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Becrt Jonuq ry 1956 bV l37o

Contracts for future construction in the United States totaled $2.299.554,000 in January, an increase oi 4/o orer Januarv 195(j, according to F. \\r. Dodge Corporation. This is the first ligure for total construction contracts ever co111piled for tl're entire 48 states, and tnarks the inauguration of an expanded statistical service by the Dodge organrzation.

Contract figures for the eleven western states, never before available, indicate that the January total for that region 'was $521,264,000, l3o/o above January of last year. This rise was considerably greater than in the remaining 37 states, which increased only Io/o over the same period.

The n'estern region accounted for 23a/o of total construction contracts cluring the month. This proportion has beerr speculated upon for years, but until compilation of thesc figures. no conrplete statistical evidence has been ar.ailablc.

Contracts for non-residential buildings in the United Stzrtes totaled $914,168,000 in January, :rn increase of 160/o o'r,er January 1956. Residential building contracts totaled $816,566,000, an increase of lo/a over January of last year. I-lou'ever, the residential increase rvas only in clollar terms. Tl.re number of du'elling units amounted to 64,313, 9o/o bclorv January 195

The rvestern region sl.rorved a lrrore buoyarlt constructiol-t picture than the remair.rder of the nation, in most rlajor c:rtegories. Instead of a decline in heavy errgineeritlg cotrtr:rcts, as reported for the national total, the eleven rvestern states' January total r,l'as above January of last year. Nonresidential building increased in dollar volutne more rapidly than in the nation as a rvhole, arrd n'hile dollar volume of rcsider-rtial contracts cleclined slightly, the ctrop in the number of residential dn'elling units rvas 7/a, rather than the 9/o reported for the national total.

Hunt Lecrves U. S. Plywood to Heqd G-P Plywood, Speciolty Soles

The appoirltmellt of William lI. Hunt (left) as vice-president in charge of lrlyu'oocl and Specialty Salcs for Gcorgia-Pacific C-'orporation is announced lry Ou.en R. Cheatl.ram, chairmarr ar.rd presiclent. Mr.Hunt rvill leave a post as vice-presiclent in charge of sales, tlirector and tlember of the Executive committee, of United Statcs Plyn'oocl Corporatior-r. llis neu' headquarters w-i1l be at the corporation's general offices in lrortlar-rd, Oregon.

James I-. Bucklel', vice-president, rvho formerly served in this capacit.' {or Georgirt-Pacific, hlrs beett appointecl r.ice-president in charge of clevelopment and rescarch, ancl aide to the president on special projects. He also takes over the presidency ofa subsidiary, Georgia-Pacific Alaska Company. His heaclquarters s'ill contiuue to be in the Portlarrd ,,Ffices of the corDoration.

Dry Creek lumber Opens af Orongevqle

Dry Creek Lumber Sales, Rio I-inda, captaincd b1' Keith Ross and Kcnneth Chesnut, recently opcnecl its second branch yarcl rvithin thc past year. The new yard is locatecl at Orangevalc, a fast-grolving suburb of n.retropolitan Sacratnento. During 1956, Ross ancl Chesnut opened their first branch yard, lrnorvn as Lumber Corral, at 4545 Auburn lllvcl., in Sacral'nento.

'Frosty' Foster New Sqles Monoger of Sourhern Gqlifornio lumber Sqles

F. W. "Frosty" Foster, popular young lumber sales executive, has been named sales manager for Southern California Lumber Sales, Monrovia. I{e is also representing Ivory Pine Company, Dinuba, California, exclusively in the southland.

A graduate of the University of Southern California, Frosty spent two years upon graduation at the Ivory Pine mill learning the lumber business from the mar-rufacturing and grading end of the business straight through to sales and shipping. Following this part of his education he returned to Los Angeles and joined the sales staff of Tarter, Webster & Johnson, where he spent three years contacting the dealer trade throughout the southern counties of the state. He has a well-rounded education and experience in business administration, advertising and sales. Southern California Lumber Sales ofiers a con-rplete service to flush door manufacturers and retail lumber dealers.

E. M. Howqrd lnto Refoil Line

Everett M. Howard, purchasing agent the past four years for the Ready Hung Door Manufacturing Co., has taken a leave of absence, as of March 1. Howard said he would devote his time to his retail building material business, The Cottage Building Products, at 9460 Sepulveda Blvd., Sepulveda, California, in the San Fernando Valley. Mrs. Iloward has managed this business for the past 18 months and has done an outstanding job building good customer relationship.

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