Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), October 29, 1959, p. 6

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th1 kwtown hikald tfeanfer oct 1m jk1k- j ivt i what abou industry tws bilhxmnl ntlfrtind yrrtund by dlrx to prewwt ooorgatowns dvntass t t th foot of y strt toronto h is 1w1 daily by thousands of businessmen and industrial ists ontonno tho citys business district talk is cheap it takes money to buy land this is particularly so when it comes to getting industry there has been much talk about more industry for georgetown but talk alone wont get industrial olants to locate here there must be wholehearted effort more industrial assessment is the goal and delrex is doing the major share to achieve this goal in georgetown here is what delrex has done to date 1 established three new industries avian industries standard products and sykes tool negotia ted the establishment of a fointrh industry to locate here in the next few weeks but delrex also played a key role in attracting severalnew industries anj businesses to the older parts of george town t 2 offered fully serviced industrial land for plant sites at a nominal orice of 100 per acre this land cost delrex 3500 per acre to develop fully into fully serviced factory sites but some major sites on no 7 highway await trunk mains that council had undertaken to install 3 purchased developed and serviced approximately 100 factory sites on which we are paying thousands of dollars a year in taxes alone 4 paid one years membership fee for georgetown to the metropolitan toronto industrial commis- sion 5 produced at a cost of 17000 the film decentralization to promote georgetowns industrial development this film has been circulated by the national film board in montreal and toronto in new york chicago and los angeles in london england bonn germany and in switzerland to acquaint industrialists with georgetowns industrial potential jointly with the chamber of commerce delrex produced the georqetown industrial exhibition v last month which attracted widespread attention and gained international publicity for george towns industrial advantages 7 advertised and continues to advertise georgetowns industrial possibilities in industrial canada every month by billboard in toronto yearround by other advertising means yearin and yearout produced and distributed at a cost of 10000 a special industrial brochure on georgetown and jointly with georgetown industrial commission delrex produced another brochure citing the towns industrial advantages delrex personnel did the research for this and recently compiled vital information on the labour force here such information is essential to attract new industry delrex personnel have travelled met and discussed plant sites with about 500 industrialists businessmen finance and government officials in canada united states and in europe during the past five years to sell them on georgetowns industrial advantages and we are continuing to do so delrex has and will finance factory buildings for industries that will locate here this takes a substantial amount of money in each case and we rely on the sale of land to provide these funds o 8 10 this is what delrex has done and will continue to do to get industry for georgetown but delrex cannot do it faw- here is w the governor of a us state wrote recently in the rotarian magazine in anv program of indiistrnl development no secret formuli exists yon must take advantage of opportunities but you must make votn own opportunities the most important uquitement from the communitv standpoint is attitude the attitude of the people of the ldnimunii a wideawake and cooperative utiuuy which reflects an atmosphere of wellbeing and confidence in the future if we are to attract new industrv to georqetown our citizens must reflect an atmosphere of confidence and geor getown council must provide those services which by statute bylaws and agreement are their municipal responsi bility delrex will continue to do its part and we believe that the vast majority of georgetown citizens will continue to do their share delrex developments ltd

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