Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-13
Last Months Construction
Ahead of November 1925
F. w. Dodge Corporations Review
of Construction Activity East of
the Rocky Mountains

of Construction Activity East of
the Rocky Mountains
The total volume of construction
contracts awarded in the 81 States
east of the Rocky Mountains dur
ing November amounted TO s4S7,-
OH, 500, according to f. w. Dodge
Corporation. These states include
about 81 per cent Of the total con-
struction volume Of the country.
The above figure represented a de-
cline of per cent from October
1926. However, there was an in
crease of 8 per cent over November
of last year.
Analysis of the November build
ing and engineering re~J-d for these
states showed the following items of
Importance: $229,S20,9 800, or AZ per
cent OF all construction. for resi-
dental buildings; s64,7S1,1 or 10
per cent, for industrial buildings;
SIS, 657, 100, or II per cent. for COM
mercial buildings; S50,12S, 400, or 10
per cent, for public works and
utilities; s34.571,S 500. or per cent,
for educational buildings S24,691,-
100, or per cent, for social and rec
reational projects; $685. 800, or
per cent, for hospitals and institu-
liVbs. anu SS,o-J,ouD, VI per CGul,
for religious and memorial build
ings.
During the first elevr months of
1926, there was s5,S12 SIS 900 worth
of new construction started in the
81 States east of the Rocky Noun
tafns, which was an increase of
per cent over the amount (S5,477,-
5S1, 100 in the CORRESPONDING period
of last year.
/ Contemplated construction pro-
jects We're reported for 1','~ terri
tory to the amount of S33.19l, 800
during November. There We're de-
clines of l per cent f~om October of
this year and IL per cent from No
vember 1925.
New England States
The November volume Of con-
struction contracts let in New Eng
land amounted to S36,J57, 600. There
was an increase of 16 per cent over
October 1926, but a d, Sc of /
per cent from November of last year.
Analysis of the building en-
gineering record for this territory
showed the following items of note:
$20 424,100, or So per cent of all con-
struction, for residential Nuildings;
S6079,600, or II per cent, for COM
iilSiSldi hui1uiiiSS, Sl,oou,5UU. or
per cent, for public work. and utili-
ties: $2,421, roo, or per cent, for
social and recreational pro. its: and
S1,122,100 or per cent, for in
dustrial buildings.
During the past eleven months
there was S40S,070,000 worth of new
construction started in New Eng
land, which was loss of per cent
from the amount (s443, 067, 1909 for
the first eleven months of It year.
Contemplated constru~' -, projects
were reported for the di 1t to the
amount of S39,252,70o during No
vember. There were decreases of
20 per cent from October of this
year and Z per cent from November
1925.
Southeastern States
Building and engineering con-
tracts were awarded last month to
the amount of s52,534,S0 in the
Southeastern States (the Carolinas,
Georgia, Florida, Tenn -sce, Ala
bama, Mississippi, IL cas- and
Louisiana). This figure exceeded
October of this year by 8 per cent.
However, there was a decline of
per cent from November 1925. The
more important items In Novem-
ber's building record were S15,5S0,-
600, or 80 per cent of all construc-
ton, for public works and utilities:
s12,46S,1 100 or "a per cent, for resi-
Dental buildings: s6,465. 400. or IL
per cent. for commercial buildings;
S5,556.300, or II per cent for in
dustrial buildings; 5000 800, or 10
per cent, for educational buildings;
$2,204, 400. or per cent. for hospitals
and institutions; $1,926,000. or 4 per
projects; and $1,753,000 or per
cent, for religious and mortal
buildings.
The Southeastern States had