The New York herald., 1922-12-10

BUILDING PROJECTS
GAIN IN NOVEMBER
Increase Over Year Ago IL 80
p. O.-Residential Work
Is 81 P. @. Of Total.
SO, 1855 900 FOR YEAR
Contracts Awarded Fall Off
Slightly Compared With
October Figures.
SO, $4,000 FOR YEAR
n UILDINo contracts awarded dur.

include about three-fourths Of the total
construction in the country amounted
to s24s. .s6e. 600. according to the r. w.
Dodge Company The total is only .
per cent. less than the October figure
and is 80 per cent. more than that for
November 1921. ~
Residential construction started In
November amounted to s1Ss. 900, or
81 per cont Of the months total This
10 the largest figure for residential
building reported since lat June. Other
important items In the November recprd
were: s29,9SS, 1000, or IL per cent, for
business buildings: s2o.2l2.ooo. or II
per cent. for industrial buildings. and
$27.5is.oo0, or IL per cent. for public
works ana utilities. ~
Construction started during the first
eleven months of this year has amounted
TO ta.135.S12,ooo. This IL As per cent.
greater than the total for the correspond
ing period Of last year and 80 per cent.
greater than the total for 1921.
Contemplated new work reported IN
November amounted to eS&S,ofe,0o
which IL 30 per cent greater than the
amount reported In October. The largo
volume Of contemplated work reported
during the last FEW months IL IN indioa-
tion that construction II likely to hold
up to q relatively high rate throughout.
the remaining winter months ana in the
coming year.
New Uns1anA.
New England building ooY,tracts m
November amounted to $36,777.0 900, an
increase Of per cent. over October and
of 45 per cent. over November, 1921.
Included In last months figures were
the following items; St4,618,0 900, or IS
per cent for residential buildings: Ss,-
2s6,000, or II per cent for business
buildings; 32.9B1, 900. or IL per cent for
Industrial buildings and t1.s44,ooo. or
per cent. for public works. and utilities.
Total construction started in New
England from january ! to December
has amounted to $31l602, 600. compared
with $205,147.000 for 1891.
Contemplated new work reported dur
ing November amounted to $42,803, 900.
New York and Northern Jersey.
November building contracts in New
York State and northern New Jersey
amounted to S76.571. 900. an increase OF
IS per cent. compared with those Of the
previous month and of 80 per cent. oom-
pared with those of the corresponding
month of last year.
Last months figures Included $751;
t6S,0o0, or 81 per cent, for residential
buildings; ss057,ooo. or II per cent. for
business buildings; $6,305 900. or per
cent. for hospitals and institutions, and
81, ,so3 600. or 4 per cent. for public works
and utilities. ~. Ss.-r
Total construction started in this dis
trict during the first eleven months of
this year has amounted to $S42, ,08l 900, In
contrast to s645. .41S.000 for 1891.
Contemplated new work reported In
November amounted to $40 7s1 900. an
increase Of lb per cent. moro than the
amount of contemplated work reported
in October. sr
Middle Atlantie states.
Total building contracts awarded dur
ing November in the Middle Atlantic
States (southern New Jersey. eastern
Pennsylvania, Delaware. Maryland, Dis
trfct OF Columbia. Virginia and the
Carollnas), amounted to s32 9S3.000. This
was an increase Of 8 per r,cent.. compared
with the showing of the preceding month
and of per cent. more than that Of the
corresponding month of 1921.
The principal items In last months
total were s14425 900. or "A per cent. for
residential buildings; $e,375, 900, or 10 per
cent. for public works and utilities
81, ,f76. .000 or IA per cent. for Industrial
buildings. and $2,23s.0O0. or per cent.
for business buildings.
During the first eleven months OF
this year contracts have been awarded
to the amount of $451. 306. 900, compared
with 1855 1885. 600. for 1921.
Contemplated new work reported in
November amounted to 90.443, 900. an
increase OF n per cent. more than the
amount of contemplated work reported
In october.
Pfttshurgh District.
November building contracts in west
ern Pennsylvania. West Virginia, Ohio.
Kentucky and Tennessee amounted to
$4f ,69f 900. This was a decrease OF "a
per cant. from October. but an increase
OF 20 per cent compared with total for
November. 1921.
Included in last months total was
si3 o0s 900. or 81 per cent. for residential
buildings: s1l.as5,ooo. or "a per cent, for
Industrial buildings: ss13s,ooo. or 20 per
cent, for public works and utilities. and
IS, ,2s3. 900. or II per cent? fer business
buildings.
From January to December con-
struction started in this district has
amounted to 1851. .097. .oo0 compared with
s420. 900 for 1891
Contemplated new work reported last
month amounted to s72,03o. 900, an in
crease OF ~ per cent. more tnan the
amount OF contemplated work reported
In October. "
Central West.
Contracts awarded during November
IN the central West (fllinois, Indiana,
iowa, Wisconsin. Michigan. Missouri,
eastern Kansas and small portion of
Nebr, ska) amounted to see, ,so5,o 900.
Thi' vas n decrease OF per cent from
e. yures for October. but On increase
of A. per cent. over those Of November.
1921.
The important items In hast months
total were s3o,soJ0o0. or 40 per cent.
for residential buildings: s10.557.0o0. or
f6 per cent, for business buildings
s7.se7.ooo or IL per cent. for public
works and utilities. and $7,1a1.ooo or IL
per cent, for Industrial buildings.
The November figures bring the years
total 70 December up TO so04. 412. 900.
compared with $643,994,00o for 1921.
Contemplated new work reported IN
November amounted to sts4.101,o 900. an
Increase OF 35 per cent more than tho
amount OF contemplated work reported
In October.
Northwest.
November building contracts IN Min
nesota and the Dakotas amounted TO
s3,saS,o0o. an increase OF s6 per cent.
more than those OF october ana n de-
cline OF 16 per cent. from those Of the
corresponding month OF last year. OF
Last months total go per cent. or