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4-1646 ROOM WORKS THE PROGRAM ^ Works Progress Administration — eSU,i " b FEB 23 \ V — "'»eZ 1E'3s" AFlV.. Eor Release to Newspapers Sunday, February 20, 1938 ( WPA Summarizes of the Works Accomplishments two years of istrator operation Progress summarized in are Aubrey Williams. out the United States work Two Years of Accomplishments During Individual approximately Administration during report made public today by Acting Admin- a from reports tabulated by were Operations major types more of projects through- than 150,000 show the amount of to activity completed by October 1, 1937. features of the national Outstanding with 11,106 public buildings, repairs summary and are construction of: the improvements 30,542 and on additions to 1,172. 43,870 miles of highways, roads and streets, with improvements and repairs covering 146,901 miles. 19,272 new 60,846,092 bridges linear and 13,166 feet, or repaired. more ditohes, with 167,756,154 linear feet, or than 11,500 miles, or distribution lines, or improved, with 1,582 repaired. 3,330 storage dams, with 283 repaired erosion control and general conservation, 5,692 miles of storm "Any attempt and with sanitary to evaluate such a 145 of this sewers, independent citizens, product of their labor as possible survey designed to analyze only was communities throughout ployed wa.s some Stales relatively 250,000 on to an improved. appraisal of we have tried to make the the Nation as lasting improvements a whole. The present that will be shared 'by the United States. "As operations reports from the miles "but in enabling them to as useful type repaired. program would involve maintain their skills and morale as 15,855 other dams for 1,624 with benefits to the workers themselves," Mr. Williams said, than drainage approximately 31,772 miles, repaired. 3,865 miles of water mains, aqueducts miles roadside of on first WPA the cover a small until period of projects began more in the than two years, the autumn of that year. summer but the number There WPA rolls during the last week of August, 1935, were and the of 1935, em- slightly only 456,013 more 4-1646 2 _ _ working during the last week of September. 777,294 and risen to it is the evident month later a the States had majority of sharp rise a work begun last of October this number had recorded. Thus to 2,445,954 had been reach its full growth until November, the program did not that the By WPA on projects by October 1, although 1935. "Local communities have been largely responsible for the type of improvements have initiated the They accomplished. the program which could be operated only governments have contributed local improvements they might "Although the vast activity, than of work in other lines is Approximately 24,000,000 pounds served to numbered service more physical improvements pupils than costs. has been the Through result- predominant For example, more for relief clients. rooms of food has been canned and preserved. School who otherwise would have been denied proper nourishment 128,000,000. Millions of persons who could not pay for such received aid from WPA medical have sponsors the as needs and has noteworthy. articles have been made in WPA sewing 100,000,000 lunches keyed uniformly to local part of otherwise have enjoyed for many years. not construction of amount and small a increasingly large share of the an their cooperation the program has been ed in Federal basis, a on for projects, except clinics and nursing service. "Educational and cultural activities also have received incalculable More than impetus. last October, the "Among the Federal art a million persons 3,000,000 month, with the thousands of project, as completed paintings, many have been a vocational murals and month, attracted an producing the American Guide outstanding .contribution 116 books and in pamphlets Building Survey provides another to a a sculptured monthly theatrical monthly attendance exceeding 1,000,000. in general or this works attendance performances were courses. produced by Music perof more given each The Federal Writers project, series that already has won field of American literature, steadily