Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-15
GET BALL ROLLING

\ How many of us are wearing this
,,orning a pair of Maine made shoes.
out or the many thousands of the
,h.st that can be built. which are
made In this State?
How many Of us call for Maine
eorn and apples when We go market
~ although those are the best.
hen produced under proper condi-
t,ons and which may be found any
where?
How many Of us realize that the
a.aIer strives to have that for which
AN few Of his customers per-
e,,tentiy call? The great majority
,ecspt what is given them.
Governor Brewster was impressed
~ this when. as a youth. he was
.,sk IN his fathers store. That i'm
rression then received has developed
into an idea that practical people say
4 ,ound and If applied to conditions
,ixht here in our own State cannot
Int b productive Of improvement.
From it Is to come an awakening to
the advantages of buying Maine pro-
ducts Of producing products that will
have the merit to hold custom. that
Win display those products before the
public eye in an attractive manner.
70 I knowledge in every well conduct
"a household. not only Of what the
Nst Of Maine products consistent
anyone tell us what it is?-but of the
advantage to be had from selecting
them. That is about the size Of It.
Il The Opinions Of those. who heard
he talk in the Council chamber.
Wednesday. among representatives
az various producers, be credible, and
10 ~ the men one naturally would
conclude they are.
Governor Brewster. it may be re-
called has been trying for several
weeks TO arouse an interest In SELL
~ UAine to Maine people. For In
st1nee the menu Of the first reception
IL ~ executive mansion was that OF
Nnine products. but the Governor Is
deSir0us that others shall do like
vioe. He is a very busy man these
days but he found a way to get
group Of representative men into the
Council chamber to talk it over We'd
nesday afternoon.
There were present representative
sf the agricultural interests. A. l.. i.
Cummings of the State Chamber OF
Commerce, Judge B. F. Cleaves OF
tia Associated Industries. OF the
wholesalers and the publishers. all
Informally discussing the various
features Of a plan. 1t was not a Tor
NAL meeting.
Representative John w. Leland.
president of the Maine Federation OF
Agricultural Associations. came over
from the House and was asked to
preside and Mr.. Cummings was chos.
ca secretary.
Following the discussion, arrange
ments were made for selecting two
committees, one on publicity, made up
AZ follows: Guy p. Gannett, Charles
+. Flynt and Arthur G. Staples; the
other q committee on merchandising,
which will be selected later. For this
II Is hoped to secure the services OF
men representing localities and in
taests and having experience with
merchandising methods.
And SO the ball is set rolling with
the prospect that later in the season
We may have Maine Products Week
and general interest in making 1t the
success which Maine products and
pfoducers-yes and consumers-oe-
serve.
One of the speakers brought out
the fact that a similar movement has
been going on in Colorado for the
FAST four years until now. If wom-
an Of the house does not select Col
oIado products when she goes to
market she loses, somewhat OF stand
Ing among the others.