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Show SALT LAKE SURPASSED By ONLYJTHREE CITIES Ranks Fourth in Amount Carried Car-ried by Building Permits Issued Is-sued in January. Only three of the larger cities of the United States led Snlt Lako City in the Increase In building operations for the month just ended over Ja'nuarv of 1009. These were lemphls. with a gain of -ISC per cent; Los Angelos. with a gain of 173 per cent, and Baltimore, with an Increase of 1C3 per cent. Salt Lake City's Increase was 139 per cent. The amount of Its building permits for January. 1909, was $375,100; for January. 1910. SS97.400. This Is according to tlgurcs compiled by the American Contractor, published at Chicago. Chi-cago. Building operations for January. 1910, are not up to expectations, aa shown by official reports from some fifty cities throughout the United States and compiled com-piled by the Contractor, The aggregate gain over January, 1909. is a trifle over 15 per cent. This may be ascribed to the seyero weather which prevailed during the month. |