growing list. recog- has The Historic American example of the enrichment of national lore, with drawings of 16,244 famous structures, photographs of 17,480 and others which will be adult critics. praised by outstanding Approximately 2,800 persons. chiefly occupied nition enrolled in WPA educational classis largest groups taking literacy, formances, averaging about 4,500 than were preserved for future measurement of 2,302 generations. "The attached report shows the preliminary summary of all types of accomplishments. a final As explained in the technical'notes accompanying this tabulation, report will be issued later including some material not yet available." 4- 1646 PHYSICAL ACCOMPLISHMENT ON WPA PROJECTS Through October ! 1937 United States Summary ■ (Preliminary Subject to Revision) - ■ • Type - Total- ------ Educational buildings Schools- Total- - - - Libraries- Auditoriums- Number 11.106 30.542 1,17,2 Number 1,634 1,574 15.421 574 16,003 551 Other 23 Number 3.722 2.033 203 Number 160 148 37 Number 660 220 35 Number 323 201 80 houses,etc)Number 2,579 1,464 51 58 etc.- - ---------- (pavilian, Institutional buildings Hospitals - --------- bath Total - --- - Penal institutions Other - - 262 2.270 99 934 33 Number 68 228 12 Number 95 1,108 13 Number 537 2,263 106 - - ____________ Courthouses, offices, and ministrative buildings- Number Number - - - - - tions 418 Stadiums, grandstands, Gymnasiums and Im- 60 Total- - Construc- Number ---------- Recreational buildings Amount Repairs Audi- Number ----------- or New provement s of Measurement Buildings t tion Unit Public . -Number ■ other ad- Dormitories ----------- Number 300 597 13 Fire houses ----------- Number 112 1,013 16 Number 670 406 56 Number 60 65 2 Number 546 700 31 Number 115 174 Number 3,148 4,600 113 Number XXXX 6,141 XXXX Garbages Aircraft hangars- -------- WarehousesArmories - - - ______ - Other buildings and small (such as ters)Demolition of bus and structures street Buildings - car shel- ------ Number Unit Type of Measurement Highways. Roads. Streets, New Construct ion or Amount Repairs and Improvement s and Related Facilities Highways, roads, and streets Rural primary roads Paved Total- ~ ■? _________ 146.901 Miles 6,951 15.337 Miles .Miles 2,211 4,750 1,899 13,438 Miles 29,742 115.703 Miles 1,903 27,839 1,775 113,928 r secondary roads - Total- -r Paved Unpaved- 43.870 Total'-Miles ------------ UnpavedRural - - ----------- Miles 4-1646 2 - - Numbor New Con- Unit of Type struction Measurement Highways, Roads, Streets, facilities (Cont'd) Highways, roads Urban - Paved Repairs and Improvements and Related and streets (Cont'd) ----------- Miles 6,319 14,848 Miles Miles 3,848 2,471 4,270 10,578 Total ------------- Total - Miles 848 Paved - Miles 217 1.013 191 - Miles 631 822 - Miles 2,861 18,722 - Number Unpaved ____________ Road shoulders Bridges - (not above)- incl. - Total Length • Wood- - _ _ _ _ _______ Steel in feet Number - Length Masonry in feet Number - Length in feet Number - Length in feet Culverts- _ Number Length , Grade crossing elimination- _ _ - - - No. of in feet Sidewalks and paths Paved Unpaved Curbs - Total - - - - -------------- _-- ----- Lights - - for roads and streets- - - - - 4.581 3.003 Miles 3,596 2,117 - Miles 985 886 917 3,938 - Length in miles •1,384 - - Length in miles 584 231 - - Number 8,123 equipped 180 34,417 1,210 60,846,092 167,756,154 4,238,834 1,137,815 XXXX 38,685 12,495,773 signs made 769,924 320,352 signs erected XXXX - Linear ft. ______ ----------- - - line painted No. No. Removal of and railroad track car - - 310 of Miles Linear ft. • of pipe signs- XXXX Miles Linear ft. Street 34 miles --------- landscaping 30,061 774,031 - ditch Roadside 183,084 4,902,451 - Miles of roads Roadside drainage 14,150 409,452 1,355 81,684 3,767 121,385 Length in -------------- Guardrails and guardwalls 13.156 520,665 7,609 218,669 4,324 255,595 1,233 46,401 - --------------- Gutters 19.272 612.521 crossing eliminations • Amount -------------- Unpaved * or Miles of single line trahk XXXX XXXX XXXX 40 4 Airports and Airwav Equipment (Excl. Buildings) Landing fields- ________ Acres Runways Air beacons Air markers - - _______ ______ Number 105 