Show 0 STOCK it has come to the notice of cir tills department says a statement issued by NY F jensen commissioner ot of commercial economy that citizens lit in some sections of 0 the state are being solicited to purchase stock iu in various newly promoted enterprises while it is not the intention or within the province of tills this board to discourage any legitimate enterprise nevertheless citizens sh should 0 uld bear in ili mind that the nation is at war arid and that the hie country itself Is in urgent need of every dollar which people can call spare and that the security presents trie greatest investment in the world citizens who contemplate an all investment in stocks of 0 new enterprises are urged to take two steps before maciag such investments first they should consult their bankers on the financial merit of the euter enterprise ter prise second the proposed corporation po ration should be analyzed as to whether or not it comes within the scope of being essential to tile the win lillig ot of the war in tills this latter connection c citizens should remember a recent resolution ot of the war industries board of 0 washington D C this resolution declared that liu in the public interest all new undertakings not essential to and not contributing either direct ly or indirectly toward winning tho the mar ivar which involve the Aliza utilization tion of labor material and capital required in tho production supply or distribution of direct or indirect war needs will be discouraged ilot notwithstanding that they may be ot of local importance and of a character which should in normal times meet with every encouragement this office would catl cati to the attention oll of of citizens that corporations coming within the scope of winning the HA war include oil production and manufacture clothing shoes and blankets tor for the army production and manufacture ot of war material sanitary improvements or alterations conducive to public health and necessary quarters or preparatory buildings for military or in dustral training improvement of roads for military purposes or tile transportation of farm products |