Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-18
URGE PATRON|z|NG
OF HOME PRINTING
Local Printers, Engravers
and Lithographers Call At
tention to Work Done Here.

Problems affecting local printing. en-
craving and lithographing houses
through the diversion of orders to rival
firms in Baltimore, Richmond and
other houses we're considered from
many angles at a meeting called yester-
day by the Board Of Trade.
The meeting, which was under the
auspices of the industrial interests COM
mittee of which c. Phillips Hill is the
chairman. was attended by the buyers
and officials of many business houses
and banks as well as spokesman Tor the
three industries directly concerned.
AS evidence that the printers and en-
gravers and photographers OF Washing
ton can match in quality the products
of outside rivals, an exhibit OF their
work was shown in the Board OF Trade
Offices which aroused much interest and
praise. 1t is probable that this exhibit,
representative of all types of work per-
formed by the industries, will be shown
publically as a convincing argument
why Washington business men should
patronize home industries.
Pledges of cooperation were given by
Robert N. Harper, who spoke frankly
about the problems Of the printing in
dustry from the viewpoint of banker
1t is as much to the interests Of the
banks. he explained, to keep in Wash
ington the money that is being diverted
to Baltimore and other cities. WASH
ington has the work to give out, he
said. and the business men as whole
prefer to give it to local printing firms
if they can get the service that out
side competitors can give.
Cooperation Urged.
Speaking for the printing business,
o. T. Wright, said that the printing
industry is cooperating as it has never
done before and emphasized the fact
that the question of price is not the inn
portant factor In competition, as some
are inclined to make it.
Appealing for cooperation from the
business houses of the city to regain
business loss to other cities, Mr.. Wright
said that the local buyers in Richmond
or Baltimore would no more think of
placing orders in Washington for print
ing than they would think of flying.
A suggestion of r. P. Andrews, that
"there are more commuters going to
Baltimore to buy than the department
stores here have any idea Of" resulted
in an appeal by others to boost the
Buy in Washington" movement in the
interests of all.
Good Work Here.
Local statesmen are creating in the
public mind, unwittingly perhaps. Mr..
Andrews said, the idea that it is cheap
er to buy in Baltimore by confesSing
the loss of orders to outside firms. He
urged that the combined efforts of the
trade bodies unite in backing the Buy
in Washington" movement so as to keep
business here that rightly belongs.
This led to a suggestion from William
j. Eynon that local business firms keep
a record of all out-of-town purchases.
Every business in the city, he declared
should cooperate in reporting progress
made in keeping business in Washington
that is now going to other cities. I'VE
haven't stood up and fought for our
home town as we should" he said. 1T
is the business of everybody to join in
and fight for Washington"
Mai w. w. Kirby spoke for the
photographers. He said that by de-
grees the lithographing firms of this
city could serve all the banks of Wash
ington within a year, If the banks
would give them their business.
IF you don't want to give us the
work. he said "call a spade a spade.
Say you are satisfied to continue deal
ing where you have been dealing in the
Lithographers cannot give you the SER
vice required, because We can"
The meeting was the first of It's kind
to form q movement to meet conditions
confronting the printing and allied in
dustries and others will be held during
the coming months to keep 1t alive.
Great satisfaction was expressed yes
terday over the indicated willingness of
many local businesses to cooperate in
patronizing Washington firms for their
orders.