New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-13
''Reforerre 10 the table, says THE News"

Reference to the table" says The News"
shows that the increases and decreases are con-
fined 20 no particular section OF the East or
West OF the TWENTY-FIVE cities fifteen show
gains varying from = 10 1895 per cent; the lat
ter sIrg. however. relates 20 Omaha. and at
t.is time q year ago that city was In the throes
az the most serious troubles in the building
trades that & has ever experienced. II IS graft
fy!nE to note the recovery In Pittsburg that
city having undergone period OF depression for
some time For some years Pittsburg has been
making rapid strides in the matter Of building
construction, having exceeded the expectation
OF its most sduguiue friends. With the depres-
sion ID it's steel and iron industries last year
building operations declined. During the month
just closed. however. il has regained 10 a con-
siderable degree the increase for the month
being 100 per cent indianapolis has an increase
- l'H per cent. while Tacoma. IN the extreme
Northwest. shows gain aggregatlng ITO per
cent BROOKLYN makes a marvellous showing
II Is in keeping with its record during the pre-
erdinE months. Its gain over the corresponding
month a year ago IS ~ per cent. Minneapolis
shows an increase Of IL per cent st. Paul also
makes an exceedingly satisfactory showing, a
gain OF II per cent: Memphis 80 per cent: Seat
tie -, Louisville. I3: Kansas city l.: Chicago
10. Philadelphia, 10; -. Louis. :. and Buffalo 3
Ii is somewhat difficult 10 account for the de-
creases. Cincinnati shows loss OF - per cent
"a compared with the same month a year ago.
Detroit. - Newt Orleans. II. Milwaukee. 30. At
lanta 81: Denver. -; New York. the Borough OF
Manhattan. 20; Washington. -; Los Angeles, II,
and San Francisco. l.. Any one of dozen
sons may be responsible for the falling or in
these cities. II IS widely distributed and there
fore not considered IN any sense serious. IL IS
probably attributable 10 some local cause other
than labor troubles. for. OF the latter the month
of May has never passed 50 peacefully I'm the
building trades in this country. This is one of
the mos- favorable symptoms OF the building
situation In this country ut this time. There are
no serious difficulties IN the building trades or
Ina the allied Industries which contribute so much
In the way Of manufactured goods for the pur-
poses OF construction. The return 70 normal
conditions IS bringing about a healthy sort OF
activity which will be pretty generally distrib-
uted all over the country The completion of
the St. Louis Exposition has had much To do
with this return To healthier conditions In the
building trades I'm the Middle West. There are
sufficient men to be had in all sections OF
the country. ana owners and builders are no
longer compelled To pay eXtravaRant premiums
to secure good workmen. The prices of building
materials upon n favorable basis with the
exception OF brick in some cities, I'm which
owing to the backward spring. the supply is still
below the demand. Upon tho whole Il would
seem that this is probably the most favorable
period for building this country has witnessed
for many years. and II is believed that for this
reason operations VIII continue upon the present
satisfactory basis"