Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
BUILDING IN SOUTH
QU|CKENS BUSINESS
$50 Million to Be Spent Next
Year in II States, Sur
vey Shows.
N the Associated Press.

NJ the Associated Press.
With business throughout the South
Ouickening due to the holiday seasons
approach, q survey conducted Saturday
shows nearly $3.50 100000 in contem-
plated expenditures for public improve
ments and business buildings during
the next year in Ii Southern States.
Eight states have highway programs
Involving the expenditure Of $ll9,SlS,-
ago, with other public improvements
and private enterprises already an
nounced totaling $ll3,175.ooo for the
coming year, with prospects Of many
others to be announced before the new
year.
The States included in the totals
are Alabama Arkansas, Georgia, Ken
lucky, louisiana, South Carolina, Vir-
Sinia and Tennessee. Highway con-
struction is going forward in North
Carolina on program adopted several
wears ago, while in Florida and Missis-
sippi plans have been made to extend
the State systems during the coming
year, but their totals were not available.
Louisiana Holds Lead.
Louisiana leads the Southern States
in announced programs, with more
than $60,000,O00 in contracts announced
to be let during the next six months,
including $4,000 600 in New Orleans.
Building expected to be Launched IN
New Orleans includes $3.0000o0 for
Cana street paving. 100000 for
drainage. $4,000 eco for new city
auditorium. new criminal courts
building, and expansion at Tulane UNI
Versity.
Bonds have been sold for construc-
ton of the third attack wing, United
states Army field, at Shreveport. which
will cost s1,800,000 or more, and at
Baton Rouge, La, an oil company has
finery.
Building plans for New Orleans over
q three-year period contemplate an ex-
penditure of $340.000,0 900, and the
State of Louisiana has sold $4,000. 900
In bonds for highway construction this
year.
In the Birmingham district in Ala
banna steel mills and foundrieS are
humming with activity as huge orders
have been placed by railroads for equip
ment ano most industrial plants report
a good supply of untitled orders. The
100000 expansion program of the
Gulf States Co. at GadSden Ala, is
being pushed forward rapidly and
through the coal belt of Alabama busi-
ness is reported fair with extension of
by-products likely at an early date.
Alabama State offlcials are now work.
ing on the final allotment of bond is
sues aggregating $50,000000 to con-
tinue the highway construction pro-
gram begun last year. Normal bust
ness and construction programs are
under way throughout Alabama.
An expenditure of SOS, 100000 for
highways, is contemplated In, Tennes-
see, and other public improvements
and private constr uction in three large
cities aggfekate more than $40 600, 900.
including a. 29-story efiiee structure
at Memphis that is nearing compilation
and $1,000,000 business and reaiden-
tial boulevard at Knoxville. Z
Highways in Arkansas.
Arkansas Is spending SIS 900 900 for
highways the coming year and $780,
600 for charitable and eleemosynary
institutions, while South Carolina is pre-
pairing to sell $4,000 600 in bonds as
the first step in a $65,000,000 road
building program
The Georgia State highway board
has asked for bids on projects totaling
$1,000, 600 to, be let in Janusry and
February. and shortly after January
Is expected to announce its full pro-
gram for the year.
Once buildings and hotels announced
in Atlanta, and those now under con-
struction aggregate more than Sl0.-
100000. including a new % story cold
storage plant that will be started in
May Of next year. new 20-story hotel
and an 18-story ONCE building.
The highway program in Virginia
calls for an expenditure of $12,8le 600
during the coming year with other
construction totaling $4,000. 900. while
the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad has
announced program of improvements
the value of which has not been di-
vulged.
Quarantine Is Modified.
Modification of the fruit fly quaran-
tine in Florida has quickened business
An improvement already has been noted
In that State with heavy lumber and
naval stores movement Canning fac
tories are getting under way with some
new ones making their appearance. Re-
sorts are preparing for good tourist
season. sy.syss,5 ,.
There Is considerable, building re-
ported in the larger centerS of Florida
with one S12.000.000 project for estates
OF group of millionaires under way in
Miami Beach
Considerable employment will be af-
forded labor in Louisville, XIV. where
the city voted bonds for $3,000.000 to
construct public schools, and portion
Of Sl0,O00,000 for sewer construction is
being spent. The city is also spending
S2000,000 in eliminating grade cross
tngs, while construction of buildings
for two new industries is under way.
The Kentucky State highway program
calls for an expenditure of nearly ST.
100000 during the coming year and an
$1,000, 000-bond issue to buy and con-
struct bridges Is planned.
The totals above do not include
county highway work, or public and
private construction in smaller cities,
nor do they take into consideration the
smaller business and residential con-
struction
Throughout the. South factories and
textile mills are reported as running
with fair supply of orders and in some
instances are running behind schedule.
Industry is particularly active In the
steel district of Alabama.
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