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Chicago Region | Survey Shows Slump in July Building Building in the Chicago suburban region slumped in July and no manâ€" ner of comparison will soften the Suct. It went down in a m when it should have up, ltnd!-“l:l: may be taken as indicators. It dropped in comparison with June of this year The only mitigating fact may be found in a coupleâ€"of unusual jobs for which permits were issued in July, 1936, giving that month an mflmfl. These were the store in ‘River Forest, for which the permit was $610,000, and the church of,St. Athanasius in Evâ€" anston, which cost $150,000. But even if these are deducted from the total of July a year ago, the indicaâ€" tion is still that there was less buildâ€" ing this year in July than there was last year, The classes of building in which Tast yeat in the monin of Faly 176 Last year in the ith of July 175 new homes were started for which permits were issued to the amount of $1,572,743. This year .more homes were started but much cheaper ones on anâ€"average, that is 231 homes to cost $1,524,054. The average cost of homes has been reâ€" ceding for some time, as thisâ€"surâ€" Â¥ey previously has pointed out. Reâ€" mllmtiom and additions to in July amounted to $385,598, which compares with July 1986 perâ€" mits for these purposes amounting to $399,505. In July a year ago a considerable number of industrial permits were taken out and these amounted to $739,775, while this July the industrial construction reâ€" ported was only $250,583. The bright side of the picture is that home building is still proceedâ€" ing on a grand scale. Though the amount contracted for in dollars and comparison with last year or last A chat with Jhe MILWAU w&hm was one of gitr carly settiers. Guess it‘s done a lot of bustness out of this R. R. MAN: And it has lot ts this moles. Dint haps that the Milwaukes is a infiA rrog ie e gik they spant looally dor food,. shoming, # residents of every town Song Aekaes * " * * K R MAN: Tos, it tene of Mpmm RESIDENT : That‘s right, and I know Patronize Our Advertisers cents fell off a little in as comâ€" pared with last year, one. find satisfaction in the fact 1531 families have built suburban homes t&':rflhhthm mon of last year only 647 famâ€" ilieg built. The cost of the homes for the seven months of this year was $11,905,667 and last year $6,â€" As to a reason for the slump in July, one prominent builder operatâ€" ing in Elmhurst, Glen Ellyn, Hins, residential communities said that people â€"contemplating (building seemed suddenly to grow conscious of the overload the home builder is mwow expected to bear. Standing out 123,538. most conspicuqusly is the 3 per cent sales tax added to the cost of all materials. ‘This increases the cost of a $10,000 home about $200. Then there are the costsâ€"~of old age and unemployment insurance, a total of 8 per cent, which the contractor must pass along this year to the person building a home. ‘The buildâ€" permit also will run as high as on a house of the value menâ€" State taxes are high, wages Have reached new peaks and, alâ€" though the lumber industries have stabilized their prices, the cost of materials still remains a serious obâ€" stacle. â€" In spite of all these specters which make the prospective home builder lie awake at night and figâ€" ure whether or not to take the plunge, builders in the suburban region feel that the need for homes is so great, the urge to own a home so strong and the ea of so many families on and up that home building will ue on a satisfactory 1 several The communities in which an exâ€" ceptional amount of home building was started in July may be noted: Wilmette, 10 homes .........................$165,000 id L 0mn . murmcdo $25,000 addition to the plant of the Rotoâ€"Color, Inc. R. F. High of Naâ€" perville notes an addition to the ofâ€" of. Iw_ Wm e?-m%‘ does not give amount, and S. D. Morris of Highâ€" land Park reports two steel and conâ€" €rete residences of unusual design and construction. Palos Heights, 8 homes ... 