The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-10
LOCAL ARCHITECTS REPORT FEW
CONSTRUCTION PLANS IN CON-
TEMPTATION FOR USUAL
Spring ACTIVITIES,

The usual spring building boom IS
waiting for someone to make the nfsI
| move TO start the ball rolling, and Is
| the situation exists today, it looks as
though ones afraid and the other
''dasn't," for no building is in contem-
! plation at present, according TO STATE
| Ihcnts Of The various architects IN the
city. .rr
| iuE TO create building campaign
! through a new division inauGurated re-
gently in the department OF labor ana
the new service will gather anq otS-
I, tribute information that " III enable prl-
| waite initiative TO make the transitlnt
from n war TO a peace basis ~ilnou.
! serious interruption, and the department.
! is asking for activity of the construc,
| ton industry at this time as esScntlal
! 10 the general welfare Of the country.
Posters were printed and were sent
| TO all architects and contractors IN inc
country to placard their WORK unacr
| construction to stimulate the ou!,u'ns
business. Many OF these posters .r "t mo
| rracticnl use bus been found for thehi'
as the building business is at stand
still. o. ho
! that building material is too hiSn az
| present, and homa and other pul!otlS
are waiting for drop In prices.
! Al this time of the year archltectb
| are usually preparing plans tor Sprihi'
const ruction, but reports from "ntct
| Ine's architects say that they are dolnS
nothing but sitting around their ofhccs
! waiting for something to turn up as
they have solicited every nook ana cor
! ner of the county for new work put az
ways get the same answer: 1o'"''s
| doing" .ho,.
! is only one new home contemplated, anu
/ everything is ready TO open bids ny inc
contractors, but the architect OF the prn-
| noscd work does not take hopeful view,
| no tbe cost is liable to scare the homo
builder, and everything will then be. de-
clared off.
| struction are few school houses. Will
| were not under the government ban dur,
| ing the war. and work has gone ahcaH
| on these buildings in desultory SOFT OF
way. owing TO the scarcity OF ianor up
until the first Of the year. but the 4aoo.
market is in much oetIcr cor or. wcrv
the perscnt time, but wages are very
| high. , ta,,an a
decided drop in cost since the armlstce
Was signed. while others arc sui So''
ing sky high. r,, On
| IN; IN nor cent and heating goods nave
| been reduced about 20 per cent, 40
! there has been a reduction IN prasS, coy.
per and zinc materials, ana A nIo. grill
|
work and structural iron Work; ous
building hardware still maintains Inc olo
! Dricc. The scarcity of lumber Will Keep
| that commodity ut top notch price,
| ou.ins to scarcity. The manufacture VI
| clav goods was reduced by the govern
ment during the period of the war aiio
the nlants we're only allowed 10 turn ous
n small per cent Of their capacity. anu
~ This time finds no stock In the YARDS
which keeps the price up, put IL is OK
nnctnd thar this stock will be repicn-
! shed when drop in price Will take
The price OF lighting fixtures p tax,
| ing A downward trend, but paint Is sun
| high, owing to the manufacturers quar-
untce Of prices for spring. ,,
| Since the beginning OF the EuFopea;i
war construction has 1ecreasfo ,,, u" III
now il is ut a standstill practicaiIy az
nver the country, and the shortaEc OF
| constr uction Is indicated by high rents
! Goycrnment authorities say the coun-
t-y is probably full year BEHIND IN Us Is
| civil construction program, amounting
! NJ least three billion dollars inns
| amount should be caught up ana nor
| ma building continued. a cohaltlo' "
| permanently-arrest oeFIop'''cH' VI '''e
| country is incnceiVap!e. z ,,,
| Eni1dinE construction is looked upon
| az a big factor to provide employment.
for returning soldiers and for workmcn
| dismissed from war INDUSTRIES ana pu'
| the country on a peace basis.
The building outlook for Wheeling and
! community is rather dark ana, az men
toned before. local architects ana con
, ira ctors are-likc ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS l''
| something TO turn up.
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