The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03
GROWN Up BUT
NOT DEVELOPED
oklahoma Needs Factories And
They Must Be Supported
Until Started.


ference, Her character is established,
but not full-bown Her temper is
quite well defined but her mettle Is
jet untried.
Oklahoma has lived thus FAR by
production Of raw materials But
no community "a state is com
mmlty) can really prosper on raw
material production alone. Raw ma.
terlal production Ia fine foundation,
Ebut the superstructurs must be- OF
finished materials
Nothing is finished product
until It il placed I'm the hands Of the
ultimate consumer ready for his con
sumption. The application sf labor
"a raw material Is the greatest rlc
ment entering into the making " a
commercially independent community
Where the lnbor Ia applied IN the
very same community where the raw
material is produced there We have
The commercial ideal and the height
VI HlhleIlhl prosperity
Has Been Exploited
Reduced 10 plain blunt language,
this means that until Oklahoma has
factories to finish her raw materials
abe will trail along IN the rear In
stead Of leading the procession So
long U We continue to merely pro
duce raw materials, sending them to
nelghbor states or even TO other ma
lions to be finished, just SO long will
we be subject for commercial exploit
alton by the great manufacturing
communities
OF course we all say wc want fac
tories For years past Oklahoma has
cried aloud for factories aud ever
more factories She has cried But
II requires something more than tears
and theories tJ secure manufacturing
institutions 1t IL the same old prin
ciplc Of Faith without works is
dead"
Oklahoma can have factories II she
really wants them wants them tC
the extent that she will first make II
place for them 10 come I'm and theI
keeping them after they are once
secured That means that II factory
requires a home market for Its prod
net In order 10 thrive.
Too Often-lt seems something I,
actually b. the rule rather than th'
exception oklahoma factories have
b wage most strenuous fight
against outside competition These
outside competitors consider okla
homa ~ their meat" and they oh
sect 10 having their Int pickings dis
turbed
Asleep to the Situation.
The people some " them anyway
are asleep IN this condition and pay
no attention TO f. They really are a
Innocent ~ little lambs about II
They buy the outofstate goods with
out murmur, never even ask th'
dealer why ne does not supply th'
home goods. aud then innoccntly won
der why more factories are not Sc
cured In oklahoma Very likely the!
critlcse their local commercial or
ganlzation for mot going after fac
tories"
Then there is class not so limo
cent They resemble the fellow wh'
talks long and loud for '1aw enforce
ment" and then slips down an allie!
10 buy drink at Joint He want
law enforcement all right-but III
wants II for the other fellow
There are great many people
business people at that who instead
Of frankly cooperating with the Ok
lshoma manufacturer and assisting
In the distribution OF the home prod
uct will seek some penny-wise-pouhu
foolish temporary advantage through
desdlpg IN or consuming the Outsld
er's product OF course there
'happy medium" In this matter, NJ
sane man will. cripple his business b!
unnecessary discrimination. That i
not asked Frank cooperation !
asked and asked properly aud logi
cAlly.
Consumers Must Help.
And the ultimate consumer shoul'
consider the same principles. He cal
Influence dealers who are pullin
back instead of forward. In fact, IN
eonsumer actually controls the sltun
bon II he demands the local prod
net he will sure get It. Where In an
community can you find the well ha
anced man Of affairs who will disput
the logic Of all thisI He cannot D
found But they can he found VIII
DO not practice their own preachinl
Oklahoma us a state entity N
the threshold " an era of immens
development. The development wi
be along broader lines than durin
the first quarter-century OF stat
growth from the wild and untame
public domain 10 that Of well e
tablIshed. thoroughly modern and, II
tensely American commonwealth,
oklahoma has passed through a
era OF depression So has the who
country. Oklahoma Ia at the head
me procession climbing out OF n
'slough Of despond." The eyes Of n
hation are turned toward us We al
N position 10 attract the people an
fhe enterprises we need. But col
~rvatism must rule. The days
mere 'boosting" are past. We mui
siways temper our enthusiasm wit
due consideration Of the cold fac
and hard logic that enter into ever
important business proposition.
Two Factors Control.
Relative to securing manufacture
Industries there are two great cO
trolling factors, These are supply
raw material and market for u
a finished product transportation,
= ccurse, figures IN both OF thes
Heretofore most Oklahoma manufa