Iron County Record | 1960-01-28 | Page 12 | Business Population Trend Reflected by Dun & Bradstreet

Business Population Trend Reflected By Dun & Bradstreet Statistics released today by D. E. Smith, district manager of the Salt Lake City office of Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., reflect the trend j of the lousiness population In Iron County during the past year. ' Figures obtained from a physical count of the Dun & Bradstreet referenr book for January, 1960 totaled 214 manufacturers, wholesalers whole-salers and retailers In this area as compared to 200 In January. 1959 an lncreaie of seven per cent for the period. The Dun & Bradstreet reference book lists all manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers who sseek or grant commercial credit cre-dit It does not Include some of he service and professional businesses bus-inesses such as beauty and barter bar-ter shops, security dealers and sreal estate brokers. Therefore, the figures for businesses In Iron County would actually be high-. high-. cr than the 214 quoted above. Using the Dun and Bradstreet reference listings as a guide, It Is Interesting to review what has happened In the two principal Iron County communities during the past year: Cedar City, 179 In 1960; 106 in 1959. for an 8 Increase. Parowan had 19 In 1969 and 19 In 1969 for no Increase.