\ I~ NEW PLANTS FACTORY EMPLOYEES * :;/ PLANT PAYROLLS V/ VALUE OF GOODS V PERSONAL INCOME ~ PER CAPITA INCOME ~V / LI FE INSURANCE WHOLESALE SALES ~~~ / RETAIL SALES RETAIL PAYROLLS TRADE EMPLOYMENT ~~" NEW BUSINESS FIRMS CONSTRUCTION VALUE '"~/ MOTOR VEH ICLES ~'\;J.- TELEPHONES ELECTRIC ENERGY Y/ AIR PASSENGERS ~~ AIR CARGOES ~V" FARM CASH BEEF CATTLE .. ~\J / BROILERS HATCHERY CHICKS V MINERALS u. S. Government Reports GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE GEORGIA LEADS NATION IN INDUSTRY, 22 OTHER FIELDS Georgia is outstripping the nation in many phases of economy and is far ahead of the country as a whole in the development of industry. A survey just completed by the U. S. Department of Commerce shows that in the 10 years since World War II, Georgia surpassed the national average rate of advancement in 23 out of 28 major fields of business and economic activity. In the realm of industry, the survey shows, expenditures for new plants and equipment during the 10-year period increased in Georgia 133 per cent against 37 per cent for the nation. *** Employment in manufacturing advanced 33 per cent in Georgia and 9 per cent in the United States as a whole. Georgia manufacturing payrolls increased 136 per cent while those of the nation gained 113 per cent. Value of manufactured products in Georgia advanced 91 per cent while the national gain was 77. The following analysis, prepared by the Commerce Department's Atlanta field office, compares the Georgia and U. S. gains in the other 24.divisions covered by the survey: Gross personal income, 80 per cent for Georgia and 71 per cent for the nation. Per capita income, 58 and 47. Value of life insurance in force, 165 and 107. Wholesale sales, 44 and 30. Retail sales, 41 and 30.. Service trade receipts, 143 and 174. Retail and wholesale trade employment, 31 and 20. Retail trade payrolls, 40 and 34. Bank deposits, 43 and 47. Number of industrial and commercial firms In business, 42 and 23. Value of construction contracts, 141 and 57. Construction employment, 51 and 53. Motor vehicle registration, 94 and 72. Telephones in operation, 126 and 116. Electric energy produced, 180 and 153 Value of world trade, 50 and 117. Airline passengers, 305 and 212. Airline freight cargo, 266 and 155. Cash farm income, 57 and 18. Beef cattle on farms, 144 and 46. Value of commercial broilers, 550 and 212. Chickens hatched commercially, 534 and 67. Value of minerals produced, 87 and 82. Number of residents, 14 and 19. In the seven-state Southeast-Georgia, Alabama, Florida. Mississippi, Tennessee and the Carolinas-Georgia's rate of gain bested that of the region in 15 of the 24 categories. Georgia's leadership in the Southeast was: New plants and equipment, Georgia 133 and the Southeast 52. Employment in manufacture, 33 and 22. Manufacturing payroll~, 136 and 127. Value added by manufacture, 91 and 82. Personal income, 80 and 78. Per capita income, 58 and 54. Life insurance, 165 and 162. Wholesale sales, 44 and 43. Retail sales, 41 and 38. Airline passengers, 305, 252. Airline cargo, 266, 234. Cash farm income, 57 and 38. .ECONOMIC FIELD GA. tclew Plants and Equipment 133 Employment in Manufacture 33 % GAIN 1946-56 I I S.E. U.S. I 52 37 22 9 M.anufacturing Payrolls 136 127 113 Value Added By Manufacture 91 82 77 Gross Personal Income 80 78 71 ,Per Capita Income 58 54 47 Life Insurance in Force 165 162 107 Wholesale Sales 44 43 30 R.etail Sales 41 38 30 Service Trade Receipts 143 168 174 Retail and Wholesale Employment 31 37 20 ~tail Trade Payrolls 40 43 34 Bank Deposits Industrial and Commercial Firms Value of Construction Contracts Construction Employment Motor Vehicle Registration 43 42 141 51. 94 52 47 I 47 23 I 177 57 57 I 53 104 72 Telephones in Operation 126 133 116 Electric Energy Produced 180 221 153 Value of World Trade 50 125 117 Airline Passengers 305 252 212 Airline Cargoes 266 234 155 Cash Farm Income 57 38 18 Beef Cattle on Farms Value Commercial Broilers Chickens Hatched' Commercially Value Minerals Produced N umber of Residents 144 118 46 550 461 212 534 366 67 ~14 88 19 82 19 - ---,-....,..