Show BUSINESS GAIN GAININ SHOWN IN li U U. U S S. S WASHINGTON Oct 12 UP UP- UP Reports of ot improved business conditions conditions con- con were issued today by the United States chamber of ot commerce and nd the American Retail federation The chamber which has been consistently consistently con- con critical of the administration tion on said the outlook is obscured by y governmental poll policies Ies and agencies agen- agen des cies les which were devised to meet emergency needs Asserting workers had hadeen been een added to payrolls since the low point of the depression the chamber chamber chamer cham- cham ber er said unemployment has been greatly exaggerated The chamber reiterates its conviction conviction con- con that employment I is a local matter with many local variations and nd that unemployment is likewise local ocal the report said Referring to administration monetary monetary mone mone- tary policies a report praised the recent stabilization agreement between between be- be tween France Great Britain anc and the he United States as an important example of international tion The retail federation reported re retail retail retail re- re tail trade for 1935 showed a 47 per percent percent cent ent increase over 1933 sales in inight inight ight eight mountain states and a 31 per percent percent cent ent increase in four southwestern states tates In the mountain states of f stores increased 21 per cent and payrolls 33 per cent In the southwest southwest southwest south south- west increased 14 per cent and payrolls 23 per cent Increases by states were in the mountain states Arizona sales 53 per er cent 29 payrolls 42 Colorado sales 27 2 payrolls pay pay- rolls roIls 6 Idaho sales 60 32 payrolls 58 Montana sales 68 employees employees em em- 34 payrolls 57 Nevada sales sale 49 9 30 payrolls 44 New Mexico sales 62 35 payrolls payrolls pay pay- rolls roIls 51 Utah sales 43 29 payrolls 41 Wyoming sales 47 em em- 18 27 |