CATIFORNIA BUITDING PER,'WTs FOR. FEBR,UARY

ARIZONA BUITDING PERMITS-FEBRUARY

SGD&WI to Hold Dinner-Dqnce

The Sliding Glass Door & Windon' Institute rvill hold its annual spring dinner-dance party at Oakmont Country Club, Glendale, April 27. Golf.ers r'vill tee off at 1:O0 after zr noon luncheon, ar-rd a 7:00 buffet rvill be followed by a night of footrvork and fellor,vship.

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Februory Construction Down But Mqtches | 955 Figr.ures

Outlays for new construction declinecl seasonally in February 1956 to 92.7 billion, but matched tl-re previous February recorcl set in 1955, according to preliminary estimates prepared jointly by the Departn.rents of Commerce and Labor. The rnonth's activity brought the total for the first two months of this year to $.5.5 billion, virtually the sanre as the JanuaryFebruary 1955 figure.

Most of the 5/o decline frorn January to l,'ebruary in private construction was dlle to a continuation of the downtrend in residential building activity that began late last summer last year. As a result of the smaller number of new homes startecl last fall, private sper.rdir-rg for residential builcling in February dropped below the $1 billion mark for the first time since April 1954.

Copirol Picks Socromenlo os Foctory, Distribution Sire for Sidewoll Cedor Shqkes

After many months of technical research and testing, the Capitol Shake Ct,,mpany in Sacramento, California, is norv in full prodrrctior.r of :r superior, painte<1, sidewall cedar shake. Capitol first kiln dries thc shakes, then saturatcs them thoroughly rvith a specially compounded exterior paint. Next, a series oI rotary brushes scrubs the paint into the lvood and levels it for even color distribution.

The shakes are now conveyed through a loO-foot infrared tunnel containing 60-kn' of radiant glass tubes r,r'hich

Sell REDWOODTANKS for Economicql Storoge

Aulomdtic Woter Systems do fcil, ond then woter is ot o premium. Redwood Storoge Tonks cre the mo3i economicol. lnitial cost is lower, ond they hove o longer life. Redwood hos high insulotion volue; keeps woler cool. Redwood is resistont to fungi cnd insect offock. Furthermore, we con give immediote delivery.

Complele Your Line wilh REDWOOD TANKS eorge indefer ompanY IIMITED

"ouR 71ST YEAR''

22ll Jerrold Ave. o VAlencis 4-1841 SAN FRANCISCO 24, CA]IFORNIA

Robert L. Taube

WHOLESALE LUMBER l90l Pacific Avenue Long Beach, Galifornia

HEmlock 2-7623 dry the painted shakes :rt about 300F. The infra-red drying process accelerates penetration and controls the 'set' for uniform color. The shakes are then refrigerated for temperature control relieving internal stresses and eliminating any tendency to rvarp or cup. Finally, the shakes :lre inspected and packaged for shiprnent.

The con-rplete operation is <lonc ()n trlr in-line convevor rvl.rich takes up minimum spacc anrl cuts <lc.rrvrr excessir.e