Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-01
Campaign Is Launched by
Federation Of Women's
Clubs to Promote Produc-.
ton in State of Georgia

A movement for mobiliZing every
civic. commercial, Industrial and ag
ricultural interest in Georgia in be-
half of development of Georgia
products was launched by the Geor-
gia Federation of Women's clubs
Wednesday when proclamation by
Governor Thomas w. Hardwick,
designating the wee kof May % as
Made in Georgia Week" was, broad
cast over The Journals powerful
radio station.
The federation, representing 50,-
900 leading women of the state, has
already worked out a definite pro-
gram for furthering the movement
and will be backed by the Georgia
association and the Georgia Manu-
facturers' association. Mrs. J.. E.
Hays, of Montezun1a, president of
the federation, has appointed Mrs.
Newton G. Wing, prominent member
of the Atlanta Women's club, gen
eral chairman for Made in Geor-
gia Week." Mrs. Wing left Atlanta
Wednesday on a speaking tour dur
ing which she will make addresses
in every congressional district of the
state. Her first address is sched-
uled for Thursday at Moultrie.
County Organizations
Chairmen for each congressional
district have been or will be appoint
ed from the personnel of the state
federation and these district leaders
will perfect organizations to cover
every county. Mrs. Norman Sharp
has been named chairman for the
Fifth district. Mrs. Sharp on We'd
nesday utilized The Journals radio
station for making the first an
nouncemcnt of Governor HardwicIx' s
proclamation.
She read the proclamation into
the transmitter of The Journalt out
fit on the fifth floor Of The Jour
hal building at o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon during the daily
period of broadcasting late news
flashes.
Supplementing his official procla-
nation Governor Hardwick said:
Capital that climbs high into the
millions that could be profitably and
economically utilized to build and
develop factories to convert our raw
materials into available form for
Georgia consumers, Is being expend
nj annually IN freight charges, which
the ultimate consumer pays, and
which represents a dead economic
loss to the permanent wealth Of
the state.
This huge loss to Georgia from
year to year must be checked.
''It is most fitting that the WON
en- Of Georgia should assume the
chief burden OF Analysing this ire
nendously important economic ques-
ton, and of finding the answer for
themselves and for the people of the
state. For the women do the shop
ping: they do 80 per cent Of the buy
ing.
Il shall bring every resource at
my command to aid the women OF
! Georgia in making the observance
| and celebration of this week of such
| impressive character as will bring
producer, manufactures and consum-
er into honest cooperative study,
| one with the other, of this great
question, so that there may be
founded upon the solid basis OF
] truth and fact, the beginning OF
| a real and ever-growing interest on
the part of all Georgians to buy anG
Use 0SOIS pIOouCIS.
| The Proclamation
Following is the governors proc.
! lamation:
Whereas, it is a matter Of com
mon knowledge that approximately
S100,000,000 per year is expended by
| Georgia consumers for food products
from other states, the greater part
of which it is possible to produce
| or manufacture more economically
! in Georgia, and,
| Whereas, this loss to Georgia from
year to year should be turned back
to stimulate production on Georgia
| farms, increase output and enlarge
the payroll Of Georgia industries
induce new people and new capital
| to seek locations and investments
[ among us, to aid in the development
c. our. liInitless resources, and,
! Whereas, as the women of Geor.
| gia, through the agency of the Geor
! gia Federation of Women's clubs
comprising an army of $4,000 Of
| Georgia's most representative WON
en-, have set out to bring about a
| closer relation between producer
| manufacturer and consumer in an
| honest, cooperative study, there