The evening world., 1913-06-13
II|EW YORK BEATS
CA|CAGO'S BOAST
Of MUCH BUILDING
WINDY City Loudly Brags of
SiO,5OO,oOO in New Struc-
tures Since Jan /.
a
BUT THAT'S NOTHlNG!
Manhattan and Bronx Alone
Show S45,Oo0,oOO Worth
lin Dull Times, Too.
BUT THAT'S NOTHING!

out Illinois way there's q town--ChS-
easo's the name Of it-that every little
while rears up on hs hind legs ana
Es,sss another attempt to have the
wsrid q iafvs. think y Is Of vastly
greater Importance tnnn Now York.
New IT'S building operations the Windy
City 10 brasging about
The news association wires we're hum
Aaing yesterday with . message inform
ING the world that the illinois settlement
10 this year enjoying the greatest build
Ing boom In its history. Since Jan. I
permits for >.sos buildings, involving .
cose Of eso.Sl9eoo. have been Issued. The
! nee structurss, the message further
bllthsiy tells 10. viii have . frontage
a twsnty.six miles.
& Isn't that Just dandyf
Wen. cur little town IL having IN on
year h buli1ing operations. but gam.
ahos sxpsdition through the building
bureaus shows that u takes only two
berousAs. Manhattan and the Bronx.
|. - beat me Western town by several
; millions Of dollars. This. too. with both
boroushs running many millions behind
the record Of last year. which. incident
ally. was not the banner year.
s'r,oNr MONEY" HAMPGNo THE
OulloiNo iMcREAoH.
Here are some Of the figures. Since
jAa the Building Bureau Of Manhattan
Ierseeh has issued permits for -
STRUCTURES which win cost t5i.s3.ooe. In
~ Bronx psfm,ts have been Issued for
1Ab buiidiass. costing e1ases.o 80. making
eDtai fer the two borougha Of mors
: then o&eo.eeo-a tidy margin In excess
- chlcaGe's record breaking activity.
u y sotswerthy also that In ManAat.
; 10 lurlng tAs Arst hvs months ef this
Soar thers has been . faillng a ee
Oons olA00.eoo ever the corresp6pding
SosSeA o. last year. In the Bronx thsrs
Was . 1rsp of nearly WleoasAn Various
ssesoas ats given Tor the escrsass tn
bsodine operations here this ysar.
s yor enc thins measy has been rather
ss,lght" Other reasons suggested By Al.
{ lF11 1uawig. aetins supsrinteadsnt pl
Duliaihga. ere The tact that the heavy
1ujjllng loaa esncsrns and individuAis
oorlng the PEST fsw heavy ysers have
aout out abeat al the money thsy care
- for the preesaL while the great IN.
eroase n odles ana loft builAinss Of
daoAe rssdsrs that hsid so,uswhat ever
eul,k lTt.,
4 esitsrisa from which may b sssa
~ ehArastss ef the decline y found In
= AtabuDsssd rsUort prepared by TIE Men.
Aattaa building Bureau. During last
4 SOeasA plans for but eioooeo worth Of
OOea bu1j0lnOs were nied. while N
tAot0 not doliar's worth Of oflcs
etildiqg assoU sAowsd up IN he
enreGp. In ne one month q Nay
~ ysae asarly . million and Q
~ AeelArr 'xorth Of once bui1dins
olans wess alsd. Last year In May
ehers wsss alsa psans for ttoeo.ooo wsrth
-, fnsossla. Last snth permits for
bit egaeeo worth efNhls class Of build
~ wsrs issued.
Z HWGArAg OooM PNovGo 70 %
HtoNgA THAN LAST YEAR.
~ ash 1tem of Increase Sfls year
WaloA y Aslpins out Ia preventing thu
elunp frsa tsins alarming. 10 under the
uiAsaacAttoa "tensmsnt housss," waisi
lneludes prU@sntious apartment houses
z ~ last meath the agures were In e.
oens ef aeo.eoo. AsAinst q. 10000 In Ma,
oaet year. The explanation Of this. &C
eerdiag 10 the Building Department. Il
''Deople have got % have places to live
( pvep u they don't have places to work.
The slump IN the Broax 10 largely sx
olaSned BY the fact that during the earl,
noaths Of last years plans for q q. a. q,
orn,ory were nled. and t.Soo,00o wortl
81 places OF amusement we're contracts
eer aSainst ceo.ooo 20 far this yaas
AeertmeVt Aoass btlldinS holds its own
9toce Jan. plans for dwellings costinI
UoSo.0o 6ave been hlsd, some wha& 4
o1eess of the dgufss last year.
A ietsresting dtseovsry made In IN