South Leads Building Boom in Early 1922 Survey
G. 3. Miller reports April 1922 survey by G L Stiller Co Atlanta on southern building permits. In six months 1922 permits rose 42.7 percent in value vs 1921 across 84 cities in 16 states, totaling 216,531,428 and up 64,563,723 from last year. Florida shows strongest per capita growth. Maryland declines amid Baltimore slump. Mississippi up 198 percent. Oklahoma second in per capita ranking. The report highlights modern skyscrapers, hotels, schools, churches and public buildings signaling durable prosperity in the South.
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Federal Reserve
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Atlanta
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Missouri
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Birmingham
Florence
Springfeld
Mobile
Montgomery
Tuscaloosa
N. Carolina
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Charlotte
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Lakeland
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Virginia
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Roanoke
Frederick
Irginia
Bluefield
Jackson Steeenee
Laurel
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High Southern Interest Rates Draw Capital
The south needs capital for its expansion, drawing funds from the north and Midwest. Mortgage and public improvement bonds rise in value as southern borrowers pay higher rates, with Florida and Texas at 8–10 percent. Northern banks and new southern institutions compete for southern business.
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Alabama
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Kentucky
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Nn. H. Edmonds
Richard H. Edmonds
Manufacturers’ Record
Baltimore
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