2- But in case you doubt my sincerity, a problem perpetually faced by Presidents of Chambers of Commerce, I should like to point out to you that at least in this case you have a Chamber President whose company is backing up the convictions which he intends to express here with an investment of cold hard cash, betting that cash upon the future of the San Francisco Bay Region. Utah Construction Company has made very substantial investments in San Mateo County, Alameda County and Contra Costa County, all predicated on the basic assumption that the San Francisco Bay Region is faced over the coming years with one of the fastest and soundest growths of any area in the United States. To us this growth appears inevitable, for it is based upon strong trends and fundamental economic factors that feed on themselves and gain strength as they go. Today I am going to talk to you about the growth of the San Francisco Bay Region, about the factors that will make this forecast a fact rather than a fancy, and about the effects of this growth, as I see it, upon your particular segment of the economy. I am sure that you are all familiar in a general way with the various population forecasts that have been made for the nine bay area counties that comprise the San Francisco Bay Area. The figures range from a minimum prediction of 3,805,000 people to a maximum prediction of 4,788,000 people by 1970. In terms of the magnitude of growth the greatest number of new residents are forecast for Alameda, Contra Costa, and Santa Clara Counties while the fastest rates of growth are forecast for Napa, Contra Costa, and Marin Counties, There was a man who went to a psychiatrist and complained that he was suffering from an inferiority complex. He was very much worried about his problem and the psychiatrist gave him a complete examination.