Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-07
FIVE MILLION INCREASE
INNEW ENGLAND STATES
Last Months Figures Show 80 Per Cent Over March and
90 Per Cent Over April, l92l--Virgnia's Dis
rict 70 Per Cent Ahca, of Last Year

N"w England. I'm Nsw York and the
northern part OF New Jersey By the
F. w. Dodge Company. which In rs
report for A1Iil. shows that con
trncts awarded In tho ,wen.y-sevcn
NORTHEASTERN states during TIN.
month amounted to t353lJ2OOC. The
previous high record wax for IN.
month 81 July, 1919. tho total FOR
that month having been &3l7.G98 900
Last months figure represented an
!nCichs" Of 20 per cent over the pr!-
vious month and OF 80 per cent over
Apri. 1921. IN" hrst four .months
Of this year hay. rolled up a total
ngur. that Is Just under u billion
dollars ANA !s So per cen. grca..--
than tn. total rur ia. nrst fo,r
months OF last year.
Ther" was an incr-as. In every
important elias. OF construction
projects in April even In .nIuStr!L
plants. which hay. boon IA. las.
group I" pick up Residential
building continues III the lead.
amounting in April 20 3l32.t73. 900.
or 81 per cent .. IN" months total:
public works and utilities amounted
10 }Ts.25i 900 or q per cent: bust
ness buildings. t53.7li.0O0. or II per
cent "a notable incr.as. over Tho
previous MONTH; educational tulld-
inEs. 13G7l-.O0O. ar ~ per cent. and
Industrial buildings, 121.3i2.OOo. or
s''l '''A l.
C"n'"mpia;ci neg work reported
:2s.c0o
Five Million Increase.
Arm building contracts in New
England amounted 10 {4t.5lp.0O0
which ~ $1,000. 900 greater than the
previous high record for the dis
trict. reached In March. 1870 The
April total was 90 per cent ahead OF
IN" previous month and two and a
half times Tho figure FOR April. 1921
Tho total amour, OF contracts
awarded IN this district during tho
rrs, four months % this year IA.
iecn two and quarter times the
amount for IN. corresponding period
OF 1921.
Las, months total included Ilt-
tA9.6oo. or a2 per cent. FOR residential
buildings; fli.S7o.000. ~r ~ per cent.
for business bu:ldings Itd06.0oO. or
10 per cent for educational build
ings. and {t.,Ot.oGD. or . per cent
for Industrial buildings
Contemplated new WORK reported
In April amounted TO {5l,sT3.O00.
Contracts awarded during April in
New York State and Northern New
Jersey exceed the previous high rec
ord FOR tho district ~ nearly S27 900, :
= 900. The April total was 3il5.502 :
600, which Was 30 per cent greater
than the March figure. and two and
a quarter times tho nGure for April.
1921.
Contraction started In this district
in tho FIRST four months OF this year
was two and a half times AZ great as
In IN" first four months OF 1921.
l.aHt months total included: {52 :
7l7.o0O. or As per cent for residential
buildings. Scs,3OT. 000, or 20 per cent.
for public works and utilities. 2l7.-
li3.00o. or IS per cent, for business
buildings. and 3s.572.0o0. or per
cent. for educational buildings.
Contemplated new work reported
during the month amounted to Si35.-
$4,000.
Middle Atlantic states.
April building contracts IN tn" Mid
die Atlantic States eastern Penn
Ay!vania. Southern New Jersey. Del
aware. Maryland. District Of Column
hia. Virginia and the Carolinas)
amounted To SiS.6i3.ooo, which. vas
an Increase NJ . per cent over the
preceding month and az IS per cent
over April. 1921.
On the volume OF construction
started from January | 10 April /.
this district is - per cent ahead Of
last year.
I.aet months total included: 500
10000 or - per cent. for residential
buildings: s9.5s9 .0o0. or 90 per cent.
for public works and utilities; $3.50
900. or - per cent. for business build
ingsI-and $500 900. or u per cent.
for educational buildings
Contemplated new work reported
during the month amounted to $40 =
9O2 900.
Pittsburgh District.
April building contracts; in West :
ern Pennsylvania. West Virginia. Ohio.
Kentucky ana Tennessee amounted
10 sis.i7S,0oo. This figure was 2a
taN tlN.,,
previous month and 10 per cent great
or than the total for April. 1921
Total construction contracts lot
during the first four months OF thie,
year hav. amounted to yer cent
more than In the first four months Of
last year.
The April. 1879, total included
sls.22o. 0Oo. or 3? per cent. for resi-
Dental buildings: $780, 600. or l6
per cent, for business buildings, So
$4,000. or Is per cent for public
works and utilities: and s4.SS5,oOo. ar
10 per cent. for industrial buildings.
CONTEMPLATED new work reported
during the month amounted to 500
$4,000.
The Central west
Contracts awarded during April in
the Central West comprising I'LL
nois. Indiana. Iowa, Wisconsin. Mich
igan. Missouri and portions of East =
ern Kansas ana NcbraSka) amounted
to 90,023,00o. the largest monthly
total for this district since April.
1920 Last months total was 6 per
cent ahead Of the previous month,
ana 20 per cent ahead Of the cor
responding month OF last year
During tho first four months Of
THIS year the amount Of contracts
, awarded In his district was n pcr
cent greater than for the first :our
months Of 1921
The April. 1929. total included:
*eS,s2s.o0o. or % per cent. for uuh-
lie works and utilities: s23.os1. 900, or
20 per cent, for residential buildings;
slZ.76Toon. or II per cent. for cdu.
cational buildings, and slo143,ooO. or
l3 per cent for business 1uiIdInrs.
Contemplated new work rcportod
curing tho month amounted to sl47,-
$4,000.
The Northwest.
April building contracts in Mime
sofa. the Dakotas and Northern Mich
iean amounted to $7.9s6.0oO. This
total was 20 per cent under Thai NJ