Show RA RAPID PID GROWTH GR 0 industry expands in far west WU st NEW YORK the far west see sec tion of the united states has grown greatly in recent years in population income industrial stature and international importance according to a study in the index a quarterly publication ot of the ney nevi york trust company just published world war il II the study says telescoped into a few ew years an industrial du expansion in the far west which might have taken several decades to accomplish even at the relatively fast rate of 0 development some parts of the area had been enjoying the war it Is pointed out brought new factories and facilities to the region accelerated development of its raw materials expanded its power supply and increased its population thereby adding both to its market potential and its labor supply with its vast store of natural resources and its rapidly increasing population the far west looks forward to a continuing postwar industrial growth through development of new products and new markets the seven states included in the study are arizona california idaho nevada oregon utah and washington the far west according to the article made the largest relative gains in population and income of all the areas of the united states during world war II 11 and has grown taster faster than the nation as a whole since 1939 increasing its population by 31 per cent as compared with a 7 per cent increase for the entire united states factory jobs in the tha far west in the same period rose 68 per cent as corn I 1 pared with 48 46 per cent for the nation in food production the increase in the far west amounted to 25 per cent as compared with 23 per cent for the united states as a whole continued expansion of industry appears to be of primary importance to the progress of the far west the article concludes its abundant natural resources its climate its forest riches its hi excellent harbors and its scenic beauties have been the chief contributing factors to its rapid growth in the past to accommodate and support a population increase in the future comparable to that enjoyed so tar far in this century and particularly in the world war 11 II period would seem to require the broader economy which its sustained industrial rial growth is furnishing |