Evening star., 1923-06-09
ALL CONSTRUCTION RECORDS
BROKEN DURING PAST MONTH
States Lead In Great Boom,
Which Reached Hig ghwater Mark
During May.

$500: 900, or per cent. for educa-
tional buildings.
Contemplated new work reported
during the month amounted to s123.-
O76,O00. slight decrease from the
amount reported in April
Middle Atlantic States.
Construction started during May in
the Middle Atlantic states eastern
Pennsylvania. Southern New Jerscy
Delaware, Maryland, Distrtc. OF co.
lumbia and Virginia) also shovea
signs Of reaction. The total for the
/ month was s33,35O,O 900. a decrease OF
81 per cent from April. and oG -
per cent from May of last wear. tn.
total figure for the first five months
or the year shows an increase of l.
per cent over the first five months Of
1922.
Included in the May total Were.
sZo'S9S'OOo: or 81 per cent. for resi-
Dental buildings; $4975. 900. or is pci
| cent. for business buildings 81
$4,000. or 13 per cent. for publi,.
works and utilities, and s153S,000, or
per cent. for industrial buildings
Contemplated new work reported
during the month amounted to s67.-
s22,O00, decrease of % per cent from
the amounted reported in April
contracts awarded during May in
1 the southern states Ghe CaroIinas.
Georgia. Florida, Alabama, Missis-
sippi, Tennessee. Arkansas and Lou
islana) amounted 10 s59,5O6. 900. an
increase of 43 per cent over April.
iotal construction started since thc
S215, 1885, 900.
The May total included: sle443. .0G0
or 50 per cent, for residential build
lngs; Sl5,422 900. or &c per cent fn,.
industrial plants; s7533,oO or 1S per
cent. FOR public works and utilities
se'3t6,0OO, or ! l per cent, for business
buildings, and s6.1O7. 900 or 10 nSI.
cent for educational buildings
Contemplated new work reported i,
May amounted to $50, 252.OO0 an in
crease of IA per cent over the amount
reported the previous month.
As Per Cent Increase.
May building contracts in western
pennsylvania, West Virginia. Ohio
| $4,000. an increase Of a. per can,
over April and of % per cent over
May or last year. On the construc-
ton volume of the first five months
OF the year the district is AZ per cent
| ahead of last year
May figures included S33,17s, 900, or
81 per cent. for public works and
utilities; s20.026.O00, or % per cent
Tor residential buildings; si1, ,099. 900,
or u per cent. for industrial plants
1
| per cent. for business buildings.
Contemplated new work reported
ourimg oga nag the month amounted to s77-
| $4,000, which was slightly under the
amount reported in April.
| Show Big Increase,
Contracts awarded during May in
! Ihe central west Indiana, Illinois
| Iowa. Wisconsin. Michigan, Missouri
Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma
amounted amour to s117.S12.OOo. The in
crease over April was S per cent:
over May. 1922. nearly l per cent. on
the fve months business the increase
over last year is 10 per cent.
included in last months figures
We're: s4o.0s2,000, or "a per cent. for
residential buildings; s22,169, 900. or
~ per cent. for business buildings
s-o, ,Ios,oO9 or 18 per cent, for public
| 16 per cent. for industrial plants.
Contemplated new work reported dur
ing the month amounted TO s219,s30, 900
slightly less than the amount re-
ported in April.