The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-04-05
TO SAVE BILLIONS
Move to Establish Art Indus
tries in America

Chicago. H.. March 3l.--Thc
United States in aor!nal times soils
Approximately two billion dollars
worth OF raw materials TO The art
cenlcrs of Europe and buys; II
back in manufactured. artistic
forms. such as tcxtilc&. wallpaper
and crctonS of tho best design. FOR
some six billion dollars says Col.
William Nelson pclouZc Of this city.
president Of the rew association of
Arts and Industries Our organ
alton seeks 10 help the country
save the four billions it pays for
European Industrial art. We sha !
work chiefly in tho middle Vest.
The association has just been form
cd hy the amalSa,nation Of the Al
lance OF Art and Industry which
was originally the Art Alliance
with The National Art Service
League.
While making its argument il
financial terms. The organization
represents both manufacturers who
want better business AID artists anu
art lovers who want more artis-
tic America. The board Of direc-
tors includes on the one hand Joh'
N. Glenn Of Chicago, secretary OF
the Illinois Manufacturers ASso'
citation and George r. Meyercord o1
Chicago. former president Of thu
! same body. and on the other Rob
crt Bal-Shc ard Frank G.. Logan
director and vice president rcspec
lively Of the Art Institute of Chi
cago.
we must train American arti
sans aud designers in order t
survive competition OF i g I :" S
ruinous." says Mr.. Logan. "Eu
rope has numbers OF schools TO
this great purpose: America ha
(: been singuIarly Negligent. .At las
the manufacturers are beginning t.
wake up. This is q great hour 70
American Industry
The program Of The association
is thrcc-fold Primarily it Geek
-; the establishment Of an indu*tria
art school or schools in the Mid
die West. Meanwhile if will secl
TO make tho most Of tho American
:; talent already trained, chief,
through the placement section de
signed 30 bring together the dc
signcr and the employing manu-
facturer:: and TO educate th
public taste.
The association looks to manu-
! facturcrs for tbc support of school
t or departments Of schools whicl
teach .industrivl arts.
It = :,cr.vcG the placement sec
ion will enter a field hithcrt'
hardly scratchcd Executives o
tho organization. who arc communi
eating with existing cmploymen
agencies with It view to their co
! operation. say that the other day
Chicago agency received an appH
. cation for work from dcSlSnc
/ in steel and wrought iron, typ
OF craftsman who Is somewhat ur
familiar. This is believed TO in
| dicate that there are trained q"
siSncrS The country OF varloG
types though there are no channei
/ specifically for placing such person
with employers. The orSaniZatio
will avoid the word 'cmploynlen
bureau. holding that the title
placement section" Will secni NOR
diSnificd 10 the artists and crafts
men who are fitted to do the worl
demanded. When tho WAL threN
America on It's own resources. ac
cordinS to members of the ASsocia
tion. it was discovered that ther
was talent IN America, equal to III
task; formerly delegated to Eu
rope.
In the education of the publ
taste" leaders Of the movement SO
one of their hardest tasks.
'.One Ion in our path. says Co
Peiouze. lis the infatuation o
conSumcrs with the words mad
in Europe We nicaa TO dcstro
this lion through lectures. litcra
ture. and particularly exhibit
which will prove tllat Amcric
can produce artistic things as we
as Europe. ". must also tcac
people who buy Americana mad
goods to demand the tasteful ratll
cr- han i)c trashy
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