Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-01-20

Col. e. Hofer of Salem was intro
duced as the guest of honor at the
annual dinner of the Progressive Busi-
ness Mems club on Thursday at the
Ho.el Portland to discuss the topic of
How Best to Promote the Oregon In
dustries. He followed a member of
the Australian parliament, who had
spoken for greater interchange of pro-
ducts between Australia and the Unit
ed States, especially the Pacific Coast
states.
Quoted Abraham Lincoln.
After complimenting the Progressive
club on being an organization of clean,
high-minded citizens, seeking in every
way to advance the interests of the
commonwealth along industrial and
political lines of the broadest states
manship, he said:
II must beg leave to express a SEN
timent that many present will agree
with me in stating that we can never
make our country prosperous by
bringing in more products from for
eign countries just because we cannot
produce them as cheaply ourselves,
must quote the words of one of the
wisest and greatest of American
statesmen, who said it was cheaper to
buy American products even at higher
prices than the imported because when
we did so we had not only the pro-
ducts but we had kept the money at
home (Applause) The same prin-
ciple applies to giving preference to
the products of Oregon industries.
No Narrow Policy Wanted.
'In advocating Made in Oregon
ideas l do not wish to be understood
az knocking the products of any other
state or going at this question from
the standpoint of the boycott against
all not made in Oregon. But we have
q right to do all in our power to en-
courage the home manufacturer. Ev-
cry Individual has the right to develop
himself to the utmost and take advan-
tage of all the talents God has given
him, and every community has right
to give the preference to the home in
dustries. Furthermore, that is oul
first civic duty, and we are only doing
as we would like to be done by. There
is no principle that you as citizens
and business men can adopt as a rule
Of action in your daily life that will
bring you bigger returns and benefit
your community so much as to apply
Made in Oregon.
Examples of Other States.
"This is the same motto as was
adopted by the Spokane 100000 clut
with so much success and so much
benefit to that city. 1t is the secre
OF the wonderful success of Californ
ians, and it is related that California
women will even hasten home from
foreign lands in order that their ba
bles may be born in the Golden Home
State. The little label Made in Ger
many has become world-conquerint
force for the industries of the German
Empire. The See America First II
IN the same line and the Fundamental
principle of our own town against al
others, our own state against thu
world is back of the plan for supper
Of Made in Oregon products You
club could do nothing wiser than de
wise a button for all citizens to wear
and let us get up consumers clubs IL
every community in the state to pro
mote this campaign for the benefit anC
encouragement of the home manufac
turer.
Boost Home Industries.
do we not owe something to tn
Industries without which our stat
would be a weak and impoverished in
stitution, compelled to raise cheap ag
ricultural products, and send all tn
proceeds away for eastern products
and pay freight on both our crops an
our necessities? The State Merchant
association wisely resolved to wag
warfare on the mail order houses O
The the east and coupled that with
demand that more support be give
the Made in Oregon products. Con
alder for a moment that eight state
in The east with total population G
11025,00O, while Oregon had a tota
population in 1910 of only 625,000. Sc
what home market the eastern man