Show I Utah Per Capita 0 Income Rises kes Per capita income in Utah jumped more than in 1956 1956 Utah's most prosperous year And signs point to continued i prosperity for in 1957 f c rudies udies just completed by University of Utah Bureau or of and Business Research Research Research Re Re- search show total income in inthe inthe inthe the state soared to last year a jump of 86 per cent and more than million ove 1955 total Income per person rose a healthy 59 per cent from cent from 1553 in 1955 to 1645 in 1956 At the same time Osmond L L. Harline director of the Bureau of Economic and Business Research Research Research Re Re- search said the outlook forthe for forthe the new year is excellent With Utah's expected expansion expansion expansion ex ex- in chemicals st steel el selected selected selected se se- mani manufacturing lines highways and the Upper Colorado Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado river project 1957 should at least equal if not exceed 1956 his report on 1956 prosperity prosperity prosperity pros pros- commented Nearly every area of the Utah economy production employment construction agri agriculture agriculture agriculture culture finance and other other other- shared in last years year's growing prosperity Mr Harline said His report cited these examples examples examples exam exam- ples Employment Monthly average average average aver aver- age for the year was persons compared with in 1955 At least 2000 of the rise in workers came froma from a reduction in the av average rage number of unemployed the report said Production Steel output output- up 2 per cent despite the la lab labor labor la- la b bor r dispute that kept the Geneva works idle throughout July The Geneva mills are producing about one-fourth one of all steel consumed in the western western western west west- ern states Coal production production- up 5 per cent The tons mined last year approximately approximately approximately equalled the recent p peak k production year of 1953 Crude oil deliveries rose deliveries rose 12 per cen cent t over the previous peak year of 1955 About wells were drilled in Utah during during during dur dur- ing 1956 and of these over 40 per cent produced oil oU or and/or natural gas the report said Electricity consumption consumption- up 8 per cent Agriculture Increased crop production promised Utah its farm income picture since 1951 the report said Cash receipts from farm L mar in 1956 are esti- esti by the bureau at This figure is subS sub- sub S the same as that of 1955 marking the first time in the last five years that Utah cash receipts have not declined from the previous year The 1956 picture on milk production was especially It uIt was the only Utah farm product that maintained a 1956 price above its year 10 average the report said Utah's livestock sl slaughter reached 2976 million pounds almost 10 per cent higher than the 1955 total |