西北实业公司是山西公营经济的集大成者,也是民国时期山西经济建设的一个巨大成就。创办西北实业公司,是实现山西省政十年建设计划案的一个重要而关键性的步骤。对此,阎锡山在1946年4月为西北实业公司(后改称西北实业建设公司)本部创办的《西北实业》月刊题写的“发刊词”中作了详尽的说明,他说:“远自‘九一八’事变之后,国家 Northwest Industrial Company is the master of Shanxi public economy and also a great achievement of Shanxi’s economic construction during the Republic of China. The founding of Northwest Industrial Company is an important and crucial step to realize the Shanxi Provincial Government ten-year construction plan. In response, Yan Xishan made an elaborate description in April 1946 for the issue of the ”Northwest Industries“ monthly magazine titled ”Northwest Industrial Company“ (later renamed as Northwest Industrial Construction Company). He said: ”Far Since the “September 18th Incident”, the state