Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-26
BUILDING IS 5 PER CENT
HEAVIER THAN LAST YEAR
Report for First Eleven Months
Shows Increase Over
1918.
BUILDERS REFUSE TO BUY
Contracts Awarded During Novcm-
Der i'll 20 states Total in Value
S1"o,19i 900, Compared With
Sf77,70f, 900 for October.


|i''''oi'ooo Tor october
-
me general slump in the building
trades throughout the country is re.
hcctcu in The November building OPP
cr''ions report compiled b, the +.
w. Dodge Company especially for
The Timcs-Dispatch. y part OF the
decline in this activity Is due TO
business conditions, while tho usual
tendency to slackcn operations with
the approach OF winter has further
retarded work. Contracts awarded
during November In the twcn,y-ny.
Northeastern states of the country
amounted to ~slSo,l3loOo rcd
with Sl71.7?l, 900 IN October
However, the money yoIu. of con-
tracts awarded duri,, ~ a., ,.o
months of this wear has umnuu,cd
Ia . per con, more thnn mo u.uro
for the frs, .lcvn, ,,on,n. q, ,,..
year.
Protected work rcno,,od A., ~
vcmbcr was more than double tho
amount of contracts awarded.
Projected work rcpor,cd during mo
first eleven months of this yeor haze
amounted TO si.50U. 600. 600. as com
pared with ohou, 81 ,no nm am ,or
co,,r,,,. .u..,., 80
-, ''',,
ir!ccs OF building materials and
wages OF buildinr ,nbor boyc sbou,
| glib, ,,cc,i,o. h,,, ara 49,,
-, 49, N ~ "'' 'ua''P-
''' " I"e '"'rNc" d"cI!hes mat nave
occurred in other commodities. In
fact. ,h.r. &c rcosor 90 ,o,i,ro .,..
,..u,,. " '"''
hui!d!nS prices and wages are very
] $40. - : 9. r..l.Ng.Al
financing housing DEVELOPMENTS ar.
,,.;.- ~ ''P'e"NS "'
''ihS "orhed OUT.
IL appears that. In view of the
know demand for building rho mes
| cnt stump. though of scr,ous moc,i-
| md. 10 - .a..
49, VI " '''''"ftrF ha'ore' ana
'hat increased activity should de-
vciOp after the O~D.nIup or tho ncw,
year. "
New England.
November building contracts in the
s,ScSo onn 49,. "
N'H''s''uo". an increase OF 1 per cent
over the October figure.
In detail the Novcmh.r 6,rr,. chan.
nv ioi!""'ng items: Public works
and utilities amounting To sG.a7s ooo
or 81 per cen, Of The .o,,, rnsin,m
! Tia, ,,,i,,t. u 'o'''' res'deh-
.nn amounting 10 s3.3Sl.-
c"O. or II per cent Of IN. fatal. in
LustrIA! buildings umouniIns go
$500. or 10 per cent OF the total;
.,1 business buildings amounting to-
=, ioS'"oo. or 10 per cent OF Tho total
construction in this district h,s
been more active this year man las,
year. Contracts awarded durInr tnc
iiist eleven months Of 1870 have
to s233,3i2.O00. as against
'sOI.2Go.oo0 for the FIRST eiry.n
inonths of 1873.
pTni.Et. al ,,s..I. -.-.
uary ] 10 Deccinbnr r. fgpo ~" nnn,
over *2O0.c0o. 900 in .ySrSa as" ~ nm
tracts awarded. Indicating n l,rr.
amount Of deferred constrnc,ions
In v.w yarr F'.
New Jersey buiiJiruH|. nnn not.hcrH
G.nlim" -, ,mou,i % s-'''ii.VOo. a
Cc,n,ae. u ,mc"'S millions from the
~ = urH, 80, ,
| 5ry uGn W. w. ~ - 'ot'' included: Slo,-
h.,ii, 49, ." oE' t"h', ior residential
TO- In - S";VS",Vup' or ~ per cen;
i"nF annustri;'i buildings; Si.573.o0o. or
~, ifr cent. !or, publlc works and
c'M,' Tor business h%uiidings
,"htracts AWARDED during the first
~ a! n'ontnS OF l'2o have amounted
;'''' uoo,o"o FOR the same period OF
'"ii year.
=. ff"JSct"d work rcportcd during the
n!5l y,Syga months OF 1920 has been
H>''o " t'NS
awarded.
Middle Atlantic Stntrs.
%"ycmhcr building contracts in
Eastern Icnnsyivania Southern New
Jfrs"y. Delaware. Maryland. the Dis
tr!Ct Of Columbia, and Virginia
amounted TO 900, about two
millions less than the october figure.
ne November total Included S3,ll5.-
,or"; or ~ per cent. for residential
nu'iGingS; S2;snl.0op. or % per cent,
i"r BUSINESS buildings, and $l,729,ooo;
or per cent fer public works and
ut;t.tlSS.
PROJECTED work reported in the
month OF Novcinbcr was nearly three
un''S me amount OF contracts award
:"
lr"'oGtsh work rrportcd during the
M even months OF ihis year
rt"o,."tS ~ mc'rt! Two anu cincinnati
~, ne mS"i" 81 cnntrn.is awaFnca
80 TSnt rrriva, ahnicntihs Il vast
"'''"" "I.k IN h~b.yahc'.
n,lS ,,''"tri.,. :.
w".,,rn -, sDvI"IS c".HG.s IN
/ Ghjn MINT e 10 1910
/, mnnu,nI II Elk oci mn ,hnn, 81;
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