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July 20, 1928 WILMETTE LIFE Hammond Whiting 15 -------------------~- SUBURBS ARE ·BUILDING ·RAPIDLY, SURVEY SHOWS 4,621,630 307,146 2,719,650 283,811 . . $55,215,764 $63,248,412 While the problem of suburban growth Construction Cost in Chicago is complicated with the tantamount problems of more adequate traffic lanes in and Area Reaches $79,000,000 in out of the city and the question of adeSix Months quate railway transportation, 'the survey notes, attention is directed to the fact Building construction in the Chicago that pronounced suburban development is suburbs within a forty-mile limit of the in progress and will continue at a more city amounted to approximately $79,000,- or less accelerated pace for some years to come. 000 for the first six months of this year. This check on suburban building .for the first half of the year was just completed by the building survey department of w. Straus & Co. The tremendous amount of construction that has Fred C. Houghton of 515 Eleventh street left this week for a trip to Niagara Falls, Toronto, Oushawa, and other places in Canada. He will return in another ~~ays. Mrs. Harvey M. Dibble of 530 Lake FUR REMODELING Why wait to have your Fur remodeling done in the busy fall :months and pay higher prices? Bring your Furs here for remodeling. repairing. cleaning and then store with us in . our NEW VAULTS. We Clean. Remodel and Rtpait IU Rf)IAt]l - s. LABICH · BROTHERS 1717 Sherman Ave. 1800 Irving Park Blvd., Chicago GREENLEAF 2882 taken place in th. e smaller cities and towns of the metropolitan district is in- dk~ed in thls surve~ thefirst v~ume is less than the volume~hik for the six ~a~ve~n~u~e~e~n~t~er~ta~i=n~ed~th~e~T~u~es~d~a~y~c~lu~b~at~~~~~~~an~a~g~ed~b~y~C~h~ar~k~·~L~ab~k~h~.~~fo~rm~er~ly~o~f~~~l~ck~F~~~~S~~~u~~~~ luncheon and bridge this week. months of last year it . is substantially large and indicates the general prosperity of the ~ uburban district. The figures were compiled on the basis of complete records of thirty-one principal suburbs which for the first six months of 1928 had an indicated construction volume according to permits issued of $55.215.764, as against $63.248,412 for the first six months of 1927. The volume of thirty- six suburbs for June totaled $9,029,703 as against $12,884,231 in June, 1927. The volume for -these thirty-six suburbs was, for May Bowmalis Milk keeps sweet! The wonderful sweetness and rich, fine flavor of Bowman's Milk is due to several very definite reasons; l. Extremely· vigilant supervision of the Bowman Farms. Sweetness is assured here. 2. Careful inspection of the milk at our country receiving stations. Milk is also tested for coolness and sweetness here. 3. Perfect cooling · and refrigeration from country to city distributing stations. Thus the sweet Bowman's milk is kept sweet. 4. Quick delivery. Every bottle of Bowman's milk is cradled in pure, crushed ice until brought to your doorstep, reaching you as fresh and swe~t and rich as when taken from the cow. Learn from actual experience why Bowman's milk is so popular with your neighbors. Place your order today. Telephone Wilmette 55 or order from the courteous Bowman milkman who passes your door. 1928, $12,040,344. The largest gain made in J unc this year was Harvey with an increase of 254%. \Vest Chicago had a June gain of 245% ; M t. Prospect, a gain of 230% and vVilmette a gain of 148%. For the first six months the thirtyone suburb s on which complete figures were obtained showed spotty gains. On the six months comparison, Kenilworth made an increase of 207% with a volume for the first six months of this year 0f $933,608 a s against $303,550 for the fir st six months o f last year. Hammond had a gain of 69% in the six months r omparison with a volume for the first six months of $4,621,630 as against $2.719,650 for the fir st six months of last year. Other important six month increases were Aurora, 7% ; Chicago Heights. 501c : Elgin, 38% ; Elmwood Park, 3.4£7c ; Glen Ellyn, 25% ; Harvey, 24% Htghland Park, 33% ; Joliet, 23%; La Grange, 84% : Maywood, 31%; Oak Park, 26% : \Vilmette, 75% ; Winnetka 14% and ~biting, 8%. ' Comparative figures for the first six months for which complete records were obtained were as follows: 1st 6 mo. 1st 6 mo. Aurora Berwyn Blue Island Chicago Heights Cicero Des Plaines Elgin Elmwood Park Evanston Glencoe Glen Ellyn Harvey Highland Park Joliet Kenilworth La Grange Lake Forest Lombard Maywood Niles Center Oak Park Park Ridge Waukegan West Chicago Wheaton Wilmette Winnetka East Chicago Gary ~--------------~· 1928 . 1927 $1,647,869 $1,538,708 3,904,000 4,224,200 625,871 747,860 645,471 429,648 1,544,067 2,794,276 450,066 623,944 1,340,967 971,253 5,991,505 4,449,127 5,332,725 10,715,895 873,457 1,171,111 1,046,347 831,850 754,602 607,233 1,442,430 1,076,526 1,651,673 1,332,614 933,608 303,550 802,050 435,275 694,507 891,99J 593,544 812,171 1,561,135 1,191,545 1,511,220 1,660,445 5,098,884 4,019,576 1,673,991 2,049,565 1,769,711 4,187,284 72,040 118,529 420,000 584,600 1,631,201 928,896 1,334,575 1,161,200 1,278,242 1,832,580 3,661,230 8,553,4'7 BowMAN DAIRY COMPANY MILK