The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-11
BUILDING IS ACTIVE
MANUFACTURERS RECORD GIVES IN-
 TERESTING FIGURES.
Substantial Additions in Many Southern Cities Notwithstanding Unfaverabie
 Labortng Condition and the : Present Financial Panic.

Baltimore. Jan. lo.-(special. )-In this weeks Issue The Manufacturers Record says:
 "As indicated by reports from typical cities in the South and Southwest. building operations in these sections were active during the past year and substantial addi- tions were made, notwithstanding unfavor- able labor conditions In some localities and the recent general financial depression. In Little Rock. Ark, building permits were issued between December l, 1906. and De- cember l. 1907. for structures to cost in excess Of si.ooo.ooo This estimate does for which permits were issued prior to De- cember l. 1906. upon which work is stiIi in progress For the year permits were issued at Houston, Texas, to an eFtimated value of $2t35s.2ef. as compared with s1,975,iss in 1906. and in Austin. Texas, to the value of s3si. .000 The annual report of the su- perintendent of building of Kansas City. Mo. indicates valuation of $9,6if,922 for which permits were issued during the year.
 Building operations in Memphis. Tenn, represent the expenditure of more money than for any other year in the history of the city. the aggregate value of structures for which permits were issued amounting to a. 4.954,7i4. as compared with s4,3t6,767 in 1906. Among the important buildings under construction is q new court house so cost mits were issued for structures having an estimate value of more than $5o0.000 in ex- Tenn. the value of ali structures for which permits were issued is estimated at S2.o7s,- 0A4 The number of permits issued at Lou isvtlle. Ky. amounted to S2,6f3. representing an expenditure of Ss.O32.54s, which was a decrease under 1906. 1t is estimated that seD 900 were invested in new buildings in Paducah. Ky, during the year. Building operations were particularly active at Bir- ming ham. Ala, during the year, and among the structures erected were many costly residences. The value of buildings for which permits were issued, estimated at S1,96s.S13.
 In Atlanta, Ga. permits were issued for 4.169 structures with valuation of S4.6SA,. I'll, and in Macon, Ga. to the value Of more than $500, 900. During the same time 1,016 permits were issued at Jacksonville Fla for buildings having an estimated val ue of ga, 3,OeS, ,370, an increase of about S1Oo,- 900 over 1906. The total value of build ,fngs erected at Charlotte, N. C., during she wear is s2 000 OO0 of which amount proba- bly, sI, 500, GOO was expended for hotels. of fIces and commercial buildings and S300,0OO for residences. A total of 565 permits was issued in Norfolk. Va for new buildings alterations ard repairs representing an az gregate Expenditure of S1,3s5,3So. Building operations at Baltimore, Md. represented an expenditure of S6.Ss6,5S0. of which amount 1t Is estimated that $3.4b5s632 was expended for dwellings. New Orleans, La. and Richmond, Va, are also notable shar- erS iu the general building activities.
 "rhe total value in 1907 of seven crops in the South that are common to the coun- try was s694, JOS. 900. The value of the same crops in the preceding year was sbs4.- 1,TS3 Comparison of the two years is made in the following table;