The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-02-22
WILL HOLD BIG EXHIBIT
IN SALT LAKE CITY
Utah Made Products to Be Displayed
During Conference Week. Success
Of Exhibits at Provo and Logan
Demonstrates Popularity.

Salt Lake City, Feb. 20.-Encourag-
ed by the success of the Utah pro-
ducts exhibits at Provo and Logan,
the Manufacturers association Of
Utah is preparing for the biggest dis.
play in the history Of the state, to be
held in the Chamber Of Commerce
building during conference week In
April. The Commercial club of every
city in the state will be asked to as
sist in the home industries campaign.
Men will be sent to every part Of the
state to explain to the producers what
"home-industry week" will mean to
them and to the state of Utah.
The movement is designed to help
the whole state to advertise Utah
manufactured goods, and to fill Utah
with a spirit of pride for what it has
been able to produce in the way of
manufacturing industries.
The people of the state are finding
out that almost everything in the way
of necessities can be made here at
home, and that the homemade article
| Is comparable with that which is i'm.
ported. In spite of this, however, over
95 per cent of the commodities used
in Utah are brought here from great
distances and at great cost, and the
| ha tro ~ n nv
penses.
What Exhibits Show
IF the two exhibits held at Provo
and Logan had had no other valuable
result" said d. F. Collett. secretary
OF the Manufacturers association.
they at least taught the residents Of
those districts what they make them.
selves"
That 1t Is true that one half Of
the state of Utah does not know what
the other half produces has been DEM
onstrated at there two fairs.A prom
inent man in Logan was preparing TO
build q $4,000 home, and had intended
to place an order for brick with an
outside company. because he could
get nothing suitable at home. Until
he saw the exhibit last week he did
not know that the outside brick was
surpassed in quality and appearance
by some made in his home town.
Every firm which had a booth at
either of these exhibits is more than
satisfied" continued Mr.. Collect
The people in all counties are be-
coming interested in the home indus.
try movement. AS soon as they learn
that they can have practically every
thing they need from the home fact.
,ories they will discriminate between
the articles they purchase.
viii Buy Home Made Goods
About 1000 people, including repre-.
sentatives of almost every county in
the state, Joined the Home Industry
association and signed the pledge at
Logan last week to purchase Utah.
made goods and advocate the pur
chasing of them when they are equal
to others in price and quality
I'VE held one public meeting in
the tabernacle, several at the college
and one in the Commercial club. Dr.
Widtsoe was so enthused with the
success Of the exhibit that he invit
nual roundup The college cooper
ated with us and assisted us in every
possible way. They wanted us. to re
main another week there, and we haG
a good deal of encouragement to holC
an exhibition in Box Elder county be
fore the big state exhibit to be held
during conference week. We aim u
get towns TO begin to use the pro
ducts OF the factories in their direct
neighborhood, then those of theil
county and finally those of the state
Cache county Is enthused from
| NNh'Vi W vi thtti anu We hoPs
for such success in other places
where we may hold shows. The
whole secret of the home-industr,
movement is to teach the people o
this state what things are made her,
and then we feel certain that the.
will patronize home companies"
, Preparations for Exhibit
: The board of directors OF the Man
7 ufacturers' association will meet som,
time this week to determine the mos
practical way to make a big displa.
{ of Utah products during conference
:, in this city. Committees will be ap
= pointed to begin preparations for tn,
: weeks exhibit.
Besides the displays made in Sal