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No. 4 -- 1612 Un ,y * T — For Release to Friday, the Works as of W OEKS Works Progress Administr at i on Supply and Equipment Purchases Purchases of materials, supplies Progress Administration reached to a aggregating $54,722,881 A total of $44,176,623 was materials and mixtures. of $40,083,505. sand and Exceed and a gravel, crushed clay products, steel products. All or more equipment for cumulative total projects of $503,681,751, of released today by Harry L. report products were concrete structural and locally iron reinforcing (The purchased Treasury. shows the and the amount pipe expenditure and fittings, types of materials spent for each.) are made through Such purchases possible. attached table an steel and other iron and purchases for WPA projects from Federal funds wherever paving hollow tile and products, brick, the Procurement Division of the United States for having entailed, made for cast largest of the entire amount. $43,672,337 and Textiles rank fourth, stone, constitutes the than 10 per cent spent for cement Large expenditures other made $500,000,000. WPA Administrator. The purchase of lumber and its item, - 1937. September 30, 1937, according Hopkins, NOV 22 1937 P HQS RAM Morning Newspapers November 19, WPA Material, H E are Ho. 4 VALUE OF — 1612 MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND EQUIPMENT PURCHASED FOR WPA PROJECTS BY TYPES OF IvIATERIALS Cumulative through September 30, 1937 (Sub .ject to Revisio n) Type of Material Total $503,681,761 GRA1U) TOTAL Lumber and Its Products (excl. furniture) 54,722,881 8,859,486 Sand and gravel 31,938,225 Crushed stone 26,097,517 Cement 44,176,623 Concrete products 23,647,261 Brick, hollow tile, and other clay products 24,057,286 Stone and glass products, N.E.C.* 18,848,577 Structural and reinforcing steel 25,056,424 Cast iron pipe and fittings 30,454,398 and 5,810,761 Plumbing equipment supplies and and 4,940.023 ventilating equipment Heating supplies Tools (excluding machine tools) 8,914,813 Other iron and steel products 24,498,550 Electrical machinery, apparatus and supplies 10,237,013 753,294 Paving machinery, apparatus, and supplies Motor Trucks 1,279,757 Other machinery and equipment 9,044,164 Bituminous 43,672,337 Paving materials and mixtures Petroleum products, N.E.C.* 11,127,854 Office supplies and equipment (inc. furniture) 5,836,172 Textiles 40,083,505 Chemicals and explosives 6,425,905 Paints and varnishes - * Coal and other fuel except wood and petroleum Tires and rubber goods Hon-ferrous metals Miscellaneous *N.E.C. 2,036,997 1,208,948 2,510,655 37,442,335 Hot elsewhere classified WORKS PROGRESS ADMIHISTRATION Division of Research, Statistics and Records
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