A film about economic growth as a result of new industry. POV shot driving down the main street of Middletown, Ohio. Cars, pedestrians, excellent establishing shot for small town America in the 1950s. Old and empty worn out industrial lots. African American man shoveling coal (equated with economic downturn). Two older men sit on a park bench. Big community meeting. Shots of woman speaking on a podium and the audience. Man getting on a train, helped with bags by a porter. Demolishing an old building (by hand). All the workers are African Americans. Women renovating parks and cemeteries. Building of new public building. Trying to attract new industry.