DOUGLAS FIR REDWOOD o nd FIR PLYWOOD

. sfuds, Boords

. Dimension Lumber o plonks, Timbers

. Rollrood Ties o Industriol Cuftings slNcE,9t9

IONG BEACH o Suite 604 Oceqn Center Bldg.

SPruce 5-2251 o HEmlock 5-8948

SAN RAFAEI, CAllF. . P. O. Box 569

Glenwood 4-2310, TWX SR 64

EUREKA, CAtlF. o (Generol Ofrice) 630 J. Sr.

Hlllside 3-7OOl, TWX EK 84

Douglos Fir

Ponderoso ond Sugor Pine o Redwood o'Plnrood o Shirrgles qnd loth

The 25 Leatling Constructlon Jurlsdlctlons of the WostMarch, 1960

Los Angeles

Los Angeles County"

San Fra,ncisco

March

March figu1es lotSrled $542,629,287 in total building, compared to $394,418,976 for the previous month-a l2/o rise. D-welling-unit construction represented an impressive part of this rise, with the statistics showing a dwelling-unit gain in March of 49/o over February.

Hawaii led the other states in a spectacular lll/o rise over March 1959. The 50th state has led the rest of the West for several months in percentage increases. The Hawaiian building totaled $19.8 million. Arizona, Idaho and Oregon also showed significant rises over 1959.

In ipdividual iurisdictions, Los Angeles held its usual top spot, althougl-r Los Angeles totals slumped slightly from Marcl.r 1959. Los Angeles County was second, followed by San Francisco, Honolulu and Phoenix.