Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-03
BUILDING OUTLOOK IS GOOD
American Contractor Publishes OPP
timistio Article on Future.
| PLAN MUCH CONSTRUCTION


The American Contractor ~ January o.
1878 gives an interesting review Of build
ing prospects IRON various parts Of the
tnttcd states The srticN e In tho ma
turc Of an editorial and contains an
optimistic notO with scrsa Interesting
t0cts az 90 much ohiidine already In SIGHT
81 contracted for TN all parts " the
United states Fcilowtna nrr rome OK
tracts frcm the article.
TO one who cnrcf,slly rpaaa the re
ports Of build M conditions in all parts
Of the country the enc thing witch viii
probably impress above oil Others y the
almost universal spiyit ~ optimism that
exists among architects. What h the
actual value TO ~ placed upon that
OPTIMISM Is the architect professionally
one who looks upon the bright side Of
things, or IL he IN a position to perceive
and appreciate condition. OF betterment
that arp yet hidden from the general
business eye? II the latter, then the
architects OF tho country sound most
cheering and significant note OF rovfving
business activity.
The architect Is and should be an
optimist. Just as everybody should be
To the limit consistent with sound judy
ment The architect breathes the true
spirit OF the times in giving Voice e. his
hopes and expectations And Il is more
over true that he Ia Ia position to he
hold underlying conditions not yet gem
rrally apparent.
Much work PIanned. t..
Another significant fact IL the large
amount of construction work that has
been planned and held mp on account OF
I ~ FtV.n t.u esa.a
feTred work has increased from week 10
week and now has attained a notable
volume. The mere return Of money 70
Its normal market status would In itself
give a tremendous impetus to the build
ing line without tho addition OF further
new business.
Some localities report the money mar
kets practically back TO normal coHdt-
lions; others indicate only progress In
that direction. All, however. show marked
Improvement as compared with a menth
or two ago, Buffalo gives the tip as
coming fremy inside banking sources that
after January money will loosen up.
And the significant, statement comes
from COLUMBUS that bankers arc now
| tending to favor building operations more
than they did a month or two ago, he
cause new buildings add to the material
welfare OF the country, ~
"That Is an important idea. II Is.
moreover, a comparatively new idea, one
that should be widely promulgated. The
banker three months ago had no quarrel
with legitimate building operations, They
were all right in their way. but they had
no preference. There were other demands
made upon his consideration TO which he
gave first place, Bat the big financial
people have had an opportunity TO study
the effects of a moderate subsistence In
construction work 1t plnched In many
unexpected places Because OF this mod
est subsistence In bui ding operations
construction work no doubt now occu-
pies a position of higher necessity. In
the eyes Of the financter. than II has
done heretofore. The making OF a com.
munity is wrapped up in It's structures
1t can progress only as Its buildings pro,
gress and the welfare of the latter. there.
fore. rises to supreme Importance,
"Tight Money! Contagious.
''our Washington correspondent raises