Evening star., 1925-11-14

Last month had the largest October
+, construction volume on record ar
cordlng to survey made by +. W
1'odse Corporation. Building and en-
Sineertng contracts awarded during
the month in the SO Eastern States
(which include about seven -eighths OF
the total construction volume OF the
country amounted to s519, ,52S, 200
dhis was p per cent greater than the
volume OF the previous October. How
ever, there was a S per cent decline
nom September, which Is unusual, as
october customarily has a somewhat
sarger building total than September
The months record included the fol
lowing important items: 1892. .125, 500
or 81 per cent of all construction, foI
residential buildings; 5000 500, or IL
Per cent, for public works and utili
ties; sos 81 100, or II per cent, for in.
duStrial buildings; s55,912 100, or II
per cent. for commercial buildings
and S2S.l92 900. or 5 per cent, for edu.
catioual buildings
The entire construction volume of
last year, which was the record year
10 date, has already been exceeded In
the first 10 months Of this year. Con
sruct1on started during the past 10
months has amounted to S4.S46.26
900, compared with s4,479 .207 900 Tor
all of last year. and with S3.712, 593, 800
Tor the first 10 months Of last year.
The increase over the 1924 total has
been per cent; over the total for the
first 10 months uf last year. % per
cent. -Four large districts have al
ready exceeded their 1924 totals. New
England, the Pittsburgh district, the
Central West and the Southeastern
States.
Contemplated new work reported
last month amounted to sS39 .049 300
I his was an increase of ~ per cent
over the amount reported in Septem-
Der and D per cent over the amount
reported In October of last year.
Building in New England
October building and engineering
contracts in New England amounted
to S3S,1I6,5d0, Il decrease of 20 per
cent from September and an increa Sc
o. "a per cent over October. 1924. The
months record included, S17.19S 100.
or 10 per cent of all construction. for
residential buildings; s6.034.6 or 16
per cent, for industrial buildings;
$4,S07 900. or II per cent, for CONNER
Cial buildings: 81. 407 500. or IL per
cent. tor educational buildings. and
s2.7S5,200, or per cent, for public
works and utilities.
Total new construction started in
New England during the past 10
months has amounted to S405, ,997, 400.
' This was an increase of Sc per cent
over the corresponding period Of last
year, and il was also Is per cent
greater than last years entire CON
StruCtion volume.
Last months building and engineer
ing contracts in New York State and
northern New Jersey amounted to
140.91S.600. this being an s per cent
increase over September and a 81 per
cent increase over October, 1924. In
cluded in the October record were
s92. 500. 800, or 66 per cent of all con-
struction, for residential buildings;
1850, 500. or per cent, for CONNER
cial buildings; s12 2,142, 400, or per
cent, for social and recreationaI prof.
ects; s7,919, 500, or per cent, for pub
lie works and utilities; s6,S06, 100, or
s per cent, for educational buildings
and s5,165, 400. or per cent, for In
dustrial buildings.
New construction started in this
district during the past 0 months has
reached total of S1,22s, ,237, 500.