Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-11-27
MORE FACTORIES
FOR SOUTH new
BUSINESS SLOGAN
Prominent Southern Bankers
And Business Men Set Forth
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This is the slogan which is being
heard among business men, manu-
facturers, bankers, merchants and
agricultural leaders, who have re-
ceived reports Of conditions in New
England and is in line with the ut
terances recently of a prominent
Americus banker
1t is pointed out that with the
splendid rail and water facilities to
be found in this part of the country,
with the unmatehable climate and
millions of consumers of factory
products it would be a reasonable
conclusion that the proper thing to
do now would be to move the New
England factories to Dixie, where
they would be close to markets and
at the same time within a handclasp
OF practically all the raw materials
in the country.
Business men like those in New
England, it is said, need not be told
that skilled labor may always be
found where working. conditions are
fair and regular.
For long time, factory owners
in the South claim, New England
has waxed rich at the expense of the
raw-producing South, but that day
is rapidly drawing to close. The
factory is coming to the base at last.
Situation in England
Traffice managers, chamber of
commerce officials and manufacture
ers in many lines of industry ap-
peared before the New England joint
railroad committee at Springfield,
Mass, recently with tales of woe
to unfold. The tenor of their songs
took on the tone of a funeral dirge.
They were unanimous in the opinion
that New England had become a
desert for factories, and practically
agreed that there was nothing for
some of those already there but to
pack their blacking brushes, call
their dogs and ramble to other COM
munities.
Among others who took this view
Of the question is A. B. Reynders,
manager for the New England West
inghouse company. To his mind,
according to authentic reports re-
ceived in Atlanta, New England does
not now have much to offer indus
tries as inducements for them to go
there from elsewhere, or to stay
there, if they are already there. In
other words, Mr.. Reynders, and some
Of the thore business men who ap-
peared before the meeting at Spring
field, openly stated that New Eng
land was a barren community so
far as industrial development is con
cerned.
The Westinghouse plant was es-
tablished in Massachusetts, during
the World War. 1t represents such
a large investment for buildings and
equipment that it was deemed best
from an economical standpoint to
use it continuously in times of
peace, as well as war Mr.. Reyn-
ders reverted to the fact that in
dustries formerly sought sides in
Massachusetts, because of the skilled
labor that they could find there; but
that sort of labor is now as scarce
in Massachusetts as it is in other
parts of the nation, he declared.
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On the other hand there is now
no raw material in Massachusetts,
and the markets are far away, max
ing the industries wholly dependent
on the railroads. This is an uhmis-
taxable handicap, Mr.. Reynders fig
ures, for the freight service is de
cidedly poor and certainly costly.
The railroads, in that part of the
country, are weak financially and
they are compelledto operate with in
adequate equipment. AS rule,
there is much congestion Of freight
and New England factory, he says
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