New Britain herald., 1923-02-10
CONSTRUCTION PAST. LAST YEARS MARK
Gain Of Si Per Cent Over Janu'
 ary, 1922, Is Reported

ing 10 the r. ", nadge eampaRl
 Total contracts awarded last mont
 in the s6 eastern states of the eannir
 liReludlng about seTeR-eigh,hs Of ih
 total construction Yalnmel agnounle
 10 ssts,TaS,o The record on s7 Q
 these states shows increase Of lE
 over December, and Of 2iff over Jan
 uaFY lssa,
 Residential construction constitute hlfe or the January total, amounting Co slss,6aS, ,hAh, an unusually hlgi figure for this time Of the year Sce and in importance seFe hnsines buildings, amounting 10 fa6,aa4, ,oeo which was i6ee Of the total Other important items were ssk,64s, ,00h, 0I ls0f, for public works and utilities ssa,iSs,0 ,00A, or l0as for iRiusiFla buildings; and si6,Sss,o ,ooe, or e fol educational buildings
 Contemplated new work reported lF January amounted 10 tsl3,ska, GOO which was more than three times the amount of work started during the month, The enormous volume of coh' temnlatcd work reported in December and January seems 10 indicate a heavy volume of activity in the coming spring months.
 New England
 Contracts awarded in the New Eng land states during January amounted to s22,770,40o, which twas the largest January total on record. an increase oi 9es over December last, and Of 4?fe over January. 1929.
 Includede in last months total were the following important items: si4.- S40.00O. or s5ft, for residential build ings: s3.i51.00o. or l4G., for business buildings; si,aS0.00O. or 9es. for in- dustrial plants: and si,esS.ooo. or SC, for educational buildings.
 \. '. state and Northern \. J.
 In New York state and Northern New Jersey January building con- tracts amounted to s64,242.0o an in- crease Of i4c6 over December, and of 1see over January. 1922. Last month showed the second largest January total on record.
 Included in last months total were the following: s4S.459.o00, or 75ee, for residential buildings; s6.0s2,oo0, or 9ct. for business buildings: s2.7S0,- GOO. or 4Ge. for social and recreational projects; and s2,5o0.0o0, or 4ec for industrial buildings.
 Contemplated new work reported in January amounted to s157.205, ,0o0.
 Middle Atlantic states
 Contracts awarded during January in the Middle Atlantic States tEastern Pennsylvania. Southern New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, District of Col umbia and Virginia) amounted toI 32,506,000. This was the second indicated a rate of activity equal to that of the preceding month and 56le greater than in January, 1922.
 Included in the January figures were: s12,266,0oo, of 3set, for resi- dential buildings; s9,954,o0o, or 31N for business buildings; s3.726,oo0, or 11cS. for industrial buildings; and s2.29S,OOO. or SC, for educational 
 Contemplated new work reported during the month amounted to s65,- 572,000.
 Southern states Total contracts awarded during Jan uary in the Southern States (the Caro- Iinas, Georgia, Florida. Alabama, Mis- sissippi, Tennessee, Louisiana and Arkansas) amounted to s25. .1S9,ooo.
 Included in the January total were the following items: s10,90S,000, or AGO for residential buildings; $5,232.- poo, or 21es, for business buildings; s2,956. 900, or 12M, for educational s2,713,ooo, or 119e, for pub ic works and utilities: s1,20S,oo0, or e, for industrial buildings; and B. l72, ,OO0. or sc, for other classes of structures.
 Contemplated new work reported turing the month amounted to SEA- )61, 000, nearly five time sthe amount ,f work actually started during the month.
 Pittsburgh District
 January building contracts in Vest ,rn Pennsylva mia, West Virginia, Ohio md Kentucky amounted to S27,002.- 100. January construction activity was 1t about the same rate as that of De- but 13ae better than in Jan lary, 1922.
 Included in last months total were: or 46R, for residential s4,246,000. or 16R, for pub ic works and utilities; s2,6S1.000 or OGs, for industrial buildings; and 2,639,000, or T0Gc, for business build ngs.
 Contemplated new work reported turing the month amounted to s69,- 06,000.
 The Central West January building contracts in the 'entral West (comprising Indiana, fichigan, Illinois, Wisconsin. Iowa, -ebraska, Missouri. Kansas and Okla oma) amounted to s6S,051,000, the ,rgest January total on record for his district Activity in January was e slower than in December, but 419t | etter than in January. 1922.
 Included in last months total were; 22,316.000, or 33ec. for residential uildings; s16,so5,00 or 25Te, for ubIic works and utilities; s10.148,- DO. or 15et, for industrial buildings; | nd s9.fe5,oo0, or 13et. for business uildings. Contemplated new work reported | uring the month amounted to s306,- | 74,000. II
 The Northwest January building contracts in Min ,sota, the Dakotas, and Northern | ichigan amounted to s2.944.00O, a -op of 1ee from December and of .gs from January. 1922. Forty-hve ,rcent of last months total, s1.356. 10. was for residential buildings. and II cS. or s939,000 for industrial build II gs. II Contemplated new work reported in III r,,arv oroounted fo s21 Sen OO0 III