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REPRODUCED FROM: t a s M a s ^ S U N Sunday, February 5, 1956. Begin Industrial Survey Here CHICAGO RESEARCH MIH ARRIVE Survey To Lure light Industry Here Begins With the arrival here yesterday o f W. James Diltz, second member of the team o f researchers from the Chicago firm of D u ff Anderson and Clark, the industrial survey o f Southern Nevada w ill get into full swing starting tomorrow. Diltz w ill join Frank R. A n ' derson, who arrived here earlier to begin preliminary research operations fo r the nationally-known research institute. As part o f the survey, t h e two highly-trained men w i l l visit every major commercial and industrial plant in South­ern Nevada; they w ill confer with heads o f every variety o f business now operating in this part o f the state; they w ill gath­er statistical and financial data; compile information on Southern Nevada’s business po­tential in view o f its natural resources; and survey possible market outlets fo r products which might be marjufactured in this section. Following this research, Diltz and Anderson w ill return with their comprehensive folios to Chicago where their firm ’s, skilled analysts w ill convert them into an unbiased, author! Southern Nevada industrial; commercial,. and financial lead­ers. This group states that il the results o f the Duff, Ander­son and d a r k survey are as favorable "as indications are it w ill be, the final report w ill be presented to industrial a n d manufacturing c o m p a n i e s throughout the nation, in an e f­fort to encourage them to es­tablish plants in Southern Ne­vada. The local underwriting group, it is said, feels that Southern Nevada has “a much greater business potential than is gen­erally recognized, and t h a t proof o f this favorable situation .Should be made available to leading industrial, manufactur­ing, and commercial firms [throughout the United States.” I t is the opinion o f the spon­soring businessmen that in­creased light ----- --utuwu inradiu usctvrciatul pd*evelop tative report ort Southern Neva- ment in this area would help da’s present and potential in- stabilize the economy o f South-dustrial. and commercial status, em Nevada during the seasonal The costly survey is being "slow periods” which are in- B t S f i E i ''”'- h” a eromt of> herent to the tourist business. They add that only non-smog-producing industries w ill be in­vited to come here, so t h a t “Southern Nevada’s clear, clean desert air, one o f our greatest natural resources and tourist attractions, w ill not be affect­ed.” Another meeting o f the exec- I utive group sponsoring the sur-ivey w ill be held tomorrow at i Hotel Thunderbird. The agenda I may include discussion o f the possibilities o f incorporating the organizing group into a per­manent non-profit industrial re­search and liaison association which would be on hand at all I times to provide prospective in­dustrial investors with full busi­ness information about t h i s area, information which is kept . constantly up to date. I f such ! an association is formed, it was i indicated, it would have a mem­bership o f 75 to 100 Southern Nevadans; a board o f directors; and. a professional manager with a background o f industrial research and liaison. . INDUSTRIAL SURVEY IN FULL OPERATION — Frank R. Anderson, left, and W. James Diltz, right, are shown as they conferred yesterday with Harold G. Laub, center, president of Nevada Southern Gas Co., and. of Nevada Natural Gas Pipeline Co. Laub is one of dozens of Southern Nevada business, industrial, and commercial heads who will be interviewed by the research team during the industrial survey. Earlier last week, Anderson went to Reno -to get information from state and federal bureaus on mining in this part of the state. *0 b b -O