Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-11-15
GOVERNOR ISSUES PROCLAMA-
TION SETTING ASIDE NOV.
21 TO BOOST STATE
GOODS.
ASKS ALL PEOPLE TO ASSIST
Suggests That on That Day at Least
People Buy Only Oregon Made
Products; Would Have Schools OBJ
serve Day and Manufacturers In
struct Employees.

Setting aside Thursday, November
21, as Home Industries Day" and
urging the people of Oregon to con-
certed action for the purpose of
arousing interest in state industries,
Governor West has issued a procla-
nation calling upon all loyal Orego-
mans on that day at least, while do
ing their shopping to purchase only
made-in- Oregon goods. 1t is suggest
ed, also, that every manufacturing
plant in the state close down for one
hour during the day and that mana
gers call their employees together and
give them a heart to heart talk on
| the advantages and benefits to be de-
rived from systematic effort to pur-
chase and use only oregon made pro-
ducts. The governor also suggests
that the matter be taken up in the
schools and thoroughly discussed in
in order that the mind of the young
may be impressed with the advisa-
bility of boosting Oregon goods,
Governors Proclamation.
The full text of Governor Vests
proclamation for Home Industries
Day" follows:
Whereas The growth and prosper
ity of state depend to a great ex-
tent upon its manufacturing indus
tries for the reason that the factory
converts the raw material of the for
est and stream and farm and mine
into products of higher value, giving
employment to thousands who would
otherwise have no means of liveli-
hood.
Whereas, 1t is only by arousing
the people to the Importance of Gre
ating and patronizing home industries
that we can hope for success along
these lines;
Therefore, In view of the forego-
ing premises, !, Oswald West, Cover
nor, by virtue of the authority in me
vested, do hereby proclaim Thursday,
November twenty-frst, nineteen hun
dred and twelve, as
Home Industries Day.
ITO make this day an impressive
object lesson to the whole State there
should be some concerted action to-
ward increasing the demand for Ore
gon made products. To this end
would suggest that every manufacture
ing establishment in the State close
down for an hour during Home In
dustries Day and the managers call
their employees together and give
them a heart to heart talk on the i'm
portance of building up our home
industries and set an example by de-
claring their intention to use, as far
as practicable, only homegrown pro-
ducts and homemade machinery in |
their establishments.
II would suggest also that on Home |
Industries Day every man and woman |
in Oregon doing their shopping, pur-
chase only made-in-O products. |
Merchants should help by making at
tractive window displays of such pro-
ducts.
'I would also suggest that the sub
ject be discussed i'm our public |
schools and institutions of learning, /
in order that 1t may be impressed up /
on the mind of the young, for the /
time will come when these same chill
dren must have employment, and un-
less they can find II with the indus
tries of our State they must seek IL
in other states.
Success along these lines can only
come through the hearty co-opera-
tion of all good citizens. and be-
speak for the cause such co-opera-
ton.
"In testimony whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and caused the
Seal of the State of Oregon to be
hereunto affixed this seventh day OF
Nov. A. D., 1912.
Cseal) OSWALD WEST. Governor"