| Show I 1 C I i Ii I V g f J. J GROWTH IS INEVITABLE J 3 t t a t 4 j t a VV 4 E. E II II of the Industrial department of the tho alt Lake City Chamber of or Commerce brought out onta some me highly pertinent facts o of interest to every one ono of or us in a speech atthe at atthe the th recent c convention of or county officials J. J j lie ne explained to his listeners what happens when a new industry moves moves into town His llis figures are the average throughout tho the United States s t For every new factory workers it means more people people it means more households holds it means 51 61 1 more school students and it means in personal I income per year year v It Ii m more in bank deposits it means more more new p Ts nger cars in registration and anti it means menns four tour m more more r retail establishments and more in in retail sales v 5 F c-F From m your standpoint there is something ng else with which you may not be acquainted You have new plants come comein comein in in and when they do you are arc glad Your employees are happy b il because causo there are new now business opportunities From the city and ind county standpoint many people dont don't realize just what it d does s mean Many do not realize that there is an eight year lag between the tho date dato daton a new plant comes to your community before it pays its way What do by lag ICing Using HUsing Sperry as ns an example when they moved here hero in 1956 and took their location on North West the city had to t additional water and sel treatment and anil nil improve improve im im- m- m prove provo streets street j and the tho cost was between 16 1000 and I Now that thatis is before Sperry paid a dune dime in taxes At that same time they moved over one hundred families into our community community com corn all of ot whom had children The liThe children had hOO to go to school now not after tho the parents par par- enta had paid taxes to guild build new schools and before tho the company would have paid off oft the initial o outlay on the part of f the tho city and before the employees who had moved in would require ir new schools and all other public facilities that than go along with community life tife I It d will take eight years to catch up in taxes A community assumes a liability when a new plant l the tho he community Brigham City had the same problem problem problem lem with Thiokol Mr Azbill made mado an interest interesting rig prediction in inthe the course of his remarks lie He says that because Salt Lake City CHy is at the tho geographical center of the 11 western states many of the tho largest organizations organization are setting up their headquarters in Utah He lIe predicts that a great many more will do so not so-not not only in the metr metropolitan district but in ill the surrounding area also He lie m mentioned the value to the states state's economy of the influx of industrial plants meanwhile expressing the hope thata that a a larger percentage will not wot ot be so directly responsible to the go ern government ent lIe He listed the impact of of oil developments air transportation new highways and the trucking industry There was no pessimism in ill Mr Azbill's address Rather he ga gave e his listeners a message to take home to their respective counties Be prepared for growth |
