The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-31

been issued since May is MS fol
lows:
Business buildings ~ S293. 600. 90
residences .......... 275. 10000
Private garages .... 3,624. 90
Alterations and repairs ...215.Gn
I0tai .............. SOL ,o3g 90
The building Inspector, as well as
local contractors and lumber dealers.
believe that the estimated value of
these buildings, as listed in the APP
pllcations for permits. averages
easily 20 per cent under the actual
cost OF the structures, inasmuch as
there are usually many things added
to building after the work is start
ed which had not been considered 1t
the beginning and which odd u, the
total cost. Another rcaSn'l Cor an
uhdervaluaii in securing "A pr
nit is that some are OF t." impress
sion the figures placed in the bui,G-
ing inspectors records are used later
hy the assessor in determining, the
assessed valuation Of the property
for taxable purposes and as IA result
place the estimated cost at "A lower
figure.
In addition to the buildings listed
in the inspectors records, .here Mere
at least 20 new residences ana several
Of the larger new business nuildiays
under construction before the 5r.ii
| nance became effective. and consc-
quently their costs are not incia,ie
IN the above figures. Combining all
totals, the 1926 construction program
in Bismarck will approximate one
million dollars.
Business Has Rcfu Coed
Business men i'm both wholesale
and retail lines agree that they have
j had a very good year, taking al
| things into consideration.
More than two million dollars
worth of automobiles have been sold
| by Bismarck. dealers during 1926.
figures compiled for the Tribune by
II. II. Goddard, secretary Of the As
ISOLATION of Commerce, reveal. Total
automobile sales are placed AT 81
! 36l ,097, and the total number of
cars sold at 2,7l0.
The automobile accessory business
exceeded that Of last year by NOR,
| than $4,000, the figures for 1925
being S50o,95S and for 1926, $555.-
Iii.0O.
The jobbing and manufacturin.
business in 1926, exclusive of aato-
mobile sales. amounted to a total Of
| Sc, ~ 900, statistics show. and the
volume of retail trade here for the
entire year reaches about the same
figure as that OF a year ago.
Two million dollars worth Of prod
uce was shipped from and consumed
in Bismarck during 1926, figures
secured from various sources show.
! Three million pounds of butter were
/ ,.t,, L.. 81
while 10000 eases Of eggs and L.
consumed here or shipped from this
point Total shipments Of produce
| from Bismarck amounted to 275 cars.
Bread remains the staff of life
in Bismarck and vicinity, according
to Mr.. Goddard, who found in amass-
| ing his statistics that one Bismarck
bakery alone manufactured 1,25O.0OO
loaves of that commodity during 1926.
Population Increase
| Bismarck has been rightly termed
the fastest growing city in North
Dakota" Its population at the time
of the 1920 federal census was =
l22, but when the 1926 state census
was completed it was found that the
city numbered 9,150-an increase of
more than 1000 in five years. This
was the greatest percentage gain
made by any city in the state during
! the same period.
/ That the statement made recently
by city officials and Association Of
Commerce directors, to the effect
that the city's population at the pres
ent time is approximately 10000, is
not very far wrong is Indicated by
a survey just completed which
places the city's population at the
close of 1926 at 9,97l. The survey
is based on statistics from local
sources giving comparative figures
for the close Of 1919 and the close
of 1926.
characteristics Of the Bismarck
population as shown by this survey
| are:
1920 1926
| Census Survey
Population 7,l22 1911
Males 3,549 1869