Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-13
RECORD BUILDING
TOTAL REGISTERED
September Construction East
of Rocky Mountains Highest
Ever Listed in U. S.

Seutember construction contracts in
Che territory east of the Rocky Noun
fains reached a total of $587 .674, 900
according to the F.. w. Dodge Corpora
ton. The area covered in this record
consists of 81 States and includes ap-
proximately 81 per cent of the total
construction in the United States. The
total of contracts awarded was the high
est September contract total on record
1t was l3 per cent ahead of the total
for the same month of last year and IA
per cent ahead of August, 1923.
The September record brought the
total amount of new building and engi-
neering work started since the first OF
this year up to $5,l32,944, 100, repre-
senting an increase of 7 per cent over
the corresponding period for 1927.
An analysis of the September build
ing record showed the following out
standing items: S202, 806. 900, or 35 per
cent of the total, for residential con-
struction; $119.013,600, or 20 per cent
for public works and public utilities
STA, 10000, or 10 per cent, for indus
trial buildings: $60,068000 or 10 per
&c. t, for commercial buildings: $38 .S00,-
500, or z per cent, for educational
buildings, and S23, 845. 700. or 4 per cent,
for hospitals and institutions
New projects contemplated which was
reported in the 81 States amounted to
1922, 655, 800, a decrease of Is per cent
from the total reported in the preceding
month and drop of II per cent from
the amount reported for September Of
last year.
Contract Total Gaina-
Contracts awarded for new construc-
tion in the Middle Atlantic States
eastern Pennsylvania, southern New
Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, District of
Columbia and Virginia) reached total
of S66,l70000 for the past month.
This amount exceeds that of August by
30 per cent, but falls below September,
1927, by Is per cent. The most impor-
tant classes of work included 1854 =
300, or 40 per cent, for residential
buildings; 1927 600, or % per cent,
for industrial buildings; $9,870,O00. or
is per cent for public works and public
utilities: S5426.200, or per cent, for
commercial buildings, and SASS, 900, or
z per cent for educational buildings.
Since the first of the year total con-
tracts awarded for this district have
amounted to 5000 ,344, 700 as compared
with $579 $4,000 for the same period
of 1927, representing gain of per
cent.
The total of contemplated construc-
ton reported for the past month
amounted to $74,989, 700, which is a
decrease Of % per cent from the pre-
viouS month, but an increase of 18 per
cent for the corresponding month of
1927.
New England States.
New construction work started in the
New England States reached a total of
71,611, 100 for the month of Septem-
Der. This amount Is 81 per cent ahead
of August and 108 per cent greater than
September. 1927.
New building and engineering prof.
ec5s awarded during September
amounted to S154,695 500 in New York
State and northern New Jersey. This
total shows an increase of % per cent
over the previous month and a gain of
46 per cent over that of September,
1927.
New construction and engineering
projects started in the Pittsburgh dis
trict (weStern Pennsylvania, West Vir-
ginia, Ohio and Kentucky amounted
to SIS, 499, 800. This total represents an
increase of 80 per cent over that of the
previous month and an increase of z
per cent over September, 1927.
The Central West Ullinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Wisconsin, Southern Michigan,
Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and
NebraSka) reported a total of $145,744,
200 of contracts awarded for new con-
truction and engineering work. This
amount is II per cent less than August
1928, and per cent less than the
corresponding month of last year.