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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31
BUILDING SURVEYS
ASSIST BUILDERS
Local Interests Greatly Aided by
Associations Data on
Conditions Here.

Detailed surveys OF building acti.
showing the number OF new buildings
and their value. have been conducted
as one OF the ma jor activities OF the
Operative Builders Association OF
Washington during the past year,
The association also has made tabula
tons OF vacancies and other elements
in the local market situation
This information is gathered ny the
association ~ guide Ia local build.
srs in estimating the demand for new
homes. apartments and other new
building developments.
The association recently laid pla ns
Tor an extensive advertising campatS n
setting forth the advantages Of invest
ments In real estate in Washington
with particular emphasis on the ad,
vantaSes OF home ownership here.
Considerable work has heen done by
the association during the past year
in studying proposed changes in the
coming regulations Of the District and
IL urged the adoption Of the amend
ment 10 the coming code providing
for a seperate xoning classification for
semi detached houses. which vas
adopted by the Soning commission last
month.
The reduction In the cost 20 pro
perry owners OF the installation OF
sewer and water mains, which was
effective during the past six months.
was sought by the Operative Builders
Association. which also has taken
action on other civic matters.
The membership OF the asSocia ION
was increased IS per cent during the
wear. The officers Of the orxsnixsti ion
arS: Rufus :. LuSk. president. Mon
roe Warren vica president. and
Jesse hedges. r., y. Kennedy. W. Z.
Miller. W. Wavrrly Taylor. ir.. Mr..
I.usk and Mr.. Warren. members OF
the executive committee.
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BOARD PLANS DANCE.
Realtors TO Give Entertainment nn
January 10.

4 number of reservations have been
received by the Washington Heal
Estate BoBrd for iis annual dinner
dance 20 he held ~ Watdman Park
Hotel January ~.
Elaborate decorations and special
dance music are being prepared by
I he committee IN charge. composed nf
W Wsysriy Taylor, jr, chairman. 4,
Btilion Browns. Albert w, Walker,
J, Curtis Walker, William J. King,
LlaVa ", Gaines and n, Tudor Morasli,
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Lumber Production Lower.

The usual holiday relaxation and
suspension or operations for semi
annual repairs resulted in heavy fall
ing OF In lumber production last week
as compared with the week before.
SAYS The National Lumber Manufac-
turers' Association, shipments held
up relatively well. hut orders fell of
quite noticrahiy. The number Of re,
porting mills was ITO less than the
week before and this makes corn,
parison somewhat uncertain. As com.
pared with year ago. IS fewer mills
reported larger production. and
likewise with shipments and orders.
so that II appears that the holiSsy
recession In ;he lumber industry was
less Than usual.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31
RN DON s. WARREN.

Bringing many important and in
teresting changes in the skyline of
both the downtown section and out
lying residential areas of the District
az Columbia, and keeping pace with
the steady, normal growth of the Ma
tional Capital, a total of approximate
~ SS6, SCI. $50 was expended in private
construction enterprises OF all classes
here during the past year.
This tahulation Of local building &C.
tivitleS for 1872. is exclusive OF the
great Federal building programs and
the extensive developments in sub
urban territory in Virginia and Mary.
land. for which local building permits
are not required. but which. of course,
have a tremendous effect on the up
building OF the National Capital.
While The record of the Washington
building industry. considered alone for
the purposes Of comparison. repre-.
SeniS real growth that has amply
taken care of the increase in popuia-
tion and business. the total value Of
the years operations. as indicated by
plans filed with the District govern
ment. fell far below the abnormal rec
ords hung UP during the banner years
Of 1926 and 1925.
The total value of 1897 operations,
Cttipuied uItHttialiN at SSh. % A,49n.
represents a decline of $Hs,I11. $50. or
about ~ per cent. from the 1925 total
Of sea .499 $50 and decline of $@S.SS9..
SS3. or slightly more than 43 per cent,
from the 1925 total of s64.7l1.o1S.
Conservative Plans Adopted.
These'figures Of the decline in build.
ing operations standing alone might
seem 10 indicate that there has been
a suhnormal amount of work in the
local building industry during the past
year. The facts of the past six or
mora years, however. place a new light
on the situation and indicate rather
that the heavy post.wartime building
boom is al an end, and that the build.
ing organizations interested in Wash
tngton have 10 a large degree put aside
speculative enterprises and deliberate.
~ adopted more conservative practices
IN keeping with the expected and ac-
tual growth in demand for their prod
ucts.
As result OF the restriction placed
on building here and elsewhere during
and Immediately following the World
War. operations beginning with the
year 1922 were tremendously swelled
reaching the peak in 1925. With the
heavy demands for homes. apartments.
office buildings and smaller shops now
filed or even surpassed. indications
are that the past years decline has
brought the index curve back nearer
normally. The following tabulation
of yearly building value totals illus.
trates the point:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31

