Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-04-18
MRS. WEATHERRED MADE PRIN.
CIPAL ADDRESS.
MEETING MONDAY EVENING
Local People Endorse the Movement,
and Pledge to Give Patronage
to Home Production.

The home industry movement was
the topic for discussion at the meet
ing held in the Commercial club
rooms Monday night, and many of
Grants Pass leading men and wo-
men listened to an address by Edyth
Tozier Weatherred, who enthusias-
tically made plea for better pa
tronage of Oregon products. r. E.
Kroh, the newly elected president of
the club, presided and in very appro-
pirate remarks heartily welcomed
the campaign which has been recent
ly inaugurated by the Oregon Man
ufacturers' association and assured
the cooperation of Grants Pass peo-
pie in what he believed to be the
keynote for a greater prosperity in
Josephine county. Like all such
movements" said Mr.. Kroh, 1t must
have beginning and considering the
spirit with which the citizens have
accepted this, it will not be long be-
fore the producers and consumers
will have closer relations, which will
result in much benefit to all"
Mrs. Weatherred visited Grants
Pass three weeks ago for few days
and stirred up the sentiment among
our people in favor of better patron
age of our county and state re-
sources. She was accepted with en-
thusiasm by the club women and
every housewife is now systemati-
cally taking up the matter and leav-
ing off those commodities which have
no Oregon brand Mrs Weatherred's
long experience in club work and her
personal acquaintanceship with the
women of the state has given her a
knowledge of how best to introduce
this matter whereby quicker and
more lasting results may be obtain
ed In her address last evening,
among other statements, she de-
clared. that the women of Oregon
by their patriotism and loyalty, to
their state. have it in their power to
make this one of the great manufac-
turing centers of the world, that at
least 90 per cent of the supplies for
the home are purchased by the wo-
men. that when they are so educated
to the great Importance of asking Tor
Oregon goods there will be felt
commercial progress never before eX-
perienced by Oregonians."
Mrs. Weatherred pointed out the
many ways whereby women can help
to keep the sentiment at high de-
gree. One plan will be the card sys-
tenn to be placed in every home, on
which are printed the words, hour
breakfast goods, baking powder, put
ter. cheese, candies, cakes crackers
brooms, furniture, trunks, carriages
and many other things either raised
manufactured or prepared for the
trade by Oregon firms.
Mrs. Weatherred urged more con-
sideration for local industries and
possibilities, making the assertion
that a prosperous county helps to
make a more prosperous state and
her method of treating each county
as an industrial center, campaigning
according to the conditions obylated
the tendency Of some who entertain
cd pesslmistic views as to the local
benefit to be derived from this move
ment. 1t is Oregon for which we
are working, not Portland or any
other one place.
At the close of Mrs Weatherred
address. Mrs. L. L. Herrick, presl'
dent of the Woman's Auxiliary tC
the Commercial club, gave a TAIN
heartily endorsing this campaign anc
gave the assurance that the clu'
would at once take up the matter anc
install the system for a better pa
tronage of Oregon industries.
Judge Geo. H. Durham gave hl
endorsement of the campaign an'
was glad Mrs. Weatherred had &c