The Washington times., 1925-12-12


per cent greater than the amount
reported in November OF last year.
November building and engineer
Ing contracts In the Southeastern
States (the Carolinas, Georgia,
Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Mis-
sissippi, Arkansas and Louisianal,
amounted to $6T.739, 800. This was
IS per cent decrease from Oc-
tober, and 81 per cent increase over
November 1924 The more import.
ant items in last months record
were: SIS, 318, 900, or "A per cent Of
All construction, for residential
buildings; SO, 429, 500, or is per cent,
for public works and utilities;
81, 72O, 900. or Is per cent, for COM
mercial buildings; $3,505,100, or s
per cent for educational buildings;
and $3,076, 500, or per cent, for
industrial buildings.
New construction started in this
district during the first eleven
months Of 1926 has amounted to
Sill ,599 800, which Is ~ per cent
more than was started in the first
eleven months Of last year and -
per cent more than was started In
ali IL months OF last year.
Contemplated new work reported
for the Southeastern States last
month amounted to $14O,67S,O 600,
being 2 per cent more than the
amount reported In October and
% per cent more than the amount
reported in November 1924.
Pittsburgh District
New construction started last
month in the Pittsburgh District
western Pennsylvania. West Vir-
GINA, Ohio and Kentucky, amount
ed to- $46. $50, 800. There was de-
Grease Of 40 per cent from oc-
tober and q decrease OF 20 per cent
from November Of last year. In
cluded in last months record We're:
| SIS, BAT TOO, or 80 per cent of all
reconstruction, for residential build.
| ings: S14,4SO, 800, or 81 per cent. for
public works and utilities; "a, 1888 900,
! or III per cent, for industrial build
/ ings; $4,068, 800, or 8 per cent, for
| commercial buildings; and $2,348 900,
or 5 per cent, for educational build
ings.
| During the past eleven months
building and engineering contracts
for this district have reached q
total of $785, 143 500, which is an
increase OF 40 per cent over the
corresponding period Of last year
and of SO per cent over last years.
| total.
Contemplated new, work reported
! for the district last month amount
ed to S47,235 400 This was 80 per
cent less than the amount reported
| in October and rs per cent less than
the amount reported in November
of last year.
The Central West
New construction started last
month in the Central West Qlli-
nois, Indiana. Iowa, Wisconsin,
Michigan, Missouri, Kansas, Okla
homa and Nebraska) amounted to
| $119,443 200. Although nearly g.
per cent under the October total.
this was % per cent greater than
the amount of building and en-
cheering contracts awarded in
November Of last year. Important
| in the record of last month were
| the following items: $51 ,292 300, or
40 per cent Of all construction, for
residential buildings; 29,435,8 800, or
I25 per cent, for industrial build
ings; $17,754,800, or Is per cent,
\ for public works and utilities;
$40, 4S9 800, or per cent, for COM
mercial buildings, and $4,91O 200,
or 4 per cent, for educational
buildings.
Building and engineering con-
tracts awarded in this district
during the past eleven months
have reached total of $1,378,1S1,
600. This is nearly AZ per cent
ahead of the corresponding period
of last year and is 81 per cent
| ahead of the entire construction
volume of last year.
Contemplated new work reported
| for the district in November
| amounted to $181 $50 200, which
| was per cent less than the
amount reported in October and
81 per cent greater than the
| amount reported in November
1924.
The Northwest
Last years total construction
volume has already been surpassed
by margin Of 2 per cent. Build
ing and engineering contracts
| awarded during the past eleven
months in Minnesota, the Dakotas
and Northern Michigan have
amounted to $4,000, 500, compared
with $S8R63,7O0 in the year 1924
and with $84 sos, 900 in the first
eleven months of 1924.