Re: National Manufacturing Day (10/2/15)...and a poem called "It used to be Made in America"

SAN MATEO, Calif. - Sept. 29, 2015 - PRLog -- NATIONAL MANUFACTURING DAY IS OCTOBER 2, 2015...WHAT IS THE STATE OF MANUFACTURING IN THE AREA IN WHICH YOU LIVE?

When you do your coverage of National Manufacturing Day, here are some of the questions that you might want to take a look at regarding the state of the economy and the state of manufacturing in the area in which you live:

*Is manufacturing increasing where you live or has it been decreasing?

*How many new factories have opened and how many factories have shut down over the last several years?

*How many new jobs have been created? How many jobs have been lost?

*How many new schools have opened? How many schools have been closed?

*How many school programs have been added? How many school programs have been cancelled?

And overall, is the local and regional economy getting better, or is it suffering from a spiral of jobs and manufacturing going to other countries?

And if there have been a lot of job losses due to outsourcing, what have been the human and economic consequences of all that outsourcing?

And what can be done about it? And how can America bring those jobs back?

And when you do your coverage of local jobs and the economy, whether it's for National Manufacturing Day or all throughout the Presidential campaigns and the next few years, another thing that you might want to take a look at is a poem called "It used to be Made in America."

The poem was written by Robert Barrows, President of R.M. Barrows Advertising & Public Relations in San Mateo, California and you can see the poem online at www.itusedtobemadeinamerica.com and also at www.madeinusa.us.com.

The poem is about the loss of jobs and the consequences of the outsourcing of manufacturing to other countries, and Barrows hopes to be able to develop the poem and the website into a variety of projects that could help bring more attention to the need for manufacturers and retailers to start making more of their manufacturing and purchasing decisions to offer more products that are made in America.

Barrows hopes to be able to develop the poem into some country and hip-hop songs and some television projects about the state of manufacturing in America.

He also hopes to be able to develop the website into a series of moneymaking directories about manufacturing, products, jobs, requests for proposals and sources of funding for products and projects that would be made in America. The directories would be on the www.madeinusa.us.com website.

(PLEASE NOTE: Media companies might also be interested in developing these kinds of directories because they could generate tremendous revenues on an ongoing basis. Plus, they could also give media companies access to hundreds of thousands of potential advertisers. If your company would be interested in taking a look at a proposal about these kinds of directories, please contact Robert Barrows at 650-344-4405.)

"The poem "It used to be Made in America" covers a lot of aspects of jobs and manufacturing, and it paints a vivid picture of conflicting economic forces," says Barrows.

The first verse of the poem goes like this:

"It used to be made in America

It used to be made in my town

It used to be made just down the street

Now they've shut that factory down."

...Two other verses go like this:

"The deals overseas are way too tempting

the savings are way too dear

But the real cost we pay is far greater

It's a cost we pay for in fear."

"It used to be made in America

In the good old U.S. of A

But when it takes so many jobs away

It's a price I'm not willing to pay."

...The poem has been published in a few places and you can see the poem online at www.itusedtobemadeinamerica.com.

"It's a poem that every businessperson should read. It's a poem that every politician should read, and it's a poem that every American should read, says Barrows...and it's a business story, a social story, a national story and a local story."

For more information, please contact Robert Barrows at R.M. Barrows, Inc. Advertising & Public Relations in San Mateo, California at 650-344-4405.