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Simpson Redwood Sqles Heodquorters Now Locqted ot Arcqtq, Gcrliforniq

Sales headquarters of the Simpson Redrvood Company rvere moved November 4 from San Francisco to the firm's general headcluarters at Arcata, California. The change lvas made to enable Simoson Redwood to offer faster and improved service direcf from the mill area, according to Gordon J. N{anary, vice-president and general manager.

All communications regarding Simpson Redwood, whether by telephone, wire, teletype or mail, should be directed to: Simpson Redwood Company, P.O. Box 127, Arcata, California. Telephone: VAndyke 2-0376. Teletype: Arcata 44.

As a convenience to Eastern customers, the Arcata sr,vitchboard will be opened at 7:00 a.m.. Pacific Standard Time. Regional sales offices are located in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, Cleveland, and Kansas City.

September Conslruction Controcfs Rise 2o/o Over Sqme 1956 Month

September contracts for future construction in the United States totalled $2,624,928,000, an increase of 2% over September 1956, reported F. W. Dodge Corporation, construction nen.s and marketing specialists.

Dollar volume of residential contracts in Seotember amounted to $1,151,294,000, an increase ol 10/o over-the like 1956 month. Increased activity in contracts for one- and trvo-family houses accounted for a great part of the gain in dollar volume in the total residential category.

Dodge contract figures for September, for the first time this year, reported a gain in the number of singlefamily houses. The 71,102 units in September were 3o/o above the like month of a year ago.

September amounted to86,397, an increase of 7o/o compared to September 1956.

Residential contracts for the nine-month period at $10,205,058,00O rvere practically unchanged from a year ago. Btrt the cumulative total of 778,548 drvelling units rvas 6/o below the like 1956 period.

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