The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-10
||C|bIO|D LEADS
nbUIlDIne BOOM
October Figures From All Over
the South Costly Struc-
lures Going Up.
SMALL CITIES SHOW UP WELL
Norfolk Ahead of Several Larger
Southern Towns and Second
to Richmond.

The degree of building activity pre-
xai,,pe in the South and Southwest
during october is Indicated oy the
following brief summary as cohp'iso
yor the Manufacturers Record. OF
baltimore. from reports from repre-
sentative cities in these sections II
vill be observed that E!eEiHoho' 40
.lsual. leads all cities SCUM u '"e
Potomac and the Ohio raves. eAeep.
Memphis. and the nsnres for tnat cay
are not official. bit only estimates'
In Richmond total Oh iorty'ehfe'
uermits was issued for new con
s,r,,ctio, estimated to cost $40o. 1876.
and forty-ive permits for alterations
and repairs estimated TO cost s26,Ssa
These figures show an increase IN the
cost of new improvements as com
nared with October. 1911. OF $lo6,eis'
ana a decrease in the cost OF aitera
TONS and repairs of $5,sS6- Inc cost
Of all improvements authorized since
JAnuary l of this year Is estimate
At s5.6ss.osa. Permits were issued IN
Norfolk during october for construc'
zion estimated t. cost e3i5.2es. AS
compared with October. 1911, THESE
Axures show an increase Of apout
sa4O. 600. A total OF twenty-nine per-
rnits was ISSUED in Charlotte during
the month, representing cost OF con-
struction OF $s0.233. In SreenSi.e'
q c., q total of ifty-five permits was
Issued. representing cost OF CON
atruetion Of $54.1S7. Since January l.
1919, a total of 45e permits has been
issued. representing a cost OF con-
utruction OF $541,sos. The estimated
cost OF construction for which permits
we're issued in wins:on-Salem during
the month was estimated At $44.SSo
In Birmingham total OF a2a permits
vas issued. representing cost OF
construction of s25e,s75. The value OF
operations for the ten months OF 1917
was about $3.50n.0ao. A total OF les
permits was issued in Jacksonville
during October, representing cost OF
construction OF S3ss.735.
As compared with September, these
ffgures show an increase of 20 in the
Number Of permits and an increase Of
about $116.o9o In the cost Of construc-
tion. In Orlando total OF 81 permits
was issued during the month, repre-
oenting . cost Of construction OF
s33.s45. 4 total of 50 permits was
iseued IN Nashville. representing cost
OF construction Of sss.sls. As com.
pared with October, 1911. these figures
show a decrease Of about $1,000 In the
cost Of construction. The cost OF con-
Struction for which permits were is
sued IN Memphis during October was
estimated at $75o.s9i. In Knoxville
the cost of construction for which per-
mits were issued was estimated at
$2l,s33. The estimated cost OF build
ings and improvements for which per-
mits were Issued in New Orleans dur
ing October was estimated at 863,a37.
In Dallas total OF 10. permits were
issued during the month. representing
q cost of construction Of $274.s75. while
the cost of construction for which per-
Hlits were issued in Houston was esti-
mated at ss67.sss The value of opera
lions in Bristol Va.-Tenn. during the
month was estimated at $40o,o 900. The
cost Of construction for which permits
were issued in Baltimore during Octo-
Der, including alterations and repairs.
was estimated at $s74.4S5. and for the
6rSt ten months of 1912 at Ss,356se0