MacDonald & Harringtoilr Ltd.

16 Ccrtilornicr Street, San Francisco

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June Residential Building Costs up 10 Per Cent Over June 1940

RAII. and GANGO

Washington, Aug. 9-It cost 10 per cent more to build an average six-room house in June than it did in June last year, it was reported by economists of the Federal llome Loan Bank Board.

Despite this jump in costs-varying, of course, throughout the country-the index on the volume of residential construction was 50 per cent higher in June this year than in June of 1940, and 16 per cent higher in June than in May this year.

Using the average month of the years 1935-39 for a base of 10O for its construction cost index, the Board's Division of Research and Statistics placed the index at tL2.4 in June, and hOZJ in June 1940. The index in May was 111.6, making the rise from May to June 0'7 per cent.

The rise in the cost of labor in constructing the standard six-room house upon which the Bank Board bases its computations was nearly double that for building materials in the 12 months since June last year' Building material prices increased 7.8 per cent while labor costs jumped 14.6 per cent.

The residential construction index in June was 202'l compared with 174 in May and 134.8 in June, 194O.

ADD ROSS LrFT-TRUCK TO EQUTPMENT

American Hardwood Company, Los Angeles, recently took delivery of a Ross Lift-Truck to speed up service to their customers.

Ten Yaars Ago Todry

From August 15, 1931 lssue i

Stanley Moore came to Tex of Southern California rltorY.

Los Angeles to in the Southern represent FirCalifornia ter-

J. G. Kinney, president of the Yost-Linn Lumber Co., West Hollywood, Calif., purchased the interests of F. H. Yost and W. H. Linn and continued operation of the yard under the same name.

California retailers were invited to visit the Redwood Empire by the Redwood Relationship Committee and to attend a meeting of this committee and the Lumber Committee of the State Association at Scotia.

James H. Carlos, with Malolo from

Martin of the San Carlos Lumber his wife and baby returned on a trip to Honolulu.

Co., San the S. S.

In this issue a statement by the West Coast Lumbermen's Association reported a growing demand among architects and builders all over the country for checked and time-colored timbers found in old frame buildings for use in hunting lodges, cabins and even in fine residences to help create an atmosphere remindful of colonial or pioneer buildings.