The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-31
BUY IT MADE IN
TEXAS" WEEK
WEEK BEGINNING MAY : T0 ms
Buy 1T IN TEXAS WEEK
IN THE STATE.
During That Week Texas is Going to
BE shown Something OF the
Greatness OF Its Industries.
Contests In Cities.

DALLAS, Texas, March 81.-Dnr-
ing the second week Of May--from
Monday. May Z. through Monday.
MAY IL The Buy It Made In Texas
Association is planning to show
ezas the greatness Of Its industries.
THIS period, to be known as Buy II
Made Is Texas Week viii lind
every business house in Texas inter-
ested ana aiding,
Buy It Made In Texas Week,
vii see 3 general display OF Texas
made goods in every store window III
/ Texas: special sales and demonstra-
tioas Of Texas production generally
over the state; visits 10 Texas indus
trial plants b. the school children OF
Eeverg city and town which boasts OF
factories; lectures at every place
possible on the soundness and pos
sibiiities OF the B. /. NJ, /. I. plan;
/ a complete and general revival OF
the practice OF the motto. AN
things being equal. buy it made in
Texas"
| 81 making the week one of gener-
al interest, the association believes
q. wet teach a thorough lesson in
hbale economy. Plenty of time has
been given for preparation. and the
length Of che period will give all di-
weren't interests opportunity to en-
ter The plan, originated by Gus.
W Thomson, seeretary-manager.
was unanimously approved by the
board Of directors in a recent meet
ing
Two OF the principal features of
the week will be q contest which the
association plans to stage. One viii
be between the window display men
Of the various cities and towns Of
Texas. and the other will be between
the writer's of the Buy It Made In
Texas ads. In both fields the or
ganizatioa IS COINS to offer sab5tan-
tial money prizes to the winners.
THE display men viii see q great
deal OF interest center around their
work Mr., Thomason is drafting the
rules OF each contest. The principal
rule for it, however, will be the sub
mission Of a photograph or group
photographs OF the window entered
in the contest, to a central commit
tee which will decide which OF them
most atpaetiyely displays the Made
In-Texas wares
Another like committee will Judge
tile Buy II Made In Texas advertise
nents submitted in the contest be-
tween the al writers. The choice of
any ad during the first TWO weeks
in May may be made.
Association headquarters viii get
in touch With each city and county
school superintendent in the state,
and arrange for the visits TO the fac
tories by Texas school children The
i'm Dortance Of Texas industry can
best be taught the child mind
tbrorgil actual denomination, Mr..
Thomason bslieves. ana this move
win follow aiong that line.
qBuy IL Made IA Texas Week is
golag 10 bfing more than one sur
orise to The people OF Texas" says
Mr. Thomasson. "The first win be
the number OF things produced by
r,xas factories and the second the
elass Of the finished product. 1t is
openly admitted by The makers OF
nationally advertised goods that Tex
rs manufacture is equal to their own,
often surprising it. The reason Is
evident: Texas, young in the indus
try game, has Of necessity bought
the most modern equipment and
adootad tie most modern ideas.
"Buy 1t Made In Texas is not the
building Of wall around the state
10 keen out other products. There
are a world OF things which Texas
must nave from the outside and .
laree number of natural products
which the state must send outside.
Bnt the total surrender Of our state
trade territory To nationally adNer-
tess Goods is mistake which Texas
should never make, An things be
jng equal. but 1t made in Texas fully
explaias our attitude. We are seek
ink fair play only for the Texas pro-
Queer.
aWith The BUY It Made In Texas
Week tho Association believes 1t can
eamnletcly remove the remnants OF
mat ola idea that the movement
meant 10 do without things unless
Won could buy them in Texas. or the
other phase which was that Texas
factories needed a list of charitable
BUYERS in order to compete II viii
demonstrate the Great scope OF state
manufacturers in practical man
s,,.t an5fVfnce the TeNan that this