Evening Star Newspaper, May 23, 1931, Page 19

BUILDING PERMITS | | INGREASE 62 PCT Record Rnse of 21 Per Cent in Family Dwellings Tops 1930 Peak. {An increase of 6.2 per cent in the amount of building permits is shown! 1% reports received by the Bureau of jof Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, from 340 identical cities having & popu- lation of 25,000 or over during the month of April, 1931, as compared with March, 1931, ‘There was an increase. of 19.5 per cent in the estimated .cost of new ml- dential buildings, but a decrease of 3.3 per cent in the em.mlted cost of new non-residential buildings. ‘The esti- mated cost of the total building oper- ations for which permits were issued during the month of in these 340 cities tohl!d .MI.‘IW,?’H. Record Is Set. The new buildings for which-permits were issued in these cities during the month of April provided for 14211 family dwelling units. This is an in- of 21 per cent in the number of cm dwelling units, as compared with month of March. More family d'el.un( units were provided during Aafll 1931, than for any month during mparing permits issued in 202 ldflnfila,l cities in Aprll 1931, and April, new residential buildings and a decrease of 18.1 per cent in the estimated cost of new non-residential buildings. The increased 5.8 per cent, comparing APfll lPIl permits with April, 1930, llfllm Add to Total Pérmits were issued during Apru 1931, for the following lmpwhnt building WHOLESALE PRICES CUT 17 8. Btatistics Show Apfll Decline Totaled More Than 1.5 Pct. oo By the Sureas, of Labor Sta: reau » W&M g United States Department to 713.3 in April, & decrease of more than 1% per cent. In the building materials group -ucm declines are shown for lumber, cement and paint materials. The [mup as a whole showed a decrease. NO change in the price level was shown for furnlmre and turnishings in the group housefurnishing (oodx CONCERN HAS HIRED 80,000 AS BUILDERS Its General Manager Announces Employment Total on Work on 2,500 New Homes. Employment by one concern of more than 80,000 building trades workers on new home construction this year is re- ported today by Harvey L. Harris, gen- eral manager of the home construction division of Sears, Roebuck & Co., which last year built more than 2,500 new homes. Mr. Harris' estimate is based on an analysis of the labor employed by his company on residential construction last year, involving approximately 6,000,000 labor hours, and the expecta- tion that this figure may even be sur- passed this year. “Thirty-two men from the bullding trades are employed in the construction of the average home, an analysis of more thhan 2.500 home building opera- Mmu in 1930 indicates,” Mr. Harris “Residential construction nor- mhlly ‘represents between 40 and 50 per cent of the total contract awards for construction. In 1930 the floor lpcce for residential contract awards was off more than 50 per cent. “These three facts considered to- gether present a striking illustration of the | the importance of residential construc- ACTUALLY l.:nucm m 3707 Windom PL In North Clev, 1...4 r.'h New Semi-Detached Bricks! | 7 Rooms—2 Baths 4 Bed Rooms Hmlwe colonul cement Pront Porch. 2-Car Built-In Garage Sample Open to 9 P.M. 5718 3rd Place N.W. (At 3rd and Nicholson Sts. N.W. Drive out 5th St. to Nicholson St. East to 3rd) Near All Conveniences in Restricted Section of All New Homes Price Very Low—Terms See These Homes—T hen Decide! Waple & James, Inc. 1226 14th St. N.W. Buy a Home With All Conveniences $7,650 Sample House 1835 Bay St. S.E. ween 18th, 19th, B & C Sts. S.E. B ear Easiern Hish Sehos Salesman on Premises Daily Until 6 P.M. 6 rooms and bath Glass sleeping porch Front and rear porches Bath—colored tile and showers Ballt-in tub Bullt-in wall safe Mirror door Built-in t hoze closet Built-in dining set with benches Cedar-lined el G. E. electric clock ¢ Hot-water heat !flerflle boiler) HM 'Iu'r s ey b PI Wm- w:mnu-uu SR A SR AR R RS SRS S SN NN S SRR SN Real Estate Construction 138 12th St. N.E. tion in the existing unemployment situ- ation and in the light o( the shrinkage of national buying pows ‘Beautiful Home At emoor, Md. A Great Value “«w THE EVENING STAR, DOLES SEEN NEAR IF INDUSTRY FAILS ;{Unless Unemployment Solved One Way Is Left, Says Gen. R. C. Marshall, Jr. Unless industry meets the unemploy- ment problems America will adopt the dole and other forms of paternal- ism, Gen. R. C. Marshall, jr., vice pr dent of a construction company, de- clared at the annual meeting of the New York section of the American So- clety of Civil ers. “Old age pen: s and doles for the unemployed are matters that are com- ing before Congress with all too recur- ring frequency,” asserted Gen. Mar- ‘lhl-H who was head of the construc- tion division of the er Department during the World War. “They are fos- tered by labor, by State labor depart- ments and by many individuals. “Their advocates are militantly or- ganized. Unless and until industry can | convince our legislators that these prob- lems will be competently met this class of legislation is clearly on its wly to be written into our statute books. Urges Stabilization. The application of the principle of timed public works is a duty which the civil engineer owes to society, said Gen. Marshall, discusing “Stabilization of Employment Through Long-Range Planning