Show SWEEP OP COAST TO COAST no section of the country Is neglected in the distribution of prosperity business on the pacific coast in march reached record proportions according a cc to the federal reserve bank ol of san Pran francisco cisco labor is I 1 8 fully employed and wages are ad avancing in all industries retail reta 11 trade is 20 per cent ahead of last year individual deposits in banks are 26 per cent greater than a year ago and are considerably above the peak of deposits in the fall of 1920 jumping across the continent to new england one learns from the federal reserve bank of boston that net sales in dollars in leading boston beston stores were larger thin than in march 1920 when the commodity prices were higher than at present the report shows that this condition prevails throughout new england cities and is undoubtedly a reflection of the vastly improved industrial conditions and numerous wage increases which have been made throughout new england minneapolis reports sales of farm implements and equipment throughout the northwest this spring have been 75 per cent greater than a year ago the J I 1 case company of racine wisconsin the largest manufacturers rs of threshing machines in tho the world reports sales this year 50 per cent ahead of last year kitchen cabinet factories in indiana are working full time and have made an increase of 10 per cent in wages according to the illinois employment agencies there are one hundred jobs offered in that state now with only 85 job hunters one year ago there were job hunters registered gist ered for every one hundred jobs in 1921 there were job hunters registered for every one hundred jobs abs over men and women working in the clothing industry in chicago have been given an increase of from 10 to 16 per cent at the same time this was announced the news came from rochester new york that more than clothing workers there received an increase of from 5 to 10 per cent those workers receiving less than 40 a week received the 10 per cent increase and those receiving more than 40 received a 5 per cent increase approximately miners in the lake superior iron mining district have been given an increase of 10 per cent the new wage scale tor for common labor in the mines of michigan wisconsin and minnesota is now low a day four great railroads with headquarters in the middle west have recently made wage advances to certain classes of 0 their employees the santa fe which advanced wages of maintenance of the way and railroad shop employees from a minimum of i 1 cent an hour to a maximum of 8 a month the great northern which increased the wages of maintenance of the way men all the way from to 10 a month the chicago and alton which increased its maintenance of the way men from to 10 a month the nashville chattanooga and st louis railroad which in 1 creased its shipment shop ment 2 and 3 cents effective either the first or the fit an hour all these advances were of may the condition of state banks in kansas according to a quarterly statement issued by the state banking department reflects increased prosperity among the farmers az as during the period from december last to march 17 there was a gain of of deposits of those banks reports of life insurance companies covering the he year ending december 31 show that it was the largest year in the history of life insurance business one reflection of the nations prosperity is given in the production and sale of shoes more than 96 95 pairs of footwear were pro the first three months of this year an increase of per cent over the manu fact ared during the corresponding period last year the U S shipping board announced an increase in the wages of all seamen employed by the board thid the advance becomes becom effective may 4 and puts into effect indrea increases es from 12 to 20 per cent |