Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-06-02
RICHMOND LEADS
STATE IN BUILDING
ntinu.d From First Page.


! daye. hnd dealers In p.umborn' sup.
riioa repor; reduet.uuo OF ~ ner cont
s!nrr january |. Brlehrnrds report
work enough to keep Thorn busy. and
thoro han hccu sigh; tnvrcase In
. nrt!cra In ntruc;ural iron and steel
and FOR !rou rtpc, Pain; and varn!rl,
dealers report n hcttor footing In tho
trade.
niehmond Lends Nhulc state.
Ruiid,nW activities in VIrginia. IA
Indicated hy roportH from thn rrin-
Clpul cities. sbuw u conservative
;roud IN hu.!dius operations in Apr!l.
i?2l, 49, compared with April, ia2o,
Sortolk experienced a decided slump.
In April. 1929 III building permits
were issued iu that city for now
atructu"us, while only ,hirty-n.nc
were issued tn April, 1921 staunton
merely held It's own, scvcn permits
having been issued IN APRIL OF both
years.
Richmond loads ,hc cutiro state in
! the number OF permits ISSUED for NOW
construction, repairs ami alterations,
.ut the amount expended or 10 be
eNpcndcd ON construction permits is
suot in .iuril az this year. is scot
9!I loss than that called for by tho
permits issued iu Npril, l92o. This Is
irunhr- @. permits Issued in April.
of this year. IN Richmond FOR n"w
buildings Us 10. as compared with
seVonty-two in April, 1920; repair
permits To The number oc 1873 we're
| issued ia the same month his year.
as against il9 in Apr! OF ast year.
but the valu. al new &c truc,icn
2
siG in April. 1929. Ait ,!on per
value OF ;l4f.275 as . inst SlSo,o4S
IN tho same month asst year
Norfolk iinH La -ert Decrease.
NorfollS'S permits ia April Of tins
year for now construction called for
an expenditure o.; $l5i,657 as against
Sa42.5A3 in April Of last year. and al
Iteration permits in that city tor
April 1920. amounted 10 Sia,35i as
against iIl.5,0 In the same month
last year Norfoik's decrease is.
therefore, Co.'S per cent, tho largest
recorded in tho state
The percentage column shows that
~" biggest gain was made by Lgucn
burg. although the amounts spent
there In building activities is rather
insigniii"aut rs compared with either
Norfolk q: Richmond. In April. OF
this year. L.ynchbUrg issued thirteen
permits for new construction as
against six in tn" same month last
y"ar and twcnty-scven permits tor
repairs were issued this April as
AGAINST fourteen in April. 1890. How
over. the total expenditure called for
Ny tho permits issued this year Is
only S2S,i50 rs compared with $l3.3n0
for ncw construction III April. 1870.
Hnilc Si0,6oO Was spcn, on repairs
THIS Year as against Si310 IN April.
Magic city shows Increase.
Roanoke issued las permits IN
April ~ this year for both new con
structipn and repairs. as against cigh-
ty-Hyc ~ AprN, 1890, for both. This
years permits cali tor AN cNpcudi-
turc of $-i1.ToG as against SlS9!ois
iu April ~ Inst year. making her
percentage increase 2"2 over April.
400 Staunton follows Norfolk r
s.umpup. MlnE on in building op-
citations IN Apru tins year. as com.
pared with tho sam" month lts- year,
T0.6 pcr cent seven permits for ncw
| construction and ono for rnoa.:s wcrc
asuvd thero IN APRIL 1921 ana tho
sam" EuwNyr Was issued nl the 81 mo
wou'n OF 1920. This year. however.
( ya,t25 was spent. as compared with
/ Sli-uo IA the Same month OF last
/ year, which accounts for the slump
/ as shown in the percentage column
! But tho hulotm notes a decd
81 IMPROVEMENT In tho housing
! situation throughou, the i'ifth
| Federal reserve District. which In
! studies Virginia. West Virginia. North
| and South Carolina Maryland and
/ the District oC Columbia The total
! uUmhvr ut permits for now buildings
| in April 1921 was l6SS, rs com
/ pared with 1886 IN April. 1920. an
/ increase this year OF a. per cent.
I ANA the total estimated valuation ho-
/ has for Npri ot this year. Sl&.594.515.
| as compared with Il total OF $9Soa.
! go Tor Nrril. l9ao, an Increase OF
| 272 per cont Ia Richmond the per
| mj,s iw Aprl Of this year included
/ iw"uiy-0uc br.ci> dwellings. forty
I four frame dwellings and one twelve
! family apartment house
Food prices continue downward.
/ though rather slowly. the bulletin
7 saws Agricultural prices arc gain.
. iNc slightly and bank c!oarlngs are
| i0 line with nov price lcvcls. WAGE
. adjustments are being made without
'r.etion farm labor is more plentiful
aHd cheaper Than it was last year.
an business conditions generally
.nttnuc TO show Improvement