October 25, 1916 HAR&WO<JDRECORD 26c 



the best bunch of fellows in the world that is directly responsible $348,596 over that of August, sliowing that the work for the season 



for so many bricks going down in West Virginia and many other is being more than sustained. 



places. There is another favorable element to the present showing. It is 



The fine new planing mill, bos factory and lumber yard which Mr. that the increase in the number of permits for September, 28,349 as 



Breece is whipping into working order in West Charleston is soon , compared with 25,243 for September last year, is greater than that of 



going to be a finished article. It gave me a good bit of pleasure the estimated cost, twelve per cent against six. This indicates that 



to look over the numerous unusual features these operations all the present activities are running more to the smaller structures, or to 



embody. Mr. Breece will deliver his raw material by barge from homes, than they did a year ago. In New York City the borough of 



his mills on the Mississippi Kiver as far south as Arkansas City. Manhattan carries off the laurels. Other large cities are running close 



New dry kilns are being installed at the planing mill for the pur- to the records of a year ago. Of the 111 cities, 66 make gains, while 



pose of handling hardwoods, and the plant is being made over to "15 snow comparative losses. Details toUow: 



make the run on this material more profitable. September, September, 



Just bv the wav of diversion, the mayor entertained me bv allow- i''i*> 1915 



' -^ ■ '. 1 ,• -i, /, ^, , i ^- \ ■ n „. . Estimated Estimated Per Cent 



mg me to sit m at a checking up with the Charleston police chief on Cities Cost Cost Gain Loss 



a number of arrests made the night before. He also, with apparent ^)l"°' ?.'''?; * 1,893,740 $ 3Si,a25 39e 



" ' ^' Albany, N. Y Jia,533 a4U,aU5 .. 37 



willingness, admitted that the Hughes demonstration that took place Atlanta, Ga :;-43,232 t)77,743 .. U4 



„, , , f J 1 j; T ■ J ii £ 1.1 1 • Baltimore, Md 552,406 595,393 .. 7 



lu Charleston a tew days before 1 arrived there was one ot the big- Berkeley, cai isu^iou 131 7uo 1 



gest stunts ever pulled off in West Virginia's capital, thus revealing Binghamton, N Y i""'?.!? n5',534 39 



o ^ fe ir- ) to Birmingham, Ala 3U2,U01 157,934 91 



the color of his politics. Boston, Mass., and vicinity.. 5,133,000 5,432,000 .. 6 



, .. , . , ,, • 1 1 -ii, ii, • 1- ^ ■ ^ Bridgeport, Conn 647,541 720,200 '. . 24 



After becoming better acquainted with the mavor m his otncial Butfaio. N. T l,2S3,oou 987 ouo 3u 



capacity and noting the size of the chief of police, I decided that g^irRa^Ms,- iiWi:::: ::'::;: '?77;ooo faaiooo 37 ii 



Charleston would be a safe place for me to return to at some Chicago, 111 8,579,550 s,569,6uo 



^, ^. Cincinnati, Ohio 847,516 1,264,444 .. 33 



other time. Cleveland, Ohio 2.713.780 2,356,620 15 



Mr. Breece has a son actively connected with the business of the %°^u^^"ie°.^i°//.'.:'.'.'.:'.'.'.:'.'. iH'.utl lit'lll i87 



West Virginia Timber Company, the bov going by the name of Davenport. lowa 122,946 8i.'365 51 '.. 



_ ^ „ _,, _ , - & &_ . _ Dayton, Ohio 605,727 191,975 215 



George O. Breece. When I struck town he had just arrived trom Denver, Coio 372,360 . 194.26O 92 



an inspection of a tract of 20,000 acres of hardwood timber within De!ro«°' Mich!! '. '. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! '. ! ! ! ! 4,S6s:695 2,695;730 si ^^ 



a few miles of Washington, D. C. This is not a fairv tale, but a Duiuth,' Minn '3i5;e68 ■285!32i 11 '.'. 



•^ ' . ; East Orange, N. J 403,620 89,233 352 



real fact. The company owns this timber and had planned to put in Elizabeth, N. J 165.942 93.834 77 



a new plant to exploit it. But after a good deal of consideration Ev'ansviUe'.ind.!!!". !...'.!'. '.'.'. I5i!829 iu2!345 . 48 '.'. 



the matter \vas dropped for the time being. Z'-- .^y^J'"'"' ^^'^ -■Ti't'iU ^'*l?}^^n ^V '• 



^^ ^ Ft. \\ orth. Tex 112,303 69,080 61 



Peter Carroll, who administers the affairs of the Wilderness Lum- Grand Rapids, Mich 169,405 2u5,8i3 .. 18 



, « iii-r»j./-inxTi T /-f •!• Harrisburg, Pa 406,075 62,175 653 



ber Company, and the Peter Carroll Hardwood Company, in his Hartford, Conn 246,497 349,250 .. 28 



office at the" Union Trust building, told me that the machinery for g°'^?'"=°' ^'- ^ • • \: ^-^^k^ -,n^'n?s ^"^'^ in 



°' • Huntington, VV. va (2,180 103,028 .. 30 



the big plant of the WUderness Lumber Company is still under wav; Indianapolis, Ind 868,168 1,255,792 .. 31 



