Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-31

OF COMMERCE TO
HOLD EXHIBIT
Indiana Products to Be Shown
at Exposition at State
Fair Grounds.
TO BE HELD IN SEPT.

Made in Indiana" is the slogan of
the State Chamber of Commerce in con
Quoting the campaign for an Industrial
Products Exposition to be held at the
State Fair grounds in September in the
Manufacturers building and the
Coliseum.
B. R. Inman, business manager of the
State Chamber of Comemrce, under whose
supervision the exposition will be, states
that he is receiving enthusiastic response
from various industries throughout the
state.
A committee of one hundred manu-
facturers and business men of the state
IS being formed for the purpose of work
ing out the details of the exposition.
MANUFACTURES
FAVOR EXHIBIT.
'The manufacturers throughout the
state are practically in one unit in favor
ing the proposed Indiana Industrial Ex-
position" Mr.. Inman said.
Several days ago Mr.. Inman sent a
thousand letters to manufacturers in diff
ferent parts of the state to learn their
attitude toward an Indiana made show.
Over 200 responses have been received
by Mr.. Inman, all Of which favor the
show
Z. H. Hayman, secretary of the Evans
vile Chamber OF Commerce, writes that
the exposition will be the best thing
that ever happened in the state, II it can
be put across.
Special railroad rates have been sug
gested by one manufacturer as a special
feature of the exposition. E.
Il am sure that II will prove worth
while to the manufacturers of our state
as well as to other industries" writes
the Farmers Trust Company of franklin,
Ind.
REGARDS PROPOSAL
SPLENDID THING.
W. A. Carson, vice president and gen
ersl manager Of the Sunbeam Electric
Manufacturing Company at Evansville,
Ind, says in his letter to Mr. Inman that
the proposal is a splendid thing to put
on" and that he will be glad TO assist
in such an enterprise
a large number Of these replies In
dictate a general interest In the propo-
sition, and have given me a number of
suggestions which viii be very val
liable in conducting the exposition Mr..
Inman declared
Some of those which have been re
ceived are from the largest manufactur-
ing concerns in the state.
a large number of them feel that the
exposition should last a whole week.
while quite a number OF others are of
the opinion that It should continue at
least ten days"
OTHER STATES
MAKE INQUIRY.
Mr.. Inman said that a number of in
quiries concerning the proposition have
been coming in from manufacturers in
, other states, particularly from the east
ern states.
This is strong indication that the
Indiana movement is attracting the at
tention of outside manufacturers, said
Mr Inman.
The letters in nearly all instances con
tain inquiries regarding the sale OF
products in the exhibition.
We desire the people to come in from
other states and get acquainted with
Indiana as one Of the largest manufac-
turing states in the union, as well as
one of the most progressive" declared
Mr. Inman.
While only made in Indiana exhib-
its will be received, it is gratifying TO
know that the proposition is attracting
the interest Of people in other parts OF
the country"
INDIANA MAKES GREAT
INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS.
Indiana has, within thu last few
years, made marvellous progress as a
great manufacturing state and is rapid
~ coming to the front as one of the
/ leading states in the union in fabricated
production" says Mr.. Inman, in a let
ter to manufacturers
The center of population, the center
Of distribution and the center Of Indus
try CT the United States are located in
Indiana" N
Indiana has the advantages Of being
a most advantageous position as a great
manufacturing center" his letter con
tinues.
An effort to sell Indiana first to her
own people and then to the outside
world is needed just now.
The Indiana State Chamber of Com
merce has conceived the idea Of inviting
the various industries Of the state to par
ticipate in an Indiana industrial prod
ucts exposition to he held at the state
fair grounds during the latter part OF
September.
Manufacturers throughout the state
u would be invited to make exhibits Of
IL heir products and demonstrations of the
prOgress made in each line"
"a The letter concludes by saying that
81 Anly made in Indiana" products will be
81 gible foF~exhibition.
ASKS $4,000 FOB BOY.
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