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Show uu FAILURES. Mure than 17,000 business firms failed between the first of the year j and October L It is a big figure, but j at least 1.800,000 companies went! through the nine months without falling. fall-ing. The liabilities of the failures ex ceeded their assets by about $200,000,-000. $200,000,-000. Spread evenly ovor tho whole population, this Is less than $2 for each American. Most of ub looked at hard times through a high-powered magnifying glass. The lone ship that perishes at sea gets the attention. No one notices no-tices the vast fleet that rides the galo safely. |