The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-13
BUILDING IN THE SOUTH;
DECREASES ARE SHOWN
Richmond Shows Up Pretty Well
With Other Southern Cities.
The Outlook.
NORFOLK SHOWS UP VERY WELL.
ttlanta Holds It's Own-i'irning
hams Small Decrease-Snvnn-
nah's Year Report GoOd-Wcst
Virginia Towns Doing We'll.

TN" following figures. az compiled
|oy tie Manufacturers record from
reports from representative cities. pre-
tscnt :: brief summary Of. Southern and
thwcstcrn building operations dur
ing August: Permits were issued In
lIii"hnond for new construction TO cost
L l5a,G50 and for alterations and re-
pairs s.?.7Go. AS compared with Au-
gust. 1918. these figures show 4 de-
,rcasc OF $685. in the cost of new
improvements and $40, 94S for altera-
.uons and repairs. In Norfolk u total
lof Hfty permits was Issued during
The month, representing II cost Of CON
s3,ruction Of s23i.330. an increase :s
compared with the corresponding
month last year Of sto0.5j7. The cog,
S1f construction for which permits were
issued in Grccnvllc. :. g. during the
Imonth was estimated at $500. AZ
compared with August. 1913, these ig-
lures show "a decrease OF :tbou; SCI 600
PERMITS were issued In Atlanta during
the month for construction to cost
tS37l.633. AN increase of S23. i37 as com
pared with the corresponding month
last year Operations for the hrst
leight months OF The year were valued
lat S3.S67. 1872, a decrease rs coripared
with the corresponding period last year
lof 327.Gt1 Figures relating To build
ling In Savannah during August are
not available. but for the twelve
/ months ended August 81 more than
ZOO building permits were issued. as
compared with c3S issued uu ~ ;hc
lprevious twelve months. Il is .sti-
mated that the value Of all structures
completed. started ana planned during
,'hc twelve months just ended VIII APP
1oroNimatc S5.5G0.Co0. The cost of con
lstruction for which permits were is
/ sued in Augusta during August Is cs-
jmiatcd at s27 ,372, 81 decrease Of 4i.0oI
las compared with july
ALL THE WAY FROM
A OfiIO RIVER TO TENAS
\ Permits were issued iu birmingham.
\ turing tho month for construction astf-
/ mated 10 cost s3Ii.5iG. OF which S12i $50
was for frame residences. The cost az
construction for the month shUvu a de-
l;rease OF about $4,000 az compared
with August. 1913. Ia Tampa. Fla.
building permits were issued during
august for construction estimator TO
Post S3Sss as compared with S2.s -
EiGs. \ total o! - permits was is
sued In Nashville. Tenn. representing,
/ q cost OF construction OF s9I.iil ~
compared with August. 1918 thesc
lgurcs show an ipcrcas" OF u in tn
lumber % permits issued and "a de-
l,reasc or about $1,000" in the cost o.
construction. The value al operations
n Memphis during the month was estl-
mated a; Si'5.doo August figures arr
80; available Tor louisville. Ky, but
| he value 81 construction for when
permits We're issued during tn" fiscal
ear ended August ~. is estimated at
HH.500.pO0. = total Of - permits was
ssued ia dallas. Ten. during August.
k'epveseurins - COS; o.: construction
bf y220.17a. The cost OF construc-
Zion for which permits were
issued in Wheeling, W Va, during the
Enon;h il estimated al S3ei,o;2. and Tor
nc nrsi niua months of the present
Fear ,i39l 9Io- These figures show
i'm Increase % si9S.4j9 as compared
tNith hast ~year. IL Huntington. ".
lta.. a total q, 20 permits vas Issued
Turing tho month, representing n cos,
pf construction % Sll3.dI>. As com
pared "ith tn" corresponding month
asst year ihefc figures SHOW - decrease
|pf S3r.es2 Permits were issued In the
District OF Columbia To the number ~
|is2, lnNolNin: aU estimated cXpcndi-
lure OF s3S7.@Jo for now improvements
and sl0i.32b for alterations aud re
BARS. The cost OF ucw construction
or which permits were issued in Bal
imorc was estimated AT LISA. 700. for
additions SieJ.5So. and alterations S1j.
200. For tho first nine months az the
present year the value OF new i'm
|brovcmcnts is estimated at se.9.l. .9j.
addition, !sll,7Ia, and alterations.
lj6l7 900.