The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-03-15
MUCH ACTIVITY
in BUILDING
INDUSTRIAL INDEX RECORDS OF
CONSTRUCTION WORK IN FLOR
IDA AND ALABAMA CITIES.

Columbus, Ga, March 1.-THE In
dustrial Index says this week:
March, the first spring month. has
been ushered IN the south with an I'M
precedented volume of construction
work. The conviction has gradually
come to investors that there will be no
appreciable change in the price of
building materials for a long time, and
they are now acting in accordance with
that conviction. 1t is pointed out that
after the civil war thirteen years
elapsed before prices of building
reverted TO pre- war levels. The demand
for housing facilities is now vastly
greater than it was at the close of the
war between the states, and no one
believes that building material prices
will ever be as low as they were before
the world war. Then, again, there are
distinct limitations to the present sup
ply of lumber, and the growing scar
city of certain materials will in itself
tend to elevate prices.
I'm the way of public improvements,
road construction occupies the center
of the stage just now. The necessity
for better roads is so acute and public
sentiment for Improvement OF the hlgh-
ways is so overwhelming that the cuty
constituted authorities could hardly
afford to defer this highly necessary
work even if they themselves did not
heartily favor it. Both tax payers ana
public officials are strong Tor goou
roads. and this means that there VIII
be such an era of road building as was
never seen in the south before. with
the recent action of Alabama in voting
/ SOS. 600 900 of road bonds fresh IN
1 mind. good roads advocates IN the
/ south have become, if possible, even
/ more jealous and enthusiastic. "A gooo
4 many South Carolina counties nave
I inst received legislative authority 10
I issue bonds in substantial aInouilCs
with which to build roads, ana IN many
! cases a referendum is not requireu
/ enc county officers being empowered
! 70 90 ahead and issue bonds whenever
! they think Il best to do so
I 1AHg,sta Ca. Florala, Ala, Miami
no and MONTGOMERY. Ala, are lhNlt-
| inc bids for street paving. savannah
! "a which has an ambitious improve
ment nrogram this year, opehed plu1
1 fornaying many streets ana pfopos9 ~
| for having other streets VIII now nov ~ ~
/ invited. Biloxi. Miss, voted $500 1870
lf navipr and beach protection Dohds
I
Ico Atlanta. Ca. Callison, ;. G., ElDa'
| Ala Manning, 5. c., Mars BUN Feii
q and near Thomaston, Ga
..The construction news OF ttie Weeh
includes announcement Of Il u : =
buildings at Birmingham. Ala Clear
water. Fla. Fernandinas Fla, Jachs ,,,,
willie, Fla, Madison. Fla, Williston. Id
and Winnsboro. {. c.; hotel DulIdlnSs
and improvements for BrooksVlhe. ID
Fort pierce. Fla, Savannah, Ca, Shaw
NUT Ala, Tuscaloosa, Ala NayneS-
boro. Ga. and West Palm Beachc' tia'
school buildings for Bessemer, Ala-
ChiIdersburg, Ala, Fairfax, Ala Green
wood. Miss, Miami, Fla Moore raven
Fla. Quincy, Fla. Ragland Ma, oaVan-
nah. Ga. and Wesson, Miss. Ware
houses for Augusta, Ga, Rome Ga
! West Palm Beach, Fla, and NaShes-
boro. Ca, and waterworks systems an'
improvements for Eau Claire, ,. u
l Rome. Ca, and Seneca. 5. c.
New banks are reported for BeunS
Vista. Fla, Canton. Miss, Ciarksdaie
| Miss Hemingway. 5. c.. Hodses Ala
Ieadsville s. c., Milton, Fla, Port Glib
sonMiss.. Union, 5 C., and Aaldesta
Ca and quite number of banks in