The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-15
THE SOUTH HAS A
BUILDING BOOM
Building Inspectors Reports
Show Great Sums Going Into
Bricks and Mortar.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.I
/ BALTIMORE. September 14.-1n this
weeks issue the Manufacturers Re-

Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
BALTIMORE. September 14.-In this
weeks issue the Manufacturers Re-
cord says:
Southern and southwestern build
last month. although, the cost of
material and of labor. together with
other conditions. affected construction
work to some q tent in certain locali-
ties. This was emphasized in Charles
ton. S. c. where it. is reported that a
number of contracts have been held up
pending modification of building
plans in order to bring the structures
when completed within the amount to
DO expended. It is thought however.
that this Will result only in q tenn
porary abatement OF operations. and
that after plans have been modified
the work will go on more rapidly than
ever. as there are many buildings I'M
der construction or contemplated. In
Inits We're issued during the month,
an expenditure Of s70.760.
This covers an unusual number Of
separate contracts, the percentage of
small contracts being large as COM
pared with recent months.
More Houses Going Up.
"Building permits issued at Nash
for an expenditure of s1S5,7O6. AS
compared with July, these, figures
STOW an incpease Of about $1,000
Sixty permits were issued In Austin.
Texas. representing an expenditure of
s69.27o. Of which amount about s55,-
900 are for residences. In Galveston
TWEEN ty-fve permits were Issued, repre-
|senting an expenditure Of $4,000, and
1.s~ a,
period OF s396,164 statement Of
the building inspector OF Baltimore
shows that 1e1 permits were issued
during August for improvements to
first eight months Of 1907 OF s4.555,-
I49S. Among the structures for which
permits We're secured in that time are
1871 dwellings. sixty-tive factories and
warehouses. tlfty-hve stores, five
three office buildings a hospital. a
newspaper office, car barn., a school
building and railway station.
New Orleans Has building boom.
THE activity in building at Baltl-
more Is matched by that lat New
Orleans. where several millions OF
finished during the past year. now
lin course Of contraction or definitely
|plsnned. At Louisville, KY permits
wsre issued during the year ended
August 3lst, to the number of 2,S69,
representing q total cost of $3,594, O72.
| 1.-TWO enterprises involving the util-
ization electrically of water-power for
textile plants We're announced dur
| ing tho past week. A company at
Long Island. N. Ct. Increased It's
lstock from 100000 to 100000 for the
purpose OF building q 5,000-spinlle
| yarn mill and q water-power electri-
cal plant at Buffalo Shoals In the
Catawbn River, and for erecting and
equipping a 60x90-foot addition to It's
present plant of 5000 spindles. The
power plant will cost about $4,000
and 500-horse power will be provided
for at once. though this can be doubled
when required. Tho mill building al
the Shoals will be planned for an
eventual equipment of 10000 splndles
A mill company at Woodruff. N. G.
has awarded the contract for construc-
4 ton OF u dam to develop power fol
transmission electrically to operate
the mill upon which construction will
begin at all early date. The mill Will
be three stories high, 7bX325 feet. ant
will be equipped with 10000 spindles
for manufacturing numbers 20 tc
Ale, a,6oo-splnale mill 70,
the manufacture OF hosiery yarns i
to be built. II has been decided tt
4 Install 1000 spindles In the Mil nov
4 building at Stony Point NJ c., ans
the mills at Hartsyille, 8. c.. will adj
i 5000 spindles and 70 looms to III
4 equipment Of 10000 sptrlllss and 70l
II looms ~ 4. \ M Y ~ N Ia