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FEDE~ WOE.KS AGENCY
WORK PROJECTS .ADl.iINISTRA'IION
For Releas e to .tu' c,e rnoon Newspapers,
Friday , March 8 , 19!.l{l ,
WPA PROJECTS PROVIDE $50,000,000 J3USilTESS MOHTHLY IN MATERIALS, SUPPLIES
.AND EQ,UIPl..3~·:T
F od.e:.:al , state and local gove rnmen.ts ha.ve been doin,':; more t hen
$50 , 000 , 000 worth of business a month wi th conc e rns and. in8.ividuals pr oviding materials , nlmplies and equ i pnen t f9r YIT'A :_orojects , according to
an anal ysis of non- l a bor cost s macie 1mbl ic t oda'r by Col onel F . C, Ha rri nr;ton ,
Commissi one1· of i7or 1c:: Projects .
T..1.ese ::l,_nc1s fl ow in nea:i.'l y ev0ry chan.nel of t he durable goocls
i ndustries , stimuJ.Rting p roduc t ion anr]. p rovidin~ p rivate emplo~rment in
factorie s , r.1ines , fo:tests and t.rc1.nspo rta.tion , Colonel Harrington saicl .
He pointect out t :1at a n e..ve rage of $120 , 000 , 000 a dd.i tj_onal-- t he wages
paid by th e Fe c1.eral c:overnr:ient to proje ct workers-- is being S})ent · each
month for consl,:mer s 1 goo ds a.nd. s e rvic es .
About one-fourth of th e cn rr er;.t non- labor costs is borne by
penditur es .
The re s t is p rovided by state , county , city £,ncl othe r
local govern.ncnt u:1i ts , which h ave been paying ar1 incr o::-,sed p ropo rt ion
of the non- l abor costs .
The fun cl s OJ<..--pcndcd for rr.2.terials , sup~_,lies
and purchases 2.r o estinat ed to averD.se $53 , 200 , 000
lt
month f rom Janunry
through March of this year .
Purcha se of ma t e rials [!,net s 1-1.pplios a ccounts for ab out $30 , 500 , 000
a month 2..nd r6 nt.s.l of o q_ui:pmen t such as t1·uc}::s c.:ncl r oad- ouildi ng machinc1•3r
for about ~17 , 600 , 000 .
'.Tho principal clas s of :9urchas 0s is s tone , clLl,y o.,nd g lass
produc t s, tot 2.li ng a n es timated $11 , 000 , 000 a month , or ::i.b out one- fifth
Orders n.ggrogating about $4 , 800 , 000 2.re
of a ll non- 12.bor c:x:1:iondi t u r os .
being pl::i.co cl for i ron nncl steel p rod·c:..cts each mon th .
Lu;c1bcr C\.rtd lumb er
p rodu cts i nc1.us t :.:-ics rec e ive app roxim.:J.t e l y $2,600 , 000 ; deo.lors in bi tu.minous mixtures , us oc:L principally in paving, about $3 , 600 , 000 ; c.nd the
t extil e inc1.us try $~~,200 , 000 .
to $1 ,500 , 000 .
Machinery nnd eq_ui pme nt purcho.sos amount
Of t~o eq_uipment rental expenditures , motor vehicles
account uir. $9 , 000 , 000 and Gonstruction ecpip1r.ont for $7 , 700 , 000 ,
( T'no nt tachcd tab lo shows in detail the non- l aoo r oxpondit u r es , ).
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ESTIMATED FEDERAL AND SPONSORS I AVEP.AGE l.iON'l:HLY NON- L.A.30P. COSTS ON PROJ3CTS
OFERAT:2D BY TH3 ";70?..K PROJECTS .A.DMINISTR..A..TI -JH , BY TY:?E ,JY, -::osT
January - Marc:1 1 940
Amount
Grand Total
Percent
Di st ribution
$53 , 200 , 000
100 . 0
30 , 500 , 000
57 . 3
11 , 000 , 000
1 , 200 , ooo
3, 000 , 000
1 , 500 , 000
2, 200 , 000
2, 100 , 000
1 , 000 , 000
20 . 6
2. 3
5. 6
I ron ancl. St eel Products
Cast iron p i r e and fittings
Heating and ventilating equipment
Structural and reinforcing st eel
To ols ( e::cluding machine tools )
Other iron and steel :9roduc ts , N. E . C.
4 , 800 , 000
1 , 100 , 000
200 , 000
1 ,100 , 000
300 , 000
2 , 100 , 000
9.0
2. 1
0.4
2. 1
0. 5
3. 9
Lumb er and I ts Products ( exc ludin6 Furnitur e)
2, 600 , 000
4.9
Bitur.1inous Mixtur es - Paving and Other
3, 600 , 000
6. 8
Textiles
2, 200 , 000
Mach i n8ry 2.nd Equipment
Electrical r:12,chino ry , a::,paratus and s uppl i e s
Pavine and o t:kr ro0,d b1::.ildin:2; ro3,chine:c-y cma. eq_uiJ:;ment
Other machiLc r;f , n . E . C.
1 , 500 , 000
600 ~000
100 , 000
'800 , 000
Purchase of iiaterials , Sup:9lies a.nd Eauin.ment
St one , Clay , and Glass Products
Brick, tile and. oth e r cl 2w 1·n'oducts
Cement
Concrete nroa.ucts
Crushed. Stone
• Sand and Gravel
St one and Gl ass Pr oducts , N. E . O.
2. 8
4.1
3. 9
1.9
Motor Trucks ancl Tractors
200 , 000
0.4
ChemicoJ.s l'ncl Alli e d Products
Chemicals a~d exolosi vo s
P;:i,ints ana. vo.rnishes
900 , 000
500 , 000
400 , 000
1.7
0. 9
0. 8
Petrol ,Jum Prod.nets
900 , 000
1. 7
2, soo , 000
100 , 000
200 ,ooo
300 , 000
400 , 000
100 , 000
1 , 700 , 000
5. 3
0.2
0.4
0. 5
o. s
0. 2
3. 2
17 , 600 , 000
33 . 1
9 , 000 , 000
1 6. 9
200 , 000
0.4
7, 700 , 000
14. 5
700 , 000
1. 3
5, 100 , 000
9. 6
Mis cellc,neous
Coc~l ancl other fcl(: l , exce:9t wood and petrol eum
Non- ferrous metals
Office sur:r::,li es c.nd equi "9 ment (i ncluding furnitm:e )
Flum·oing equi pment :rncl sup,;ili cs
Tir es o,na_ rubbe r r:.;oods
Other Q~torials , N. E . C.
Re ntal of Eauinmen t
Motor V0l1icl e s
Te n.ms :..'.Ild. 'ibgons
Pcwi n{;, Roo,d Bcilding , and Othe r Construction Machi nery
Oth::: r Eqci9mon t (i ncluding office eq_ui pment )
Other
N . E . C.:
Hot ElseV1horo Classif i ed .
Sourc e :
:Bnsod on rrPA r epo rts of purchases ::..djusted to vouchG r pnymonts ( cl·J.Gclrn
issued ) as r eported by tho U. S . Tr onsury Dopnrtroent .
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