Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-05-16


economy Arkansas like other
Southern states, has vigorously
solicited Northern manufacturing
companies offering unusual hand
subsidies free plants. generous tax
exemptions and 4ioypl, native
born productive workers"
The significant expansion ~ IN
dustfy ard e0mmeree In Arkansas
hna now pefhapg come to an end
f0t an extended period The caii,t
sion between Governor Orgal Fau
bus and the white moba that
brought violence 10 Central high
8chooi and led ultimately to the
use Df Federal troopa was. IN the
words of Dr Charles u Carpenter.
Industrial engineering c6nmiitnnt
20 the Arkansas iaduatFiaI Dsysl-
opmeni Commission. "a terrible
misfortune Dr Carpenter further
states that racial violence has
wiped out" ths gains made by
The Commission In It's campaign
70 attract new Industry
Commission Chairman Hochcrel
Ter stated that IL would take pt
leaat slx months no accurately eB
innate the damage hat haa besn
done and damage there haa
been In later interview. Dr
Carpenter said that the Indignation
riots had cost Arkansas thou
sands Of new Jobs
spohsamen for Northern manu-
featuring communities that had
iost payrolIs through the relocation
Of plants IN thr South we're qaieig
% comment Oswald = lleck,
Speaker o. the New York State
Assembly. told meeting Of the
states Small Businpas Advisory
Council
"Ati IT us have boen concerned
about the efforta 10 Southern
states 10 aeduse Industry uut 81
New York with fantastic lures
describing The advantages ot 10
eating Ia peaceful. hueolic low
rast Southern towns Ono pf the
most aggressive ~ tha states play
iuE the piratlnR game has beea
Atkauaaa Certainly 4 would BE-
30 easy task 60 be an employer
~ ths capital city o. Arkansas at
this time
An oxstspie ~ this ''ptratlnR
gains" was recently exposed By
irving , FaiH Vice President 81
the Apes Tire and Rubber Com.
paHy ~ iawtuehst Rhode Iaiand,
who made puhltc a letter received
from tho lia,tleaburg Mississippi
Chamber Of Commerce FAITHS
company WAS invited 20 enjoy
the advantages Of that states So
called right work law and
was Informed that TN thia anc.
ton ~ Mississippi eur population
"a pretiominantiy white
Soon after winthrop ftocRefel
Tor conceded ln a nationwide Nv
interview that great damage had
been done % the drive toF new In
duptry IN Arkansas. Leonard C.
Naaseu senior partner ~ the Fan
tug Factary Locating Service, one
IT the nations leading rnnsultanis
told the rtEas that many cllenta
had eliminated Little Hatk and
krkansaa from their future plans
fer Industrial Investment Yaaeou
said
Any company contemplating an
investment ~ uNlunus at dollara
Ia town must mako certain that
law eDGeurmenE agencies ard
wir yantrci extremist elements n
the community Mob srton and
ciyte lrrcaparslhnity over ans iusur
place community nu industrys
black ilsl
Naneen revealed that MontEnul
cay Alabama and Clinton rcBg
sascs two other communities
with Widely puburised racial ar
faculties were also Now shunnrl
hy industry
The annual meeting % tht
southern Governors Conference ~
sen Island. Georgia gaiRgidrd viii
the dramatic eycnts AZ Little Roek
Governor LoltaN C'oiitna 81 Florida
warned thr eonferres that, n IN,
South wraps itself IN Contest