Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-22
HIGH QUALITY OF
HOMEMADE GOODS
Some Reasons Why People Are
Turning Their Attention to
Local Products.
MANUFACTURERS CAREFUL.
They Are ANXIOUS TO Deserve the Sup.
port of the Community in Which
They Are Established.

Two hundred years ago the sentiment
in favor Of home manufactures for home
consumption was so strong in New Am
sterdam that the town became great
place to turn out goods, and when its
name was changed to New York the
foundation had been laid for q center
TO a great nation.
A hundred and thirty years ago the
ladies of the Revolution were cele-
brating the spirit OF the Boston tea
party By wearing home spun woolens
rather than imported silks, and 40
years ago In Utah a man was more in
faShlon with a home cut suit of calico
or ticking than with imported broad
cloth
1t is now about two years since a re-
NiNal of home pride in home manufac-
lures began. The doctrine Is one Of
makes community grow and boosters
for the idea here have not been slow to
point out It's advantages In the fact that
II makes big home pay rolls, many cot
tages, and turns money to the local
market that otherwise drifts away
through the money order department of
the post Office to be heard of no more.
Since the propaganda began 10 gain
Roadway In the newer Utah it has
caused a general awakening of local
people 10 the necessity to Increase
the qualities of their products, and to
keep them high so that they may merit
the increasing support they are begin
ming to receive.
Utah manufacturers are branching
out, and in many factories are encoun-
tered new machinery. new names an lie
pay roll, ana new additions to increase
the OUTPUT
AN l. CITED y rvpIr,I-rT,TT
The canning companies, for instance,
ere selling products that are Us good as
Utah gardens can produce. and the
Utah product is sold in all the sur
rounding states, and even makes its way
60 the far east, where II finds growing
market
In locking over the situation here
some time ago, an educator from the
east remarked that he wondered how
long 1t would take the people Of Utan
to arouse themselves to their brilliant
opportunities. Why, said he. your cli-
mate, your resources, and your enVironA
ment and everything here point out
wonderful future for your state, but
you have got to awaken 10 the resources
surrounding you, and make the most of
them. OF course, am an eastarner ai,'t
am glad to see you build us up by buy
ing our products. but if ! We're a
Z
helping to develop her resources and by
sustaining her industries,
Why some people still cling to the no.
ton that tomato grown and canned In
Nebra ska Is better than a tomato grown
and canned In Utah. Why cucumber
or an onion grown and picked in hi
nois is better than one grown and pick
led in salt Lake.is one OF those mysteries
ies that even wise men can't solve
A man recently planned TO send
S475O down 10 Chicago for groceries
TO save money. A friend took occa-
sion to look over the list before the
money order was bought aud by
questioning developed thet fact that
the man who was sending to Chicago
for groceries didn't know the price of
a single article on his list except sug-
ar. and when his friend finally per-
suaded him to give the local grocer
chance the man OF his own town,
who paid the taxes. and helped TO send
his children 10 school, saved him over
10 per cent on mis- order besides
freight
With modern machinery and equip
ment TO produce them, ii is reason
able 10 suppose that homemade pro-
ducts would be Il little cheaper In
price than the imported articles. There
would be at least the saving or freight
which is often quite big part OF the
cost. Then, too, the labor market Is
steadier here. and labor disturbances
are fewer than in the big cities OF the
east. Because of an unlimited sup
PLY Of fuel, and splendid water and
electrical power, the cost of manufac-
turing can be materially reduced and
the facilities are here to make a great
manufacturing center
THE NEED FOR INDUSTRIES.
How many OF our people ever watch