Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-30
THE NEED OF THE HOUR.

OF home industries, gives promise Of
beneficial results to the entire State Of
Utah Manufacturing establishments
are the great need OF the times In this
part Of the world. We have no doubt
that the project for the manufacture Of
glass can be made entirely successful
The materials are here, the labor is
here, the necessary demand is here. and
all that are now lacking are capital
and skill The enterprise should be con-
Quoted on a large scale. This Is a CEN
ter of supply for vast region, II prices
are reasonable. the demand will be very
great. A small concern would not meet
Il, either IN quantity or price.
That however, Is but one Of the indus
tries that are needed here. There is
no difficulty IN finding employment for
young women especially II they are
willing 10 do domestic work. That un-
fortunately does not lind favor with the
girls except IN a few instances. and
they prefer cerklng In stores or la
boring for set hours IN some manufac-
turing establishment. 10 living as help"
in families. Young men and boys though.
are somewhat at u discount. Avenues
uor their profitable employment are
Few indeed. Labor with pick aud shovel
is not very attractive 10 most Of them.
and unless they live In country dis
tricts, farming does not offer very
strong inducements to them. II fac
tories We're established. many OF them
would be taken from the street corners
and the ranks OF idleness, and their en-
ergies and abilities would be turned in
right directions for their own Welfare
and for tho upbuilding Of the COM
munity.
The committee that has been organ
lied has made a good beginning. Time
will show whether they viii exhibit that
persistence and determination which
are essential TO the achievement OF the
great purpose in view lts members
will have 10 select those kinds of in
dustrlcs, the establishment Of which ap-
pear to be warranted by the condi-
tions Then they viii have 20 interest
capital TO the extent Of investing IN
those concerns, And further, they will
have 90 watch over their establishment
and start them on the road to perma-
nency and profit, These are great un-
dertakngs. and that committee viii
need the support and aid Of all people
here who take any interest In the up
building of the State.
There Is one important point TO be OBJ
served IN regard TO home industries;
that Is, home patronage. Without that
we canot reasonably look for success.
A number OF industries have been start
ed In Utah which have not received the
announcement they merited, There Is
a disposition on the part of most people
TO prefer goods produced at distance
TO those raised or manufactured at
home. Storekeepew have found 1t
necessary m order to attract custom
trs, 20 mark articles OF local produc-
ton with foreign label II such
things are supposed to come from Paris
or London or Berlin, or some other Eu-
ropean mart they are looked upon as
superior I'm the very nature of things
"a that which liz manufactured at home.
This is TO be strongly deprecated.
our wooden goods made at Utah fac
tories have been recognized IN the out.
side market as really superior IN text
IRE and makeup to other similar arr
ticles from the looms of New England
or France, And yet az home they have
been largely at discount The Provo
mills have supplied the outside market
with large quantities Of splcn-
did goods, while the sales at
home were but moderate The
Brigham city wooden factory used
to turn out goods ;hat were lasting and
durable and slightly. far superior in
many respects TO the imported article.
And yet The industry Jagged ANA
through numerous drawbacks and OBJ
stacles. IL finally l5psed.
Hot making. boot and shoe making.
broom making, pickle making. bottle
making paper making, soap making,
and many other industries wo could
name, which started With good pros.
poets Tor success, have either winkcd
out or declined for lack of home Pat.
ronage. Even the crca. sugar Industry.
which has been $50 wonderfully SUCCESS
ful, is sometimes discounted by the ir-
rational preferences that some peoplc
have for foreign article. Witness the
old lady who could NOT endure tie taste
OF beet sugar. either for the table or
for preserving purposes. ana therefore
refused to purchase the homemade ar
ticle, but was IN raptugcs over The same
kind OF sugar exactly when placed in
cane sugar sack. That she declared
was something like sugar NJ for any
purpose.
2. G. NJ. !. has kept up its boot
and shoe and oyerals factory with a
large supply to the outside trade.
But everybody knows that most peoplo
show preference for boots and
shoes manufactured at some distant
point to those which are made In this
city. Solomon Brothers have been able
to maintain q good business In boot