Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-30
REVIEW OF STATE
ACTIVITIES SHOW
MUCH PROSPERITY
Many Millions Will Be
Spent in New
Projects

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The weekly industrial review for
California for the week ending
April % shows optimistic figures.
Greater industries like numbering,
mining and fruit growing in the
west show undated prosperity.
Building records are keeping up
and wages and cost of living are
advancing.
Tax reduction has stimulated busi-
ness, and the following tabuiation
will give an idea of the wide scope
and substantial nature of activities
all over the state.
Oil Output Increases
Long Beach s daily oil produc-
ton of approximately 10000 bbls.
with new wells coming in every
week.
San Francisco--Tor 100000, the
Standard Oil Company has purchas-
cd block in North Beach and has
plans for distributing plant, the
cost of which will aggregate 81
100000.
Arcata G. alifornia Central
Creamerics ship 1000 lbs of butter
fat to China.
Hcaldsburg-3j -kilowatt turbine
generator to be installed at the gey-
scrs.
Stockton-Collcge of the Pacific
breaks ground of big new home.
Macdocl-Dwinnel sawmill prop
critics to operate on large scale.
San Lcandro--Construction OF
modern apartment house on Davis
street planned.
Atascadora--Local doll factory
planning big increase in output.
Orland-Plans completed for con-
truction of prune, lemon and almond
packing plants.
More Studios at Gossmont
East San Diego-Construction of
big S. L. Studios at Gossmont start
ed.
Bcrk National Bank
building *l35,000 home.
FL Monte--Two modern grammer
school buildings to be erected.
Walnut Creek-Contract awarded
for construction of bridge across
Walnut Creek.
Martinez-Curry Bldg. being con-
verted into 70-room hotel.
Pomona--Lakc Arrow resort out
lines $l,000,000 building program.
Avon-Associated Oil Co. lets
$4,000 contract for 6 steel storage
tanks.
Susanville-Lassen Lumber and
Box Co. starts season > run at big
plant.
Building activities un-
der way at present total $25O,OO0.
Valona-Actual construction of
$3,000,000 Carquinez Straits bridge
started.
Hopcton-Wcstern Cheese factory
to be re-opencd under new manage
ment.
Turloek plants approximately
1000 acres to cantaloupcs this sea-
son.
Martinez let's $S7,305 contract for
street paving project.
Richmond.-Modern brick business
building to be erected on 9th street.
$13,000,000 in Buildings
Los Angeles--Work started on
buildings aggregating $13,000,0O0.
A bill introduced, if enacted, will
close scores of oil wells. 1t pro
hibits oil wells near churches,
schools, hospitals and cemeteries.
Redding-Construt of = build
ines aggregating 100000 started.
Sacramento--$2,0 100000 company
organized for construction of Hotel
Senator. Construction TO start
about May Is.
Pomona---Teeter Adding Machine
plant TO be completed and ready
for operation in q weeks.
Sacramento-Statc raisin output
for present fiscal year estimated
100, 100000 lbs., as against 50,000,-
900 lbs. last year.
Santa Fe Springs-Union Oil Co.
brings in Bell No. t making 1000
bbls. daily.
ChicO--P. G.. and +. to construct
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. church to
erect $4,000 edificc.
Merccd to spend $4,000 installing
new sewer system.
$4,000 Power Line
Rivcrside-Southcrn Sierras Pow
er Company planning to build $780,
600 power line.
Anderson---Land settlement colo
ny in Anderson Cottonwood irriga-
tion district planned.
Auburn Darrow Fowler Health
Center to construct modern sanitor-
ilm.
Oakland--S. p. Co. TO inaugurate
daily automobile ferry service to
San Francisco effective April 10Th.
BriGgeport-Immense dredge to
be installed on placer claims at Dog
Town.
Redding lets contract for new
federal building.
San Rafael to get new soap fac
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