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A new service headquirters, costâ€" ing approximately $750,000, has reâ€" cently been placed under construction by the Public Service Company of Northern‘Ilinois, on a 63â€"acre tract owned by that company in the Skoâ€" kie valley. between Northbrook and Glencoe, about a quarter of a mile south of Dundee road on the new Skokie boulevard. This project will provide a centralized operating headâ€" quarters for the various departments of the. company serving the north chore‘ suburban territory. A .twoâ€" Thursday, October 16, 1930 shore suburban territory. _ A . twoâ€" story building, to be completed next spring, covering about three acres <of floor area, will house about 200 emâ€" ployes. j The entire service headquarters, inâ€" cluding ‘the garages, shops, switch Construction in Chicago Area for Sept. Touches High Point of Year Building construction in the Chiâ€" cagoâ€" metropolitan ‘area reached the highest volume of the year in the month of September, according to the building survey department of S. W. Straus & Co. With a total of $16,â€" 276,. 358, it topped the May total of $15,210,191, the previous high, and Straus & Co. With a total of $16,â€" 276,. 358, it topped the May total of $15,210,191, the previous high, and made a 50 per cent gain over the August | total ~of â€" $10,487,000. . The city with a September column of $13,â€" 381,500, its high for the year, which was a 75â€" per cent increase over August, was responsible for the good showing of the area, because the suâ€" burbs as a whole fell behind. Show Increase Twentyâ€"four suburbs of the fortyâ€" six. reporting showed increases in September over August. Worchester and Mount Prospect, both of which reported no building last month, regâ€" jstered totals of $33,500 and $20,000 respectively. La Grange scored the huge increase.of 3,300 per cent in the Augustâ€"September comparison. â€" The following towns â€" made ~substantial gaing: Winnetka, 541.87 per cent; Geneva. 175.43; N. Chicago, 414.76; Blue Isâ€" land, 396.50; Harvey, 226.81; Forest Park, 147.74; Park Ridge, 136.59; Oak Park, 132.30. Listedâ€" according to rank are the towns which registered increases unâ€" der 100 per cent: Hinsdale, Wheaton, Hammond, Highland Park, Wilmette, BUILDING SHOWS NOTABLE INCREASE New Public Service Company Building tracks and storage yards which are to be a part of the development will provide employment for upwards of 400 people, according to officials of the company. Garage facilities for 150 cars and a large employes‘ lunchâ€" room are also a part of the plans. The expectations of the Public Servâ€" ice company for future development at this location are indicated by the acquisition of the large tract of land which is sufficient to provide headâ€" quarters eventually for as many as two thousand workers. . The building now under course of construction was designed by H. V. von Holst of Chicago. It will be a grey brick structure with limestone trim. â€" An attractive system of exteâ€" rior decorative lighting, embodied as Berwin, West Chicago, Glercoe, Mayâ€" wood, â€" Lake Forest, Elmhurst, Baâ€" tavia, and ~Evanston. In the comparison of September, 1930, with September, 1929, ~when the total was $16,898,948, the metroâ€" politan area registered a loss of 3.6 per cent. The city of Chicago, howâ€" ever, increased 18.2 per cent over the September, 1929, volume of $11,316.â€" 200. Of the suburbs making gains, Geneva topped the list with 1267.66 per cent. Glen Ellyn followed with 431.11 per cent, Dolton 275 per cent; Hinsdale 171.53 per cent, and Westâ€" chester 109.38 per cent. Increases of under 100 per cent were made by Lombard, West Chicago, â€" Highland Park, Kenilworth, Blue Island, Mayâ€" wood and Joliet. Blue . Islnnd Crlumet :Cit Chi. His De D« De Eimwood Eimburst Evanstor High. P} Hinadale Homewo« Jolict Kenilwor Libertyville Lombard May wood Mt. Pros. Niles Cent N. Chienw Aurora Butavia Elsin Villn Wauke Rv <Plaine Iton Charles Ridsee Ellyn Comparative Figures Sept. ‘30 . Sept, ‘29 $ XT0M7T % 96415 bx, 100 24,000 108,786 40,590 59.950 20,000 62.550 »0 16 49,38 2,000 2,900 050 700 908 240 ‘60 100 230 200 106 130 261 114,670 »9.650 27,000 20,043 43,610 26,870 63,600 21,800 28.200 10 10 016 000 600 664 00 240 260 180 000 600 100 THE PRESS Au 214 20k 49,500 26,900 450,100 45,600 44,450 14,150 95.500 72,006 43,680 34,850 0h,500 6,200 1425 5X,644 12,420 $,151 5.640 000 9,000 N150 wBK 195 700 000 361 100 an integral part of the architectural scheme, will lend a beautiful effect to the completed building at night. A machine switching arrangement for handling telephone calls from cusâ€" tomers calling the company from any of the north shore towns served will bu an added feature of the facilities for improved service to . customers which the new headquarters will proâ€" The completion of this project will mauke the fourth centralized operatâ€" ing headquarters of a similar nature catablished by the Public Service comâ€" pany in the large territory outside Chicago in which the company supâ€" plies electricity and gas. Others are located atâ€" Waukegan, Maywood and Harvey. Hammond Co. Supt. County Superintendent of Schools T. A. Simpson is presiding over the rural health group at the annual conâ€" vention in Rockford for the Mississipâ€" pi Valley Conference on Tuberculosis and Sanitariums. The meeting started Tuesday and delegates from all states between the Allegheny and Rocky Mountains are present. â€" Noted speakers on health and sanitation are to be present from ull over the country. Whenton Wilmette Winnetka there Mr. Simpson was chosen to preside through his activity in school work and in the Lake County Tuberculosis asscciation, it is understood. Coâ€"operation of Congressman Carl R. Chindblom in the securing of the large fish cultural plant for Waukeâ€" gan, was pledged by that official in a letter received by the Waukegan and North Chicago Chamber of Commerce last week. Congressman Chindblom also en closes a message which he had reâ€" closes a message w7 ceived from the bur and which states. the being considered for At the same time that this conâ€" ention is in session the state assoâ€" istion of nurses is in conference Chi ipt. Simpson Is | Convention Chairmln‘ 104 #0 200 #11 hindblom also en which he‘ had reâ€" bureau of fisheries that Waukegan is for the plant and 226,200 116 20,400 10.050 000 400 000 10 118 000 6.485 13,000 485 460 14( The fact that Waukegan was beâ€" ing considered for the plant was first received by the Waukegan Daily Times from its Washington bureau. The matter was referred to the Chamber of Commerce and officials immediately started work on the project. * likewise gives in steps the city n curing the plant The plant will be erected at a cost of $75,000. The equipping and maintenance of the plant for the first year will result in expenditures of ubout $200,000 more. Aside from the value of the plant as a place of emâ€" ployment it will also prove an atâ€" traction to visitors. TLLLLLLLLL L L L0 L000 n anaaas. Landsenpe Gardener, Contractor, Exenvatâ€" inx and Cement Work, Sewer and Water ©"283° North Becand |Btzeet |â€" Highland Park, IHlinois Dead Storage for the Winter as low as $7.50 per month. Other storage $12.00 382 East Park Ave DRESSMAKING GOWNS "*SEE TALKIES MADE Y Black Roil. Trees, Shrubs for Sale Phone Res. H. P. 1891 Reasonable Prices Auto Storage Patrick F. Cawley WRAPS instructions as to what must take toward seâ€" DAILY ~&~1! RM. 19