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BULLETIN OF PROGRESS 



PUBLISHED BY 



The California Promotion Committee 



APRIL 30, 1907 



FOK a year all California lias been looking forward to the 

 month of April, as if it might be a erueial one in the con- 

 ditions of the State. April has come and gone with no 

 decrease in advancement, and with a general upward 

 tendency in all lijies of industry. San . Francisco, San Jose and 

 Santa Rosa, the three cities which suffered greatest one year ago. 

 have all shown wonderful progress, while other cities throughout 

 the State have gone steadily onward, adding in basiness and popu- 

 lation. Reports from all parts of the fetate to The California Pro- 

 motion Committee show that there has been great increase in popu- 

 lation, a large part of which has settled in the agricultural dis- 

 tricts. 



Ooj) conditions have a much better outlook than a month ago. 

 With the exception of wheat and other cereals in the flooded dis- 

 tricts, prunes in the Santa Clara valley, and apricots, indications 

 point to better crops everywhere than in IflOG. Reports from the 

 northern and southern counties of the great interior valley say that 

 the fruit crop will be especially heavy in everything except 

 apricots. From the counties south of the Tehachapi reports say all 

 fruit croi)s will be fine. Similar reports come from tJie coast 

 '•'•unties. 



Demand for lalxn-, especially in the agricultural districts, 

 \\ here the coming fruif crop will call for thousands of hands, con- 

 tiiuies strong, and both men and women can find immediate employ- 

 ment. In factorie.<! in all the cities and towns of the State there 

 is great demand for hands, l^uilding conditions in San Francisco. 

 Los Angeles and Oakland call for artisans in all classes. It is 

 noted that iwices in building material, especially lumber, are de- 

 n-casing, which will have a tendency to greatly increase building 

 m-tivity. 



The following snnuiiary shows California conditions for April: 



San Francisco bank clearings, $198,158,811.30. 



Los Angeles bank clearings, $55,969,482.42. 



Oakland ])ank clearings, $14,390,245.91. 



San Jo.se bank clearing.s, $2,445,.349.3(). 



San PVanci.sco building permits, $6,5()(),591. 



Los Angeles Iniilding permits, $1,378,722. 



Oakland building permits, $1,255,505.50. 



San Jose building permits, $133,769. 



San Francisco customs receipts $698,178.68. 

 IJKLIABLK INFORMATION GIVEN ON ALL PARTS OF 

 CALIFORNIA ON APPLICATION. 



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