, 1881-04-13
BUILDING In 1881.
Advance In Labor and Materials Over
tho Preceding Year.
Great Uncertainty ns To What tho Ex-
act Figures Will lie.


Tit City Of Cheago Ia Hrowing at n grent rate,
and It Is snlti tllnt the addition tn tho pnpnt1o
liz immigration c1uals t'oO0 per week. oxclihtvet
Of course, of tho natural increment by thu pre-
dominance Ut births over deaths. Hut tho pro-
visiun or houses for tho tncomcrs by no ment's
kccns tncc with tho arrivals, and It Inns begun
IA Look rs II tiloeo was 10 lie during tho crrent
ycar tcRtth of RESIDENCES unit lodgings. yes
3c,x,ay n reporter uf THE r,i1isENE 'nndo
round Of Visits ntnonE contractors, builders.
Archltecla, carpenters. unsons. md others sup.
poso, to l,o fully posted rs 10 thu condition IT
nfYnils. aud interviewed them In reHnrsl to
tho bullilny operations now heIfiy enr"
rlrd oil mid projected. Tho Information
thus received WIS general IN ltR ebar.
meter, fur u!1der tho circumstances OF
tho case It wins found impossible 10 obtnln
tlotEnit i,g,,rea Of the cost Of buildings. with
scarcely nj, exception, tho pRrtIcs interviewed
nskci for further tin,c, pleading unanimously
that In thu prrscnt cnndtuon Of tho husldt,lg
trutlo IT w,,s impossible 10 furnish nccurato
tlatn. The general opinion seemed to 10, how
ever, that
DECIDED ADVANCE -
III tho price uf ,nNtcrIal and tho rntc OF wngcs
must be rrcor.lci, and that tleso facts hnd
u,uyg.tcd To n considerable extent In checking
building nrrratons IN this city. There wns \
Ecner,,l Tcellny Wiao TINT tho prcset,t boont
B0 far at lUAst rs prices wcro conccrtieu' would
not hold out.
a member OF tho nrm Of E. s. r. l1a,,n,an,
architects, said io believed TINT present figures
u, nuterj,,t would not be n,nlntaucl. lto
thought tho ntivnnce was trn sudden, md thut
intending builders would wilt rnthur thtin nay
tho prices demanded. Fnr lnst.!ncc. brick vas
ny june tho prico would hare wurkrh down to
sah0 ur q per i1G0, uni TINT thore would tlion
y GM wnIs " w 1 psnvao wnss s'j,
hn nrely Let ntlnlbar Of sr'NIl 1n''snt liEtlres
bclDw tho quoted prices. for cOntniotnrs werc
ine TINS the now material -, came , tn briex
can!d DO delivered Ai on tho whMtf It IT.
S,.r,is. lie nniiclpntetl ilo ndvnnco IN tho price
t,f lumber, FUR thern hnl tcon ~ sncl! snow ~
Wisconsin and other l!snhur rcglnls that tl,ert,
VII Mr Ed1In starteyant, n CONTRACTOR salt there
was plenty Ut hnildfng Eolns OIL bat.thAs j.
NO uEFlA1T Ils1cE HAD 1lEES FIXED FOR
M4ATEIstAI.
1yinF ~ iax 59 - 10 81 sar s,sF ss y sea.s per
iucnt, f3ho por day for hrluklnyors Aud maso,,y.
59n. s o 5 btsH s eos ss so
innsos anti brlcklayers 50 and lat,orers 81 20 par
Ay IImo e9st W cunts an,i ceuisns Slv' rcr
essssac,s esatss; ~ FOR A ths sesssu ass sssa;
70 toga per cent above the nrices Of lS0 M; Tho
ruled UNNECESSARILY high. i'ricps ou brick couId
not be maintained. Mtiu wot!!u ccrtunly 70
1narket. ] tic believed w,.vcs wouli nserasc y
per cent nLlyc last year. for I'LL ccl,atlits wero
eeSa II isS M Senn us 'r tho % puors. nns fhuy
sSpf T. Sss,,s 5 xS sS .s%ss S; Vii I'LL vi
but ltttle advance, 81 fur ~ By know.
\ Rentlcn,aa REPRESENTING ,ho iirn Of , Ihrn;
hnln 4 ltaoss. architcats} sltA tllnt ho ool'cScd
tho rnhuNct1 cost DyGr 1boU Hultlu 10 i.
TWENTY 70 Tl11irTf 1'Els GENT ALI. HOUND.
There WIS n great ndynnce lust now bccnusc
work was plentiful md mechanics wcre scarce:
lnboT, Tho bslckMyola und nasuns Ind axreed
Upon $sD ror hny: but tue carl'gMtgrss. who hi,i
mi 'nxc uor "p 4, IND ut woud .' proSiy ask Il pr ay
II prices could lie Defined thu ndv'!ncc ln, lbso
would protby not ba noro thIM y, y ; per Sent. IT.
tho rreval}tnR uncertainty. New tricG would
probably cost S 70 81 por thousa1' alu .,a x.st
ers. which would tuua 70 s.,,n keen prices
1ss5 ,sos IT'D o SeSh an u In 81
1ar rs It settled rutcs Of wHgcs for
tho aeason. These 'nen could omly got t,,out ~
shoy uskel wna not excussive. Iorsons tntrua-
Jug ,o build aid not object uther 90 tho aAyaIlce
the uncertainty was keeping them ln.uk. The
1rnc!i " cos. ,s asose a irnp sno n'stef f
city pripcr. rho backward SEASON would inter:
terp with buldng to u considerable oxto,lt, mud
i!s huld JACK. Thls sci.son Truro wns Il gseatoI
tlnut,.ation in cstnntss tl,G1, ho a ovor Ms1,W
M. Fo!,x: II t!ae r of Treat l. s e. Tol,S, nsch!-
would not Inst, and that tho people
WOULD NOT nE NUl.1.l.ozED INTO PAYING
NlO1l PRICES