The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-06-19
STAND BY GEORGIA PRODUCTS

The Georgia Chamber of CONNER
ce, which has been doing excellent
work for the development of Georg a
ought to keep mp lively campaign
in the enterest OF Georgia Products"
The Georgia products dinners that
able in calling attention to the woa-
derful variety Of products that are
made in this state There is really no
need to send out of the state for
single article of food, clothing or
utensil TO work with. The most uD-
to-date hotel in Georgia can supply
its table, year in and year out, with
food the equal IN quality of any that
comes from the outside, embracing
not only meats, breads, vegetables,
but all of the delicacies that are
needed
Georgia products need to be fea-
tured more at home Georgians.
who furnish products for the market
need to pack them up as nicely as
the imported articles, where the best
varieties are required. The home
people will give the home product
the preference if the home producer
is particular to put his products up
in attractive shape. During the pre-
sent season the local market furnish
ed asparagus tips from local farms in
as attractive shape as that which
came from California. The local
Prodact was, IF course, better be-
cause it reached the consumer fresh
er and it brought equally as good
prices.
There ought 90 be sugar refineries
in Georgia to supply the Georgia
trade with sugar, made from Georgia
cane. Such an enterprise would not
only help the consumers, but it
would increase the market for Geor-
gia cane and would add to the money
which Georgia farmers get from that
source. Georgia packing houses, or
cold storage plants, ought to handle
the meats served on Georgia tables,
and Georgia farmers ought to sup
ply the hogs. cattle and sheep that
are thus consumed We ought to
keep in Georgia the enormous profits
which goes to the West for those
things
The campaign in behalf of Georgia
products ought not to lag for a sin
gle day. We ought to begin sys-
tematic campaign of advertising
Georgia produce. Our peaches ought
to so to the markets of the world in
crates, with The brand, Raised in
Georgia" on them Georgia canta-
loupcs, Irish potatoes, cabbage, pears,
grapes and vegetables of all kinds
ought to be shipped in similar pack
ages. We ought to convince the OUT
side world that Georgia products are
little better than other phoducts-
that Georgia growers pay more at
tention to packing and shipping. A
reputation of this sort would be a
very great asset for the State to
have.
What is said il regard to farm
products and truck applies with
equal force to manufactured goods
Georgia manufacturers would be-
helped by "A campaign in the interest
of Made in Georgia" goods Our
manufacturers would have an incen-
tive to improve qualities and put
fancier grade articles upon the mar
ket than at present The people OF
Georgia could construct q Chinese
wall about their state and then live
comfortably without having to dc
without any Of even the luxuries
which they now have
OF course. we do not want any
Chinese walls. but we want to do a
better part by Geoysja-made pro
ducts, and we want to make out
siders realize that if an article comes
from Georgia II is just q little better
than the other kind-Macon Tele-
graph