The present Department of Information would cease to exist as such,
its functions being consolidated with the new department.

It would be the duty of the new department to gather information
about resources and industrial opportunities of the State, encourage the
location of new plants here, encourage the development of recreational
areas and expansion of the tourist business and disseminate informa-
tion about the State by publication, advertising and other means.

A special committee which drafted the report was comprised of
Delegates Loveless; William C. Walsh, Cumberland lawyer and former
attorney general; Delegate J. Frank Raley, Jr., of St. Mary's county;
Joseph Stanton, of the Maryland Port Authority, and Harry Boswell.

ADDRESS, CHEVROLET CIVIC LUNCHEON
BALTIMORE

July 9, 1959

It is an honor for me personally to be able to take part in this event
which marks the passing of another milestone in the march of prog-
ress of a great industrial organization. The City of Baltimore and the
State of Maryland are pleased that the 41-millionth vehicle produced
by the Chevrolet division of the General Motors Corporation rolled
off the assembly line of a plant located here.

We Marylanders are keenly conscious of the history of our State,
and one of the finest chapters in that history is its record of commercial
and industrial achievement. Like so many cities, ancient and modern,
Baltimore's development is attributable in a large measure to the fact
that it is a spot where men can live comfortably and produce, sell
and distribute goods. The future of our city is brightened by the
presence here today of men who still think of Baltimore as such a
place. I trust that the ceremonies of today will cement the bonds of
friendship and good will that have linked Baltimore with the Chevrolet
and Fisher Body Divisions of General Motors for more than two
decades.

We are pleased, of course, that a big corporation such as this has
enough confidence in us to expand its investment and double the pro-
ductive capacity of its plant. We think your confidence in our com-
munity is fully justified, for Baltimore is, indeed, as Mr. Cole said, a
truly remarkable city industrially and commercially, just as it has been
for more than a century and a half. Our seaport here is one of the

157