\(estern Building Permits Show Gain For

October

Increases in building permits during October over both September, 1934, and October, 1933, were reported in the October issue of \Mestern Monthly Building Survey prepared by H. R. Baker & Co., San Francisco investment banking firm. Building permits in 77 of. the leading Western cities totaled $7,564,246 in October, an increase of 28 per cent over October, 1933, which amounted to $5,946,745, in a breakdown of the figures for the whole Coast.

The twenty-five cities reporting largest volume of building permits revealed a total of. $6,624,493 in October, contrasted with $3,391,82A in September and $5,143,093 in October, 1933. This was an increase of 96 per cent over the preceding month and 27 per cent over the corresponding month last vear.

Los Ang-eles ranked first among the first twenty-five cities but was closely followed by San Francisco. which showed the largest intrease of all western cities. San Jose and Bakersfield reported large gains. Long Beach, Pasadena. Portland and Oakland ranked with the leaders.

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