The Washington times., 1922-03-11
BUILDING JUMPS
75 PER CENT IN
SINGLE MONTH
Contracts Let In February in
~ Northeastern States
Amount to $177,365, 900.

February construction activity was
7S per cent greater I'm volume than
it was in the corresponding month
of last year, according to the +. w.
Dodge Company. The total amount
OF contracts awarded last month In
the twenty-seyen Northeastern States
OF the country amounted to $177,-
A5 900, an increase of 2 per cent
OuAr January, and the second larg-
- February total on the Dodge
0Rnany's record.
IA significant feature of the Feb
uary construction record is the in
crease in business building oyer
January. The increase In square
feet of space contracted for was 80
per cent, and the increase in total
cost was IS per cent. February
business buildings amounted to $780,
10000, or 20 per cent of the months
total, an unusually high percentage
for this class, which was exceeded
only by residential building, amount
ing to SIS .70S, 900. or 43 per cent of
the total. Public works and utilities
took third place, amounting to $21,-
1913, 900, or IL per cent of the total.
The accumulated volume Of con-
struction since the first Of the year
has been go per cent greater than
an the first two months of last year.
Contemplated new work reported In
the first two months has amounted
to over eight hundred million dol
lars, more than double the amount
of work placed under contract in
the same period.
New England.
Contracts awarded in the New
England states during January
amounted to S15, 5,623, 900. This was
more than double the amount for
FEBRUARY of last year, and only 2
per cent under January of this year.
II Is the second largest February
total on record for this district.
= Among the items included in the
February, 1922. total were the fol.
lowing: $7,115,000. or As per cent,
for business buildings; S4,463 600, or
20 per cent. for residential buildings;
81 ,b99, 900, or 10 per cent, for edu-
cational buildings; s1,041 900, or 4
per cent, for Industrial buildings.
New York State and Jersey.
February building contracts in
New York State and Northern New
Jersey amounted to s59,32S, 900, the
largest recorded February total for
the district. This figure shows an
increase OF per cent over that for
the previous month and is two and
2 half times the figure for Feb
&iary. 1921.
EThe February, 1922, total includ.
cd: s3S,374 900, or 65 per cent. for
residential buildings; S10,1l7 ,000. or
IL per cent, for business buildings;
and s2,851 900, or per cent, for
industrial buildings.
Contemplated new work reported
during the month amounted to $82,-
49,, 900.
Middle Atlantic States.
February building contracts in the
Middle Atlantic States eastern
Pennsylvania. Southern New Jer-
sey, Delaware Maryland. District Of
Columbia, and the Carolinas) amount
ed to s27.3S7, 900, an increase OF 13
per cent over January and Of 81
per cent over the corresponding
month of last year.
Included in the February total
were: s12,527 900, or 46 per cent, for
residential buildings; s3,sS7 900, or
IL per cent, for business buildings
ss.6s0.000, or IS per cent, for pub
lie works and utilities; and S3,26S,-
600, or IL per cent, for hospitals and
institutions.
Contemplated new work reported
during the month amounted to sG2.-
043, 900, more than double the amount
of contracts awarded.
Pittsburgh District.
Contracts awarded during Febru-
airy in western Pennsylvania, West
Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, and Ten
nessee amounted to 24,SS1, 900. AL