Evening star., 1926-06-12
BUILDING ACTIVITIES SHOW
INCREASES OVER MAY, 1875
Dodge Survey Indicates Drop of Per Cent From
April, However-Texas Shows Big Advance.

| the corresponding five months of 1923,
| the decrease being less than ! per
| cent.
Contemplated new work reported Tor
| the Central West in May amounted 10
| S2O7, 7,772 900, being a % per cent de-
crease from the amount reported IN
| April. 1926, but an increase OF 80 per
| cent over the amount reported in May
| of last year.
Decline in South.
! The total volume of construction
contracts let in the Southeastern
States Cthe Carolinas, Georgia, Florida,
| Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi. Ar
kansas and Louisiana9 during May
amounted to S5S.941,S00. There were
decreases of 27 per cent from April
and IS per cent from May of last year.
Analysis Of the building record for
May showed the following items of
note: $22,279, 400, or 38 per cent of all
construction, for residential buildings;
$12 ,S26 400. or % per cent, for public
works and utilities; $7,061, 900, or II
per cent, for commercial buildings: So
921 200, or II per cent, for Industrial
buildings; $5,106 900. or 9 per cent. for
educational buildings; and $1,874,40
or per cent, for religious and me-
mortal buildings.
Construction started in the district
during the past five months, amount
ing to S377 900. has increased IS
per cent over the corresponding period
of 1925.
Contemplated new work reported
for the Southeastern States in May
amounted to SIP, 1856. 100, being a de-
crease of per cent from the amount
reported in April, 1926, as we'll as a
decrease of 13 per cent from the
amount reported in May of last year.
Northwest Shows Drop.
The Northwest (Minnesota, the Da-
kotas and northern Michigan) had
0,959, 100 in contracts for new build
ing and engineering work last month
Decreases of per cent from April,
1926, and IS per cent from May of
last year occurred. Included in the
building record for May were the fol-
lowing important items: S4.432, 400, or
40 per cent of all construction, for
residential buildings; $2,90S,500, or q
per cent, for public works and util-
tiles; 81 1,115, 800, or 10 per cent, for
commercial buildings; s727,SOO, or Z
per cent, for educational buildings:
1861 100, or 6 per cent, for industrial
buildings; and $446,00O, or per cent,
FOR social and recreational buildings.
Construction started in the North
| west during the first five months of
| 1926 reached a total of $43,731 200,
which exceeded the figure for the cor
| responding period of last year by 13
| per cent.
Contemplated construction projects
dere reported for the district in May
to the amount of $12,23O,500, being a
80 per cent decrease from the amount
reported last month, but an II per
cent increase over the amount re-
ported in May, 1925.
Big Gain in Texas.
Building and engineering contracts
were awarded during May to the
| amount of $29 ,1OS.200 in Texas. The
above figure showed a So per cent
gain over April of this year. as well
as 129 per cent gain over May, 1925.
Included in the May construction
record were: $s,625 800, or 80 per cent
Of all construction, for public works
and utilities; S7,947 400. or 81 per cent
for residential buildings; $7,SS5, roo. or
q per cent, for commercial buildings;
50, 521 700, or 8 per cent, for educa-
tional buildings: s1,417 400. or per
cent, for industrial buildings
The first five months construction
total for Texas was $9S,510, 800, as
compared with $6S,078,900 in the cor
responding five months of last year,
the increase being As per cent.
Contemplated new work reported for
Texas in May, 1926, amounted to
S39, 300. This was an increase of
3S per cent above April of this year,
as well as 122 per cent above May,
1925.