Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-28 | Page 3 | Employes' Income Gains 5 per Cent, Investor Profit Cut

7 Income Gains 5 Per Cent Investor tor Profit Cut WASHINGTON Aug 28 UP- UP I Income received by American for the first seven months of the year Increased 5 per P cent over the corresponding 1938 period the commerce department department de de- reported today but investors investors' in investors investors' in- in income declined The nations nation's total income from all sources for the seven months was a gain of 3 Per cent over the same period last year President Roosevelt often has mentioned an national income for a full fun year as a goal The commerce departments department's figures included direct relief payments payments pay pay- ments and social security benefits benefits bene bene- fits of as well wen as wages salaries dividends interest interest inter inter- est est rents royalties and the amounts owners withdraw from their businesses Except for social security and direct relief payments the totals in each category for 1939 were lower than those for 1929 but higher than 1933 compensation In Including Including including In- In work relief wages amounted to in inthe inthe inthe the first seven months of this year against for forthe forthe the same period last year Dividends and interest in the 1939 period came to compared with for forthe forthe forthe the first seven months of 1938 Business withdrawals rents and royalties totaled in seven shen months of 1939 and 7 in the same period last y ear A slight rise in industrial and agricultural income was offset by sharp drops In relief and benefit benefit benent ben ben- ent p payments