Show Business Booming In State Trade Chart Proves eak for Past Pas Ten Years Will Be Passed I This Period Retail Volume Increased Editors Editor's note note This This Is ij tho the filth of a L series of stories on recovery reto In bh writt written by John U. U Terrell Telegram staff writer Today's article UI Uh the tho automobile Industry By JOHN U. U TERRELL fc I It It is not a misstatement to say that the automobile business is wining ming The accompanying chart is adequate proof f And And the inquirer into retail trade conditions can only be leered 4 rj 1926 n ne new w pass passenger nger car sales Utah numbered Sales for first five months of 1936 amount amount- to 69 units which is a a. fair in- in tion ti that the tho high point of ot the at t t 10 years will be bo passed this r. r hose ose 10 years brought ted tea adversity and L n d adversity The low point in lo to J J We saies w was s reached in 1932 when Y 2700 K cars of ot all makes wore were i T The chart chaft line shows h at happened a that year I 0 a total volume of ot retail bus busl- busl j flono dona in th the state during 1934 e oa sales ale tax receipts was I For 1935 it was 1 During the first five months of ot tho the years years 1934 1935 and 1930 1936 sales aale receipts were as follows 1 1934 1934 1935 1935 1936 Using tho the month five-month figure it is estimated that 6 in sales zales tax will be bo collected during 1936 That means an approximate total re retail re- re taU tall business volume for tor tho the state of 1 This Is a business volume increase Continued on P c Eight 11 rut h STATE MOTOR TRADE BOOMS Continued from fron Page One of oC more mON than forty Carty million dollars in two years and an increase o of twenty-four twenty million dollars in a n single single sin sin- gb gle year The percentage increase in the states state's retail business for 1936 over 1934 Is approximately 35 per cent S Another good gauge which the observer should not overlook is the total payroll for the state which in includes includes in- in eludes firms employing three or more persons It follows Year Venn a Payroll l Employee m 12 48 k 54 II 1034 1031 II 40 1035 1935 DOs Does not include railroad or farm marn pay roll rolls rolle The 1935 payroll based on these figures from the industrial commission commission commission commis commis- sion shows a per cent increase over 1933 and anda a 30 per cent increase In This is practically the same percentage percentage percentage per per- increase In workers the theman man manufacturing uta c t u n g industry itself claims Using this thIs' as a basis the improvement is shown in a a. comparative comparative com corn table 1936 estimated Year Salaries s. s Value 1921 1029 1031 1 1 31 92 1936 1376 The year 1933 marked the low point in department store business In Salt Lake City Dollars and cents figures for tor this retail trade are not available neither the thc chamber chamber chamber cham cham- ber of commerce nor any business association having them Tho The federal federal federal fed fed- eral reserve bank in San Francisco compiles such statistics but will not nol make them public However it is possible to show percentage decreases decreases decreases de de- de- de creases and increases in department store trade for the past eight years The year 1928 showed an increase over 1927 of 73 per cen cent It was in 1928 that the slump began approximately approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately a a. year before the fateful fateful fate late ful stock market crash of 1929 The descent continued until 1934 as follows follows follows fol fol- fol- fol lows 1929 decrease from 1928 ol of 4 per cent 1930 decrease from 1929 of per cent 1931 decrease from 1930 of per cent 1932 decrease from 1931 of per cent 1933 decrease decrease decrease de de- de- de crease from 19 1932 2 of 2 per cent 1934 increase over 1933 of 14 per cent and 1935 increase over 1934 of 8 86 6 per cent Rolls Little Affected The increase in industrial employment employment employment em em- has affected the states state's relief rolls roUs little This is primarily because the themen men and women returnIng returning returning return return- ing to work are not on relief but relief but butout out of work While there has been beena a a. reduction in relief relict clients it will wil not compare with the reduction in unemployed brought about by the improvement in private industry Relief conditions in Utah remain distressing Approximate figures show there were relief cases in April 1933 cases in the same month in 1935 and cases in May ray 1936 However the old order of the dole has las passed Breaking down the theMay theMay May fay 1936 figure it is shown that of at atthe the total had received work were on old age ago relief blind were being cared for 1650 cases of children in independent dependent families fam lam illes were on the welfare role and were transferred from welfare or work to the resettlement administration Thus more than three-fifths three of the relief clients certified for work on government financed projects projects 13 13 out of a possible were were working for the money they re re- re It is estimated that summer summer summer sum sum- mer work will absorb individuals individuals indi indi- approximately 75 per cent of those thosa certified as workers While this federal money which is spent in the state benefits trade it cannot be considered an attribute to state recovery Any statement as to conditions must be based on records of private industry In his latest report Joel L. L Priest Jr state director of at the national reemployment service states that consistent improvement in business conditions is shown by the widespread widespread widespread wide wide- spread gains In private employment in May The bureau in May placed workers in all classes of gainful gainful gainful gain gain- ful employment both private and public as compared with total placements placements place place- me ments ts of in April and 2686 placements in May of 1935 Increase Matched latched This increase in the return of workers to gainful employment was matched by corresponding gains in employment of workers in private industry The national service itself placed 1209 workers in private Industry during May compared with placements in April and placements placements placements place place- ments in May ray of 1935 The remaining individuals were given work on government projects The service maintains offices in Salt Lake City Ogden Provo Logan Logan Logan Lo Lo- Lo- Lo gan and eight other cities in the state New applications for work dropped from 1339 in May o of 1935 to in May 1936 What is termed the active file of job seekers in all offices had 2500 fewer names on it iton iton iton on May 31 than on April 30 1936 |