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58 WINNETKA TALK October 8, 1927 LEADING CITIES SHOW . BUILDING PERMIT GAIN Industry of Nation, However, Is , Without Definite Change in : J Downward Curve of Activity The building industry of the nation " has entered the fall season without a aefinitely established change in the persistent downward curve of activi- | ties. Official reports of plans filed and permits issued in 514 cities made to NN SNS SON A S. W. Straus for the month of Au- gust showed losses of approximately = ] mine percent compared with the same 1 Ii I month last year. The totals were-- B= August, 1927, $340,805,205; August 1926, $376,047,440; July, 1927, $295,085, 4 464. Reports from the same cities show a loss since January 1 of about ten percent mn plans and permis filed com- pared with the same period last year. Since building permits are more * He . cA Convenience sensitive to pending changes than any other statistical building data, it would be well for the student of current o trends to note especially at this time oul Home the reports from the twenty-five lead- ing cities. For the first time in many months these cities, taken as a group, showed a gain in permits issued as . . . » compared with the corresponding HE TREND of the times is toward labor saving / Built-In \ month last year. This is less signifi . . «ie : > cant, however, than the fact that gains equipment in the home. We offer this in our toning Sons of substantial amounts were recorded . x 3 : : : : reakras in such cities of Los Angeles, Phila- Utility Kitchen Dresser. Although primarily a kitchen Nook delphia, Boston, St, Louis, Pitisburgh, convenience, its utility and neat appearance makes it Medicine Pansio. Minnsanolis Cincinugt, Sear applicable to other parts of the home--as a linen closet Cabinets | piers of Sndersble importance in the - . . . . n € 3 with panels instead of glass in the doors--or it will Ready-Built Biggest Loss in Four Centers ' . 1 . While the 514 cities showed losses serve efficiently as a china closet or buffet. \. Cabinet-Work / of approximately $35,000,000, attention should be given to the fact that $22.- 000,000 of this came from four centers alone--namely, New York, Chicago. . . . . . . Detroit and Washi . Will fit any size kitchen. White Pine; Size, 40"x8'0" aL OD re vauord i dicated ibility that in the bulk Carton-Packed $29.00 Ready to Install i Lng aT ity a little more propitious. It is too early now to decide with certainty whether % . : = these data represent more than a If your home is already built, ask the price of in- temporsty 2 aselération, aalis ofF § . . eanwhile, the stea alling off in stallation and painting to macth your woodwork. Whew Tas Mp Bar Bu brought about more stabilized condi- tions in the building crafts. An ex- i tensive investigation reveals that wage - bonuses have practically disappeared. i and that the labor situation is tran- quil and amicable. While the year, therefore, may close with close to a ten percent decrease in volume, the * stability of the present situation is Announcing a New Department || gue Figures on 25 Cities Totals for the twenty-five leading cities follow : 1. New York (P.F.) .......... $72,381,528 S. ChicRBE ci... vo. siiies vniin 27,059,1%% 3. Los Angeles ... +o. 11,790,916 4. Philadelphia 11768,935 5. Bostonk (PF. svi eiviiions 9,055,490 0. Detroit «nse ies 7. St. Louis 8. Pittsburgh 9. Newark ...... Having made connections with a large producer, we are offering a full line of FUEL OIL, 3 i ey and can guarantee uniform quality with the same unfailing delivery service that we have main- 12 Cincinnati tained in our Coal and Lumber departments for the past 33 years. TEE TE el ARR 3'609.611 : 15. - Washington, D. C. ...... 3,696,940 x 15. CAANYL coin a 3,486,060 7 IT. Seattle oll I 30400,340 " . Lansing, Mich . . 3,246,060 ) Ww 19. Cleveland ...... . 3110,225 Cannel Coal or Dry Maple ood 20, Huston | Fo 0 A oe 12,788,440 . . oledo, SY I) A 2,742,342 for the Fireplace B20 FHNE Shiai vases ers 2704,989 CURR Es ees i 2,530,205 24. Yonkers «reves. ns 2,454,450 25 BKTOI ive. itr 2,278,206 Note--(P.F.) indicates plans filed. Total '.....virn $207,456,016 WinNeTKA Coar-Lumser Co. agaprable to installation in any sized { . : - - chimney, whether for a small laundry } 823 Spruce Street Phone Winnetka 734-35-36 ney. ether Jor & SL jaundry nace or boiler, has lately been put on i the market. Wherever soot accumu- " lates is the point to install this safety device elbow or joint.