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BULLETIN OF PROGRESS 



PUBLISHED BY 



The California Promotion Committee 



OCTOBER 31, 1907 



ONE year and a half has passed since San Francisco was 

 devastated by fire. During those eighteen months the 

 progress toward complete recovery has been marvelous, 

 and while there is not such feverish activity as marked 

 the first twelve months, work is progressing at a rate unsurpassed 

 in any other city, except New York and Chicago. The estimated 

 value of the buildings for which permits have been asked since 

 the fire totals the enormous sum of $100,000,000. Of this amount 

 $30,000,000 is represent r'd by the permits during the past six 

 months. 



Careful estimate^ ici^aiding cash expended for rehabilitation 

 and reconstruction show that figure to have reached the total of 

 $1;JG,000,000 since the fire. That business has been on a sound 

 basis is shown by the total of bank clearings during the eighteen 

 months, which has amounted to more' than two and a half billion 

 dollars. 



During the month considerable money has been brought to 

 San Francisco from the interior of the State for investment. 

 Financial conditions throughout California have been very good 

 owing to heavy crops and high prices, and as a result the interior 

 has been of material assistance in rebuilding operations in the 

 metropolis. The financial crisis in the East has had no material 

 effect on California conditions. 



Great activity is shown in all parts of the State in electric 

 power development. Reports from all interior cities to The 

 California Promotion Committee show greatly increased activity 

 in all lines of business. 



The following summary shows California conditions for the 

 month, from September 29 to October 28, inclusive : 



San Francisco building permits, $1,811,88(5. 



San Francisco building permits since the fire, $87,147,363. 



Los Angeles building permits, $936,070.00. 



Oakland building permits, $648,593.75. 



Sacramento building permits, $129,614.00. 



San Francisco real estate sales, 550; value, $2,000,000. 



San Francisco bank clearings, $189,551,793.30. 



San Francisco bank clearings, October, 1906, $189,906,956.05. 



San Francisco bank clearings, October, 1905, $169,259,519.64. 



Los Angeles bank clearings, $47,384,043. 



Oakland bank clearings, $10,769,663.23. 



San Jose bank clearings, $3,789,243.94. 



Stockton bank clearings, $3,766,733.33. 



San Francisco customs receipts, $616,749.71. 



RELIABLE INFORMATION GIVEN ON ALL PARTS 

 OF CALIFORNIA. 



Address: The California Promotion Committee, San Fran- 

 cisco. . 



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