48,000 The home situation so dominates building that little else is found in the reports. However, Edward F. Ream of Aurora mentions a church for $10,000; E. J. Friedrich of Des Plaines a $9,500 remodeling job for a church and school; H. C. Bainâ€" bridge of East Chicago a< $7,000 building for Shell Petroleum; A. J. Nichol of Elgin a $60,000 bathhouse and R. F. Munn of St. Charles a . Steel production rose 35 per cent; automobile production 12 per cent; residential construction 54 per cent; lumber production 8 per cent; elecâ€" tric power output 18 per cent; facâ€" tory payrolls 29 per cent and facâ€" tory employment 13 per cent. Farmâ€" prices ‘rose 18 per cent; construction costs zoomed 13 per cent; and department store prices upped 7 per cent. Stocks averaged 18 per cent higher and bonds 2 per cent higher, mssc w qoi h wrevuly doct on B vy hoi *h!.;-:'hlo “h.:. R. R. MAN: For one thing it has a mwhâ€" in tracks and and it renders essentia) service to this community,‘ R. L. MAN: This raftroad also spends :-p-.-’hd:u' "’;‘:‘â€"- and pays heary tames which go to RESIDENT : 1 o reof Tke help oarsaives by giving it owr -; River Subscribe for THE PRESS 10 highways, and local Death Toll Great in Spite of Grade Crossing Protection . Although, more than $70,000,000 hu‘halwhdu!uhnl)n- gram of grade crossing elimination and protection, fatalities at railâ€" highway â€"erossings .. continue â€" to mount, Charles M. Hayes, president of the Chicago Motor club, declared of 1,786 lives were lost in grade ‘persons h.i:::hd. The e were volmdh!'hwlytnflcnm greater speeds of both trains and automobiles during the past year undoubtedly were primarily responâ€" sible for the indgrease. However, last year‘s total was still far below the record of 2,568 grade crossing "During 1986," he said, "a total pi+ PERFECT â€" REFRICERATION for only a FEW CENTS a day! vYour nomnrt " _ _ _ /. . _ *~"" "wo Our handy METER prein ty regie. w d e t ane im in o INVESTIGATE ALL TION_ METH om.;.mmqua:mowx.u GAS Refrigerstor, is in a class by itself! ACT NOW, and know the joys of having perfect refrigeration in D. A. R. BETTER â€" FILMS REVIEW "Michael _ O‘Halloran." _ Cast: :uuo:om,‘nmma 19. A , Aug. 19, on in on an i mt e es & -uullndmrydoux.-hl- low wife. While there is nothing wrong with the basic idea or the &cting the emotional interpretation :o!uouboddm The cast %rm"* Cast: The>8 Marx. Brothers and Thelma Todd, Thursday, Aug. 19. A light comedy for the family. "Pick a Star." Cast: Laurel and Friday, wlk' ,'::-u The A , Aug. m plot employs the often used theme of the country girl crashing Hollyâ€" wood, assisted by her faithful swain. The theme song, creditably sung by Miss Rosina Lawrence, has a catchy melody. Adults and young adults. “N'-Amlll." Cast: Jean Harâ€" :'x'my M'QJB.A 22â€"23â€"24. o » » ug. The stage revives its finest offerings from time to time, But the outâ€" peat, by request. Adults. "The Great Gambini." Cast: Akin Tamiroff, â€" Mariaro Morish, John Trent, Genevieve Tobin, Wiednesday, Thursday, Aug. 30â€"31. A murder :y:‘m for adults and young ts. Feature No. 2â€""Big Business." Cast: Jed Prouty, Spring Byington, Shirley Deane, Wednesday, Thursâ€" FINISH WITH NO S1GN Of CHIPPING OR FLAKING, MAGIC CHEBF Gas Range in your h“*'hm -z easy YOU "o: ane of these wo-da; ranges. means, see them NOW You‘ll marvel at their modern efficiency ; you‘ll BUY DURING OUR SENSATIONAL SALE! Now EVERYONE can afford MODERN CAS COOKING! day, Aug. 30â€"31. A and typically American hmh- comes involved in & Wfl-fi scheme, which has to do with wells, ‘This series should prove very popular, it is homey entertainâ€" ment, humor, romance and situaâ€" tions familiar to all. Family. Tflyhhy.n e locomeâ€" da all steam mwm» ’dn.wudwau--lnfln; was higher in 1986 than any on record, the average being 174% M. H. HUSSEY CORPORATION lm?'fi’m HOME NOW us Conaogtoiet tgo Agratiet No Commiszion â€" Low Interest Rates