Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-06
BUILDING AND BUSINESS
Prospect of Large Amout of Work This Fall 10 Not Especially Bright.

Real estate sales last week, as shown by the warranty deeds flied i'll the various Connecticut towns report cd by The Commercial Record, num- bered 3s4. with mortgage loans of S1 O55 1p0 which compares with 332 sales and loans of sS46,666, filed dur. inw the last week of July last year.
 The 10 interpretations this week have a total authorized capital sto *, of &25S,O00, which compares with the like week of the past few years.
 Two petitions in bankhuptcy, with assets of S9S7 and liabilities of $3,529, were filed in the State this week, of 1918 there were six petitions, with mmse&s of s91.111 and liabilities of use, ,s29.
 The record of building permits filed last week in the four leading cities of the State compares fayorably with that of the like week of the past few years, but the prospect or a large amount of new work for the Tall IS not very bright.
 clude fine residence work in New Haven, Hartford and Bridgeport. store and tenement block in New Haven, @chDolhouSe in Stamford, six-ramlIy house in Waterbury and several one and two-faTnily houses in various
 Among the new projects reported are echooihouses in Stratford. Bridge port and Milford, addition to clubhouse in New Haven, residences In New Haven. Hartford, East Hampton and Greenwich. bank building in Rockville, t1on in Hartford. moving picture thea ter in Stamford, and business block and garage in New Haven.
 The report of Tax Commissioners W M. Corbin shows that the worldly pos- sessions of the people of this State Snd materially every year and that we are still making good progress industrialy.
 In four years stores. mills, factories and dtStilleries have increased z0t4 with an increased valuation of s62.. &A962. For 1913 there were returned for taxation purposes 19,4 ,408 stores, mills. etc.,valued at $226, ,108, ,295. The mercantile establishments in this list numbered 4.306 of a value of $122, : SSS, ,ef3. Ths value is greater than tle value of manufacturing plants, fnd1- eating that the trader is still in the lead of the fabricater.
 The general use of the automobile is possibly sho#n in the decrease of tne number of horses and mules used in transport. In 1913. 73,S19 horses and rsazfss were owned of 8 value of $5,339,- 16, the number being 2711 less than four years ago. while their value in- creased $60T, ,188, or $9 a head. But in wa&oha, automobiles and bicycles the value doubled in the four year, bel 1g ar5, 4s5,6 ,639 in 1913. as compared with &6, 4o9, ,5SA in 1908.
 Raising of neat cattle was on the down grade. as the 154, 271 head in 1909 dropped to 144, ,481 n 1913, yet the value of the latter amounting to $4116, ,s99 was sS a head increase over the 1909 figures.
 The value of sheep. goats, swine poultry over exemption in 1913 waa $184.31S. as compared with s77,320 in 1909
 The value of land has increased because more acres were taxed in 1913. but the acreage valued remained at $35 on an average. In 1909 the 2710,4S5 acres were worth S96, ,5S8, AIT while the 1913 list gives an increase of 4s,76S acres and value increase o1 $264971S.
 Dwellings, barns, etc, increased 1T number and in 1909 172,525 buildings were worth $43f, ,5so,537, while in 191: the 22S, $50 buildings were valued al $565, ,o5s, ,0S6, and average increase O. S14.
 New Haven remains as the wealth. jest county. with $344, ,320.813 as it< grand list. an increase of s56,369, 764 in four years.