The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-14
BUILDING BOOM IN
SOUTHERN STATES
Cities of Dixie Keeping Thou
sands of People at Work
Building Houses.

The following figures, gathered by
the Manufacturers Record from rep
resentative Southern and Southwestern
cities. present brief summary Of
building operations in these sections
during August A total OF ninety nine
ing, the month, including alterations
ana repairs. which represent cost
of construction of s3o4.343 AS com
show decrease of sioe.5es "'s The ef totai
value or work authorized from January
i TO august 81. inclusive. is estimated
az S2,9li, G62. Building activity has
ben PEI. notable in Suffolk during
the year, and a number of important
s shnae have have bee, been erected. Among
costing $4,000. and the post -oi!ice.
sSo.ooo. Permits. were issued in Win
st sfon, S9leM during August to the value
been u general increase in the value
S or ID, building operations. this activity
structures. For the fiscal year ended
August 81 it is estimated that the cost
or construction will reach $4,000. 900.
including municipal buildings. Permits
were issued in Grccnvillc. 5. c., during
August for buildings TO cost s41, 4O1
total of ninety-scvcn permits was
cost of $333,3S5. AS compared with
august; august, l9l2. these figures show an
increase of Sl,G2i In Augusta Il total
OF 155 permits was issued, represent
ing Il cost of construction of s65,0Sl
Permits were issued in Jacksonville
to the number OF nifty three. Involving
an estimated expenditure Of S95.Go5.
The cost of construction for which per-
mits were issued in Miami during the
February to August. inclusive. the
value or operations is estimated at
S55I.9o3. Permits were issued I'm st
Petersburg to the value OF about sl3,-
600 for the month. In Memphis total
OF 2iI permits was issued. representing
u cost of construction of s32l.ll6. AS
compared with August 1912. these
figures show Il decrease of ll5 in the
number OF permits. and 7S0.479 in the
cost OF construction. Permits We're H.
sued In Gulfport to value Of Sll0.9O9
during the month, and in Shreveport
the cost of construction is estimated
at S1ol,i35. including S6i.55O for resi-
donces. For the fiscal year ended Au-
gust 81 permits were issued In New
Orleans for construction to cost s3.il2
b?l. tota! of $50 permits Was issued
In st. Louis: during August, represent
ing cost Of construction Of sl.0S2.3i7.
In Dallas the cost OF construction: for
which permits were issued is estimated
at 100000. and in Waco at $2S0.530.
The value OF operations in san Antonio
Is estimated at S225,3Sj. y total OF 27S
permits was issued in Houston. repre-
senting a cost OF construction OF Si75-
l45. The value of operations in other
Texas cities was estimated as follows:
FL Paso. S9?.S65 Fort Worth. S95.9l5;
Galveston. $65.l37: Beaumont, $29.6iO:
Austin: Sill 60. Permits wee issued
III lIittlc fNpCh 10 lHc NUMBER OF -.
representing cCst Ut construction Of
$S5,655. The cost OF construction for
which permits were issued in Hunting
ton. w. Va, was estimated 1T S139.1i0.
Permits were issued IN the District Of
Columbia for new buildings to cost
Si9S,!N5, ana alterations and repairs Ia
cost $l2S.4S,. In Baltimore permits
were issued FOR new buildings To cost
S7i5l55. alterations $4,000 and addi-
lions Sl6O.0OO The cost of construc-
ton 70" which permits have been is
sued from January to August 81. IN
elusive. is estimated at SG,ti6,G75 for
new buildings. SG0i.500 for alterations,
and Sl,0il.0O0 Tor additions