Show v PLUMBING nODS GOODS HAVE GOOD SALE SlUMP 3 Million Fixtures Are Sold During First Six Months I Despite the fact that 1930 1130 is an anoff anoff off ort ye year r for tor the th building industry the American n p public bought nearly three million plumbing fixtures Inthe Inthe in inthe the first six ix months of ot this year cal a tabulation tabulation- of the various monthly totals compiled b by the department of or commerce shows The Thc fact tact that sales of or bathtubs lavatories kitchen sinks laundry tubs etc have haye held up so well veil ban isan lb is an indication of the extent to which the he American public is modernizing I Its Ita ts plumbing by replacing obsolete fixtures fixtures' with modern fixtures and making provisions in old homes for additional bathroom U. U ac according according according ac- ac cording to the Plumbing and Heating Heat- Heat Ins ing ng Industries bureau Reports by typical plumbing contractors contractors con- con tractors in various states recently submitted to the bureau show that many plumbers are devoting all aU of ot their heir time to bathroom and kitchen modernizing Some contractors r re reported reported re- re ported that they had bad not installed plumbing fixtures in a a. single new newhouse newhouse house in the first six months of 1930 but have been kept busy with the he installation of additional bathrooms bathrooms bathrooms bath bath- rooms in old houses TAKE ADVANTAGE Apparently tho the public to a a. great great- ter t- t er cc r extent than is commonly realized Is s taking taking- advantage of ot favorable commodity prices and th the labor Jabor situation sit sIt- to enhance the value of mm many well located and well constructed constructed constructed con con- older houses It would seem that many homeowners homeowners home hon owners are going quietly about the job ob of oc modernizing bathrooms and adding millions of ot dollars to the value of ot pro property erty in cities s and smaller mailer towns From this point of view lew the present lull lun in business has hns its advantages in that it is 15 giving time for tor the rehabilitation of ot many properties which the s swift march ot of other years has allowed to o fall faU Into d decay ay While the majority of homeowners homeowners home- home owners are doubtless putting In new bathrooms for their own con- con there are probably man many others who vho are utilizing the present blo opportunity to bring their properties up to to date so that they may be quickly sold when the upturn upturn up- up turn urn in the real estate market makes its its' appearance TOTAL The exact total of or the shipments of plumbing fixtures as reported to the of commerce by manufacturers I is for tor the period from January to June Tune In In- In elusive c Since plumbing fixtures arc are made of or enameled Iron porcelain and vitreous china the tho department of commerce uses uses these cl classifications in making up its tabulation of ot or shipments Th The number of I I enameled iron bathtubs shipped was enameled iron lavatories and sinks Total shipments of vitreous china plumbing plumbing plumbing plumb plumb- ing fixtures were ere This Includes closet combinations lavatories lavatories lavatories lava lava- tories stalls and miscellaneous Exactly plumbing fixtures manufactured out of porcelain were shipped L |