The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-19
liversification Makes For
Ideal Condition For New
Plants
1881 SURVEY
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county though not recognized as
Industrial districts, have a autflcl-
sency of industries to make their
q influence felt economically and
hey are Of such variety as TO lend
stability TO this community. These
with our agricultural, educational
and resort enterprises afford the
city and county a fine economic
s balance unknown to communities
s which largely depend upon enc
source of income and suffer Seri-
ously when this is interrupted III
its operation.
This varied industrial life Of
the community makes for an ideal
condition for additional plants,
provided they are not unusually
large and that they are we'll dis
.St,ibuted over the city and county,
thereby Simplifying the problem OF
labor and housing facilities and
avoiding congestion in the way OF
large industrial districts.
Henderson county has induce
mentS to offer prospective manu-
facturers in the way of super
power, chean industrial sites, am
/. ple water for domestic and indus
trial purposes, native, easily train
ed and reasonably contented labor,
healthful climate, moderate all
gear temperature, proximity to
Jaw materials and comparative
p1earness to the center of the east
ern half of the United States, thus
with quick transportation placing
the manufacturers within easy
reach of sixty million consumers.
Henderson county offers the
prospective manufacturer the ad-
vantages necessary for the aver
age industry and even superior ad-
vantages in many respects where
establishment in the immediate To-
cality of raw products is required.
Hendersonville is within few
miles of virgin hardwood timberS
which would lend themselves to a
great variety Of industries.
Clay products, which would be
suitable for certain industries,
would be attractive to those in
terested in ceramics.
The Western North Carolina
cannery in Eendersonville has
demonstrated something of the
many possibilities in processing
farm crops which are produced
here economically and abundantly.
There are possibilities in can
ming, drying, evaporating, process
sing into jellies, jams, preserves,
etc.
. The Irish potato is lending it
self to various lines Of industry
and here where it is grown so
abundantly, opportunity awaits
capital and enterprise.
Cabbages are grown IN large
quantities and there are POSSIBLE
} tiles in the way Of sauer kraut
plants.
Grapes are rapidly multiplying
as a money crop and invite pres
ervation in various forms.
A pickle factory is easily with
in the realm of successful enter
prises.
Large quantities of apples are
grown, many wasted, and those
not suitable for the high-class
trade could be converted into CT
der, vinegar, jams, jelies, butter.
b etc.
A shirt factory and other plants
would find raw material at its
door in the print cloth manufac-
tured by the Balfour mills.
The fine eombeG yarns of the
Green River Mills, Inc, are used
for manufacturing various articles
of wide distribution and general
use Some of these could be man
ufactured locally.
Extensive dairying offers posi-
bilities in the way of butter and