The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-09
MOVEMENT IS A SUCCESS.
MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
HOLDS ITS FIRST MEETING.
Seattle Industries Well Represented
Plans 10 Advance the work
Among Manufacturers and to Adj

The Seattle Manufacturers Association
met last night in the Chamber Of Com
merce for the first time since its organiz-
alton. Thirty representative manufacture
ers OF the city were present, and the
names OF fifty others were handed in for
membership.
The meeting was presided over by d. b.
Porter, the president. The other officers
are: First vice president, l. Gilbert: sec
ond vice president. J. w, Kahle; treas
urer, W. J. Bennett; secretary, II.
Shocken. A committee was appointed to
publish a list OF all the manufactures Of
Seattle, and endeavor to persuade Job
beers TO use more local goods
The principal discussion Of the evening
was 10 how the people of the state
could best be educated TO use state man
ufactures, to the exclusion OF Eastern
goods, provided the local goods compared
favorably in quality and price. George
Hummer, of the Denny Clay Works,
urged the necessitoy OF united action. Said
he: We must stand together for Seattle.
There are a number Of manufactures in
this city which tho general public knows
nothing about. We must watch careful
~. and see that the same difficulties do
not overcome our association as have
wrecked similar organizations The ASSOC
citation must not become too narrow. We
realize that we cannot get business un-
less our goods compare favorably with
outside products. As far as | have seen,
Seattle holds her own with any other
city, both in regard to quality and price.
But Seattle IL not the only market TO be
considered. | believe 1t IL the duty of this
association TO place Seattle manufactures
In the markets OF the Orient-markets
which are just opening up for us. Seattle
is the natural gateway for future Oriental
traffic. and We should be indeed behind the
times II we did not make EFFORTS TO place
our own manufactures in that direction"
j. c. Hathaway spoke next, urging
unanimous action among manufacturers
His address In part was as follows: "I
do not believe that one-half OF the man
ufacturers are aware OF the existence OF
the rest. | was astonished while working
for the association to find out how many
there really were. As many as I have
seen are heartily In favor Of this move
ment. and will be on hand at our next
meeting"
Tho matter of inducing collateral fac
tories to locate In Seattle was next dis
cussed generally. Said one speaker: II
am surprised that our manufacturers buy
so much packing goods from the Fast
There are factories here where hacking
boxes. pals, kits, bottles. etc, are used.
and in the majority OF cases they are
brought from the East In this city
tftN'ii N@i iNHe1 Oh htNS ana pals
brought from the East every month. and
why Because no ono in Seattle manu-
features them. Ono MANUFACTURED can
help another I'm n great many ways Of
THIS Kind, II they are brought together
often, so that each one knows what the
other Is doing. | am in favor OF this as
soelatlon, and / believe It will be produc-
tive or much good TO us In Seattle
Manufacturers have been in the mast
too individually attentive TO their own
Industries" said Secretary Shockan. 81
nnd great many ways whereby I can
hep my fellow manufacturers since this
association has been formed. ana any new
Industry which will manufacture anything
can use, assure you shall do my best
10 support / do not care TO bring sun
piles IN here. II I can get them as rood
ana az cheap In Seattle Tndiviaualiv vea
cannot hope to secure much Of tho new
transpaelhc trade: collectively we can
and tho sooner this understanding Is ar
rived at the better for Us all A mann
faeturer needs primarily home market.
and this association can do much 20 en-
courage this, az the more enterprisipn thu
are. the more prosporois
the city IS, Our meeting together win
help US wonderfully. for ncxt "a owes
own manufacture everyone Il Interested
IN his nelshbor'a"
some other subjects we're discussed
briefly. and the association adjourned "a
meet next Thursday