To MI existing vacancies N the
gracs az second lieutenant. Array Ar
Corps. . srecial sNa nln&tioa vii ~
held 81 Boiling Field. Anaoossaa. ard
~ c'hev stations in tire United States
during TIE week beginning March ;
rex. EdiStoihsy 20 compete - cor
H0sd - candidates WIN are cusls4ss
eNevs within the meaning ~ ,ss lsw
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31
Resolved: TO Own q Home"

Among the New Var resolutions
fruitful o. good 10 IN individual. his
family and his count : Is the deter
nination to own q horns- TIE hensess
cannot be expressed in q few catchy
phrases, nor can they - entirely
vfsusliz~d until ore actually accom-
riishes his end. bur they involve ~.
most fundamental elements 90 living
and endowment OF gha, living.
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ID. G.. BUILDING TOTALS
p S36,321,45O DURING 1927
Figure, S27.l77,88O Less in Past Than
Previous Year, Does Not Include
Federal Projects.

cent years, the total value OF new
dwellings OF all types erected here
| during the past year exceeds by more
than $1,000, 900 the value OF the apart.
ment houses and fats erected during
the same period.
The estimated cost OF the dwellings
was computed at approximately Sill.
65s,S15. while the estimated cost of
| the apartments and fats was set at
about $9.5l2 800.
The number Of houses erected dur
ing the year was 1894 as compared
with about 3,"aS in 1926 and ap.
proximately 4.72o in 1928. decline
OF about a. per cent. and as com.
pared with ago in 1928. or de.
cline of about 81 per cent.
There were TAI dwellings erected
in January. having an estimated
building cost of S1,ol7.3So; total of
la dwellings erected in February.
costing $977.ss0; al7 in March cost.
ing Sl.S75, 500; o24 in April, costing
ST, $4,000; 1874 In May. costing 1876.
$40; total Of $50 in June, costing
$sSS.0Sa: total of ~ in July. cost.
in, SSS3.,a a total nj 1877 dwellings
in August. costing 81 ,0S2 $50: a total
of 1S4 in September. costing S1.013..
$50; a total Of 12l in October. costing
A1ab,5bo; total or Ill in NoNem-
bar. costing $9ls.l45. and a total
Of 1877 projected i'm December. to cost
Seo0.ss0
There were seven apartments start
ed in January. costing 81 800 900: 13
in February. costing S1,39a 900. Z in
March. costing S4eS .000; IL in April.
costing 81 $50. 900: 3 In May. costing
$909. 900: in June. costing S1S2 500;
3 in July. costing $4,000 in
August. costing S2e4.s0 3 i'm Septem.
Der. costing SSls 1000: : in October.
costing $9s0.000: in November, cost.
ing s1.2S4.ooa, and in December.
costing s505 000.
Volume Cut in Half.
Despite the many large apartment
houses started during the past year.
the total cost of these operations was
far below the corresponding figure
for the preceding year. In 1925 the
building cost of apartment projects
was estimated at about $4,000. 600.
as compared with the figure Of So.
sl2, 800 for this year. a decline OF
approximately 50 per cent.
A tahulation of the estimated cost
of building operations in the District
OF Columbia during the year 1927.
showing the division according 10
repairs and new work, and giving
totals. is as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31
JOIN REALTY FIRM.


Walter T. Monson. ir.. and Homer
Phillips. formerly with the rea, estate
firm ot Hedges n Middleton. have heen
made members Of the firm of William
=, Phillips h Co, IL WAS announced to
daN by the latter concern.
Mr. Monsoon. who has been In real
estate work here seven wears. formerly
was sales manager for the Arms Of
! II shapiro and Douglass 4 Phil,
lips Mr.. Phillips has been In business
here 10 years with the hedges d Mid
distnn company.
London bridegroom recently gave
his bride an alarm clock as a wedding
present
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31
Interest In Education.

