California Shows Big Building Gain

California cities contributed substantially to the wonderful building recot'd of the country at large in 1922, according to the yearly figures of building operations just ,compiled by the American Contractor of Chi'cago. Building permits issued in every one of the California cities reporting their figures show a much heavier volume of building in 1922 than in l92l; another significant element is the circumstance that the business for December, 1922 was much greater than November' All this December business will be executed through the new year, indicating that 1923 may have even a better record than its predecessor.