Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-10
MANY NEW BUILDINGS
NOW UNDER WAY FROM
BALTIMORE TO ELPASO
Record Of Construction Development in South Shows
Progress and Growth of municipalities Cities
Are Erecting New Accommodations Rapidly

10y cities presents an unusually In
tcrcsting comment on the growth and
progress OF Southern municipalities
st the present time. Practically every
center is providing new and ampler
HccOmm oda,ions for it's commercial
and Industrial life: and tho number
Of homes and apartments affects
rapidly expanding population. y de-
tailed account Of operations in prog
1858 IN the principal cities follows:
baltimore.
Baltimore. while being ono OF the
Re" cities TO SHOW a decrease over
last year confidently expects to cx-
coed the 1927 record by December
81. During the inst half OF the year
u erected several large Industrial
plants, dozen apartment buildings
or the highest type. three hospitals.
t"o schools. small Office building
theatcr and a number OF other mis-
ccl!aneOus large structures. The value
Of contracts begun or completed
during the period total-d s2l.9i5.o00.
while projects announced came to
s3322o,CO0. Among the latter arc
two office buildings. costing $500
600: two hotels and several other i'm
poTtant structures
Washington.
greatest years ia the history OF the
national capital Public buildings
have had share In the new devel-
"pment but It is significant that most
or the building has been Of II private
character. The Hotel President n
million and half structure. was be-
gun. and during the latter half or tho
year, ground VIII be broken for the
100000 Ritz Hotel which is said
20 be planned on a scale OF ,nagnin-
ccnce never before approached. The
RIGGS National Rank is erecting a
new home 1t Il cost o. 100000 \
score OF apartments valued around
$3.50. 600 each. arc in process OF.
construction. Tho National Academy
az Sciences Is erecting a Sl.JO0.O0O
home which viii be- worthy TO tako
rank With the c!ty's show places
Churches. schools. miscellaneous
business buildings and a large mum
her OF dwellings, make UP the total
That the next SIX months IS 10 con-
time the record breaking stride Of
the first half was shown by the July
permits. which sets n new record for
the year. amounting TO S6.53S.757.
Hichmond.
Richmond IS experiencing year OF
nnusual activity. Its permits for the
iirst six months are almost a. large
as for the entire year IN 1921. The
Two outstanding contracts, each rep
rAscntinr a sl,o0h.oo0 Investment arc
the o:flcc building Of tho Richmond
Trust Company and tho department
store or Miller & phoads Other Dcr-
,nits include the GeorG" Wy;he. Jr..
Iirh School and tho Broadway The
alter. each 100000: the hand some
new home OF tho News Leader. 5000
church and club. each over 100000.
For tho balance OF the year n num-
her OF large projects will he started.
The beautiful college group Of the
Union Theological Seminary. to cost
100000. VIII begin; medical arts
building ~ cost soc5.on6 a public Ii
hrary. $4,000. two bank structures.
hospital and other public buildings
arc announced. while a State Office.
structure. s75o,OO0. IL in tho immcdi-
ato future.
Norfolk.
Norfolk Is only n step behind Rich
nond The twelve-story National
Bank OF Commerce leads the list,
costing 100000. The Third Chris
tian Church is erecting sl75.00O
place Of worship. several apartments
valued at 100000 or over were be-
gun. additional warehouse facilities
three new schools. many residences
and miscellaneous business buildings
ave included among the permits The
{. & o, freight station. to replace the
recently burned structure, will cost
$4,000. The future prospects are
very active.
IynchburE, Newport News.
.ynchburs is within $4,000 OF its
total for last year. To its sil4,sO2
II ell IN Ia
covering the Rivcrmont Grammar
School In tho suburbs. which la no,
included IN the permits. a two-story
addition to the Virginian Hotel Is be-
ing made to caro- for increased travel
in the near future. an office building
Of fourteen stories will be erected.
Lynchburg Is handicapped--as arc n
number OF other Southern cities-by
Its restricted city limits 1t liz esti-
mated that during tho past year. $50
homes have been erected at n total
cost OF SS50.o00. at least half being
outside the limits. The manufacture
Ing and johbing business OF the city.
lis chief dependence. Ia in good shape
at the present time with good pros
poets.
Newport News has been seriously
affected by war deflation, especially
Rs the government made tremendous
building Investments during the war
period which have since been aban-
doned. Tho country's largest shin
yard has recently been disorga nized
duo to the cancellation OF the naval
program resulting from the disarma-
,nent conference terms. Industry
along other lines is progressing ia
rorably. The only building Of note
during the first half OF the year was
the erection of a Masonic temple at a
cost of S139.795.
West Virginia Cities.
Bluefeld. ". Va. Is TO have a COM
modious hotel to cost 100000. The
city has also been struck with an epl-
dcmic OF bank building. no less than
three OF tho city's financial institu-
lions announcing structures 10 cost
over 100000 within few weeks of
each other. Charlcston's activities
have been chiefly In the direction Of