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the value of permits issued doubled that of last year, from $2 million to $4 million. In Arizona there was a healthy increase, from $22 to $32 million.

Hawaii continues its merry way, with building permits valued at $19.5 million as compared to $18 million a year ago. The number of permits is also up, although residential building has taken a severe drop for the month. Nevada shows an increase of $3.5 million over a year ago in value of total permits, of which $2.3 million is residential construction. Wyoming has an increase of a half million dollars in total building, which is almost entirely represented by an increase in new home construction. Oregon shows an increase of $1 million in total building, but a decrease in new home construction.

Based on the tremendous activity shown in Arizona, both Phoenix and Maricopa County have jumped from 13th to 12th paces, respectively, in the May standing of the first 25 building areas in the West, into 4th and 5th places, led only by Los Angeles city and county and Honolulu, in June. Sacramento County has also shown a large increase in building activity and is in 6th place. Denver has shown an rncrease over a month ago as well as a year ago and is in 10th place considerably ahead of its position a year ago.

-National Foresl Producfs Week October 16-22-

Volley Lumber Co. Reopens in Indio

Indio, Calif.-The Valley Lumber Company opened new display room and yard, July 28, on a 7-acre site a hundred feet north and across Highway 60-70-99 f.rom yard destroyed by midnight fire this Spring. The new eration has 20,420 sq. ft. under roof and 5,000 sq. ft. given to the modern new display room and offices.

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Neal Chadbourne, local manager with 23 years' lumber experience, has been a resident of the Imperial Valley eight years. His invitations to the Valley promised free orchids to the ladies, balloons to the kids, and prize awards to the luckiest. The.firm, which also operates yards in Salton City and Palm Desert, was purchasid this Spring by the A. C. Ifouston Lumber Co., which was founded in Kansas in 1886 and has retail yards throughout the West.

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