others have no doubt had
similar letters of inquiry.
Let US make the Home Products show
an answer to all these questions.
If Kansas City is to become a great man
ufacturing center, something more than
good words and good wishes must be en-
ployed. The time has come for action:
at Kansas City for many new industries
and for the expansion or extension of many
others now in their infancy;
The work of thoroughly testing ana re-
porting on our raw materials could be d.
vided and apportioned out to experts IN inc
various lines and wonderful results at
tanned in a few months.
Take the one industry Of tanning. II can
be shown beyond a doubt that Kansas
der favorable conditions to become the
greatest tanning center in the United
States-if not in the world.
er at home. the number of shoe. saddle and
other leather manufactures that Wouid
follow would double the population In ten
sixty-three tanners nave signifed a viii
l~irgness to come to Kansas City. They
await further Information. 1t will not do
to say, Come: everything Is ready.
We must demonstrate that tanning mate
rails can be had at a satisfactory. price,
and that other conditions are favorable.
This demonstration can certainly De
made. But will 1t?
The giving out of assertions and general
Information will not answer. 1t is time to
do something specific and definite; or some
other locality will pluck the plum that
s'o"' y" EDWIN WALTERS.