Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-13
Construction Increases II Per Cent
JUMP IN HOME BUILDING
o. PER CENT IN MONTH
Dodge Supplies Figures, Showing
Comparison of Operations in
january and February.
MUCH WORK CONTEMPLATED
First Two Months OF Year Maintu
lead i'm Valur of Contracts Let Of
S',o0O,O00 DYER Corresponding
Months OF 1920 in South.

', Contracts lot during last month in
nirEinia and the Atlantic Coast
Atates for building operations
amounted TO si6.3G7.o0o. AN Increase
hrst two months OF this ycir have
maintained "a lead OF s5.006.00O over
IN" Iirst Two months Of 1919. accord
ing TO statistics complied by the F..
w. Dodge Company.
me Winciral Items N the Feb
c,iary awards were ss.e05.000. or
% per cent FOR residential builn!ngs.
Sz.a23;'oe. or - per cent for busi-
cent Cor p,fblic works and utilities );
ana $1,000. GOO. or 6 per cent for IN
dustrial buildings Contemplated
new work reported IL tfls distric;
ed TO four times The contracts award
ed giving promise Of Increased ac-
tirity In the near future. Among
The contemplated projects. public
works a4ld Utilities Rad, with resi-
dental work in second place.
Note iiii. Increase.
Iotai contracts awarded from Jan
uhry ! to- March !, 1921. in the
twenty-five Northeastern States. Oi
the country amounted TO s2t2,i37,-
GOO. compared with $i52.7si. 5000 for
the first TWO months Of 1919. Total
contracts awarded In February. 1921.
Mere slightly less than In the pre-"
cedlne month. hut in view OF tho
TACT that February WAS shorter than
January Dy three DIsiueag days. the
same rate Of activity has been main
tanned during the two months.
Contemplated new work was re-
ported in Urbruary 10 the amount OF
s5Gi.2 az. oo0. II should be explained
that this inciudes t20h.000.0On Tor the
f h2s? G prajss, ei M Mil d1aSi
less tax" = long time to mature.
Nevertheless So, even II this large pro
jcct DE- omitted. the remainder Of the
g. .. "a flI "a sk .s...l-
ell IN only one month since las, JIu".
Contracts awarded IN the New Eng
,ani states in February amounted 10
i1.2oC,Do0, which was slightly lcss
than tho January Inquire Although
10th January and February have
shown low figures In this district.
the year has started ofl rather bet
ter there than 1919 did.
the following items. .2,G7!.0oo or a
n.r cert, FOR residential huildinGs:
ness buildings. ana sl2s7.OO0. RI IL
per cent for educational buildings
Residences ~ Per Cent.
:. In Sew York State and Northern
tracts amounted 20 Si2.3gc. 900. which
y&xs practically the sam, NJ thc fig
Ia for January
'Snrimg The nrst two months Of the
N tne total contracts amounted
SSsi2 71G,9on. compared with sg5.-
3uOp Tor tAr arsl two months OF
- hruars ieei. figures included:
HlO.2Ti .1e1. or s. per cent for resi-.
|:entia! work. $3.50. 600. OF IT per
I;ent for business buildings; s2ai2.-
4pn. or ~ per cent for public works
nd utilities, and s;.5iS 900. of mr.
ent for industrial! plants.
Contemplated new work rcuorted
urinE the first 1880 months Of tha
year has amounted TO s323!Io 600
5Sh4ch Includes the 100000 600 uud.
ION RIVER bridge project. II this
|lroJect. which will, probabIy rnmtur.
Slowly. be omitted. the remainder OF
me contemplated work Is nearly
three times the. contracts actuuIiy
awarded during In" same period.
CONTRACTS awarded during Frhru
NJ IN western PENNSYLVANIA. West
virginia. Ohio, Kentucky and Ten.
hcssc.. amounted TO S20.3i5. 600. which
figure. "i'""'S
:, The total awards for January and
FEBRUARY. amounted to 700. cio0
compared with $2O.l3i 900 for the
hret Two months OF 1919 phc priu-
yipai Items included TN III. February
hSnres were: S6,63T.O0 of 30 n.r
S:ht, Tor residential buildings: a.
of'vpo. or II per cent. for public
WORKS ami utilities: S3.30l 900. or 10
per cent Tor industrial buildings: s..
ii,Vuo, or ~ per cent. for business
bni!dings. Contemplated new work
lcnor'th IN this district from IAN.
uary l 10 March l has amounted TO
nearly double The contracts awarded
among the contemplated nroier,s
residential buildings lead. with NM.
place. 'o'"