Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-05-03 | Page 17 | Residential Construction and Repair Contribute to Building Surge in S. L.

Residential Construction and Repair Contribute to Building Surge in SL S. S L J f tJI tJ I L w 1 I I p u ll i I 4 44 q qi i V A 1 A I AL j 5 j x iL I Ix I t- t I 4 i 4 4 I fl s t w l V t. t Iv U a AP 7 I k- k I J s- s 4 a s t r i Builders A rovin roving Salt Sail Lake Telegram cameraman caught these random shots shob of men adding their share of the symphony of labor that has quietly marked the surge Burre of building that Salt Lake City experienced during durin the last four months I Outlay for 4 Months 5 Times That of 1934 Period EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTE Did Salt Lake City private property owners make investments during the first four months of ot 1935 Read the thc fourth of a series of Telegram ar ar- ar tides B By BILL FLYNN Investment by owners of Salt Lake City residential buildings during January February March Marchand and and- April of ot this year accounted for more than half of the city's million half building surge The Salt Lake Telegram Telegram Tele Tele- gram survey shows Building permits i issued for lor construction construction con con- of new residential b buildings or alterations and repairs repairs' to older structures of that type numbered during the first four months month of ot 1935 Only 89 permits for lor similar type construction were issued in 1934 during during dur duro ing Januar January Fc February March and April The 1935 residential permits called for Cor or construction of worth of or new buildings and alterations and repairs repairs re reo re- re pairs at a cost of Cost of new residential structures aJ authorized by the 1934 permits was and for Cor alterations and repairs but 31 F II It A Influence Seen Total cost of r residential building during the 12 months of 1934 was for lor which for which permits were issued A great proportion of ot the thc total spent for residential building and repairs repairs re reo re- re pairs and alterations during the first four months of ot this year can be traced directly to efforts of ot the federal led led- eral housing and modernization agen agen- cies des Segregation of ot the thc projects financed b by government credit Is difficult The federal projects are not lending agencies agencies agen agen- cies but merely set up to publicize ease case with which home loans may be obtained under the thc administrations administration's i plans The agencies receive no reports of loans made by banks under the government government gov gov- guarantee of ot payment As such loans are considered confidential till it is not possible to determine exactly which individuals financed construction by government guaran teed loans Money in Workers' Workers Pockets Pocket Fro From the workers' workers standpoint the modernization of or residential property has bas as been one of the greatest fact factors rs in n giving t them em a pay envelope this year There have been more union builders builders build build- ers engaged this year than for thelast the thc thelast last several years according to F. F A. A Noller secretary of the building trades council The best standard by which to judge whether builders are working may be considered to be the number of men paying their union dues Mr Noller Nolier said The membership of ot the union has numbered more paid up workers this year than for lor the last several years Several unions that went out ol of existence during the depths depth of the I depre depression ion have reorganized And Salt Lake City has not been the only Utah population center cente that has had a surge of building this year The last of this series tomorrow will gauge jauge building activity in other sec see of the state