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Show I MEYER FINDS I WEST STRONGER General Business Seems 'Enormously Improved' Over Last Year WASHINGTON. Oct 31 General business conditions throughout the west are "enormously improved" over a year ago, Eugem Meyer, Jr., managing man-aging director bf th War Finance corporation, declared after a three-weeks three-weeks tour of six western states General business in the West, he said Is ia the mend except where interfered with by car shortages and Where local conditions have taken temporary turns for the worst. Mr Me r's tour included California. New Mexico, Utah, Minnesota. Wyoming and Montana In New Mexico and western Texas, Ins said, the drought had seriously threatened the cattle Industry, but arrangements have been made for what will probably be tho largest cattle movement In the history of the county to move the cattle from tho drought-stricken areas Into old Mexico and neighboring states where there Is feed and water. In the (htermountalo dlrstrict the surplus potato crop has adversely affected business. Mr. M y r noted while In the northwest the lack 01 cars has hampered the wheat movement. move-ment. Otherwise, he asserted conditions are Improving steadily, the she-p and j wool Industries arc in satlsfactorv condition and the feeding of cattle I in the corn belt is satisfactory- |