South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-04

NAV were made the basis OF the
study in Michigan. They showed
on a basis OF building permits issued
in pre-war and war years. the fol-
lowing deficiencies in building: De
troit. $56.s11.467; Grand Rapids,
S5.739,595: and Saginaw. S1.O51.-
O6S; a total OF S63,602,13O. These
three cities have a real estate valua-
ton q little less than one-half that
OF the entire state. Assuming that
building deficiencies are in the same
proportion as the population the de-
ficiency for the state OF Michigan is
$4,000. 600.
Milwaukee was made the basis OF
the study in Wisconsin. The diff
ference between the sum OF the val
ues OF building permits issued in
I1e15 and 1916 and that OF 1917 and
1918 is S20,611.604. which may be
considered as the deficiency in
building in this city TO be made up
IN order 20 bring IL TO its normal
development The real estate valu-
alton OF Milwaukee IS S425, 000.0 900;
that OF the entire state Of Wiscon-
sin IS s2.7O3,O0O. 900. Assuming
that the building deficiencies are in
the same ratio as the real estate
valuation. the deficiency for the
state is S131. 100000.
Take Large Cities.
Duluth, Minneapolis and 81. Paul
I formed the basis for the estimate
on the building deficiency in Min
nesota. Duluth shows a building
deficiency Of S1O,571.644: Minneap-
oils, $41,O18,679, and St Paul 49,
/ 298,434. the total being $66.sSS.-
! 757. The total real estate valua-
/ ton for the three cities is 1913. O00.-
/ 600 and that OF the state is $3.50
| 600. 600. Assuming that the def
| cfencies are in the same ratio as the
real estate valuations. the building
/ deficiency for the state is estimated
at s273. 100000
In Iowa, Cedar Rapids shows a
! building deficiency of S2.33T.4 34;
Davenport. $924.95S; Dubuque,
] $3S8.1O4: Sioux City. s6S2. O07; to-
! tai $4,S32,503. Assuming that the
for the state are in the same ratio
as their respective real estate valu-
atoms the building deficiency in
Iowa amounts to S1S.0O0,OOO.
Kansas City shows a building de-
fciency Of s14.467324 and St Louis
/ $20.248.971, a total of 34.716,295.
The total real estate valuation Of
these two cities is 1903, 100000 and
that OF the state Of Missouri is ST.
100000. 900. Assuming that the de-
| ficiencies in building are in the
same ratio as the real estate valu-
ations, the deficiency for the state
OF Missouri is more than s55, -
600.
Kansas short $50, 900, 900.
Topeka. with a building deficien-
cy OF S1,515,253, was made the
basis Of the estimate for the state
Of Kansas, the state deficiency in
building being estimated at $50, 0O0,-
/ 600.
Lincoln, with a building deficien-
cy of $2,965,57S, and Omaha where
the deficiency amounts to s5,652.672,
were taken as the basis OF COM
putation for the state Of Nebraska
where the state total deficiency is
$50. 1000.
! In each OF these states building
interest and real estate boards re-
port a shortage Of residential prop
! erty. his and Illinois needs, also.
apartment houses. There is a
marked shortage in school buildings
in all the states and most OF the
cities mentioned report a shortage
of store and business quarters. A
deficiency in workmen's dwellings
is reported from Chicago. Detroit.
Cleveland, Indianapolis, Cincinnati
/ and Milwaukee.