Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-01-25
1885 ACTIVITIES i.
IN BUILDING HIGH
Permit and Financial VOL
umes Gain in Larger
Urban Centers.

Construction activities in 1885 shows
substantial increases both in permit
and financial volume over 1888 and
1884. said E. M. Craig, executive Sec
Rotary Of the National Association OF
Building Trades Employers.
Value Of permits were more than
&c per cent ahead Of 1884. Privately
owned construction was star per-
former and received its initial sharp
forward thrust since 1928. Recondi-
ttontng and industrial plant expansion
also occupied stellar parts IN the cur
rent construction upswing.
The 1885 survey of 40 key cities, as
compiled by Robert D. Steels, the
organization statistician records nu-
merous broad upturns in 1885 over
1888 and 1884. His report reveals
' that New York City was the leader
with $143, 350,992. Cleveland chalked
up the widest gain over 1884, In excess
Of 800 per cent. Los Angeles leads
in new homes, total Of 1919. Gin
cinnati leads in issued permits, a
total of 1924. Private construction
work of a States was over $500, 000, 900,
q 100 per cent increase over 1894.
Returns of larger cities for 1885 ex-
cludes residential work of adjacent
suburbs.
Showing Of Cities.
Summary Of the larger cities fol-
lows:
Baltimore-1935, 5000 permits of
$9,947, 400: 1894, $500 permits of $l0,-
096, 766; 1888, 1870 permits Of $685.
106. New homes, Ill In 1888, l19 in
1884, 474 in 1885.
Chicago-1935. 965 permits of $12.-
916,109; 1894, 521 permits Of $685.
AS; 1888, 461 permits of $3.683, $50.
New homes, 1888. 143; 1884, LAG;
1885, $3.50.
Cincinnati-1935, 1924 permits of
$l2,309,225; 1884, 1921 permits of
$6,15l $50; 1888, 1910 permits of S.
523,475. New homes, 1885, $40; 1884,
28l; 1888, $40.
Cleveland-l935, 4,873 permits of
$l9.753, 58S; 1884, 1904 permits of &c.
151,670: 1888, 1906 permits Of $685.
1888. 349.
Los Angeles-1935, q, 462 permits Of
$31, $40 1928; 1884, 1888 permits of
$l4,591 ,5s6; 1888, 1888 permits of
$l5,288,216. New homes, 1885, 1919;
1894. 1900; 1888, 1916.
= Minneapolis-l935, 1858 permits of
$4,690, 100; 1884, 3,027 permits of
$3,l13,O65; 1888, 3,Ol4 permits of
$2.537,36O. New homes, 1885, 446;
1894, 146; 1888, 284.
New York-l935. 8,9l5 permits Of
$143,350,992; 1884, 6,253 permits of
y. $79.783,319; 1888, $78,236,942; 81 per
cent increase of 1884.
Philadelphia-1935, $50 permits
Of $9,255,150: 1884, 4,675 permits of
$8,055, 240: 1888, 4,672 permits of &c.
6l6.530. New homes, 1885, 1881;
1894, 339; 1888, ATT. Estimated
shortage of 1000 homes.
San Francisco-l935, $500 permits
Of $11,344,79 1884, 4675 permits of
$7,309,535: 1888. 1887 permits of
$5.644,875. New homes, 1885. $40;
1894, 281; 1888, GAG.
st. Louis-1935, $11,355,867 1884,
$4,998,453: 1888, $3,840,530. Home
shortage.
Less Populated Centers.
Report Of the less-populsted urban
centers follows:
ssElizabeth-ls35, $612,1O0; 1884,
e276,6sl: definite improvement in
1896. Fort Worth-1935. $3,37O,878;
1884, $1,376,9 1866; 1888, $2,710,085; new
homes, 1885, 242: 1884, 70: 1888, 159.
Fresno-1935. 2,o70 permits of $685.
967; 1884. 1870 permits of $801 1893.
Indianapolis-1935, $4,623.111: 1884,
$3,246,8l6; 1888. s1,937,250. Long
Beach-1935, 1901 permits of s6,S64,-
2S8; 1894, 1876 permits of $2,629,67O.
Louisville-1935, 1,604 permits Of
$3,362, 1923; 1884, 988 permits OF $2,419,-
$50; 266 new homes in 1885: 70 homes
In 1884. Norfolk-1935, $2,311,979:
1884, $676.73s; 1888, $822,151. Oak
land-1935, SAIL permits of $685.
916: 1884. 4,l39 permits Of $2,802,134
Omaha-l935. $1,634.375: 1884, ST.
052. 1882; 1888, $1,094,35 Peoria
1885, $1,791,342; 1884. $910,9S7: 20
per cent housing shortage. Portland,
Oreg.-1935, 1858 permits of $685.
205: 1884, 3,l01 permits of $2,310.43l.
san Diego-1s35, 4,l6e permits of
$4,931 1871: 1894, 1903 permits of
$1,555,714. Seattle-1935, 1926 per-
niits of $3,575, 800; 1884, 3,24O permits
Of $2.187,525. st. Joseph, Mo-l935,
$3l5.510; 1884, $426.250; 1888, $24s,-
632. st. Paul, 1885, 1851, SIT; 1884,
e1.528.216; new homes, 1885. 242; 1884,
10.
Skilled labor rate comparisons Of
these cities for 1884 and 1885 denote
an equal division Of raises and de-
creases. Housing costs, including both
labor and material items, are per
c{nt ahead Of year ago.
Elizabeth, N. j., hosting engineers
maintain q $2.25-an-hour scale, and
structural iron workers 50 an hour,
perhaps the highest paic Of the Ma
tiun's building crafts. All reporting
cites do not. anticipate any wage In
creases or decreases this year, but say
widespread chiseling Of collective bar
gaining rates continues. Unanimous
expressions are that building activities