Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-10

! ms lEUr' WAS 10 per cent over ina
! OF August, 1921. and only per cen
under that OF July. 1922. That :
seasonal decline has set in after -four
months OF unprecedented activity an,
/ that the decline IS so sliGht would
/ seem 10 be Il nest wholesome indi-
! cation for the remainder OF the year
( The August figures brought III,
/ total for the year to date up tc
! s2.3G2.S 0O0. which IS not only tn,
! largest nrurce for the first eight
/ months OF any year. but is greater b!
! $7,UOO.oo0 than the total for tn,
entire year 1921. Comparing this year
/ with 1921 on the eight months basis
! this year Is IS per cent ahead.
! The outstanding feature OF the Au.
| gust statistical statement is the in.
crcas" in industrial piant construc.
! tion which amounted to S67.31a. 900
! or 81 per cent OF the months total
! This is the largest monthly fgur.
| for this class since March. 1920. one
project accounted for $4,000. 600 OF
this large total the by-pruduct coke
plant OF the Carnegie Steel Company
near Pittsburgh. Even emitting this
large single project. the remaining
amount is greater than any monthly
,otal since November, 1920.
Residential building still maintains
the lead in august. with $l00,SS2, 600
worth OF contracts. or 81 per cent OF
the total. Public works and utilities
amounted to s+9. S25, 900, or l5 per
cent; business buildings. s3S.l22. 900,
oI ~ per cent. and educational build
inGs. %2,C55.0O0 or 10 per cent
Contemplated new work rcnorted
during the month amounted to s37l,-
$4,000
New England.
Total construction started in New
England during the first eight months
OF this year has amounted to s22.
>i.o"U. compared with S2O5,l47. 600
Tor the entire year 1921. Compared
with the first eight months OF last
year, TINS years increase is S. per
cent.
August building contracts in New
Ing amounted TO S2S.V7i.cou. an
increase of per cent over Jul1. and
"t 50 per cent over the corresponding
ihoNtn OF last year. Included in the
August total We're: Sl2.6T2UrO or 81
per cent, for residential buildings,
Si'3o5.VoO or - per cent. for bust
ness buildings: S3,i37.OUu, or 10 pcr
cent, for public works ana utilities
Ss.shl.VOv. or II per cent. for indus
ira! plants, and s2.2al .OoO. or per
cent Tor educational! buildings.
"'f''''H lew Work reported
Turing the month amounted to 81.
$4,000 ~
Nc" York Stnte and Northern New
Jersey.
During the first eight months ,r
'his year the total construction start,
90 IN New York State and North.r,
Ne" Jersey. amounting to S63753i
wv was only Ss,000.OUO less than IN.
rnount started In the entire vcor
i:2l. Compared with the nrst ci,-h,
months OF last year, This years In
crease is 20 per cent
august building contracts amount,
10 EaV'."S,o09, an increase OF ,
Pcr cent over the preceding u,on,h
and Of 80 per cen, over rho -
fpoHuinS month OF last year Included
IN 'He August total were .2g.s7O
wv, or so per cent FOR residential
cuttings si2.6fS, 00O. or ID per cent
'or Industrial buildings; STA o0o
or ~ Per cent, FOR business buildinr.'
S''o"s'ooO. o. !. per cent. for cdur,.
tional huildGEs.
Soh'einp-ataG new work rcnor,cd
curing the month amounted 10 So
10000. ''''-
Middle Atlantic States,
I"'"! building contracts awarded
u"rthR 'he hrst eight months of this
var IN the Middle Atlantic States
Eastern Pennsylvania. Southern Now
u cFsey. Delaware. Maryland. Dis,ric,
"I 'ciumhta, Virginia and the Caro-
mas nave amounted to s3iTI!O. 600
winch is only 100000 under tho
'i"otHi ;or the entire year 1921. Com
P"rsH "i'h the :trai eight months Of
cent, '' pci
HosHSt contracts amounted to