Pacific service magazine . ices thegeneral sentiment among manufac-turers in what is called the EastBay section of central condition there revealed maybe accepted as accounting, in avery large measure, for the extraor-dinary spread of industrial activity in theterritory embraced by Alameda and ContraCosta counties. One has only to visit thatsection to realize what is taking place. Itwas estimated two years ago that two newindustries sprang into existence every weekof the year, and it is claimed since then thatthe average is even greater. A survey taken by the Oakland Chamberof C
Pacific service magazine . ices thegeneral sentiment among manufac-turers in what is called the EastBay section of central condition there revealed maybe accepted as accounting, in avery large measure, for the extraor-dinary spread of industrial activity in theterritory embraced by Alameda and ContraCosta counties. One has only to visit thatsection to realize what is taking place. Itwas estimated two years ago that two newindustries sprang into existence every weekof the year, and it is claimed since then thatthe average is even greater. A survey taken by the Oakland Chamberof Commerce in the spring of the presentyear revealed the existence of 1,055 manu-facturing plants in the East Bay industrialdistrict, these plants employing, in theaggregate, 42,190 men and women, havingan annual payroll of upwards of $57,000,-000, and a total production value of $337,-909,692. This survey also showed that theindustries of the East Bay district include110 plants of famous Eastern manufacturingorganizations. i.
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