Show EXECUTIVE SEES BOOM IN SPRING A 20 to 25 per cent production and industrial boom during the next three months w was s forecast Wednesday by C. C M. M Nesbitt Jr local manager for tot Dun and Bradstreet Bradstreet Bradstreet Brad- Brad street Inc mercantile agents A great number of shops and plants in and around Salt Lake City are taking increased government government government govern govern- ment defense orders Mr Nesbitt said and the area should show a substantial improvement in industrial industrial industrial indus indus- trial production by midsummer February retail trade for the area was 14 per cent over a year ago and 8 per cent above January with wholesale trade up 9 per percent percent percent cent over a year ago and 2 per percent percent percent cent above January Mr Nesbitt reported Manufacturing production during during during dur dur- ing February showed a slight improvement Improvement improvement im im- Im- Im provement over a year ago while sales were up 10 per cent payrolls payrolls payrolls pay pay- rolls up 5 per cent and employment employment employment employ employ- ment up 6 per cent over a year ago Employment however was 2 to 3 per cent less in February than in January |