The Coconino sun., 1922-07-28
ARIZONIANS LOYAL TO
 HOME PRODUCERS

Evidence of the effectiveness of the Buy Arizona Products" campaign in- augurated by the Arizona Industrial Congress some months ago as a
 means of promoting prosperity in the
 state is forthcoming in a full page article published recently in a maga-
 zine issued monthly by an out-of-the state printery.
 Under the heading Loyal Arizon- ians," the article commends the spir- | it of cooperation now manifest be-
 between industrial, commercial and agricultural interests of the state. Says the writer:
 "The cooperative spirit of the peo- ] pie of Arizona is the finest 1 have ever encountered. During a recent business trip covering all of the south ern part of Arizona, I saw displayed in nearly every show window of every place visited hanger that reads: Buy Arizona Products; Build Your Community; Boost Your Home Town
 "tAre they living up to their slo- gan ? the writer inquiries.
 "T'll say they are,' is his response after thorough effort to break the business barrier created as re- suit of the campaign
 If an outsider is selling something that can be produced in Arizona, he's out of luck" the writer continues. In an editorial discussion of the situation. which he admits is "bullet proof" the writer advances the be- lief that the policy is endangered by being carried to the extreme, although admitting that there is plenty of evil dence on every hand reflecting the soundness of the idea.
 "My trip through Arizona primar- fly was to look over the field with a view of putting salesman in that territory, who would have become a resident of Arizona and thus increas- ed it's citizenship by another family,"' the writer explained Under present conditions we can not do it."
 So it would indicate that to this man. if no one else, the Buy-Build- Boost campaign is tremendously suc- cessful. at least from standpoint of promoting the sale of Arizona prod ucts and contributing to the prosper ity of the state as whole, and while he did not bring out the other side, it is evident to all Arizonians that by increasing the business of our home institutions we will eventually in- crease the population of the state.
 The writer of the article above quot ed was particularly interested in printing and allied business. He oues- toned, among other things, if busi- ness men of this state were not dis regarding quality and price by. so closely aligning themselves with the purposes of the campaign.
 In calling the attention of the Ari- zona Industrial Congress to the art icle, an officer in one of Arizona's largest banks, responds to this point by saying;
 'fInsofar as printing is concerned. I feel qualified to say that shops of the local printrs are we'll equipped with modern and up-to-date machinery to handle any and all kinds of work and they do work that is second to none. We have been very conscientious in our own purchases along this line and in every possible case patronize an Arizona firm. I can unhesitatingly say that the most intricate jobs have been handled in very satisfactory manner and in addition to the super for workmanship that we have receiv- ed from our local printers, the prices charged will, in practically every case, meet competition from outside sources and in some cases we have found that | they are lower."