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<br />employment and the establishment of installations such as the Air Force
<br />Academy near Colorado Springs.
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<br />66. TRADES AND SERVICES,- Together, trades and services accounted
<br />for 41 percent of total empJoyment both in 1940 and J960. By "ay of
<br />comparison, manufacturing was J2.6 percent of total empJoyment in J940
<br />and J5.6 percent in J960, The other Jeading empJoyment sector is public
<br />administration and anned forces which had 17.1 percent of total empJoy-
<br />ment in 1960. Therefore, it can be seen that trades and services are
<br />very important to the economy of the area.
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<br />67. TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES.- The study area is served by a
<br />good system of highways, raiJroads, and airlines. The high\;ay system,
<br />in addition to State and county high"ays and roads, incJudes U.S. High-
<br />ways 24, SO, 64, 85, 87, 160, 350 and aJso Interstate 25. Railroad
<br />service is provided by the AT&SF, Missouri Pacific, Denver and Rio
<br />Grande, and CoJorado Southern RaiJ"ays. CommerciaJ airline service is
<br />avaiJabJe at Pueblo and CoJorado Springs. AirJines that provide sched-
<br />uJed service incJude ContinentaJ, Frontier, CentraJ, Braniff, and
<br />Eastern. Greyhound and Continental TraiJ~nys Dus Lines provide pas-
<br />senger and freight service wi thin the <;tU0.)' ar0a> Iligh".;ay frr::iLht
<br />service is also available frem :l large number of 10caJ and interstate
<br />trucking firms.
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<br />68. PROJECTED GROWTH,- The future of the study area wiJJ be one
<br />of rapid advancement in some economic sectors \;hile for others the rate
<br />of gro"th will be Jess than that for the State as a whoJe, The majority
<br />of the growth in population, employment, income, construction, manu-
<br />facturing, and many other sectors will be in the standard metropoJitan
<br />statisticaJ areas of Pueblo and EJ Paso Counties. Achievement of high
<br />levels of economic growth in the study area as a whole wiJJ be dependent
<br />upon the success of peopJe and industries within the area to meet future
<br />economic _needs._ _In_order_ to_ produce _the_ proj ected_output ~and to_ provide ~
<br />the expected empJoyment, manufacturing in particuJar wiJ1 require the
<br />sustained efforts of 10caJ interests in attracting new and expanding
<br />existing industry, The success of this endeavor "ilJ require that,
<br />adequate physical, sociaJ, and economic resources be developed and
<br />maintained. AdditionaJ water, power, transportation, services, com-
<br />munications, educational faciJities, trade, and culturaJ activities as
<br />"eJl as all other facets of the economy wil I have to be provided. Human
<br />and naturaJ resources must be utilized as nearly as possibJe to their
<br />full potential. In addition, emphasis wilJ have to be pla~ed on the
<br />deveJopment of an urbanized society. ~loreover, there will still be a
<br />need for a Jarge expansion in agricultural production and mining ac-
<br />tivities in order to provide for the expected increase in demand for
<br />these types of products. A swnmary of economic indicator projections
<br />is presented in tabJe 7. Gro'Vth factors ,;hich indicate the reJation-
<br />ship of the amount or vaJue of each projected indicator in 2020 to the
<br />amount or value of the indicator in 1960 arc presented in table 8.
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