Show Utah Pro Progress dress R Reflected ted in Survey of Pacific Coast Cities With permits penults representing sent during April Salt bait L Lake ke CIt City reflected the greatest great great- est eat Inc increase ease last years year's oyer oer comparable com com- parable figures figure's 6 of bf cities included In to Inthe n the hePa Pacific coast section of ot the National National Na Na- Monthly Building Survey Survey- prepared by S s. s V. IV w. Straus Go Co o. o Salt Lakes Lake's building activities during durIng dur- dur Ing ing e April were April were per pel c cent nt greater than man in April 1928 and were 22 per per cent greater than March activities The Straus report indicates that building activity on the Pacific coast is on a more active basis at the present time timo than Ulan it has been for tor fifteen months Building permits per nuts mits issued in cities of this area have reached a greater total than has been attained since Novem No ber 1927 The total permits issued in Utah during April was and represented represent represent- ed as compared with for April 1928 During April Pacific coast cities clUes Issued permits for new buildings involving in construction costs This is 17 p pel- pel r cent greater than the April total of last year ear and 1 per cent greater than for March of oC this year e r. r The Tile March total Is customarily the largest largest largest larg larg- est in the year rear Of the cities reporting 54 show increases ov over r March and 58 SS stow snow OW increases o over or r April Los Angeles reports a no 13 per cent e Increase over last years year's comparable figures with an April total of 2940 permits Issued for new buildings to cost 98 although this figure is 10 per cent below the March total Seattle again holds second place on the Pacific coast list with permits for in new construction construction construction con con- issued during April This Tills Is 32 per cent above last Aprils April's total an and 3 per cent below that that- of of March San Francisco V issued April permits for new buildings to cost 4 per cent more than in March but 23 per pel cent less than the total for last April Victoria B. B C. C issued in permits for new construction durIng during during dur dur- ing April as compared with i e in M March l arch 1 and In April Apri Ann l 1925 QI ZIS i e in M March l arch 1 and In April Apri Ann l 1925 QI ZIS Long Long- LongBeach Beach reporting permits for of new construction issued during April 1111 shows a a. 4 48 per percent percent percent cent reduction from the March figure figure fig fig- ure but a a. 41 per cent increase over last A Aprils April's total Oakland shows a a. 30 0 p per l' l cent gain over last years year's record With an ap April total of permits for in new buildings and and- this and this is 2 per cent above abO the March figure Vancouver B. B C. C reports a 20 O per perc percent c cent cant nt gain over Vel March but a a. 7 1 percent per percent percent cent reduction from last Aprils April's figure figure fig fig- ure with April permits issued involving in construction costs Portland's April total permits for fOl new buildings to cost 1343 shows a 5 per cent gain gain- over the March total but a a a.- 15 per pel cent reduction from the the April figUre of last year Beverly Hills a a. per cent gain over last lut J ear ar with an April report of ot permits for of new buildings although this is 33 per cent below the th March March fig fig ure Glendale Issuing April p permits permits per per- r- r mits mUs for buildings to cost reports an 11 per cent gain over ovet March but a 7 per cent reduction from April of ot last year ar San Diego's April total 40 1 permits permits per per- mits mUs for buildings to to- cost is 19 per cent below the March figure figure figure fig fig- ure and 21 per cent below that of last April Pasadena issuing in April permits made a slight sligh t gain over gain over both previous pre comparable periods Bellingham issuing in April permits Spokane Issuing Tacoma Wenatchee Wenatchee Wenatchee chee and nd Yakima issuing issuIng issuing ing all show m marked rk d activity activity ac- ac in Washington In In Arizona Phoenix issued in April building permits a 76 p per r cent gain over April 1928 while Tucson Issuing for lor the s same mc period gained per cent Boise Idaho Falls and Nampa Ida also show marked activity as s do Albany and Klamath Falls Ore Ora Logan Utah Anacortes Hoquiam Longview Olympia Vancouver ani an Yakima Wash ash Substantial increases se in Jn building activity are ar reported also from the following cities in California Ala Ala- meda Burlingame Carmel Compton Comp- Comp ton Emeryville Fullerton National CIt City Palo Alto Palos Verdes Red- Red lands San Leandro San Marino San Mateo Santa Barbara Santa Monica South Gate Torrance ance Ventura Ventura Ventura Ven Ven- I tura and Vernon |