· · BELLEVILLE, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1968 Three Reasons · Belleville Wins Plum Sought by Many lar operations throughout the world. According to M. M, HendWhy Belleville? rick, president of Allied After having options on Chemical Canada, Ltd., land in communities as far "each level of government away as Owen Sound and as provided a reason for locatclose to Belleville as Tren- ing in Belleville." By providing a "moderate ton and Cobourg, Allied Chemical decided to build its tariff protection" for the pronew plastics manufacturing duct against imports, Mr. Hendr4ck stated the Federal plant here. Before examining why the government is enabling the company came to Belleville company "to neutralize the it's necessary to examine inherently higher costs of a Why it came to Canada or smaller plant." "Without this protection even Ontario. The Americanbased corporation has simi- the plant most probably (Staff Reporter) By DONALD MACKENZIE would not have been built." the provincial incentive proOntario was chosen be- gram. In Belleville the assistcause the "market for our ance should amount » to product is centred in Toronto $500,000. and the closer to the market One reason for choosing -- naturally the better," Belleville over Cobourg could be the- fact the granut stated the president. Now --- Why Belleville. would be cut in half (to According to Mr. Hendrick: £250,000) if the company "We are in Belleville due to wished to locate in Cobourg. the planning and assistance of But. what's $250,000? the Ontario Development Cor"There's a lot more to conporation and the invaluable sider," pointed out general aid from the city of Belleville manager Robert Aitken. and its industrial commis- "When you are talking about sion." a capital investment of over Allied Chemical has applied "$2.000.000 it really does not for financial assistance under make that much difference." "Of all the locations w>e saw, the concessions and business approach of Belleville was by far the best. People here have gone out of their way and I can't emphasize it enough. The whole approach of Belleville to business is exhilarating to people like ourselves.'* Of the circumstances that led to Allied Chemical locating in Canada, in Ontario and in Belleville the one that counted the most, according to the company, was Belleville itself.