the care and treatment of the ill, knowing that by so doing we are
protecting our greatest asset—our human resources. We must broaden
and improve our programs for the conservation of our natural re-
sources. We must continue in our efforts to provide jobs for our
people and profits for our businessmen by attracting new industry
encouraging those already here to expand. We must try at all times
to creates the kind of economic climate in which business and com-
merce can flourish.

If we do all these things, with intelligence, with vigor and with
strong determination, the future of our great State is secure.

REMARKS, FOOD PROCESSOR'S SEMINAR
BALTIMORE

May 5, 196-1

Thank you, Mr. Kronau. Gentlemen:

Maryland is a maritime state and we are proud of its long history
in foreign trade. From its inception as a port of entry in 1704 to the
present are of progress in port facilities, Marylanders have looked to
the sea and have aggressively placed their faith in waterborne com-
merce. Over the years, Baltimore's strategic location and its up-to-date
facilities have combined to make it one of the finest seaports for
handling goods in the North Atlantic. You gentlemen here today, by
your very presence, show your progressive attitude in Maryland's
major industry — foreign trade. We in this State are rightly proud
of being in the forefront of the food processing industry in the United
States, and today, are guests in the home of the world's largest spice
house.

The national government has emphasized the importance of foreign
trade by creating the National Export Expansion Council. I, as Gov-
ernor of the State, have heartily endorsed this endeavor, and recogni-
zing the special importance of foreign commerce to the economy of
the State of Maryland, was happy to create a Maryland Regional
Export Expansion Council under the chairmanship of John 1,.
Kronau, you moderator for today's discussion.

This group of dedicated representatives of government and in-
dustry has actively promoted programs to bring to the firms of Mary-
land the benefits to be derived by an aggressive foreign commerce
program. You, the representatives of the food processing industry in

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