The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-11-13
BUILDING Of
STATE ROADS
IS DISCUSSED
Projects Delayed by War to
Be Resumed at Once. Il
BRIDGE TO COMPLETION
Newcastle Structure 0, K'di
Many Homes Planned.

Work on private and public building
projects IN Oklahoma City and othsf
sections Of the state, involving iron
100000 to 100000 is expected 60
be resumed Immediately as a result OF
lhe removal OF restrictions on all
classes of buildings not directly essen.
iia in the winning OF the var.
Council Sends Notices.
With the signing Of the armisticer
limitations on new buildings, which
were imposed by the war industries
board and enforced through the ma
tional and state councils OF defense.
we're removed, and kilograms announce
ing this action have been sent to ell
county organizations by J. N. hyde-
lotte, chairman OF the state council OF
defense. New construction has been
at a standstill in Oklahoma
City since the order Of the war indus
tries board became effective.
Road, bridge and culyert eonstruc-
tions involving the use Of steel and
other materials that has to be shipped
by rail has been under ban. II was
estimated this morning by George No
bic, state highway commissioner, that
road and bridge work in the state,
which has been held up, involves iron
100000 to 100000.
The general raising Of the ban upon
industries in the country win open up
an era Of oil industry In Oklahoma
such rs has never BEEN knovn,v MA
tE " 1easstBf 6s;rSura-C C9qsNo q
| the largest oil opefst6es n - -.
r hDw u 4 half dcsen rsflegvSee =
W. oourse of constrvetjoa vh1cA 40
only waiting upon fhis sctics q ~
part OF fhe government 10 be eomplsted,
and OF several new ones which will be
built At once"
Labor Shortage Serisus.
The labor shortage is expected to
loom serious for the next few weeks
or until a considerable number OF men
are released from camp. II 10 sad that
there is not enough labor available a
present TO handle all the work that
can now be done in the oil fields, On
the public highways and in building
construction.
State labor department officials were
confronted this morning with the prob
lem OF working out plans for bringing
back to the state the thousands OF Ia.
borers who were sent to Tennessee,
Virginia Arkansas and other places N
work on cantonmcnts and in munition
plants.
These men were expected 10 he re-
leased soon, and every effort will h
put forth to get them back into tN
state at the earliest possible rsouient
Most OF them are from the agricultural
sections of the state. They deserted
their farms when their crops failed ~
a result Of the prolonged drouth.
The effect on building in Oklahoms
CITY will produce magical results, &C.
eofding TO James Anderson, city buill.
ing inspector. Mr.. Mosier, dsid
clerk in that office, estimates that BE-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 viii be
spent on new buildings here within the
next few months. He bases his esti-
mate on inquiries at his office.
Clssssn Not Optimistic.
However, A. II. Classen, OF the Cist
sen company, is not so optlmistc He
believes local building will be retarded
by the lack Of labor. When the gov
eminent releases skilled workmen from
the big structures now under course a
construction. he expects TO see thines
boom in the building line In Oklahoma
City.
Nichols & Chandler and Workmas
4 Co. look upon the situation h
the same light Prospective building
looms large. II the price Of buildinU
material falls proportionately 10 the d.
crease in lis demand by the governnsesut.
A lower price and plentiful skilled r.
Dor will give Oklahoma City . great
building season next yexr. bat no In
mediate effects Of the ioosening Up o..
der Is looked for by any Of the local
realtors. "a
Schools Sun TIED uH NJ
Partial removal Of restyic>ieno y
many indwtries and the rista ~ ee1a1
building permits TO . certain IN ~
have ~ immediate iafluence - -
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homa Cltys according - - Ho)A
chairman Of the board d S1De(lSa
-our building proSrsa jee)ot1o ~
erection Of thres nee sehsal bqllAoo
and the t2s00o allowed y " nolt
quais 70 even eonsidsr nsh1ne ~
pIans,- he said. : + IA
No word officially M ~ -
at the Office Of the eaeI(ol ~ y
mittee In regard 10 ~ s>nojl =
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