The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-15
PRODUCTS
CAMPAIGN
OUTLINED
Drive to Stimulate Buying
Seattle Made Goods Is
Already Going Good

when you bring more Seattle
rnade goods In the back door yeu
bring more customers In the front
door Is TO be tho slogan advanced
BY the flying squadron OF speakers
who will visit community clubs dur
ing the coming week in support Of
the program 81 the Northwest Prod.
uc,s committee 20 connect up the
Pacific Northwest manufacturer
with retailers and consumers OF the
state. Il was decided yesterday AT a
luncheon Of the committee at hlane's
cafe.
Altho the committee was organ.
ized only week age. reports by
chairmen OF the various sub-commit-
tees show the work has already be-
gun and that connections have al
ready been made in certain cases
between manufacturers and retailers.
EVEN STORES FNIL
To BtY At HOME
Fred Morgan. chairman Of the
merchants committee. said tho first
steps OF hts uni, had been 90 attempt
Co bring the buyers OF local stores in
contact With local manufacturers
and he commented upon tho large
number OF Industries which do not
have their lines In Seattle and Wash.
fngton stores. altho tho local plants
can equal outside goods In quality
and price.
His committee has started 10 com.
pile lists Of manufacturers who make
various articles. and each week pro.
6uccrs OF a certain commodity viii
meet with lists Of the stores they
sch 1T present. ard the merchants
committee will then assist In getting
the local product into stores which
now handle tho outside commodity In
preference to that made al home.
Morgan said there IL an opportun-
lily for local manufacturers 10 In
crease their business by making
styles and quality OF goods desired
~ tho local trade and not manu-.
fnatured at present The COMMITTEES
s1sxkied on a program aimed TO com
pei purchasing agencies % the state
county. city and school district "a
buy Washington products when ths
price AMI quality IL equal 10 that
Offered from outside. and specific In
stances were stated where these pur
chasing agents have not only fail~i
10 give home manufacturers an even
chance at the business but have
favored outof the-state concerns.
The Rev. Roy Campbell. pastor OF
The Pilgrim Congregational church
who Il chairman OF the COMMITTEES
which will do educational work
among church organizations. sais
thu start has been made 90 orxanlx
Ing mems clubs and woncns auxiil
aries of churches. while reports wer'
made by worrali Wilson fof tn,
work to be done In the homes.
Kenneth Kerr. for the community
work. Paul Lowering for the public
ity. and George C. Black told VIVA
viii be done in the schools. II. 3
Boyns acted as temporary chairman
In the absence Of J. A. swalweli. WHIT
n now in the Fast attending tn,
National Bankers convention.
A. r. Currir. Of Seattle. ylce-pr~si
dent OF the international Apple Ship
Of the committee for a national appi.
day. October 30. and apple week
which follows. He said Seattle, be
cause Of the transportation question
now has the opportunity to bccorn,
the apple center Of the United Ststei
and said thls city should interes
Itself not only In increased consump
fIon OF apples bur In increased pro
duction and the question OF trans
portation.