San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-19
Officials Support Home In
dustry Movement Of
Manufacturers.
APPEAL TO CITIZENS
Launch Permanent Cam
paign to Build San An
tonic Industries.

Mayor John W. Tobin and the city
of San Antonio officially went on rec
ord in black and white as favoring tn,
purchase OF made-in-San Antonio prod
ucts. when the mayor and city commits
sioners signed the first application
blanks in the new Home Industry
League of the San Antonio Mauufac-
turers' Association at luncheon OF
the directors OF the associa: II in the
Gunter Hotel Thursday. So long as
the price and quality is equal with
that Of the outside made products the
mayor said he would favor the home
manufactured article whether it be
building materials. food products, gar
ments or anything else.
According to c. c. Leel. secretary of
the association. the quality and the
price Of the San Antonio-m.,. .Ifactured
goods are at all times correct, - there
is no possible reason for the city not
using the products of the factories To-
Gated here. This will be but a con-
tinuation of the policy Of City Pur-
chasing Agent Jim Simpson. according
TO that official. In signing this appli-
cation form, however. President Ar
thur Storms OF the Manufacturers AS
sociation believes the mayor and conf
missioners are setting splendid eX-
ample of the correct community build
ing spirit.
Right Kind OF Assistance.
SIN fact it is the kind of Il sstance
factories need 81 badly. said Mr..
Storms, that determination Of the
purchasing public 10 accept only the
San Antonio-made product and to re-
ject articles made elsewhere when they
'earld have been made in San Antonio.
''The membership pledge of the
Home Industry League of San Antonio
reads as follows: In accepting auxil-
iary membership in the Home Industry
League Of San Antonio. without cost
or liability to me, | hereby promise To
buy madein-San Antonio products on
all occasions in preference TO others.
quality and price being satisfactory. l
also promise always TO inquire for
made-in-San Antonio products in order
to induce distributors and others To
handle such articles. | will do this in
u spirit Of PATRIOTISM, to encourage San
Antonio industries. and TO make San
Antonio prosperous"
Is Permanent Campaign.
At 10 o'clock Friday morning the
shrieking of industrial sirens and the
blowing of factory and other whistles
notified the people Of San Antonio
that the tenth annual home industry
campaign of the San Antonio Manu-
facturers' Association had begun. This
is not q made-in-San Antonio week.
according 10 Secretary {. {. Leel. but
is a permanent campaign TO keep the
people Of San Antonio always alive to
the absolute necessity of buying San
Antonio manufactured products.
At s 80 o'clock Friday morning 4
large party Of experienced women cam
vassers left the office of the asSOcia-
lion in the Gunter Hotel with loads OF
literature to make an onslaught on the
retail stores and housewives Of the
community. inviting them to become
auxiliary members Of the Home In
dustry League. the only stipulation be-
ing that they always give preference TO
San Antonio manufactured products.
the canvasSers under the leadership OF
Mrs. y. Schollmeyer consisted of Mrs.
Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Miller. Mrs. Long.
Mrs. Cavanaugh, Mrs. Estes and Mrs.
Goeppinger, all Of whom are San An
tonic housewives and therefore in posi-
ton 10 talk home industry to the pub
lie