The Washington times., 1921-02-12
BUILDING REPORT
SHOWS NEW GAINS
Contracts in Eastern States for
January Total liz Millions.
II Per Cent Increase.

| Reports on January building opera
tions are distinctly encouraging. ac-
cording 10 statistics compiled by The
Il. w. Dodge Company.
Contracts awarded during January
in the twenty-five northeastern states
amount ed TO S111 .SO7. 900. an increase
of more than IL per cent over the
December figure.
Since the conditions OF to-day are
similar TO those OF the opening
months OF 1919, IL Is with January OF
that year that comparisons should be
made.
Contracts awarded in January OF
| this wear amounted to more than
double those OF January. 1919.
Further, contemplated work reported
this January amounted to $342, ,70S.0O0.
nearly double the amount OF contem-
| plated new work reported In January.
| 1919.
| Although many OF the elements af-
! fecting building conditions remain in
/ an unsettled state. the evidence in
| dicates that the low point OF the
slump was passed In December. and
| that the upward trend may be ex-
| pected to continue.
The January total included 1885,
| 900 or 2S per cent of the total. FOR
residential buildings; S24,lS6.OOO. or
| % per cent, for public works and
utilities: $50 ,56l 900, or Is per cent,
for business buildings: $l5.429,OOO, or
IA per cent, for industrial buildings.
| The largest item reported under
contemplated new work was SS2.569,-
900 for public works and utilities.
NEW ENGLAND CONTRACTS.
Contracts awarded in the New Eng
| NJ cd n
$sIO6,OOO. Although this fgure is
small. 10 is nearly double that for
January. 1919.
i In detail the January figures show
the following items: $2,302 900. or %
per cent, for business buildings; ~
| 2S7 900, or IS per cent, for residential
buildings: S1,60O,0O0. or 20 per cent,
| for Industrial buildings.
In the January reports on con-
| templated work there is the promise
of Increased activity. This amounted
times the amount of contracts
| awarded.
| Residential work predominated
among the contemplated projects.
! In New York State and northern
New Jersey, January contracts
amounted to $21 ,635, 900. an increase
of two millions over the December
/ figure, and more tnan uouple the
ngure for January. 1919.
The months figures included: SS,-
$40. 600, or 40 per cent. for residential
buildings: S6.l32 900. or % per cent,
for industrial buildings: and S3.561,-
! O0O or 16 per cent, for business build
ings.
| Contemplated work reported in
January amounted to $67,133OoO. or
three times the amount OF awarded
I contracts.
| Among the contemplated projects
the largest item was for Industrial
buildings.
MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES.
Contracts let in January in eastern
Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey,
Delaware, Maryland. District OF Co
llumbia and Virginia, amounted 10
Sl3967 900. an increase of IL per cent
over last December's figure.
| The principal items among the jan
Iuary awards were: S6,629,OOo' or ~
per cent, for residential buildings; w.
| O2SrOOO, or IA per cent, for industrial
buildings 81 CO.,. 900. or IL per cent.
for business buildings.
Contemplated work reported durins
the month amounted to S55,349,OOO,
about four times the amount OF con-
tracts awarded. the largest item
among the contemplated work being
residential buildings.
| Contracts awarded during January
lin western Pennsylvania, West VIZ
ginia, Ohio, Kentucky. and Tennessee
amounted to S276S4, 900. an increase
of 40 per cent over last December7
figure.
The principal items were: *9,9Oo,-
900, or SO per cent. for public works
and utilities: S7,SS9,O00. or % per
cent. for residential buildings; s41sl,-
900, or Is per cent, for business ouiic-
ings.
Contemplated work reported IN
January amounted to SAL ,S23.OOo, the
largest items being residential build
lings and public works and utilities.
THE CENRAL WEST.
| January building contracts in the
Central West Gncluding Illinois, In
diana, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan
Missouri, and portions OF eastern
Kansas and Nebraska) amounted TO
S35, ,SS3, 600, an increase of per cent
over the figure for December. jan
uary starts the year with two ana
half times as much construction as
the opening month of 1919.
Included in the months total were:
|S1O,613, 900, or 80 per cent, for pupllc
works and utilities; SS,5S2.OOO. or -
per cent, for business buildings; Vs.
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