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Editorial
August 5, 1825
Rhode Island American
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
Editorial advocating for Rhode Island manufacturers to establish annual sales of domestic goods in Providence to create a home market, reduce transportation costs, attract national buyers, and enhance the reputation of local products.
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TO MANUFACTURERS.
A package sale of domestic goods is to take place in this town on the 25th instant. We understand it is the intention to get up regular annual sales of this description, and it is well worth the consideration of manufacturers in this vicinity, whether it will not be to their advantage to promote this plan. Is it not a mistaken policy, that while Rhode-Island ranks proportionably as the principal manufacturing State in the Union, and while her capital offers every facility to the purchaser, she should be in the habit of sending her goods to market in other States, and suffering the loss of transportation, increase of commission, and an accumulation of expenses which might be avoided at once, by establishing a home market? An annual and extensive sale of domestic goods in Providence, would be certain of attracting purchasers from almost every part of the United States, and it would moreover give a character to our goods, and stimulus to the enterprise of our manufacturers, to establish the reputation of their goods, from which the most beneficial results might be anticipated. The experiment is certainly worth trying.
Journal.
A package sale of domestic goods is to take place in this town on the 25th instant. We understand it is the intention to get up regular annual sales of this description, and it is well worth the consideration of manufacturers in this vicinity, whether it will not be to their advantage to promote this plan. Is it not a mistaken policy, that while Rhode-Island ranks proportionably as the principal manufacturing State in the Union, and while her capital offers every facility to the purchaser, she should be in the habit of sending her goods to market in other States, and suffering the loss of transportation, increase of commission, and an accumulation of expenses which might be avoided at once, by establishing a home market? An annual and extensive sale of domestic goods in Providence, would be certain of attracting purchasers from almost every part of the United States, and it would moreover give a character to our goods, and stimulus to the enterprise of our manufacturers, to establish the reputation of their goods, from which the most beneficial results might be anticipated. The experiment is certainly worth trying.
Journal.
What sub-type of article is it?
Trade Or Commerce
Economic Policy
What keywords are associated?
Domestic Goods
Annual Sales
Providence Market
Rhode Island Manufacturing
Home Market
What entities or persons were involved?
Rhode Island Manufacturers
Providence
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Promoting Annual Domestic Goods Sales In Providence
Stance / Tone
Supportive Of Local Manufacturing Market
Key Figures
Rhode Island Manufacturers
Providence
Key Arguments
Rhode Island Is Principal Manufacturing State
Sending Goods To Other States Incurs Unnecessary Costs
Establishing Home Market In Providence Avoids Transportation And Commission Losses
Annual Sales Would Attract Purchasers From Across The United States
Would Enhance Reputation And Stimulate Manufacturer Enterprise