The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-20
BIG "MADEIN US. A.
SHOW AT GARDEN
Drug and Chemical Trade Plans
Exhibit Of All Domestic
Manufactures.
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Arrangements are being made for
Made In the L. S A." exhibit at Madison
Square Garden, January 1923. by the
drug and chemical trade In connection
with the exposition the American Drug
gists Syndicate, which has "a membership
Of $4,000. will have its annual meeting
In the convention hall Of the Garden. 1t
is expected that between 5000 and 5000
druggists and chemists will attend.
a representative of the exposition copi-
mittee told Joseph IIartigan, Commits
sioner OF Weights and Measures, yester-
day that the decision to have an exhibit
was duo to MIR. Hartigan's suggestion
that manufacturers and merchants should
nave series OF expeditions In this city
at which domestic and foreign made
goods could be displayed in order that
tho public may become thoroughly
acquainted with the quality OF American
made goods, their prices and the ability
or Americans to produce high class
articles.
Commissioner Hartigan received n call
yesterday from an agent of the Furniture
Exchange. who said that the exchange IL
ready to take up consideration of a plan
TO have an exhibit OF American made
furniture in this city. He added that as
soon as an opportunity is given to sound
the trade he is sure that arrangements
will be made at once for an exhibit in
the near future.
The committee of New Workers, all
prominent In business which Is planning
TO interest manufacturers and merchants
in Mr. Hartigan's scheme TO boom goods
made in the United States by means Of
exhibits will meet on Thursday afternoon
instead OF tomorrow, as was originally
planned. II is the intention TO organize
the committee with membership Of
twenty-five. The members are being
carefully selected so as to embrace the
most conspicuous men engaged In the
greatest variety Of lines of trade.
II was said Yesterday nj the head
quarters OF the MADE in America" PROD
ucts Association. which recently launched
nationwide made IN America" move
mcnt that from all puts of the coun-
try letters and kilograms have been re-
ceived containing words of commcnda-
ton and Inquiry r garding membership.
More than 100 firms have int Gated their
interest in the movement and letters have
been received from manufacturers and
business men in all lines. publishers, man
ufl0turers' associations and labor or
CARNATIONS. cluhwomcn and clergyman
Although the activities Of the assocla tiun
have been confined 80 far 20 New Yorl,
city and Its cnvirons, It was said the
directors hope to start IN" work i'm ter
week.
Harry Upper Of tho Texas Company
president OF the Advertising Mems League
and member OF the executive COMMITTEES
of the MADE in Amer ca" Products Assoc
citation. Incorporated. issued "A statement
yesterday In which he said that the suE
Pestion that the title Of the association
be changed to made in u. s, A." will b.
carefully considered.
THE important point that we wish e.
impress upon tho consumer. both at home
and abroad" Mr.. Upper said. is that n
m tier under what slogan they are of
fered American made goods are equal
n not superior to those OF European
manufacture. We are appealing to Amer
leans to buy American made goods. not
for patriotic or sent mental reasons but
because we know they will get as good
II not better values than II they bought
! foreign made products.
| THE exalted position that many Amer
leans give to European products Is not