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Show BCS1XKSS BAROMETERS. !P T W. Babson Describes the Best Measure for Ixcal Business Yet Discovered. .-'abson Park, iiass., August 28. 1?"4. Any community's willingness t- 1)y and ability to pay can be UCi.o.rately estimated in advance, ac-co-lins to Ttoger W. Babson, who v'y described a relatively new and ?w it interest! bvsiness barometer. -Most business men face a sales ,VC .Mem." says tb" statistician, "but u --9 .toons must be sold in specific .dities information on general bus-Ik bus-Ik -is conditions is not spec!ff ee ugh to help select the best field 19- the sales effort. To overcome ta"? difficulty certain of my associ-ttj associ-ttj j have been working for three ya-rs in an c-fron to find a reliable it 1 stick by v hkii futcre sales pos- j lilies for any territory or locality Jtk r be estimated if advance They fc n found suen a barometer in the t-n id of tha vohiTie of local business -ef'ec.ei in '?! bank transac- "v-om:ri:r.!Ti9 "rove to be a lo i-i - ir.il'vi.liials when it comes to iey matters. li your income is. it oer cer.t gres'er than it was -- 'i inl s i.?sasin you are arc; w iae mood to buv iy of 'he !"..!J-'8 you have wanted i h ion? ii-nv. Your purchasing :j t.- :rre-t-c vv or.a fifth but your fc iperity cnriT.wt makes you twice arm ,ocd a prosper; -?,,r anything yoa ' be : ''''- i't Again, if we ti-s :.tue t!mt y-'f income is 10 per r-'.' ; ic- th-n it ws last year we w ti. ''.iff -cp1: t tuation. You feel n ' yrm .-rf e"OlOin!:ing. and whi'c .- ;i : sin ptirchasiri? power has o-.. l reikiced cut one tenth your re-3)' re-3)' nice to a ralec repeal has doubled t:-f-;; 1. I: 1-s almost impossible X-i ;;f yo; nnythi-; that you ran get ti. g w'-hoi:!. ii is much the same i r'':es. Tbf) tr.'.als of 'Debit? f 'ndiv'l- Tl Account' reported by i a ha'.':;.; r i.rrscnt the community re'-'in':': :ns;s over the same th tr. ino-t people are i In;.' -.'.-- m.'i. Decreases u; ! sr "i'' '" i' .r-(nvs. V. lien busi-w. busi-w. " i-; ' ( ; .':"f-.n the locality w.- ' :i a" : .'--,-":-' of prosperity. m J ''.::.-' ::. :u c.jniagious and fi yoii" I,-;;.-? bri.-tkly. Likewise a o "in ha Its o.'.'T.ct. upon Ihe psy-eft psy-eft 'ocy nf tlie cptire f-omni'tinity. v-f ::' ' . ..3 i.' nil I lily figurei a-ii! om-i-in. tliem wilh if- ''"''' iiionili tf tf " previous year ! ' '. ' a-a?e fi- i-re t lint rep-1 rep-1 ,l' .:- i!!f-"!'.-. or d--rr'.'ise. Iy t-r-ir; ;csn:;i:;i- fi res f.ir ! -c-'iii'vc mo-'tns wo can del ermine IT- tn-ivl f ir ;: city a trend that if.- siU-i );; t V -yllol'V-'v of 15.1 !ti- ; ;,: I i.;-;jsnrcs the general 1 " ' t -j w e.et iliere. A for 'n '.ince, t : i : t shows r..-id-1 of In" ju r i i. nr., p. r rent rinri '- 'i n- .,r '.'.ffc tiiniit'iK offers . ' ':i-:y I 'T i'nni.ili;ii' market - f" 'hH fi'fi'.' -! an upward t. 5 .; ,: ,. (. ;, 'i j ,.r cent, !'T j.'-r i ' a i , .;:'' r s a n-.i ; I vi-!y i -I ( f'.i- f-!ir,,i-liaw. :,-,..:. 'Ki.ili! jt.i. r'-oiiln- an f-sl i inn f n . il I' l ' .. ' "(ill I Im " lo f.-n . '! in ,! .-.', ) i:ii;:!i. Iinro. tt, r of "r.-'-ri'i r.f '.' ra 'i:--i.-! Pia.i' can - rtippp-ni'-:, ((!-' v;i!i a sludy of ifc-. ton of IncouiW uicli w ill lve an inkl:n oT probable trend. We lind.J' 7l'ur im.Iaiiue, that '.'.i per cent of tticj-; tticj-; ti:tal income of Nurtli Dakota conies') : from croim uud live stock. The trendj of jir icr a fi- Die.'U! will Iiulicatii (lie fr.iuiu Iri.nil ol local hu dnesn in ilali.. If you are sidlin;; lo small tuwufi or to fanners you liud, for in |