Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-18
GREATER R|CHNOND's
COMING BUILDING BOOM
hundreds Of Home Builders, Who
Postponed Operations Because OF
tho War, Now Taking Notice.
DELAYED WORK MUST BE DoHE
AS Soon as Material Can BE Assem-
blcd and Worl<mcn Released From
Government Jobs Richmond Build
ing Boom Will BE On.

The report comes from New York
that Sl0c.000,000 worth of building.
plans are in the hands of tho archi-
iectS Of that city awaiting permission
OF the War Industries Board to be put
IN the form Of specifications and pro
same situation obtains in every other
building center In the country until the
hgures reach colossal sum, taking
the country as Il whole. The situation
IS typhal of many other lines of in
dustry, but the forthcoming building
boom seems 10 be the first thing to
signing or the armisiice and the prac-
tical ending of the great war.
The building situation in Richmond
Y Is the same am, as that renorted from N .,
ing has been 1T a low rate; In fact,
IN TINS city none has been going on
except that which could not possibly
be postponed. 1t is known that large
number OF tentative contracts for the
erection OF new business houses of one
kind and another and for the enlarge
until the cNigcncies OF war shall no
longer make 1t impossible to obtain
building material and men to put them
together. II is also known that very
many more residence builders and small
home makers who have bought the
lots on which TO build and have de-
cded upon plans and styles of resi-
dcnccs they propose to build arc simply
waiting for the war to close, and all
which that implies, to get to work
or rather TO put the architects and con-
mcnt was made that the armistice had
been signed and war was at end
the first thought that entered the
minds Of thousand more Rich
;nonders was that now we will soon
he getting busy with our long delayed
building schemes.
machinery OF production. which in nor
mai times met the demands of peace.
has been serving the requirements of
war. during which period constant
stream of business and orders has been
pouring into a great reservoir and there
stored until the wal, supplies have
tional stock OF everything from a pea
nut TO palace has been depleted.
Meanwhile. the wants Of not only the
nation. but the world have been in
ratio. Now all the factories and all
the shops that are TO supply the de-
mands for everything that can he
named Will be getting buster than they
were ever known TO be. and that on
peace basis
No establishments will be buster
materials. Every saw mill in the land
viii be getting out building timbe re-.
every iron and steel working estab-
ishmcnt will turn from war work TO
that Of turning out structural steel ma
iron. every lime and cement establish
mcut in tho country Will work day and
night 10 meet the uemanuS OF the Duild-
crs. and there will soon he a building
boom on ~ tho United states the like
OF which was never known before.
No city in the United States will be
buster along these lines than Rich
mond. and the builders and contractors
are already putting themselves In shape
for it. No actual figures are at hand
Just now. but it is known that there
are houses to go up in every part Of
the city. houses that would have been
built long ago but for the cxigencies
of war.