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  Connecticut, Westchester and New Jersey. The exodus to these areas is changing the character of New York. Major stores find it necessary -- and desirable -- to follow this migration which is establishing a series of satellite marketing areas around New York proper. And, many more are being built. Many manufacturing plants also are finding locations in the suburban areas to be to their advantage. Obviously, skilled workers follow these plants. It is these areas which will absorb the additional five million increase in population in the next 20 years. 
  New York's important garment manufacturing industry has remained practically static in the past few years. A shortage of skilled labor combined with high production costs and changes in style have influenced this trend. Fortunately, specialty stores such as those dealing in high fashions which require a concentrated market for their support have replaced some of the departing merchandising organizations.
  New York City is undergoing a period of transition. It is becoming a service city rather than a production city. It is becoming a city of national and international company headquarters, a city of banks, a city of insurance companies and financial houses, of advertising. 
  New York is a great city today, but this alone is no cause for elation, nor is this any reason for [[strikethrough]] its citizens [[/strikethrough]] us to sit quietly by and watch the passing parade of progress. 

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