The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-12
Business and
Professional
.WOnen's Club

The Seattle business and Profess
H.onai women's club win have n
meeting for members only on Tues
day. March Is. at which time there
will b. a curreut events round table
with Miss Pearl orner leading the
discussion.
At the last meeting % shs club
Mr. Kenneth Kerr. editor OF Rail
way ard Marine News. Addressed
the club on Northwest Products"
In prcfactng his remarks Mr.. Kerr
the influene. and Importance that
women are having In the business
and professional world. No so very
and professional world. No, 80 very
open to women tn the ftrid OF bust
ness. but today women fare occupy
ing an important place In the pro
fersions and have enlarged the
scope OF their activities
THE Northwest products are
worthy OF tho consideration and In.
tsrest OF the business men and
women OF our city. One OF our
large industries IL the fishing indus.
try. Seattle has handled in value
over her docks more fish than
many other ports combined.
Another or our iarE. Industries
n our numbering industry. We
must help boost this product a.
wen as wearing apparel. foodstuffs.
rubber heels. boots and shoes and
any other home made product In
70 far as tho value and quality of
the goods Is Of the same grade ne
the commodities sent into our city
and state from other sections Of
the country and from other coun.
tries. The products Of the North
west are worthy OF our most seti.
GUS consideration and patronage.
THE Pacific Northwest has won.
derful advantages for commerce and
industry. We should not only be
satisfied to make our Port of Seat.
tie scIfsupporting. but should use
evtry effort TO make II the first
port commercially on the Pacific
coast. This can be done by boost.
ing the Industries that we now have
and by attracting new industries
here. In the state OF Washington
is located 2e per cent OF the hydro
electric power Of the United States
and our climate IN favorable To
manufacturing all seasons OF the
year. We have every possible ad.
vantage that goes 10 make up n
successful manufacturing center
with the exception of population
and that will come eventually.
MANY women OF our city are
interested In and willing to patron.
lie home products but they do not
know what trade brands 10 ask for
and where TO obtain same. This "a
matter OF education and I under.
stand that the Chamber OF Com.
merce is getting out a little booklet
relative 10 homo products, their
trade brands and where they may
be procured. for distribution among
the housewives OF Seattle.
''The Seattle people must patron.
ize their own coal instead OF Call,
fornia oil. BY patronizlng our
Northwest products we keep our
money at home and in circulation
and will enable US TO provide more
employment for the unemployed.
We should remember that II In the
small unit OF patronage which aids
In building up an industry and In
eventually increasing the payrolls
and the purchasing power of our
city.
AS never before, the opportuni.
ties In the manufacturing field are
open 10 women. At present we
have In our city women who are
acknowledged successes In the manu-
facture Of candy, salad dressing and
such industries and there is no rca-
son why women cannot enter into
this field on a small scale at first.
We often fail to appreciate that
the greatest opportunity for service
and attainment lies nearest home,
and Us only waiting for the magic
touch OF a keen, intelligent woman
to make OF this opportunity an in