Show SIGNS MOST FAVORABLE There Is if e evidence of ot returning pros pros- prosperity in the tho twelfth federal reserve district which Includes Utah and the coast regIon The official re report report report port made mado public this I eek tells tell of continued improvement ement in ID all indus Indus- Industrial industrial industrial trial linEs linE's and a n growth ot or business which is reassurIng Extracts from the th repol t offerIng much encouragement are as follows follow Building permits during dunns the month te ere greater creater both bolh In number and in ID value alue than in December 1921 but the tb pel of o increase teas as not so sn treat as ai In previous pre lou rv-lou month months of 1922 Seasonal decreases decrease in have been heen mailer thIs thil winter than In inthe inthe the past pa t t t o 0 years year Department stores of ol the th district tran transacted acted the th largest volume volum of nt's ne nes ne's 5 in their history hl tory during the lh past Christmas season eason Sales were 11 9 per percent percent percent cent greater in value T IU than in Decem Decem- December December December ber 1921 and 81 8 S 1 per cent greater irr ater than In the th previous record month or of or De- De December December D cember 1920 1120 Sales Sale in ten reporting lines or of wholesale al trade trad Increased compared wIth December 1921 1321 the Ur Increases arylne rom from 3 5 per p r cent to 81 14 14 per percent percent percent cent and nd being belne over 15 per cent In seven seveD even of ot the th ten lines line A marked Improvement in the tb rec- rec record record rec record ord of business bu lne failures failure was wt noted be- be being beIng ln be-ln ing loss lor both In number and amount I of o than th n In December 1921 1021 When the th workers of ot the tho country are employed there need be b no un un- easiness Mined as to the th general welfare of the people With less le unemployment than In any DY winter since 1919 11 there ther Is lra rapidly em em reason on to believe belief we are rom from rom the th depression which gripped the thi country In 1920 and that wIth the th coming of ot spring princ which Is 18 there will be b a eAt ap not many inaY ni ny days awa away way in Industry gr great t revival re |