In addition the chapter has taken
An active interest In architectural edu.
cation. and has sought TO uphold pro.
fessionai standards and In aid it's
membeEs In the practice Of their pro.
fession.
The Washington cha pter has n mem.
bership Of about 100 architects. so Of
whom are members nj the America n
Institute. and the rema inder of whom
are associate members. Robert r.
Beresford ~ president nj he chapter:
Louis Justement Is first vice prasi,
dent. Nathan e. Wyeth. second vice
president. Gilbert Rodier. secretary,
and j Wilmer Smith. treasurer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31

grade ~ interest To the architect and
because il admits unsound defects is
usually suitable only Tor secondary
or temporary construction
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31

What the year 1923 will bring forth
in the way of building activities. OF
course. remains TO he seen. but from
present indications il will he equal TO
or better than the past year. The
Federal building program. for one
thing. will. without doubt. have a. dI.
rect and strengthening effect on 10.
cal building and real estate operations.
in the first place, the District gov
eminent activities. the w -liington
Railway Il Electric Co. the southern
Railway and numerous smaller con-
Germs now located south of Pennsyl.
vsnia avenue on the site Of the pro.
3ected Federal buildings. will have 10
geek new locations. and the coming
year probably will see these orga MIA.
tions seeking new sites and planning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31

Totals-New work 81. "4i $50: repairs
So s46S10.
Grand tntal-S3s. 3si $50
Estimated amount for last TAO days OF
December.
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Big Projects Completed.

The past year saw the completion Of
number of great building projects
here. Among these were the History
National Press Building. Fourteenth
and + streets. which represents an in
vestment OF approximately $I1 .000, 900:
the Washington Building. Fifteenth
street and New York avenue. having a
value of about IS 900 600; the Washing.
ton Garage. New York avenue near
Thirteenth street. the largest structure
of it's type in Washington; the addition
TO the Washington Loan Trust
Building, Ninth and r streets; an IL.
story apartment erected by the Ward.
man Construction Co, at 705 Eight.
zenith street; 4-story office building
erected by the Preston T.. Wire Co. at
1916 \ street; the Barr Building. on
Seventeenth street, overlooking Far.
ragut Square: the Pennsylvania and
Commodore Hotels. at North Capitol
and K streets; the Wardman apart.
ment project al Connecticut avenue
and Davenport street. and other small
apartments. once and business build.
Ings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31

Among the larger projects started
during the past year. some of which
now are rapidly being completed. are:
The large addition TO the Union Trust
building. Fifteenth and II streets:
the eight.story Office building erected
al is Jackson place by II. =. Brook.
ings, the l1storv building To he the
headquarters ONCE Of the Acacia Ma.
tusi Life Association, at First street
ard indiana avenue: the first three
units OF a ~. COO. 900 cooperative apart.
msnt project of NJ. 4 r.. H. Warren.
st Connecticut avenue and Tiiden
street
The Hay Ada ms House. ornamental
apartment hotel built by the Ward.
ma Co. al Sixteenth and II streets,
4 3story Printcraft Building. being
erected by Wardman ~ s24 VI street
the sst"ry uptown building Of the
fscond National Bank. al 1891 q
street: the 12'story Army and Navy
Apartments now starting al Ms Con.
necttcut avenue. the History apart,
ment being erected by A Joseph
Howsr, ii 2013 / street; the s.story
apa rtfnent ri william r. Phillips, 1T
23l5 Belmont road the s-story apart
m"nt project of Harry NJ. Bralove
being erected on Connecticut avenue
between Wyoming avenue and kalo.
rama rad. and many others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31

