Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-10-26
Will Mark
Beginning
OF New Era
Representative Business Men
from all Sections Of State
to Meet in Portland Nov.
2l--" Home Industries Day"

Portland, Ore, Oct 26.-Thursday.
November 81, will be known in Ore
gon as Home Industries Day. by
proclamation Of Governor West and
Mayor Rushlight and other mayors
of cities and commercial bodies. On
that day the first convention of man
ufacturers from all over the state will
be held in this city, concluding in the
evening with grand banquet given
the guests Of the city by the Manu-
facturers' association of this city.
That organization will expend a thou
sand dollars entertaining their guests
from all over Oregon in royal style
The local committee consists of T.
j. Mann. of the Pacific Stoneware Co.;
Arthur II. Devers, Of Closet & Devers:
20. p, Heinta, Of the Pacific Iron
works; A. M. Haradon, of Haradon &
Son; w. f. Scott, of the Davis-Scott
Betting Co.; with Col d. M. Dunno,
chairman Of the executive committee,
master Of ceremonies at the banquet
hall, insuring a grand entertainment.
All Manufacturers Invited.
One thousand invitations have been
sent out to the manufacturers all over
the state, and with thousand more
factories at Portland great and small.
here Is material for a rousing big meet
OF the men who employ 10000 opera
tives and produce an annual product
or two hundred million dollars.
The program will include an ad-
dress by Governor West on the I'M
portance Of home industries and a re-
sponse by Mayor Rushllglt, who is
himself a manufacturer. according to
the terms of the United States census,
which includes plumbing establish
ments as factories, There will be ad-
dresses by big men on transportation,
power, labor and subsidy problems.
This great convention and the cam
paign back Of 1t will undertake to
reach all the people in the state on
one day with strong plea for support
for the Oregon industries, and to make
Oregon a greater and stronger state
industrlally. School children win be
given talks by the teachers on the
home industries, commercial clubs
and merchants organizations will be
asked to consider how to enlarge the
market for home products, big land
owners viii be asked to consider the
advisability Of Offering sites for indus
tries and enhancing the value Of their
holdings by securing payrolls fo.
home builders.
. 4 Great Movement.
The Manufacturers Association has
secured the assistance Of Col. r. Hof-
er, president OF the State Press AS
sociation In the handling OF their
publicity work. A committee has been
appointed to raise u $25,0OO publicity
fund to advertise the products of the
Oregon factories, and with an organ
i2atlon to be known MS the Woman's
Home Industries League, viii reach
every home for extension OF the CON
sumption Of Made in Oregon products.
There was never a greater move
ment started for the upbuiIdng Of the
state than this one for the extension
OF the industries The energies Of the
state have gone largely into boost
ing land values and farm and orchard
products and the time has come for
concentrated movement 10 place the
factory alongside Of the farm and fruit
tract The Manufacturers Associa--
tion propose TO work hand in hand
with the state development league. the
chamber OF commerce and all the live
organizations In Oregon. The work is
to he carried on broad lines for the
development Of every industrial cen
ter in Oregon, and TO plant industries
wherever the communities wants one.
and will offer the proper encourage
mpnt