, 1935-07-07
TRADE SURVEY
WORK BEGINS
Industrial Possibilities Of
State To Be Probed
For Records
(speciaI 20 me HeraIdl

AUSTIN, July S. - Preliminary
work OF the Texas Industrial Sur
vey got under way this week after
conferences between Governor Jas.
v. Alfred, Dudley p. South. director
Of the survey. and members Of the
executive committee. Endorsement
OF the survey by the Texas state
planning board. by unanimous vote,
was given Monday after Hull Young
blood. vice chairman Of the planning
board and member Of the execu-
tive committee Of the survey. gave
an analysis of the purposes and
methods to be employed.
w. M. MaSsie. president Of the
Fort Worth National Bank and
chairman Of the state planning
board, concurred with Mr.. Young
blood in recommending the endorse
ment which was given unanimous
approval on motion by Wilbur G.
Hawk. publisher Of the Amarillo
Globe-News. Mr.. South explained
TO the planning board that the pur-
pose Of the survey Is to promote per-
manent unemployment Of idle Tex
ans.
With the endorsement Of the plan
ming board and Governor Alfred. re-
quest Is being made for the use OF
about one thousand Texans who are
now on relief rolls in gathering data
for the survey. In the event fed
eral funds are obtained, 1t is plan
ned 70 use the services OF these per-
sons and at the same time to provide
training for them in clerical and
statistical work. In discussing the
survey before the planning boarc.
Governor Alfred stressed that the
survey will devote its first efforts
toward expanding private employ
ment.
This will be a forward step ir
keeping with the democratic state
platform" the governor said. which
advocated an accurate survey OF the
states industrial possibilities and
markets for industrial products. II
follows. Of course. that should in
dustrial development result from
the information to be gathered and
disseminated by the survey that
tlore employment would be provid-
cd.
The survey is not to be consider
e. as a cure-all for the ills Of Texas
industry. Rather IL Is 70 be an eff
ficient means by which we may
brush aside the cobwebs hiding the
idle machinery, uncover markets
and the tremendous possibilities
latent in our natural resources. and
thus focus the attention Of ourselves
and the nation upon the industrial
opportunities Of Texas.
LET us become industrially-
minded and If, through this survey,
we may make the country industri-
ally conscious Of Texas while gain
fully employing many Texans now
on direct relief. then the survey viii
have achieved its purpose"
Dudley p. South Of Houston. who
Is III charge Of the survey, comes
from a distinguished line Of educa-
tors and has crowded into his 81
years an amazing amount Of prac-
teal experience in operating large
and varied enterprises. He holds
a number Of important positions
such as managing the Gulf Gypsum
company, Trans-Gulf Lines. Inc.
and many others. The precept, If
you've got a job to do, give 1t to a
busy man." finds him a living ex-
ample.
Mr.. South told the planning board
that the survey would seek 70 aid
enterprises which are dormant be-
cause Of limited contacts or lack Of
industrial research.
He was born In Austin. His
grandfather, w. s. South, came to
Texas from Kentucky In 1910 and
taught school for several years in
Bandera county. His father. II. w.
South. was a member of the Texas
A. a. M. college faculty and organ
lied and coached the first "a. A. M.
football team in 1896. III. w. South
now is head Of the Spanish depart
ment at Sam Houston high school
and bursar Of the University OF
Houston.
Dudley South left Rice Institute
during the war and enlisted in the
signal corps. He went overseas as
a private and came back with the
rank Of first lieutenant. Returning
to Rice, he obtained his B. a. de-
gree, then joined the Texas COM
rany doing work in gecphysics re-
tearch. A year later. he was en-
ployed by important financial inter-
ests in New York TO make industrial
surveys and thus began a success
full career as an industrial engineer.