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Show Economic Data Is Aim of Department To provide business men, government govern-ment officials and others in the state of Utah with an accurate analysis! of business and - economic conditions is the aim of the newly-organized Bureau Bur-eau of Economics and Business Research Re-search of the University of Utah. The bureau is in charge of Dr. J. R. Mahoney, who is assisted by Dr. Dilworth Walker and Dr. P. C. Kelly of the faculty of the School of Business Busi-ness of the University of Utah. Since the inception of the bureau in May, 1931, a comprehensive analysis and index of mineral production in Utah has been completed and published. publish-ed. Studies are under way looking into the economic possibilities of developing de-veloping the iron and steel industry in the state. Studies are also under way at the present time dealing with economic eco-nomic factors in the development of industries on the basis of the gilson-ite gilson-ite deposits in Uintah county and potash in IroYi and Piute counties. Like studies of the natural resources in other parts of the state are also in progress. As the work advances, Dr. Mahoney pointed out, investigation into every industrial field applicable to Utah's resources and economic life will be made and the results will be published.' publish-ed.' in a regular monthly journal and in special bulletins which will be available to citizens throughout the state. In addition to the above mentioned fields of economic research, the bureau bur-eau will study problems of business management, banking, accounting and marketing in Utah. |