The District government even now
10 studying plans for a magnificent
municipal center group OF buildings,
and site north Of Pennsylvania ave.
rue between Third and Seventh
streets il under consideration. Again.
the Federal building projects will
bring additional construction workers
and others of allied professions and
trades To Washington. tending 10 in.
crease the demand for homes. apart.
TneniS and strengthening business de.
ma nds.
In addition. 4 number OF large con.
s'ruction projects now are ron;em.
plated for Washington which will give
The Industry good start proba bly,
carly in The year. Among these are
the new British embassy. once build.
'ngs. apartments. homes and smaller
structures.
The past year In Washington has
been marked by entire freedom from
labor troubles OF auy moment and by
ar absence Of any strike or dispute
~ sire 80 attract public attention
Money bas been plentiful TO care for
needs. snd ~ N Indication of the sc.
espispce throughout The United gintex
~ fsfn ~ investors in the ria bIiity
and proht ~ local realty holdings.
new building operations nd for pur.
rnsse ~ interest in lrcai property.
This ia pitsI has come from the grea /
Insurance companies. F.&nl ing oreani.
1A'ions and private individuals.
Due 10 The large number u Office
sno apartment units and new homes
on the market here during the "a NJ
year. a. time when reductions in The
personnel ~ The Government aepa II.
mems has served ~ iessen the in.
crease Ia the population. the market
activity declined somewhat along with
the volume of building operations a M
became VIVA. was dsScTibsd a. "ssisr,
we Win greater sales resista noe
than ~as npt%G the previous year
However, many - me older really 81.
Eanlzs tlrns ana Those ihst met the
"nangs In che ma rkst conditions Jared
well, and numerous Der 10 running into
millions ~ dolisfs we're recorded duy
Ing the year. number ~ the opera.
tive building ORGANIZATIONS have ron.
ilnusd steadily - buiId new homes -
they found . Fnsrkst for their pre1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31
ARCHITECTS HELP
PLANS FOR CAPITAL
Increase in Civic Activities Shown
by Local Chapter. A. I. A.,
During Past Year.

A considerable increase in activities
as related 10 civic matters. as we'll as
those pertaining particularly TO the
interests Of its members. marked the
work Of the local chapter of the Amer
lean institute Of Architects during the
past year. Development plans for the
National Capital drew the attention
OF the architects orga niZation and
studies were made Of "A number OF
civic problems.
During the past Spring the cha pier
established a special committee on the
plan of Washington tn carry on a de.
tailed study of the development pro-
gram ~ the Capital. and chapters in
other cities are being interested in this
phase of Washington's growth.
Approved Triangle Plan.
The chapter approved in principle
the general plan for the great "tri-
angie" building program now In prog.
resS. and the idea OF n new municipal
center group Of buildings for District
activities. Another important recon.
mendaiion of the chapter was that
hereafter the District withhold isSu.
ance OF permits for commercial show
windows of buildings projecting upon
public property. UNFOLDING the clas.
sifcation OF members of their profes.
sion. as required by law. the chapter
also called on the building inspector
10 indicate on building permits issued
az 10 whether the plans were drawn
by a registered architect. an architect.
or a designer or draftsman.
Among other Of It's activities OF The
past year the architectural group lent
- aid TO the movement Ia prevent the
abolition and sale by the War Depart.
msnt Of the historic Fort Washing
Ton: made suggestions Az 10 proposed
cha nges in the coming regulations. and
supported the work OF the Architects
Advisory Council.
The chapter ~ on record favorng
the employment hr the District OF a
landscape architect 10 supervise the
treatment ~ grounds about the pub.
lie schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31
Sales Not Computed.

~ 10 not possible 10 compute the
volume ~ saiss made here during The
year, inssn0ch ae sale prices d. not
have 20 he stated in the transfer ~
titles 70 property. but IL ix proi,abls
thst the total runs into many millions
~ dollars. judging tram fbe long liz,
Of transfers rfooFded daily Win the
Fs"pfGer ~ deeds
ABOihsF feature ~ the yesF wes
fh@t the supply II be@ apartment
unite, of'ice space ana hoHss. admit.
ieoly somewhat In e2cess ~ he eur.
rent 0ensn brought about O. utud.
srste fedlblion IN rentals spproxi.
mating per rsHt IN some Instances
sHd ia some ria ssFs Of OnerinKE ~ In
prices Of homes hsFe been lowered.
The decline lH building operations
during the year VISA fsii In all lines
AZ construction and in sll sections
- the city. The total smount III
new construction work during 1927
came 10 a32 24I $40 - compared with
So $50 .bi6 in 1925 snd t5a 3Z5 757 In
1875 Repair and rsmodsiinE opera.
ii1ns Ia 1927 amounted in total
s1fuine 10 t5,s4e $40 ~ compared
with ssG7Z.si5 10 1925 snf 1898. $50
b. 1875
aSaasa. laaa Asa1t...Aasn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31

