St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-05-16

: crate blanket and consumes itself
: in racial Juror" II will destroy its
political and economic future.
From the businessman's point OF
view, racial conflict in the South
presents two main dangers First,
turmoil and violence resulting
from racial bigotry often result in
have raised the banners OF bitter
serious interruptions and stop
pages OF vital production as in
the rubber manufacturing plants
in and around Tuscaloosa, Alabama
during the riots which occurred
when Autherine Lucy appeared on
the campus Of the state Univer-
sity.
Second. there Is the economic
boycott used by both races against
merchants and companies accused
OF having partisan interests In the
segregation question Increasingly
newspapers and leaders In South
ern communities are expressing
concern about the effect OF boy
colts on economic development
Mississippi State Senator VIII
liam Alexander, addressing a
group Of business leaders in his
state recently commented: We
have raised the banners Of bitter
ness and prejudice above our sense
OF common sense and decency
against some people and compan-
les We cannot afford boycotts
We have the problem with us OF
sustaining and augmenting the
tremendous advances we have
achieved In the postwar period"
After interviewing board selec-
ton OF Southern industriallsts,
the Wall Street Journal stated;
THE present Southern boycotts
are the most far-reaching ever
faced by American businessmen
Many southerners. including some
firmly committed 10 continuing
segregated schools, deplore the use
OF economic pressure by either
race, The boycotts and other
things happening definitely are
not a solution"
In addition to the problems re-
sulting from racial violence and
economic boycott, Southern bus
mess institutions are burdened
with the extra cost OF conducting
business In segregated world.
Added to the heavy taxes OF pro-
viding separate facilities In public
institutions such as schools, bus
mess institutions must pay the ex-
pense Of building and maintaining |
duplicate facilities In many private |
business operations, Recently
Vance Greenslit, president OF the |
Southeastern Greyhound Lines,
stated 1T frequently costs 90 per
cent more TO build a terminal with
segregated facilities" The Wall
Street Journal commented: The
total cost OF observing the color
line obviously can be considerable
TO a business such as Greyhound"
Many other serious difficulties
arise 10 plague business firms In
their Southern operations "a a re-
suit of the race issue In local com
munites, A recent example was
the experience OF SCUipto Inc.
whose home offices are In Atlanta,
Georgia This manufacturing COM
pany purchased 90 additional
acres TO build "a new Sl5-mil-
lion plant In an area on the out
skirts OF Atlanta which FOR the
past % years had been zoncd for
Industrial use. When Il was dis
covered that large numbers of
/ Negroes were 90 be employed, city
officials rczoned the area MS rest
/ Dental. thereby excluding the now
factory. Charles Lovcioy Scrip
to's executive vice president, Oh.
served. We lost Sii 900 because
we had TO sell the property for less
! than we paid for It. We don't know
how much the litigation cost US. q"
! Another Southern community
adversely affected by racial con-
| nict rs birmingham. Alabama. A
major center OF heavy industry In
the South. Il has attracted many
important manufacturing opera