The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-05
INDUSTRIES
HELD PART OF
CITY'S NEEDS
Okcerver Thiirke M"re of
These Would Have
Stabilizing Effect
Nv S. J. FULLWOOD

Al rods lradiHr out Of Hen
I,~.orvil,c t"lc IN" t,iif;*!:: and
visitors to orr beautiful Western
North. Carolina parks: all road
leading into lIcndcrSoHvi'" should
hiinw rs ror" and greater lndGS-
tri"l enterprises.
Bcautv. romance and sentiment
always rlay an important role in
life. Tou' 'e's. hotels. ho""d'N.
houses. golf courses, and reflect
cd moonlight over placid lakes
h?vo their mvstic charm.
7 do not feel that the tourists
and home seekers phase of exploit
tat;on has been ovrrdonc. nor
even done justly. in Western
North Carolina. Henderson ccun-
tv and Hcndcrsonvillc. What has
been done has, is. and will he iol-
lowed up with economic, financial
and civil enhancement and bless
inrS.
1t appears to me that even more
efforts should be made to secure
industries and manufacturing
plants. This will not interfere in
any way with the resort, rccrco-
ton and playground feature of
our DELIGHTFUL littlc city. In my
opinion there should be long dis
lance planning along this line. 1t
is not necessary that restrictions
as to location he placed on the"
plants for as they require much
space and acreage, accessibility to
railroads, power lines. etc. ii
would not be profitable to place
them in districts where residential
property is of high commercial
value. None of the many plants
that we now have interfere with
our scenic beauty; they all seem
to employ il high type of employees
and will not tolerate boiStcrouS
workers. With an abundant sup
ply of pure water: a high type Of
intelligent and skilled labor avail
able; the absence Of labor trou-
blcs of all kinds: it seems thHt
economic stability and we'll
balanced backbone to our ma
tcl'ial prosperity, can be secured
and best guaranteed by more and
more industrial enterprises.
In my opinion it is advisable TO
follow the path. Of least resistance
and go with the tide; as hosiery
Mills have been proving profit
able; and as other plants that
have been able to succeed, have
succeeded through certain rea-
sons; why not try to extend along
this line for larger plants and
establishments by trying to So
cure more of this type?
It appears advisable and Iogi-
cal, also, that W" do not dcSris"
the day Of small things. Little
seeds often grow into large oaks.
Small Industries, if secured and
encouraged, may somcday, grow
into giants. With long distance
planning, taking advantage Of
past experiences. with All attcn-
tive ear to opportunity when it
knocks, we can probably do big
ger and better things in indus
try Whv should we even wait
until opportunity knocks? Why
not extend the Invitation and
when o""o"tunity comes have the
gates ajar?
Will the residential and tour
list section Of the county cStab-
lishcd by natural Topographic.
surrounding environments: with
the section that is conducive and
equipped for industries, naturally
Srraratcd, we do not have to
draw any definite lines between
industry and residences. have
notice on Saturday nights the high
tyne of well dressed. we'll behaved
and we'll appearing people, who
work in the mills around Hender-
sonville. II is hard to distinguish
them from the many tourists
walking our streets daily. We
cannot consider these working
people a liability; we know that
they are one Of our great assets.
Why not learn to appreciate this
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