El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-27

II PASO could very nearly live On its own products
l. people would buy the home made goods to the full
extent Of their Manufacture banker and member Of the
chamber Of commerce said recently after having given the
matter considerable thought. It striking statement
serving to emphasize the importance Of e PasO industries
and the benefits be derived from giving them proper
support Il applies chiefly to food products, which are
most essential now but things other than food also
made here and equally deserving Of local patronage
FL Paso people do buy home products to fair extent
but not the full extent In some instances part OF the
product has to be sold elsewhere while IN others what
might be big business is held within narrow limits be
cause Of the lack of the big demand to which the article
manufactured is entitled Obviously It would be to the
advantage Of the whole city 10 see these sa OF middle
sized enterprises expanded into great businesses because
Of the labor and material they would require.
FL Paso products suffer too much locally from the com
petition Of goods made elsewhere which not superior
N quality to those of local manufacture but which have
preempted the market and holding it. thus forcing
the local goods to seek other fields remain unsod It Is
hard for the home made article to break into the market
and make a place foI itself under such conditions The
creation Of demand for It VII help and the way 70
that demand IS for the public 20 insist On having me
with especial reference to food products, the grocers
sppear parv responsible for the restriction Of home in
5stes Butter Of local manufacture for instance fails
TO find the fun market to which it is entitled because
retailers sppedn brands TO which they give prefer
ence perhaps to the exclusion Of that which is made at
home. The FL Pasoan who goes to store and asks
for local butter VIII probably Be told the dealer handles
Colorado California or Arizona brand exclusively. Inc
kinds made elsewhere better than the local brands
pshsps but they to control the market BY pre-
epou whereas dealers ought carry the local brands up
10 the full extent Of their manufacture and the outside
brands only to supplement the supply, If necessary What
helps FL VIII help the local grocers too The Arizona
creamees which are among the largest IN the vest
did not reach for outside trade until they had already
become srcng financially and expanded in size by supply
ing local demands IF goes into Arizona grocery and
asks for butter he gets Phoenix butter every time the
product Of one Of several Salt River valley creamees
less the shipment happens to have been exhausted Until
few months ago. when Arizona dairy herds were reduced
because Of the scarcity and high price Of feed and the
creamery output eoespondingly restricted Arizona
butter was very prominent IN the Fl Paso market when Il
was no better than the FL Paso butter and did not deserve
TO hold first place.
Butter is used example to illustrate q general
condition applying almost equally to all FL Paso products
The article made at home by e. Paso in FL Paso shops
with FL Paso labor ought to the full patronage Of
81 Psso people Being home industries, they deserve home
support.
There is another side to this matter which Is worth
consideration IF Fl Paso people bought home products
exclusively very large number Of cars used now TO snip
into the city those articles made elsewhere would be
released for other and this IS important at time
where almost every line Of business here is suffering de-
laws Inconvenience and sometimes loss Of money through
The car shortage IF every locality lived On itself as 1ar
as possible probable there would be no car shortage