BOOT MANUFACTURERS’ ASSOCIATION

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 104, 28 January 1924, Page 11

BOOT MANUFACTURERS’ ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL SMOKE CONCERT. - About thirty delegates to the recent Boot Manufacturers’ Association Conference were present on Thursday at the annual emoka concert. Mr. A. Ross, president of the association, presided. The toast of “The Trade” was proposed by Mr. R. T. Bailey, inspector of factories. who expressed sorrow that the trade generally was not in the flourishing condition it might be, nor was there that loyalty towards local manufacturers (.here should be. The locallyarticle could hold its own with any imported from other countries. There must be propaganda work and loyalty to the trade by those who were in ib. He believed in the “made in New Zealand" aiiftiolo. If manufacturers and trade unionists got together and inculcated loyalty to such goods, he thought much good would be done. It was an unfortunate fact, that many people purchased cheap articles, which in the long run were the dearest. Ho hoped the time would soon, come when the Manufacturers’ Association and the Retail Boot Traders’ Association would work together. Mr. J. B. Frame, responding, agreed that Mr. Bailey had struck the keynote in “Loyalty to N.Z. Roods.’’- In Australia they woro very

loyal in purchasing their own products, so Y that the only thing to do wmi to work quietly away with their. Propaganda until greater euceess was acln&ved. The president urged the need of a measure of protection not only for the boot manufacturing industnr, but for all secondary industries in the Dominao • Tto“catotained that no country could progress b.V the . development of its primary industries only. "The Other tloaste proposed wore. the King.” "Visiting Dolega, tes ’„„.. Trades.” //The Workers,”, toilers ’ The Ladies, ine f/.i ~ Musiml items wore re o*T t ' d> and most enoyablo evening spent.