1924 S.F. Building Totals $57,852,973

San Francisco in 1924 closed its biggest building year with a total of 10,272 building permits granted for improvements involving an expendituie of $57,852,973.

During the year 1907, when the- reconstruction of San Francisc"o following the fire, was fully under way-, -Louis Bailey, acting chiei inspector of the Departme-nt gf Public chief Department of Worfii, repo-ttt 6,437 permits. were -rylt-g {or improvements aggiegating an ixpenditure of-$56,578,844.

Operations for the month of December, 1924, totaled $5,5i9,031. During that period 763 building permits were granted. In November, 1924, 707 permits were granted, granted. In NovemDer' L>L+, /u/ PclurrLs wtrc Sr4ursut Ihe valuation totaling $6,358,78--and in December, 1923, granted, ted. In 1924, pe 746 permits for work-costing $4,952,000.

Following is a segrated list of the December, 1924, op' erations as compiled by Acting Chief Inspector Bailey:

The following is a summary of the total number of building permits issued each year and the estimated cost of the improvements undertaken thereunder (the year 1906 covers that period from May 19 to December 31) :

Lumber Men Move Westward

While all yearly records pertaining to the cut of timber from the 147 National Forests were broken last year, the cut was less than one-sixth of the stumpage that can safely be removed from the forests without depleting the growing stock or endangering the volume of future business, says the annual report of W. B. Greeley, chief of the Forest Service.

In the amount of timber cut from National Forests during the year California stands first, with Oregon and Washing following. All the sales of timber from the forests take into aceount the sustained yield principle, thus affording a perpetual supply on the sale area. In commenting on the timber sales, the report says:

"This increase in the National Forest sales, particularly in the three Pacific Coast states, where the volume of cur-

For 18 Ycue

..CHICKASAW BI111qPII OAK FLOORING har becn a rtandard of Crrade-{uality-Manufacture

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SAMUEL R. NORTON

Hcnry Bldg. Portland rent business is heaviest, is striking evidence of the continued and increasing westward molvement of the lumber industry from the cut-over regions of the East. In one instance a lumber company with its entire organization and most of its employees was bodily moved by special trains from the Southerir yellow pine region to AriLona. where operations will be coitinued on Naiional Forest attd Indiao lands."

HART-WOOD BUYS 'POINT ARENA''

The Hart-Wood Lumber Company has purchased the Steamer Point Arena, from the Silei Mill eompany, and will put her into service to California ports.

The Point Arena is of 1285 net tons and was built at Portland. She is 251 feet long and carries 1,000,00O feet. This brings the Hart-Wood fleet up to eight carriers.

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Alro Builden ol 2, 4 and 6 Whoel Tnilcr WEBER AUTO AND TRAII FR WORKS ISOS S.Et Fe Ave. I.c ADgdG.

S. E. SL.A,DE LUMBER CO.

Established 1885

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We Specialize on Grayr Harbor Old Grorth Soft Yellow Fir

DIRECT MILL AGENTS

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