The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-05-25
MADE IN OREGON.

The multiplicity and diversity of
products made in Oregon are not as
well known to the average resident, or
business man, for that matter, as they
should be- Here in Oregon we manu-
facture perhaps ninety per cent of the
average requirements OF our citizens,
but comparatively few realize the fact
"Made in Oregon" should be the slo.
gan of every citizen. Every dollar
spent for home goods remains at home,
and the spender gets back at least a
portion of his money in one way or an
other every time he buy a Made in
Oregon product.
Oregon is destined to he one of the
great manufacturing states in the
Union, but the time it will require for
her to be in the foremos rank of man
| ufacturing states would greatly be
shortened if our people would make it a
portion Of their daily duties first to in
quire if the goods they are buying are
"Made in Oregon"
We have factories in this state which
today are struggling for existence, and
which would be running along smoothly
employing many more men and women
! if each man, woman and child in the
state would insist on having the home
product 1t is not asked that our peo.
pie buy "Made in Oregon goods in
preference to goods made elsewhere, un.
less the home product is equal in quail
| ity, appearance and price to the same
! goods made elsewhere. But even the
casual investigation Of our citizens will
show that our manufactures in most
lines are turning out goods today the
equal of any in the country, and the
| Manufacturers Association only asks
that when such goods are offered that
they be given the preference,
This leads to another important phase
of this question.
The support of home industry is the
duty of every citizen. We live by the
interchange of trade There is small
need indeed for the people of Oregon
TO go outside their state for the every
day requirements of life, and if the Ore
gon people would insist on "Made in
Oregon" goods being sold them, retail
dealers everywhere would keep up their
stock to meet the demands Of their
trade.
Cities and states arc built up by the
pay-rols within the state. Property
values are kept up by the pay-rolls Of
the factories Farm values are kept up
by the demands for farm products from
the cities, the manufacturing centers.
The whole problem is one which even
casually studied will prove to any cti-
zen and to every man, woman and child
within the state that his support Of
"Made in Oregon" goods means that
his own prosperity will be greater 1t
is a "wheel within a wheel" propo-
sition Insist on "Made in Oregon
goods.
The factories are the life of our cities.
The more factories we have, the more
people are employed, and greater be-
comes the prosperity not only of the
cities, but of the rural districts, for the
factory supported cities must depend
upon the agricultural districts for their
food supplies, and largely for their
raw products The home manufacturers
depend upon the people and the people
depend upon the home manufacturers
The consistent support of home indus
tries and the persistent demand fOl
"Made in Oregon" goods means in
creased pay.rolIs, which in turn will be
to the advantage of the farmer and al
other producers of the necessities OF
life.