(i) Easy and better communication with the rest of the country
(ii) The South possessed many pulp mills where cellulose which is used for production of synthetic fibre was produced
(iii) Proximity of the cotton industry to the cotton belt
(iv) Southern states have the advantage of large supplies of cheap labour
(v) Presence of vast power supplies in form of coal and H.E.P.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on August 15, 2019 at 07:57
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