Show I Expanding Business Creates More ore Jobs LaSalle Map of Business Conditions 3 u uw 1 Current business conditions as they affect every area of the United States are reflected in this map prepared by La Salle Salic Exten Exten- Extension Extension sion University of Chicago By L. L G. G ELLIOTT ELLIOIT President Dt LaSalle Extension University More tore goods are being bein turned out by bl our mills and factories than nt ot any other time in the thc last 10 years The continued Increase in business activity has pushed factory pay rolls and consumer buying steadily high high- higher er They are now over 10 per cent above a year ago and retail trade prospects for the next few months arc are promising Over persons have been put back to work during the paM pail J year and employment in industry is continuing to t Improve The add add- added added ed purchasing power that is provid provid- provided ed is increasing the demand for man man- manufactured manufactured goods and farm products The Increase has taken place In every part of the country and In Inmost Inmost inmost most of the major lines of industry ind stry The Thc largest gains in recent weeks have been made In those industries which are most directly affected by bl bythe bythe the armament program pro tram and by large governmental expenditures The Thc trend is upward and indications point toward further expansion |