Evening star., 1925-10-10

Inc largest september building
record and the second largest month
on record, is the F. W. Dodge report
for construction work started last
month. Building and engineering con
States (which include about seven
eighths of the total construction vol
ume of the country amounted to s54S,
2l6,fo0. This was only : per cent
under, the high record figure OF
August. and it represented 80 per
cent increase over September of la ST
year. a seasonal decline OF about
per cent is customary in September.
The'month's record included the fol
lowing important items: S250.417 900
or 4s per cent of all construction, for
residential buildings: SSO,17l 500 or Is
per cent, for commercial buildings
S19, ,66S 900, or Is per cent. for public
works and utilities; S43.297.70o. or S
per cent. for industrial buildings; and
S33 3,217 300. or 6 per cent. for educa
tional buildings
Exceeds Last Year.
In three big districts the construc-
tion volume of the past nine months
has already exceeded the total con-
struction volume of last year. These
districts are New Englan nd. ttsburgh
District CweStern Pennsylvania, West
Virginia. Ohio and kentucky and
the central West UllinoiS, Indiana,
Iowa, Wisconsin. Michigan. Missouri,
Kansas. Okla homa and Nebraska). In
the entire 80 States. the 9 months
volume is less than 1 per cent behind
the 1924 total and is greater than the
total for any year previous to 1924.
New construction started in the Sc
States from January | to October /
has amounted to S4,321 .00S, 700, an in
crease of nearly 90 per cent over the
corresponding period of last year.
Contemplated new work reported
for these States last month amounted
cent from August, but a "a per cent
increase over September of last year.
New England Report.
New EnGland's construction volume
in the past nine months has exceeded
the total volume for the year 1924.
September brought the total amount of
building and engineering contracts
awarded from January l up to
1861. pei 100 This is to be compared
with 1852 ,l95, 100 for all of last year,
a per cent increase: and with S261.-
915 500 for the first nine months of last
year. 81 per cent increase.
September's contract total was S41.-
636.s00, 3 per cent decrease from
August and 81 per cent increase
over September. 1924.
Last months building and engineer
ing contracts in New York State and
northern New Jersey reached the un-
usually high total of $3.50, ,375 500.
While this was 81 per cent under the
remarkable record volume of August,
II was we'll above the average month
of this year. and Sc per cent over
September of last year.
Seven Per Cent Decrease.
September building and engineering
contracts in the Middle Atlantic
States eastern Pennsylvania. south
ern New Jersey. Maryla and. Delaware.
District of Columbia and Nirginia)
amounted to $48.4S2. 500. This was a
per cent decrease from August and
was practically equal 10 the amount
for September of last year.
Last months construction contracts
in the Southeastern states tthe Car
oIinas. Georgia. Florida. Tennessee.
Alabama. Mississippi, Arkansas and
louisiana amounted to SS5, ,2S2 300.
This was the second highest month
on record, being only 3 per cent un-
der the record figure of last July. 1t
August and of 81 per cent over Sep
tember, 1924.
Pittsburgh District Report.
The Pittsburgh districts construc
ton volume of the past nine months
has exceeded its total volume of last
year by II per cent, and the volume
of the first nine months of last year
by nearly 5S per cent. Building and