109 14,348 15,070 852,834 244,676 30 2 8,357 XXXX 4-1646 3 - - Number Unit of Type Measurement Recreational Facilities to athletic fields- struct ion - - - - 1,335 Acres 7,213 Number Number Parks Acres --------- Number ------------ Number 1,234 9,702 9 XXXX 56 XXXX 770 2,866 158,193 22,072 Acres Fair grounds- Improvements ' Number Acres Additions to parks- Amount Repairs and (Excl. Buildings) Athletic fields Additions or New Con- 83 XXXX 1,107 XXXX 15 90 211 4,305 ' Acres Number Number 1.107 599 3,583 School Other- Number 508 677 387 128 6,600,362 2,584,650 1,496 45 959,160 129,800 103 167 Acres 1,143 7,265 2,232 16,899 Tennis courts Number 3,076 1,094 Handball courts Number 536 35 Horseshoe courts- Number 636 59 691 155 32,692,512 10',351,490 Playgrounds - Total Swimming pools- --------- ----------- Number SurfaQe Number Surface courses- -- ________ area in ft. sq. Golf in ft. sq. Wading pools- area Number Number of holes Ice skating rinks ________ Number Surface area in ft, sq. 2,906 Ski jumps Number 25 3 Ski Miles 25 31 Number 40 10 Number 72 24 3,865 1,382 107,634 154,152 1,150 298 trails- Outdoor theaters- ---------- Band shells Water Supply. Sanitation and Drainage Systems Water mains, aqueducts, bution lines- or distri- ----------- Miles of No. consumer connections Storage tanks, reservoirs, cisterns- - and ________ Number Gals, Storage damsWells - - - ______ capacity 1,738,052,000 2,402,878,100 Number 3,330 283 Nuqiber 1,526 1,271 .4-1646 r* 4 Number Unit of Measurement Type Water Supply, Systems . or Amount New Con- Repairs struction Improvements and Sanitation and Drainage (Cont'd)" Treatment plants (excl. and septic tanks) Sewage cess pools Garbage Pumping 228 Number 51 55 ----- Number 24 22 -------- Number 229 86 incinerators stations Storm and sanitary sewers Cess - 1,624 144,725 19,904 Number 142,898 72,784 Number 779,587 10,943 Number 33,484 XXXX - Number 3,532 XXXX - No. of mines XXXX No. of 7,523 66,750 Linear ft. of ditch 26,820,125 Acres drained 835,950 17,504,776 455,038 of spray usedl.184,819 XXXX - - - - - - 5,692 No. of service connections Miles - pools Septic Mine toilets — - Manholes and catch basins Sanitary tanks Mosquito - _ sealing — - - control 131 Number ------------ Water -------- Gals, Drainage (other than roadside mosquito oradication) openings and ----- Linear ft. Linear ft. of of - 807,452 31,264,607 377,436 5,335,587 81 126 32,478 121,023 7,521,100 ditch5,060,152 3,059,345 pipe Acres drained Flood and Srosion Control Aids Irrigation XXXX Navigation - Docks, wharves and piers - - - - Number Ft. of useable waterfront Area in sq. Jetties and breakwaters ----- Canals and channels River bank ------ improvements - Stream bed improvements- Dredging (other than - - channels) - - 1,332,802 411 37 Cu. yds. placed 59,719 154,964 4,367 70,173 Linear feet 243,190 67,218 Miles 44 109 Miles XXXX 1,396 Miles XXXX 2,974 9,656,571 XXXX 15,855 145 3,376,950 361,505 9,347 1,985,873 1,029 166,614 815,610 9,164,621 1,532,956 6,903,296 193,918 1,283,314 230 2,453 Number Length Bulkheads ft. in feet Cu. yds. of material dredged Dams (other than Riprap (other storage than river Retaining walls or power) bank) and revetments - - Number Sq. yds. surfaced Number Linear feet Levees and embankments Irrigation.- - ----- • Linear feet Cu. yds. placed Acres Miles of flume or canal 4-1646 - 5 - Number Type or Amount Unit of New Con- Measurement struction Inrorovement E.epairs and s Electric and Communication Utilities Power houses- Kilowatt Transmission lines (electric) Power distribution lines- - - - - - Miles - - - Miles No. of capacity and lines - - - Miles Police and fire alarm signals - - - No. telegraph 34 137,947 121 44 236 128 6,257 1,646 821 647 23,570 XXXX 3,063,702 XXXX consumer connections Telephone 16 11,488 Number ----------- of boxes and signals Linear Ft. line of strung Grounds Improvements Landscaping around XXXX 7,572 XXXX 18,692 XXXX 2,765 XXXX 1,561,200 245 20 4,690 2,065 163 19 Miles 4,251 6,291 Acres XXXX 2,660 14 209 Number 345 449 Number 30 6 3,014,722 694,278 3,498,741 1,475,287 No. public buildings of buildings Acres Miscellaneous landscaping- - - Acres _ - No. of plants and trees Lighting