My "Southern Rwy & Graham County RR" layout

[Tyson Rayles]

Gerd if you go to one of our "cities" you could find furniture companies 10 times the size of that kit, but you picked a very backwoods/small town area. You can't have a furniture company that employs 2,000 people when the population of one of these towns is 800-1500. By the time you rule out the kids/elderly and those working at all the other businesses you only have an available work force of 100-300 people. It makes no sense to build a huge plant when there is no work force. Why then build the plant at all? Back then this area (and plenty other areas just like it) were desperate for jobs for those other 100-300 people. The kids would grow up and have to leave the area to find work so the companies knew they would work for minimum wage and no benifits (sp?), it also didn't hurt that these areas were union free as well.