of Public Works.” Success of this plan, he pointed out, depends on the use of more scientific methods than have ever been employed. “Yardsticks or messuring devices to determine the several factors are es- sential,” Gen. Marshall continued. long-range planning into effect will re- quire statistics to show continuously the state of industry and employment. Unless deliberate plannting of public yorks is made and the plans and speci- fications are on the shelves ready for work to proceed, the remedy which this contemplates cannot be applied. Cites Present Proof. present depression amply proves this to be true. When depres- sions occur both public works and pri- vate construction fall off tremendously. In spite of the enormous effort put forth by tbe Federal Government, with “The Nine lovely rooms and three baths. e uh with servants’ hern on Large lot— gl Teet. Lee between Exeter and M Cirenton Tanes Tave: hl-m-l-nnr-. 8"‘ 6«! Sl Real Estate Mortgage and Guaranty Corp. 1610 K St. New 6-Room Natl. 1403 Brick, $8,950 (Nearing Completion) New 7-Room Brick, $9,450 (Ready for Inspection) On Beautiful Kansas Ave. If you want a 6-room e that are mearing completion . . . a 7-room use, it will pay you to or (4-bedroom) home, OMP’I.ITI:D and READY FOR brick homes on Kn- hardwood floors l: nd electric street and ly well built, EXHIBIT HOME 5223 Kansas Ave. Open Every Day Until 9 P.M. Built By C. W. WILLIAMS For Sale By A. H. PARKER, Col. 1790 Nat. 4526 “They do not exist today. To put any | the Aullum of State and other ofll- cials, the amount of public works in loloshnndmlnmolmlytw cent. This would take care of not more than em-ulght.h of the fall in private construct! “There can be no "doubt. that holding construction up to normal by increas- ing public works sufficiently to take care of the drop off in private work and the contraction or deferring of public works in prosj not only a great stal industry as a whole, but should and will have a very salutary effect on the construction industry. “In the tide of prosperity if the volume of public works is held to a minimum, it will to some extent sta- bilize conditions and prevent the boom sg‘lnl as far as it otherwise might. e greater the boom, the greater the recession. Praises Public Works. “We are in the midst of a depression, and because it has not been checked we are likely to feel that the applica- tion of the principle of timed public works has failed. It has not succeeded in a I ‘way, because there has been no application of the principle, inas- much as no machinery was available u; ’atpply, and ‘tming’ is the essence “Nevertheless public works is the one shining light during this depressed period. Federal public work du 1930 increased 20 per cent over 1929, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, although there was no Federal um su'u Doen capable of Tocréasing In the several local e(mfll- uml would have been measurably al- lele'Ad Duflnl 1931 public works will “ less be more than double that of et TWO SEEK ORATORY TITLE |Milwaukee and Brooklyn Men First to Enter League Contest. ‘Two contenders for the title of cham- | pion orator among Ame: home financiers are -rmounced by the Unlud States Buildin Loan in report of the rnt. two entrants in me cup contest scheduled for the Philadel- phia convention of the league Awat 11-14. R. E. Elsner, Milwaukee, Wis., was the first to enter for the title and J. F. Twohy, Brooklyn, N. Y., is the second. The cup contest is an annual tourney of five- nuu speeches on any building ject the mwr may choose. m Amerlc-n Sa lding & Loan Institute, educational Ind rue-.rch unit of the United States League, awards a -uv:r loving cup to the winning speech- maker. ol PFishermen in famous !Auxh Erne, in xrelmd. Attractive Chevy Chase Home 7 West Underwood St. N.W. Between Chevy Chase and Columbia Clubs. 3rd house from Con- necticut Ave. flowers. There are 4 bed rooms, Lot 100 feet by 125 feet. Beautiful trees, shrubs and 2 complete tiled bath rooms, large screened sleeping porch. Living room, center hall, dining room, kitchen and two porches. 2 garages. FOR SALE LEAVE CI be s you should grounds. 8 rooms, 1001 15th St. Y OWNER ABOUT TO PHONE WIS. 3108 133 Hesketh St. absolutely must old! Open Sunday, 2 to 6 . . . itis a value that investigate A beautiful detached residence adjoining Chevy Chase Country Club 3 baths. Large lot. Drive Out Wisconsin Ave. to Hesketh St. and Turn Right to House H. L. 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Deep Slate Mansard Roof Covered Conerete Front Porch 2 Screened Rear Porches Reception Hall, Coat Closet with Plate Glass Mirror Door Beautiful Living Room Large, Bright Dining Room Green and White Tiled Bath Built-in Tub and Shower Concrete Cellar with Toilet and Laundry Trays Automatic Hot-Water Heater Artistic Decoration Paneled Wallpaper Hardwood Floors and Trim Wardrobe Closets Daylight Kitchen Fully Equipped Special Built-in Cabinets New Dmok Jewel Gas Range ldu Heavy Linoleum Floor Green and Buff Frigidaire to Match Kitchen Over lM Cul"'" l.lhflm Homes *8,450 $500 Cash—$65 Monthly A Beautiful Corner Home At $11,950 EXHIBIT HOHE—INSP!CT TODAY 4908 4th St. N.W. OPEN AND LIGHTED UNTIL 9 P.M. ished by Nunoul Furniture Co. Easily Worth $1,000 More! CA FRI /4 District 9080 MAY 23, 1931. 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