~~~. --==s-==s---- (Continued on Next Page) IO-YEAR GAIN ON ECONOMY FRONT IN GEORGIA, SOUTHEAST, NATION ECONOMIC FIELD Georgia !I Southeast I United States I' 1946 1956 I I 1946 I 1956 I 1946 1956 New Plants and Equipment I $84,320 Thousand I I $196,161 Thousand $512,565 Thousand $780,722 I $6,003,873 Thousand Thousand $8,234,542 Thousand Employment in Manufacture Manufacturing Payrolls 252.0 Thousand $457 Million $334.3 1,465.6 I I Thousand I Thousand 1,783.7 Thousand $1,080 Million I $2,647 Million $6,009 Million 15,555.0 Thousand $36,476 Million 16,885.8 Thousand $77,629 Million Value Added By Manufacture $1,016 Milliqn $1,937 Million $5,947 Million $10,852 Million $74,342 Million $131,433 Million , Gross Personal Income $2,890 Million $5,196 Million $17,227 Million I $30,739 Million $189,077 Million $324,281 Million Per Capita Income $884 Life Insurance in Force $2,989 Million Wholesale Sales I $3,147.4 Million Retail Sales $2,103.1 Million Service Trade Receipts $130.9 Million Retail and Wholesale Employment 167 Thousand Ret";! Tr",de Payrolls $206.7 Million Bank Deposits $1,702 Million Industrial and Commercial Firms Value of Construction Contracts Construction Employment Motor Vehicle Registration 34,160 $196 Million 36.0 Thousand 649 Thousand Telephones in Operation Electric Energy Produced Value of World trade 344,452 3,488 Million KWH $116.5 Million Airline Passengers Airline Cargoes Cash Farm Income Beef Cattle on Farms Value Commercial Broilers Chickens Hatched Commercially Value Mineral Products Number of Residents 302,171 2,267.0 Tons $416.4 Million 427 Thousand $20 Million 36,875 Thousand $30 Million 3,242 Thousand . $1,400 . $870 I $1,337 I $1,316 $7,923 Million $15,873 Million I I $41,529 Million $199,199 Million $4,547.5 Million I I $15,019.9 Million $21,549.5 Million $180,619.1 Million $2,963.2 Million $12,970.1 Million I $17,859.3 Million $130,520.5 Million $318.5 Million $735.1 Million I $1,973.6 Million $8,578.1 Million 219 Thousand 949 Thousand I 1,304 Thonand 9,301 Thousand $288.8 Million $1,192.1 Million I $1,709.7 Million $13,567.9 Million $2,434 Million I $9,833 Million I 48,662 I 206,717 I $14,973 Million $155,901 Million 304,114 2,141,807 $472 Million I $1,132 Million I $3,140 Million $15,532 Million I 54.3 Thousand 216.8 Thousand 341.2 Thousand 1,982.0 Thousand 1,258 Thousand 3,995 Thousand 8,133 Thousand 37,360 Thousand I 780,151 1,779,862 4,141,998 27,829,000 9,752 Million KWH 33,783 Million KWH ~M 108,388 illion' KWH 269,609 Million KWH $174.5 Million $1,402.0 Million $3,151.1 Million $14,531.6 Million I 1,223,679 l,S21,638 8,290.5 Tons $655.3 Million I 7,741.5 I Tons I $2,962.8 I Million 1,040 I 3,217 Thousand I Thousand $130 Million I $51 Million 5,354,846 13,060,372 I 25,845.9 I 165,365.9 Tons Tons I $4,082.9 Million $25,322.9 Million 7,004 Thousand 41,560 Thousand $286 Million $269 Million 233,829 Thousand 120,415 Thousand 560,786 . Thousand 1,265,538 Thousand $56 Million $313 Million $589 Million $7,706 Million' 3,712 Thousand 19,373 Thousand 22,983 Thousand 140,054 Thousand $1,940 $412,630 Million $234,974.4 Mitlion $169,967.1 Million $23,487.4 Million 11,144 Thousand $18,198.6 Million $228,579 Million 2,628,901 $24,413 Million 3,040.0 Thousand 64,437 Thousand 60,200,000 682,496 Million KWH $31,571.1 Million 40,752,563 422,517.7 Tons $29,998.6 Million 60,708 Thousand $840 Million 2,112,672 Thousand $14,033 Million 166,325 Thousand CiEORCiIA LEADS (Continued from Preceding Page) Bcd cattle, 144 and 118. Commercial broilers, 550 and 461. Chickens hatched commercially, .134 and 366. Thc accompanying tables compare ~> _.---/~_-- --~-_--- the percentage gains of Georgia, the ~ - .-- Southeast and the nation as a whole, _ and abo show the economic advance- lIlent of the three segments in the 28 --::::. di\'isions surye\Td. ..........~ ..... L. 111111~~lll~~~lml~rl~I]1mmm~~mllllll 3 2108 03282 1368 In addition to other advantages, natural and man-made, Georgia's greatest boon to industry is her people. New industries establishi:lg in Georgia are assured a bountiful supply of labor, men and women who still are willing to give a full day's work for a good day's pay. MARVIN GRIFFIN Governor UN C L E SA M SAY S: GEORGIA LEADS! Georgia personal income has soared 87% in ten years, topping the national rate of gain! Georgia business is at an all-time high-it paces the nation -it will zoom higher! . Georgia's rate of progress in manufacturing exceeds the national average in nearly every line - lumber, wood products, furniture, fixtures, food, apparel, paper and allied products, primary and fabricated metals, stone, glass, clay, chemicals, textiles-to name but a few! Georgia's factory output jumped one billion six hundred million dollars in value during the post-war decade, breaking the U. S. record! Georgia leads the South and is third In the entire nation in locating new industry! * u. S. Government Reports 1, I I L~~~' Union Bag-Camp Paper Corporation Savannah GEORGIA HAS EVERYTHING NEW INDUSTRY WANTS LABOR - PLENTIFUL, ADAPTABLE, LOYAL NATURAL RESOURCES UNLIMITED WATER, ELECTRIC POWER, NATURAL GAS EQUITABLE TAX STRUCTURE RAIL, BUS, TRUCK, PLANE, SHIP AND BARGE TRANSPORTATION GOOD HIGHWAYS AND RURAL ROADS EVERYWHERE DESIRABLE PLANT SITES IN DESIRABLE COMMUNITIES FRIENDLINESS AND 100% CO-OPERATION For Details Write GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SCOTT CANDLER, SECRETARY 100 STATE CAPITOL ATLANTA. GEORGIA