Dsspits "a. heavy increase ~ the
number ~ apartment housss erected
&. Washington dumas iS2i ARa ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-24
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, March "a 90. S. De.
partment of Agriculture)-Hog
ceipts, $4,000 head; finished light hogs
scarce; steady to strong: shipping de.
mand narrow; early trade on average
weigh 200 pounds up steady to 10c
higher than Wednesdays average,
now draggy; spots steady to 15c low
er than average prices Wednesday or
Is to Csc lower than the best time
today: top 1920; odd lots, 140 to $50
pound weight. 1925; bulk $50 to 200
pounds, 11.70a12.10; 210 to $50 pounds,
11.10a11.S0; 260 to 800 pounds, 1O.75a
11.O0; packing sows mostly, 10.00a
1925: pigs, 11.75a12.10: heavy weight
hogs. 1O.70a11.25; medium, 10.S5a12.00;
light. 11'35a12.15; light light, 11.25a
1920; packing sows. 9.S0a10.40; slaugh-
ter pigs, II .25a12.20.
Cattle-Receipts, 10000 head; most
killing classes active, steady to
strong; stockers and feeders scarce,
firm; vealers. rs to soc lower; best
heavy steers, 1915: shipper demand,
broad; numerous loads above
1900; best yearlings, 1900; medium
weight on long yearling order, 1910;
bulk fed steers, above 1900; largely a
steer run; fat cows largely, 6.25a7.75;
light vealers, 9.00a10.00; outsiders,
1880.
Sheep-Receipts, $4,000 head; fat
lambs opening slow. about steady with
Wednesday; choice lambs to shippers,
1900; few best held higher: early bulk
wooded offerings, 15.25a16.O0; heavy
lambs. 15.00a15.50; few extreme weight
around 400; clipped lambs. 13.25a
14.00; choice handyweight held around
1880: wooded natives scarce; few,
15.00a15.50; wooded culls, 11.50a12.5O;
sheep steady; bulk fat ewes, S.50a9.5
best held higher; feeding and shearing
lambs strong to 15c higher; few sales,
13.50a14.00: choice shearing lambs,
early, 14.75.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-24
COMMODITY NEWS
WIRED STAR FROM
ENTIRE COUNTRY

SPRINGFIELD, NO., March "a
Strawberries, the main crop OF the
Ozark region, and other fruit have suf-
fered severe damage from high water.
About $500 cars Of berries will be
shipped and thousands Of pickers will
be employed.
PUEBLO, Colo.-The prospect of a
strike in the soft coal mines in the
East has not been reflected here. The
Colorado Fuel and Iron Co. has cut
prices of nut coal 81 ton, and lump
$I.75 ton at the mines.
YOUNGSTOWN. - Price increases
amounting to 81 to So a ton on sheets
and strips are being obtained by some
mills in the Mahoning Valley for Sec
ond quarter deliveries. There is still
q surplus of unskiiled labor in this
section. however.
KANSAS CITY.-Flour mills here
report unsatisfactory trade. Shipping
directions on old orders are about
5000 barrels less than week ago.
One mill has been idle and another
has been on half time.
FORT WORTH. Delivery has
started on $4,000 worth Of yearlings
and two-year- old steers. which have
been running on wheat pastures In
Floyd County. The cattle go to Kan
sas for final fattening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-24
WHEAT GOES LOWER ,
ON SMALLER BUYING
Developments to Sustain Opening
Advance Lacking and Prices
Have Setback Today.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 24.-With buying
less active, wheat turned downward
today. despite firmness at the start.
Initial strength was associated with AZ
falling off in the volume Of Argentine
shipments this week. but other,
wise developments to sustain an adj
vance were lacking. Starting un-
changed to &c higher, wheat under.
went material setback all around.
Corn was easy, oats steady and pro-
visions firb. corn opening at ssea1zc
decline to Nc gain and later suffering
general drop.
Apparent slowness Of export de,
mand for wheat had much to do with
making speculative buyers more eau.
tious at times today. In this con-
nection 1t was pointed out that al.
though Argentine wheat shipments
this week totaled noticeably less than
last week the amount was yet nearly
double that Of year ago.
Only after May wheat descended to
S1.327s did any aggressive buying Of
future deliveries set in. Indications
that Germany and Holland were pur..
chasing rye here for future delivery
helped somewhat to encourage de-
mand for wheat on the decline and TO
-. u