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' ' ,· - 'c.JI 4-1113 T H E WO R K S P R OG R A ~ ******* -- Works Progre ss Administration For Release in morning newspapers, Thursday, March 19, 1936 fiPA Purchases of Industrial Supplies Total $83,799,672 as of March 1, 1936. Lumber, cement, cast iron pipe and brick are among the leading commodities being purchased by the works Progres s Administration in its nationwide work program, Administrator Harry L. Ho pkins announced today. Materials going into the construction of roads and streets lead in order of amounts purchase d, followed by public building projects, publicly owned and ope rated utilities and recreational facilities. Buying materials at an average of 1'\piJroximately $20,000,000 a month during January &7.d February, WP.A records show a total purchase of industrial supplies of $83,799,672, as of March 1. The figures would have shown an even higher total, it was pointed out, had tne 'ifPA not taken over in many places throughout the country tools and supplies left from the CNA and FERA activities. Tables are attached showing purchases made by type of material and type of projects. Included in these figure s a re both Federal and sponsors 1 contributions. Digitized by NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Original from •. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 4-1113 WORKS PROGRESS .ADMIN ISTRATION Purchases and Contributions of Materials, Suppli e s and Equipment for Work Projects Operated by t :1e Works Progress Administration, by Type of Material Cumulative through February 29, 1936 (Preliminary - Subj ect to Revision) Total Type of Material $ 9,765,966 1. Lumb e r and its p roducts ( excluding furniture) 2. Paints and Varnishes 1,465,974 3. Sand and Grav e l 5,463,196 4. Crushe d Stone 4,827,846 5. Cement 8,263,628 6, Concrete products 4,974,141 7. Brick, Hollow Til e and Othe r Clay ProdQcts 5,472, 093 8. Stone a,.~d Glass Products, nee 2,719, 013 9. Structura,l and Re inforcing St e el 4,836,865 10. CRst Iron Pipe end Fitting s 6,497,778 11. Plumbing Equi pme nt and Suppli e s 706,992 12. Hee.ting 2,nd Ventilating Eq'li_i:inent and Sc::pp lies 650 ,885 13. Tools ( excluding macl·dne tools) 3,241, 018 14. Other Iron an1 St ee l Products, ne e 3,276,530 15, Electricc,l Machins ry, A,-1p2.ratus 2nd SU?JJ lids 1,438 ,881 16. P1wing Machine ry, Apparatus and Suppli e s 17. Motor Trucks 18. Other Machinery and Ea_uipmsnt, ne e 1,530,498 19, P1wing Materials and Mixtures - Bituminous 7,743,615 20. Petroleum Prod~cts, nee 1,617,246 21. Office Supplies and Equipm<mt (including furnitur e) 22. Miscellaneous 19 2,007 39,976 792,869 8,282,655 Digitizes.RAND TOTAL NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Original fr($B3 799 672 NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 4-1113 WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION Purchases n.nd Contributions of Materials, Supplies Rnd Equipment for Work Proj octs Operated by the Works Progre ss Administration By Type of Project Cumulative through February 29, 1936 (Preliminnry - Subj e ct to Revision) Total Type of Project $28,735,378 1. Highway, road c>.nd street projects 2. Public building projects 3. Housing projects 4. Recreational facilities 5. Conservation projects 6. Publicly owned or operated utilities 7. Rural Electrification 8. Transportation projects 2,2Cl,510 9. Educational, professional, and clerical projects 1,280 ,653 14,304,919 60 ,522 12,983,506 4,390,866 13,910 , 081 350, 514 ' 10. Goods projects 1,827,070 11. Sanitation and health projects 1,104,067 12. Projects not elsewhere classified 2,650,586 GP.AJ.'J::J TOTAL $83,799,672 0000000 Digitized by Original from NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
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