.LU .. 1 u 1, T i. j^i- .• ^ ^\ ^ ■ ^ i. i.u Jacksonville, Fla 131,450 54,960 139 



that he has been spending most of his time lately trying to get the Kansas city. Mo 882,790 778,425 13 



big double band miU and other machinery completed, and on the L^n^coln^Nrt^^f : .' ! .' ! ! ! .' ." ! .' ! .' ! 11^:790 dt'.nl '".*. 'a 



ground, but hasn't had much success. Los Angeles, Cal .~ 913,173 828,768 lu 



*' „, ' , ,. .,,.,.„.„.,,. , , 1 , Louisville, Ky 198,030 446,750 .. 56 



The company's operation at NaUen, W . Va., is to be fed from .Manchester. N. H 138,536 120,302 15 



a tract of 20,000 acres of oak, poplar and other fine timber. These MfiwaSk;e,''wl's.: ii: ! ! li: "i: Itoiif 2,M5;500 " TO 



are the two primary operations embraced in the Peter Carroll inter- Minneapolis, Minn 1,815,565 ®J^^?2 Si 



t- - J- _ ^ Nashville, Tenn 405,880 84,286 381 



ests, which extend in many other directions. Newark, N. J 562,728 662,458 .. 15 



„ . . ., ,, •Hi J! oj. AH I.- I • V. i New Bedford, Mass 380,300 462,530 .. 18 



Out at the pretty miU town of St. Albans, which is about an j^^^. Haven, Conn 323,945 1,478,499 .. 78 



hour's trolley ride from Charleston, and right on the Kanawha river, New Orleans, La.-- „ f 1^^'S.i? - f JS'-.l'! '; ^* 



^ 70 New l.ork City, N. 1.: 8,3 1 2,808 i,813, i30 7 



I talked with M. W. Stark of the American Column and Lumber Boro. of -Manhattan 3,336,511 1,348,267 147 



^ ,-, , ii.c£4.'v i-i 1- Boro. of Bronx 780,863 1,311,589 .. 40 



Company which cuts up a lot of fine timber at its operations up ^^^^ „£ Brooklyn 2,909,469 3,495.913 . . 17 



the line at Stark, and also has a fine, big flooring, finish, and general Boro. of Queens ^''il^-'ifi Hll'lfm '" It 



' 7 o 07 o Boro. of Richmond 12o,i8o 244,300 .. 4o 



planing mill plant at St. Albans. The American Column and Lum- Norfolk, Va 82,247 130,S22 .. 37 



; „ , u J • ij i; v • 1! 1 4. J -i Oakland. Cal 439,253 522,597 .. 16 



ber Company has been doing a world ot business of late, and its oiciahoma City, Okia 190.425 132,745 43 



new mill which is operating in the old Crane timber, is running omaha, Neb.. lll-Vil ?n?'2Sc *"* oA 



1^ o 7 o Pasadena, Cal 136,263 193.(98 .. 30 



full time. ■ Passaic, N. J 119,085 96,162 24 



Mr. Stark is another man who emphasizes the need for pulling to- peor[a''°iil. ...!!!!!..!!!!! lii 20i!s80 266!i40 .. 24 



gether for the exchange of ideas and for uniformity in methods, PJ;\',tfrgh!%a''!^y: ! ! ! i ! i ' ." ! ! ! Lw'ioM 2:2^:939 V. 38 



and a thorough airing of all features of manufacture to the end Portland, Ore...: 1.318.780 299,820 340 



^, ^ ^^ , ■ , i X, ,, «;-i t ^ Quincy, Mass 126.C05 112,042 13 



that the business may be put on a thoroughly emcient manutactur- Reading Pa 163,075 62,875 159 



ing and merchandising basis. E. H. D. iJ,~r'N"T •.•.•.:::■.•. ^f& Ifdt 18 " 



Sacramento, Cal 233,057 68,474 240 .. 



_, . O.L .._ >. r TD -U- r\ ^- Salt Lake City, Utah 146.060 284,309 .. 49 



Comparative Statement of Building Operations san Diego, cai 251,309 i^.iei 94 



'^ . San FrancUco, Cal 1,263.485 1,086,912 IB .. 



for SeOtember savannah, Oa 52,624 64,360 ^ . 18 



lOr OCptCIIIUCi Schenectady. N. T 170,526 ^96.830 76 



Building operations throughout the country are in an eminently f^ou^'^cit^^iowa .■.'.■.■.■.' .■.■;.■.'.'! 183,'750 171,'960 7 '.'. 



satisfactory condition, if the municipal statistics on the subject read south Bend^^^nd Hf^^tl 146,000 "3 '.'. 



the situation aright. There is a firm maintenance of the generous IjJring'fl^eid, ^lu'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.".'.'.'.'. I52!q82 72,090 ill 



construction activities, that have been the feature of most cities dur- |p'' Louisf ■M'^^^^■ ! ! .' .' .' .' 1 ! ! i i ! l.mjTO 800,'l86 124 '.'. 



ing the present year. And there is a little more than that. There is st! Paul,' ^Unn 5S2,i7l ^'iSllHo '.'. 19 



gradual expansion of building work. The oflScial reports of building |acom°a? Walh. '.'.WW.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. ir2.692 4o'.6i3 251 



permits, issued in all of the principal cities of the TJnited States for ^^,"do,"ohf(;. .''.'!'!!! iiiiiii ii i 676!836 70L648 .. 's 



September, as received by the American Contractor, Chicago, total ^t^^,^, ' n.^j.^..^ iltt'lll 1,350,442 '.'. 23 



$72,735,764, as compared with $68,861,798 for September, 1915, an in- wfiminfton,' j>e\. '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. 'l8i;425 'iltHi ' ' ^1 



crease of six per cent. Last year the September Statement feU $3,587,- Worcester. Mass 586^ 59^^ _. _ 



241 below that of August. This year the September aggregate gains Total $72,735,764- $68,861,798 6 



