Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-04-28 | Page 20 | S. L. Sets High Building Record

S. S L LII SETS HIGH BUILDING RECORD Salt Lake City was one of 72 American cities reporting more moro than each in new one two and three family dwelling construction during March according to a re report report report re- re port received Tuesday by Franklin Frank Fronk- lin Un D. D Richards Utah director of the federal housing administration from Washington D D. D C. C Salt Lake City's total Va was The Tho 72 cities with more than each ench In March compared with 26 In February and 18 in March 1935 the report indicated Despite the unseasonably bitter weather of February over most of or orthe the nation the 26 cities citIes' reporting residential construction totaling more than w was u a gain of ot 16 over February 1935 The rapid increase in residential residential residential I construction value Is carrying out earlier predictions predictions-by by the F H A that the year will see an upswing in private building Mr Richards said Four cities clUes last month reported residential building totals in excess ex ex- cess cess of a million dollars New York Detroit and Los Angeles had more than each and Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia more moro than Seventeen Seventeen Seven Soven- teen California clU cities reported more than