The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1955-01-07
States Industrial Picture Improved
During 1854 with Many New Plants
BY Ben E. Douglas, Director
Department of Conservation and DEVELOPMENT

ing better balance between agri.
culture and industry is constantly
being pushed. 81
Further economic development
OF the State and the providing OF
more abundant life for its more
than four and one-quarter millions
OF, citizens is being gradually
achieved by attracting outside in.
dustries and by aiding in a pro-
gram for development of home in
dustries through the use of native
products.
Efforts to bring more food pro-
cessing plants into North Carolina
IN general and into Eastern North
Carolina in particular will con-
tinue to be pushed. Plants of this
type will add much to the economy
of the States eastern area.
Our growing seafood industry is
handicapped by the lack of pro-
cessing plants. Our garden pro-
ducts are not being fully utilized,
although some progress is being
made along this line.
Sent Outside State
Too much of our seafood is be-
ing sent outside North Carolina
for freezing, packaging and mar
keting under labels indicating it
was produced in the State in
which it was processed. To realize
a fuller potential from our sea-
food industry upon which approx
mately $4,000 Eastern North
Carolinians are dependent wholly
or in part, we must continue our
efforts to develop more canning
and freezing plants and market
our seafood as the delectable
North Carolina product that it is.
Efforts to bring more plants in
to the eastern and other sections
of the State for the processing and
packaging of our truck crop pro-
ducts as we'll as our increasing
GU put of poultry are constantly
being made.
The pickle canning plants at
Mount Olive and Faison, the pep
per canning plants at Dunn, and
the dehydration plants for seafood
along our coast are good examples
of what can be done to add to the
general economy, especially in our
eastern area.
During 1854, a number of manu-
featuring plants located in East
ern North Carolina. They included
plants for the making of apparel,
asphalt, boats, and for rather
wide variety of products.
1t is good to note that continu-
ing efforts are being made by To-
cal groups for more industrial de-
velopment in Eastern North Caro-
lima. More local development or
CARNATIONS are needed to work
with the Department of Conser-
walton and Development in its pro-
gram to locate industries in every
section of the State. These groups
are rendering a fine service not
only to their respective commu-
mites but to the State as whole.
During the series of Industrial
Development Forums conducted
under auspices of the Department
of Conservation and Development
in the State in 1858, Governor
Umstead repeatedly urged people
of the various communities to be-
stir themselves by cleaning up
their towns, learning what they
have to offer, and to remember
always that progress does not
come from "waving a wand" but
from an immense amount of work.
That was extremely good advice
then-and it is now equally and
even more important now if we
are to take advantage of our OPP
porunties to bringing in new in
dustry and develop old ones.
Building a bigger and better
North Carolina in which we can
live. work and prosper is con-
tinuing job that calls for our best
collective efforts. We must never
forget this in our efforts to con-
serve and develop our great natu-
raj resources and in the bringing
into North Carolina of more in
dustrial payrolls and encouraging
further development of our grow
ing tourist industry.