airports, parking lots, athletic fields, etc. No. ______ of Acres Fountains and ornamental pools- Fencing Number - - places lighted lighted - Cemetery improvements Miscellaneous Car and railroad track Boats and Miles ______ ships Fire observation towers (other runways) Paving ------ than roads, walks, of signle line track or So. yds. 3a. yds. hard surface other sur- face ' Tunnels ' Vehicular- Length Pedestrian 4 759 971 46 12 in feet 10,518 2,803 279 19 in feet 78,257 8,154 134 74 308,154,800 168,663,000 319 93 Number ----------- Length Other 7 in feet Number --- Number - Length Fish hatcheries Number _____ Annual fingerling capacity Monuments and historic markersGas lines (distribution Number - - and trans- mission) •Linear feet — No. connections Oil and other pipe lines ----- 386,468 188,504 1,326 5,357 39,885 8,863 consumer Linear feet 4-1646 - 6 - Unit of Type (Not Conservation Activities Firebreaks Fire and forest trails ------- Plant and tree nurseries - - - - r ~o. of trees 9,789,184 planted Miles 1,196 Miles 2,481 No. of nurseries No, of plants or 115 trees planted No. of trees trimmed No. of trees removed Tree surgery Bird and game sanctuaries - plant eradication - - - - No. of sanctuaries established - Acres Spray treatments, disease, and insect pest eradication (except mosquito control) -------- destruction --------- Planting oysters Amount 21,131 Acres : Rodent or Classified) Elsewhere Reforestation Noxious Number Measurement Acres 1,175,857 261,586 825 3,601,177 Gallons of spray used Tons of poisoned food used 659,159 11,256,776 6,097 Number 24,099,607 sprayed Acres of bed prepared Bushels planted _____ 9,485,158 61,813 1,801,350 Food and Fuel Distributed Milk - -No. of quarts - (not Foodstuffs Wood classified)No, elsewhere No. ------ of pounds of cords 67,460,877 512,798,422 382,253 Work in Libraries New branch libraries- New No. established 2,305 _ No. established 5,824 existing libraries No, established 3,479 ------- traveling libraries Reading in rooms for Cataloging - - existing libraries Renovation of books Public - Total - school volumes - - - - - - Public library volumesOther volumes - - - No. of volumes cataloged 18,272,529 - Number 29.855.417 - Number - Number 10,282,884 13,973,211 5,599,322 Number -------- 'n Sewing Rooms Units operated- Articles made Garments Total Men's Women's- Boys'- - - Girls' Infants' Total - - - ---------- - — - - - -- -- -- - - - _ - Nunber - - - — -- Number ------ - - - -- - -- -- -- Number - _______ 10,259 108.427.933 85,646...651, Nunber Nunber Nunber 15,327,455 21,809,403 14,540,156 19,560,571 14,409,066 Number 22^781,287 Net 24^026,581 Number Nunber • Other articles -Canning and - Preserving- School Lunches Served ■— ---- - -- --------- pounds Number 128,057,654 4-1646 *7 ** Unit of Type Medical. Number Amount Measurement or Dental and Nursing Assistance Dental clinics conducted- of clinics No. of persons examined No, of persons treated - Medical clinics conducted No. of clinics No. of persons examined No, of persons treated «. 272 183,157 40,733 1,382 1,172,216 560,810 Medical and dental clinics assisted- No. of clinics 624 Medical examinations other than at clinics No. of adults examined No of children examined ------------- Nursing visits No. ------ No. No. Nursing aid to clinics Nursing aid at immunizations No. ------- - - of home visits made of WPA nurses 2,34-9 assisting No. of immunizations - - of. group inspections made of persons inspected 194,157 938,514 114,239 1,513,219 2,093,182 550,749 Art Art classes ~~ - ___ Drawings, easel paintings, and sculptured works Average monthly attendance -- 55,231 murals -Number ------ 54,244 Etchings, lithographs, woodblocks etc.- Posters- —- No. of originals No. of prints -------- ---- No. -------- Arts and crafts- Index of American Design Plates- Stage sets, dioramas, ■ reproductions No. of objects No. - of 21,966 420,370 originals No. of plates 39,692 made . 7,011 and models for visual education- - - of 3,519 21,341 Number ------ 822 Music Music classes Musical - attendance 140,321 -Average number per month Average monthly attendance 3,107,345 -Average monthly --- performances- ------- 4,549 Theater Theatrical productions ------- