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Dodge Reports on Eosfern Construction Awqrds

Los Angeles, Sept. l9.-Construction contract awards set forth in Dodge Reports for August in the 37 eastern states ,continued strong following July's top record for the year thus far. A month ago Dodge said that if the monthly total for the last five months could average $1.414,751,000, the year's total would tie record-breaking 1952. The August total was $1,414,408,000, an infinitesimal percentage under that average.

While the Dodge Reports cover only the 37 states east of the Rockies, the totals are closely watched in the Mrest because the 11 western states have no other broad indication of future construction trends.

But August was 2l per cent less than the July figure, although only 2 per cent less than August 1952. The eightmonth total is now $11,115,588,000, up 4 per cent over the first eight months of 1952. Last month it was 5 per cent at the seven-month stage.

F. W. Dodge Corporation, construction news and marketing specialists who issue Dodge Reports, pointed out that while the August figures seem low in comparison with the swollen July totals, it is significant that they hold their own against the averages. A mid-year decline had been expected and seemed to have started in June until July went sharply up.

By classifications the August totals were: Nonresiden- tial, $545,851,000, down D per cent from luly but up 5 per cent over August 1952; residential, $507,560,000, down 22 per cent from July and down 19 per cent from August 1952; heavy engineering (public works and utilities), $360,997,000, down 4 per cent from July, but up 24 per cent over August 1952.

Individual eight-month 1953 totals compared with eight montl-rs 1952 were: Nonresidential, $4,262,275,0n, up 13 per cent; residential , $4,419,463,000, down 4 per cent; heavy engineering, $2,433,850,000, up 4 per cent.

Rcymond Tripleff in Insurqnce Business

Raymond F. Triplett has resigned his position as Western Sales Manager of the Insulite Division of the Minnesota and Ontario Paper Co. and has formed his own insurance business in San Jose. The name of his organization is Raymond F. Triplett and Associates, Life Insurance Counselors, with offices at 1008 Bank of America Building, San Jose 13, Calif. The telephone number is CYpress 3-8550.

He will specialize in pension trusts, group plans, business insurance and estate planning. He is widely known with the California lumber trade and his many friends wish him success in his new business.