The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-08
RAPID PROGRESS IN BUILDING WORK Feature Is Number of Small
 Residences ALL OVER THE CITY Satisfactory Progress Is Being Made On All the Big Structures
 in the Downtown
 District

Building continues to be brisk in Bir- mingham. The work on the Y. M. c. A. building, the Y. W. c. A, the sky-scraper American Trust building, the Ledger's steel structure, Drennen department store and the Kyser-Butler plant is all pro- gressing rapidly. Besides these large buildings much work is being done on residences and small structures
 Although building activity has been somewhat less this summer than last much work is being accomplished. One of the most important facts is the erec- ton of many small residences. The building men state that this is one of the surest signs of real prosperity. The building inspector states that more resi- dences have been erected so far this sum- mer than In any previous year
 The operations on the magnificent Y. NJ c. A. building are progressing rapidly. At the present time four floors have been erected and the fifth floor will soon be completed. The constructors are very anxious that the building shall be com pleted on time. They have been working a force Of over sixty men and at times have worked on day and night shift.
 The contractor announces that the brick work will begin on the first of next week While the work of laying the brick is in progress the other stories will be added. The contractor states that he expects to build a story every two weeks.
 The work Is progressing much faster than was expected and it is believed that the building will be completed on sched- ule time, November 1.
 Although the frame work on the Y. W. C. A.. building has not been started, the builders announce that they expect to start on this next Monday. They state that over thirty men are being em- ployed daily in the digging of the foun- dation.
 Six stories will be completed on the outside, but the two top stories will not be finished on the inside unless the nec- essary funds are secured in time.
 The operations on the foundation of the skyscraper American Trust Bank build ing are progressing rapidly. About % men are being employed in digging for the foundations. It is stated all operations on the foundation will have been com pleted by September 15. Then, if the steel shipments are on time, work on the construction of the steel frame will be started.
 The manner in which the Drennen de- pertinent store is going up is satisfac- tory. Already operations have been com menced on the top story. The contractors state that if nothing interferes with the present progress the building will be completed on October l. About 90 men are employed in its construction and the work is being pushed rapidly. | The buildings frame will be completed within the next three weeks. After the ! IfsTRr V1ra1c frvR rlE IA r. Il. A that all the brick work will be com pleted within another week Hardly any work will have to be done on the out side of the first floor, for this floor will be mostly plate glass. The Dren- nen's announce that they will have the longest continuous show window front age of any store in the south.
 The work on the Ledger building Is also progressing rapidly Three stories of the steel frame have been completed above the ground and two under. The brick work will be commenced at a very early date.
 The Kyser-Butler cotton ginnery and fertilizer plant, which is being erected in East Birmingham will be completed about october ]. The promoters of thts plant state that about s135,OOO will be ex- pended in the erection and equipment of this plant.
 | The building will be a reinforced con- crete structure It will be three stories high and will have a large floor space. This industry was moved to this city from Mississippi.
 1 A great number of small residences and buildings are under way. It is thought that over one thousand of them will be erected during this summer The nuild- ing authorities state that the larger part a haiuu bttiI Ind r-t. that they are exceedingly pleased with the outlook and that they expect a large increase in buildings during Au- gust and Sentemher.