San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-11
Records Will Be Broken
If Activity Continues,
Statistics Show.
FIG FIGURE EXPECTED
Total Of Counry's Permits
Amounted to 1924, 000,-
900 for January.

in building activities throughout the
United States continues, total build
ing values for 1923 will exceed those
of 1922 by large figure, according
to an announcement made last week
by an eastern financial company COM
piled from its statistics. Total new
buildings and alteration permits Is
sued throughout the country were
1924 100000 for January, the report
shows.
The survey includes January build
ings records of 215 cities, the records
of 1S3 Of which are comparable with
1922 figures. An important fact is
the seasonal decline between Deem
Der and January in 200 cities, amount
ing to S37,22S,209. A report of the
survey follows:
The January total Of new buildings
and alterations in 1S3 cities, was
S199, 994,715 as against S144,511, 233
for January, 1922, a gain of s55,-
4S3,4S2 or 81 per cent. The total
for January in 215 principal cities
was S210,51S,170 which on a con-
sentative basis would make the total
for the whole country approximately
1904 100000.
January comparisons show that 1S1
cities made gains and 40 showed losses
as compared with the same month
last year. Brooklyn made a larger
gain than any city in the country,
the amount being S1S,24S,147 or 135
per cent.
Eight cities showed gains Of more
than 100000 between January,
1923, and January. 1922, as follows:
Chicago, S10,620,050; Cleveland, 49,
4S1, $50; Detroit, $3.50 SOC: Los An
geles, S3,2S3,349; Louisville. $685.
625; New York, S16,411 ,9S1; Phila-
delphia, 5000, $50; Washington, d.
c., S2,121 AL. .5- r,va.s
Six other cities made gains of more
| than S1.0GO,000 as follows: Newark,
1,012, 697; Pittsburg, S1,275,096; st.
Louis, S1,450,796 Springfield. Mass.
S1.OSS, 455; Tacoma. 81 .23S, 1884;
Pittsfield, Mass, S1,65S,105.
Gains of more than 100000 were
as follows:
Eastern cities: Altoona, Pa. S104,-
93S; Atlantic City, N. j., S562 .O19;
Binghamton, n. Y, S190,O5S; Cam
n. J., s17l. 7S6; Hoboken, n. J.,
S124, $50; Jersey City. n. J., SPA
235 Lancaster, Pa. S163, 925; Mount
Vernon, n. Y, S1S1, 275 :; Passaic, n.
j., S291 $50; Quincy, Mass, S145,-
406; Reading. Pa, S204,275; Sean
S1S1,472; Utica, N. Y. S242,4I0.
Southern cities: Birmingham, Ala.
S25O,964; Dallas, Tex, S51S,009: FL
Paso, Tex, S156,6S6; Fort Worth,
Tex, S472.64S; Jacksonville, Fla,
1914, Al; Knoxville. Tenn. s156,-
1856; Memphis. Tenn, $S42,615;
Miami. Fla, S115,900; New Orleans,
La, S114,700; Tampa. Fla. $751;
265; Charlotte, n. c., 500. 465.
Central cities; Akron. Ohio, $685.
Rapids, Iowa, sos. 4I0; Cicero. Ill.
| Columbus, Ohio, S46S, 400; Dayton.
Ohio, S4S4,551 Denver. Colo. S770,-
O50: Des Moines. Iowa, 1901 ,655:
Evanston. ILL.,, S149,615: Evansville.
Ind, s122,76S: Grand Rapids. Mich.
S355,019: Hamilton. Ohio, S115,604;
Kansas City, Kan, S114, $50: Kansas
City, Mo-. S124,500; Minneapolis,
Mimi, S1S1,160; Muskogee, Okla,
S105,925; Omaha, Neb.. S375,795; ST.
Paul, Mimi, S920,411: Sioux Falls,
S. D.. $109,600; South Bend. Ind.
S29S,015: Springfield. ILL.,. S142. 100;
Toledo. Ohio. S93S,607: Topeka. Kan,
S241.917; Tulsa, Okla. $515, eco;
Wichita. Kan, s463.1 Youngs-
town, Ohio. S476,SS East Cleveland.
Ohio, S532,210
Western cities: Berkeley. Cal.
S156,105; Fresno, Cal. SS24,6IS;
Long Beach. Cal, S617. SOS: Oakland.
Cal, S523, 033: Pasadena. Cal. 1925
73S: Portland, Ore. $3.50, 400; Salt
Lake City. Utah. S120.425: San Jose.
Cal, S149, $50; Stockton, Cal, S1lO,-
625.
The building material price situa-
ton for the country at large did not
point radically in January toward a
decided increase or decrease, says the
report. Prices on many materials
varied according TO locality. indicat-
ing influences which related largely
to local stock on hand and freight
conditions. Large builders who keep
in close touch with prospective ma
terial prices, and who have constrae-
ton projects in hand were not delay
ing completion of their plans with
even the hope that prices will soon
change to any great extent. The labor
situation was improved during the
month by the fact that spring con-
tracts with various building crafts
were being rapidly signed. generally
upon the scale prevailing last year.
with slight advances in some cities
Elimination of the old bonus system
is being effected under the new con
tracts. and employers and unions are
harmonious on the need Of greater
cooperation and efficiency TO main
tain a high production for the entire
wear.