Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-01-04
BIG CONTRACTS AWARDED
BUILDING EXPERTS LOOK FOR
MUCH NEW CONSTRUCTION
itesfdcntinl, industrial md Other Work
North of Ohio and Enst of Mis-
souri Nearly S3,uOU,thsu,O 600.

NEW YORK. Jan. 3.--RcSidcntial, in
sanstFial and other o "l,i contracts.
awarded east OF the Missouri and north
OF the Ohio Rivers in 1920. as COM
pared with S2.5Uo.o00. 600 in the sam.
territory during 1919. according to an
estimate OF the +. w. Dodge Co. CON
ftruction statis;:G:ans, made public
hero today.
1T has been found" said Franklin T.
Miller. head OF the company. who has
Dccn connected with tn" statistical
side OF the building industry for TWEEN
,y-hvc years, that IN normal times a
certain years building contract awards
amount 10 = figure approximately two
thirds OF the total work contemplated.
or projected. during the previous ycar.
The total hSu-c for work copt.'nDn;c
IN the icrritorS named, as reported in
lr"o estimate is based upon il; that is.
JwothirdS OF that amount"
,iuch Work in Winter.
rroionSa;lon of The building season
into the winter vas Indicated. Mr.: Nil
tontrac;s issued in the territory named
during November, which showed = tota!
.t0oNe the average OF the preceding
mo month OF maximum buildin:. con
tracts is in June or july. out this year
.he apex was not reached uutu October.
with total OF SSil,SS2.ooo.
Construction contracts We're lowest
in January. with less than $1,000. eco. Il
was said because OF The general belle;
th:,t prices and wages would soon fan.
and THAI buildings could be undertaken
at a lower cost.
To;s! contract awards in the terri
tory named. from January 10 July
600. and from July 10 reccnlb.r ~.
;he date OF the latest reports. Sl,ig?-
HeS,ooo, showing. he said. that 60 Per
cent of the years amount of contracts
was awarded IN the second half Ct tn.
year. under conditions of extremely
nigh prices
Thirty-Six Per Cent for Rcsidcnces
ThrtysiN per cent OF the grand total
Sai.5SS.ooo. !; was, pointed out. Was
Tor residential buildings and - per
cent, or so3S, 100000, for Industrial
STRUCTURES These by districts, were
Greater New York-contracts award
ed, s26a767,ooo; residences G5,l9D. in
dormitor!es and hotels. Sl4a.i53.occ;
manufacturing buildings (3o@) $e5.S<7.-
600: miscellaneous t2.2ilp. 9t.i65, 600.
oughs OF Greater New Sork) --ContractS
awarded: Sl5G.SSS.00o. Rcsidcnas ai-
$50 s4s,o15.oo0: notwithstanding. build
ngs t$D s2l:2o,ooo; miscellaneous
Northern New Jersey--Contrac,s
S aSs1 si dGo 900 Residences g
inss (si7, s2C.5G5, 900; misc"ironeous
:l,497) st2.as7.ooo
New England Contracts.
New Observation-Disclosures awarded:
S23l,@s5,000 Residences CO,995i 3I2.-
100000 manufacturing buildings a.
$3.50 t6S.Si3.0o0; miscellaneous C;,acW
SS9,972.00O
Pittsburgh District tWos,ern Penn
sylvania. Yves; Virginia and Oh!o)
Contracts awarded; S406.7S9oOo Res
licences u6,7oD Sll1.95l, 900 manufac-
turing buildings J.99G> sI37,l5l 600:
scellaneous (2.SS7) Sl57.CSi. 900
Central West Ullinois. Indiana. Wis
consn, Iowa. Michigan and parts nj
Missouri; and Eastern kansa,:D--Con e
tracts awarded: SS7S. 955 0oc. Resi- =
dences tnumber not riven) s267.5f6,0o0
manufacturing buildings. $cIS, $4,000;
miscellaneous. s3!S356 600
Philadelphia District tEaStcru Penn
sylVania. Southern New Jersey, Mary
land, Delaware. the District OF Column
bia and NirS in!a I--,:oniracts awarded
S37776S.0oo. Residences (o2.Sl@r SIG
$4,000: manufacturing Buildings IT,
ol6) s5S.ll3,oV"; miscellaneous GEES
SI46,5O4.ooo
Northwes, Minnesota, North and
South Dakota D--CoEtractS awarded
sGi.7i0,0oU. Hcsidcnces Cnumbcr not
given s27.57, ,GOo manufacturing
buildings sd,3S3,Oco; miscellaneous. S3",-
10000
III the actual demand for building in
the Central West in 1920 is measured
by two-thirdss OF Ia. amount OF work
reported as projected There in 1879
concluded Mr.. Miller. the coming year
should show i total o! contract awards
in that region Of more than 81 opo o0c, =
600"