Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-12-24
WISCONSIN
INDUSTRIES
TELL STORY
Factories of State Important
Part of Development
Essay Contest Coming.

MADISON-"If anyone were ever
inclined TO say that Wisconsin citi-
zens as group were not interested
broadly IN the welfare of their state,
the results of the present Wisconsin
Manufacturers Association advertis-
ms campaign would convince him that
the contrary is true," said Mr.. Carl A.
Johnson of the Gisholt Machine Com
pany, Madison, President of the Wis
consln Manufacturers Association, in
a recent interview.
State-wide-and even nationwide
interest has been aroused by this
campaign. The weekly messages of
the Association dealing in pertinent
facts regarding our state have been
followed by many thousands of citi-
zens with increasing interest This is
evidenced by the quantity of letters
received by the Association headquar-
tiers, asking for additional information
1t has been the constant aim in
all OF these advertisements to deal
only with the facts of the Wisconsin
Industrial situation in a calm and dis
passionate manner. Previous to this
time conditions in this regard were
much the same as those expressed so
excellently by Mark Twain one time
when he said:
There has been a great deal of talk
about the weather for years, but up
to date very little has been done about
it.
'This Association has felt for long
time that if the people of Wisconsin
knew of the conditions faced by the
states industries, many Of these con-
ditions would be speedily changed.
The purpose of this campaign mas
been TO acquaint the people with these
facts. And in no sense can this be
considered as a purely selfish enter
prise for the benefit of the Associa-
TONS membership, for it is a well
recognized fact that as industry pros
pers and as agriculture prospers, the
state and its entire citizenship benefit
1t is the money brought into the state
from outside sources through the sale
OF. farm products and the manufac-
tured products that keeps us all go
ing.
THE Story of Wisconsin, booklet
which the Association has compiled,
contains the facts of the Wisconsin
industrial situation as the Associa-
ton sees them. This booklet, which
has aroused much comment, is mailed
without charge to anyone writing the
Secretary, Wisconsin Manufacturers
Association, First Central Bldg, Mad
isOn, Wis"
So strong has been the interest
aroused by this campaign, Mr.. John
son went on to say, that the commit
tee of the Association in charge of
this work has been encouraged to con-
tinue the issuance of these weekly
advertising messages Indefinitely.
However, owing to the congestion oil
the newspaper pages during the next
three weeks, it has been decided to
postpone these messages until after
the holidays.
When the campaign is resumed, 1t
is the intention to continue it until
it is felt that every newspaper-readine
citizen in Wisconsin realizes just how
biz part the producers of the state
play in the prosperity of all of u.s.
To further this end a prize essay
contest is contemplated. This contest
will be open to ali Wisconsin boys and
girls of high school age. The exact
title of the essay has not been definite
ly announced, but under present plans
il would deal in substance with the
material that has been published IN
the Associations advertisements
Complete details of this contest will
be announced early in 1925 in the
Associations advertisements published
in the daily and weekly newspapers
throughout the state