The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-04-20
Georgia Needs A Coat of Paint
(From the Georgia Magazine)

The Georgia Federation of Womens Clubs the largest
organized body of in the state has undertaken
to stage Georgia Products week. and at the request
of the Federation Governor Thomas W. Hardwick has
proclaimed the week of May 1929 Made-in- Georgia
Week"
1t is conservatvely estimated that more than $780,
100000 each year flow out of the pockets of Georgia
consumers into the pockets of producers in other
buy products for Georgia homes that could be pro-
duced just we'll and economically right here in
Georgia.
In his proclamation, the Governor calls upon all the
people of the state, producers consumers farmers
ufacturers merchants and bankers to think Georgia
products talk Georgia products, buy Georgia products
use Georgia products and produce Georgia products
during "Made-in-Georgia" Week to the end that the
tide of gold leaving this state may be stemnled and
turned back to stimulate production and increase
facture here.
Il shall bring every at my command to aid
The women of Georgia in making the observance and
celebration of "Made-in-Georgia" Week of such i'm
pressive character will bring producer manufacturer
and consumer is to honest, cooperative study of this
great question: that there may be founded upon the
solid basis of truth and fact the beginning of real
and ever-growing interest the part of all Georgans
Ito buy and use Georgia products"
Made-in-Georgia" Week will be presented at all the
district meetings of the Federal Clubs and with the
cooperation of the Georgia Association the Georgia
Manufacturers Association wholesale and RETAIL merch-
ants and with Chambers of Commerce and civic organ
zatlons thruou the state, it is hoped have Georgia
products featured in all Advertising have Georgia pro-
ducts served in all public dining places and in all private
homes, to have them displayed in all show windows; to
have them written about, talked about and consumed
throughout the state to such extent that they become
$50 well known that they will be demanded of all merch-
ants in preference to imported brands.
The Federation of Women's Clubs is trying to ap-
lproach this big question from consumers view point.
We do not want it to be flash-in-the-pan dea to be
dropped at the close of the week We approaching
IN serious vein with question mark every STEP
We want to honestly find why people are not buying
lat home.
We asking: Is is quantity production need in
lorder to make assembling, standardzinz, packing and
transportation cheap enough in comparison with similar
charges commodities raised elsewhere, to make
Georgia manufacturers put Georgia grown commodi-
ties the market strictly their merit?
Is it cooperative producers manufacturers organic
atoms system of warehouses that is needed? Is it
the establishment of certain labels trade marks brands
to enable Georgia to know Georgia products
from the imported article?
Is it superior quality greater efficiency lower cost
of the imported against the Georgia product? Is it
lack of advertising lack of willingness the part
Of the Georgia producer manufacturer meet COM
petition?
Is it the lack of proper interest on the part of the
Georgia retailer and wholesaler to add millions to the
consumers purchasing power by endeavoring to pur-
chase everything they can in Georgia.
Or is 1T that Georgia consumers through lack of in
formation through lack of state pride and cooperation
through Indifference to the loss of these Millions which
in the last analysis from their own pockets have
not shown sufficient interest to remedy these condtions
Whatever the cause the Georgia Federation hopes to
find it and also the remedy and apply the latter so
effectively that Georgia made goods will be demanded
by every consumer because of their superior quality.
When that is accomplished the purpose of made in
| &c 2rgia" Week will have been achieved.