Show SliGHT DECREASE IN I BUSINESS MORTALITY increase la In the country's coun Though some Bomo try's business mortality is usual during dur dur- in in- strain the Lag ing July owing to solved by semiannual settlements settlement commercial failures were slightly than in Jane and less l n numerous the aggregate liabilities were only total for moderately in excess of or the that period Thus insolvencies as reported to R. R G. G Dun Co numbered numbered numbered num num- 1739 and supplied an Indebtedness Indebtedness edness of ot against 1754 inJune inJune in inJune June for and 1707 for Cor 21 in May the low point of the year In Jn number of ot defaults Hence with this exception there were wore fewer suspensions than in any previous month and the thc decrease as compared with January wa was no less legs than 1109 1100 or almost 40 per pcr cent Considerable expansion is shown in comparison with July 1914 when 1411 firms failed but the margin of increase IR is steadily narrowing and it is significant that the latest figures figures fig rIg ures show a smaller debt than thin the owed O a a. year a ago o. o Both numerically and otherwise manufacturing manufacturing manu manu- losses last month made the best exhibit of ot the year there being such rever reverses es for tor against 40 for in fn Jane June and and for in July 1914 A slight rise on Ott the theother other hand appeared appeared ap ap- ap in the trading mortality 12 1283 3 failures 8 In this division for tor comparing with 1274 in the Jug month nth for lor and last year car for Insolvencies among agents brokers and similar concerns concerns' numbered 73 and involved against 62 for Cor 2 4 fn v Among the features of ot the July statement were the relatively few large defaults shown there being only 17 Insolvencies for or more aggregating g in all These figures compare with 29 aim sim liar ilar reverses last year ear for tor no less than 40 co for in 1913 and 23 in ia 1912 for lor After eliminating the losses of exceptional size there remained 1722 smaller failures failures fail fall ures and the amount Involved by byI I these was or an average of or In July Jul- 1914 the returns no showed 1382 firms having Individual I ual obligations of under the I total being and nd the average average aver nver- 8 30 Two age years ago the average average average aver aver- age was and in 1912 it was Hence it if is seen that the tle present present present pres pres- ent average Is less than in 1914 and 1912 but slightly higher than in III 1913 Last month there were six manufacturing suspensions for tor or over supplying the average of the other defaults be be- lug Ing as compared with 10 a year ago in 1913 and arid 1234 1 In 1912 The number of large largo trading insolvencies was seven and and- the Ule aggregate amount of ot these wa was thus leaving an average of ot for tor the 1275 1276 smaller lallur failures s. s This average compares with in July last year year- in 1913 and nd in Iq 19 1913 1912 2 I I PAVING CONFERENCE Members of the board of ot county commissioners representatives of ot the count county legal department the attorney general and the state road commission commission commis commis- sion slon are arranging a m meeting with representatives s ot of the Utah Light Tra Traction Uon company compan for a conference on the s subject of ot paving pa State street from the city limits to Murray It is contended that the traction company is required b by Its It franchise to pave between its tracks and two feet teet on either side I |