The Washington times., 1923-04-21
HALF BILLION IN
PERM TSFOR
MARCH
Construction Costs Mount as
Work Increases Throughout
Entire U. S.

activities throughout the country,
new building operations continue to
gain momentum as the season adj
vances March building permits in
the 207 principal cities were $42e,-
591,923. a gain over March. 1922.
of $161, 564,1T7, or 81 per cent, &C.
cording to official reports recorded
in the national monthly building
survey of s. w. Stratus and Com
pany.
These figures warrant an csti-
mate of total permits issued in the
entire country of $600,000,000. The
same cities reported 1926, 344,407 for
the first quarter of the year,
gain Of $27S.320. 726, or so per cent
s. w. Straus and Company's esti-
mate of total permits for new build
ings and alterations issued during
the three-month period is $1,400.-
O00, 1000.
Costs Also Jump.
Accompanying these ord-break-
ing achievements. there was
steadily advancing range of build
Ing COSTS both for labor and ma
terial. In many parts of the coun-
try shortages of these commodities
were reported
Notwithstanding these activities,
there were indications of con-
tinued large potential demand for
, buildings of various types through
out the country.
The greatest proportionate ac-
tivities were in the Pacific Coast
States. which showed a March gain
OF III per cent. There were in
dications Of greatly increased ac-
ativities in the South, where a
March gain of So per cent was
VaonorsHn1 Y4,,xl III
ruary gain OF 10 per cent. The
Central States gained rs per cent.
and the Eastern States Al per
cent.
Washington, S544, 900.
The cities reporting the largest
gains over March, 1922, were as
follows: Greater New York, $46,-
DAT 900: Chicago, $11,037 900; Los
Angeles, $10,231 900; Houston, $4,-
O19, 90; Jersey City, 81, 600, 900; Cleve-
land. $2.925. 500: Harrisburg, ST.
654 900: ST. Louis, $2,438, 900; Kan
sas City. $1,7OO.O 900; South Bend,
$1.6so.oO0: Evanston. Ill, $1,294-
bus. Ohio. 1882, 900; indianapolis,
$4,000; jamestown. N. Y, $685.
S0S0Sa : Toledo, sos 900: San Diego,
$4,000: Long Beach, Cal. $780,
900; Lakewood, Ohio. $726. 900; AL
bany, $717, 900: Dayton. Ohio, STA
900; Trenton, N. J., $698.n00; High
land Park. Mich, S542.0 900: Santa
Barbara. $4,000; Washington. $544.-
600; Worcester, Mass, $500 900;
Bloomfield, N. T., 100000; Duluth,
$529 900: Akron. $560,000; Cincin-
natl. $598 900; Kansas City. Kans.,
&R0Q A0ns
Antonio, $5o5.O0O.
Greater New York reported $751;.
e57,S45 for March; 1896, 685, 1914 for
the quarter, a gain of $93,324,964.
The March gain over February was
ST ,927, 1892. Chicago reported $780,
81 AT for March and $76,695, AT for
the quarter. gain for the quarter
of $35 .S76,197. Other outstanding
gains over March, 1922, and the first
quarter of last year were:
Gains Noteworthy.
EASTERN SECTION - Albany,
March gain SIT, 900, quarter gain.
$1,O76. 900; Atlantic City, March gain,
sSSs,210. quarter, s1,1S5,672; Bing-
hamton, March gain, 1921, 900, quar-
ter. 1856, 900; Bloomfield, N. j., March
gain, $500 600; Camden, N. J., March
gain, $685., 900; Chelsea, Mass, March
gain, $449, 900; Chester, Pa, March
gain, 1910 900, quarter, $430, 900; Erie,
Pa. March gain, 1921 900; Holyoke,
Mass, March gain, $411, 900; Irving
ton, N. j., March gain, 1853, 200,
quarter, $726. 900; Montclair, N. J.,
March gain, 1886, 900, quarter, $780,
900; Niagara Falls, N. Y, March
gain, 100000, quarter, $480,000;
Poughkeepsie, March gain, $277, 900;
Orange, N. j., March gain, 1898, 900;
Scranton, March gain, 1901 900, quar-
ter, $423,00O; Washington, March
gain, $4,000, quarter, $6,000,000;
Worcester, Mass, March gain, $780,
900; York, Pa, March gain, $685..
600, quarter, $553,000.
CENTRAL SECTION - Akron
March gain. $3.50, 900, quarter, ST.
223,000; Butte, March gain, $272, 900;
Cicero, ILL.,, March gain, $293,000,
quarter, $1,O34, 900; Cincinnati,
March gain, 1898 900, quarter, ST.
$4,000; Denver, March gain, 1884,
O00-auarter. 81 ,401 900; Des. Moines,
March gain, 1854, 900, quarter, $685.
900; Dayton, March gain, $714,000,
quarter. $1,564, 900; Duluth, March
gain, $4,000, quarter $6S1 600;
mond, Ind, March gain, $418,0e0,
quarter. $778,OO0; Highland Park,
Mich, March gain, $542, 900, quarter,
S631,O0O; Kansas City, Kan, March
gain, $50S, 900, quarter, $745, 900
Oklahoma City, March gain, $276,-
900; Omaha, March gain, $4,000,
quarter, 81 ,692 900; st. Joseph, Mo-,
March gain, $4,000, quarter, $413,-
600; st. Paul, gain for quarter, $780,.
900; Terre Haute, March gain, $685.
900; Wichita, March gain, 1913, 900,
quarter, $3.50, 900; Youngstown,
March gain. $S4S 900. quarter, $S57.-
900, and GAINESVILLE, Ohio, March
gain, $215,000. quarter, $5O9, 900.
SOUTHERN SECTION-Birming
ham, March gan, 1898, 900; Char
lotte, n. c., March gain. 1901 600
quarter, 1898 900, Covington, Ky.
March gain, 1922, 600; Dallas. March
gain, $466,000; quarter, $1.118 900
Knoxville, March gain. 1857 900
quarter, 1915, 900; San Antonio, March
gain, $505, 900; quarter, $2.352 900
Winston Salem. n. c., March gain
$354,o00 quarter, $776, 900; Little
Rock, March gain, $224,00O.
WESTERN SECTION - Oakland
March gain. 1855, 900; quarter, 81
10000; Pasadena, March gain, 1857,
900; quarter, 81 ,1s9 900; Santa Ana
Cal. March gain, 1898 600 quarter
1852 900; Santa Monica, Cal. March
gain, $4,000; quarter. $723, 600
Tacoma, March gain. $21O 900; quar-
ter, 81 ,574 900
Special attention is called to tn,