New Britain herald., 1929-11-27
l93O Plans Include Rail. road and Utilities EX. pansiOn on Enormous Scale - Banner Period Predicted.

New York. Nov, 97 UP)-Nev construction and improvement pro- grams in the United States during he coming year will aggregate more than $2.0O0, ,oUo u00. divided between industrial, public utility, railroad and state and municipal programs, according 10 a survey by the Unital Iress
 These figures were compiled from various statements Of state goNer- nors, industrial leaders and railroad executives following President Hoov- 'rs series of business and economic conferences at the White House. .\s result the nation is facing the greatest building program in it's his lcry in 1880.
 Division of Work
 Next years construction program i, estimated as follows: industrial corporations $3.50O,o0V,00 public ,wjlity. $@,00t. .oUO, ,000; state anI municipal Sl,92l.S00. .o0o; railroa1. &l.250, ,o00,o ,o0o and federal govern ment. s75o.oO0,00o. Total S2,42l.- 500 GOO.
 In addition 10 the programs AI- r, ady announced, a number Of un- completed projects might be under taken within the coming year, which would swell next years construction 1ctal to more than Sl0000, 0,000. |, q ',l, 2 Is listed as the largest spcndor th" company stating that the Bell Sy'- tcm would authorize 3 total of E70000O O,000 for construction throughout the country. The state Of New Yorl, is estimated to spend $50 .0o0. .O00. the Pennsylvania rail road s2O0 100000 and the federal government not far under $l.o00.- o0o. .000. The state Of Illinois will spend Sl14.U00. .00r.
 Table of Expenditures
 The following table shows pros prctivc expenditures by some Of the rountry's leading corporations anj railroads:
 American Telephone X Telegraph American Telephone X
 Telegraph .......i 7oo,0oo.oo' Pennsylvania Rail
 load (esrimateU .. @0o.o00,o9' Commonwealth and
 Southern ........ 77.5oo,oo, [. S Steel Corp.
 )estimated) ..... 75.ooo, ,oot New York Central tcs- rimated) ..... 75.oOo.0 .0pt 'hcago Northwest
 rrn ............ 7o.ooo.oo' standard Gas and Electric ......... G&.7oo,o0 llilities Power and
 Light .......... Co.ooo.o9 Union Pacific (csti-
 matcD ......... 6o.o0p,OJ chicago. Rock Island
 X Pacific ....... 5q.ooo. .01 southern Pacific .... """0o.o' All others tcstima'-
 c6) ............. &.259.S0o.00 Total Industrial and
 railroad .........@i, @i,''"'o""'"' Most of the industrial and rail road budgets have been obtain" from official estimates by the con panics themselves, although a tc of the larger company's budget not reported. have been based 0 last years expenditures, giving conservative estimate. In most cast next years construction program eclipse any others on record.
 Since publication of Presidel Irin n uors. the following states have e rimated their 1930 budget. Tho: not reporting actual figures eXprcs ,d their willingness to coopcra with the government.
 Kew York (cst,) ......$ ",o0H,Ot Pennsylvania .,..,..' Ioo'oo0'o' Illinois ........'..... f'Voo'o' Missouri ..... S1.500.Ul New Jersey .......... &3.oV",o' ,Iinnosota " &I.UoU.U Tennessee .......,.., "'.o"0'o' Iowa ...,,......'.' "''"u''' Arkansas .....,...,. "o'ooo'"' Kentucky ........... -N.opo'"' ,,h;o .. @5.0UU. .Ut south Carolina ..... 2@.oo0,o' Virginia ....,......., l@.o"0,o' \e,,rasI,a ........ 1G.5oU, c, NrW Mexico .......... I''3"o'o Maryland ........... ".0"o.o Now Hampshir" .... 6,5no.o Montana .... Co00.0 \cy3dn " l1oU. .0 All others ....... 5oU.00o, c
 Total ..........$l.g9L>oo,o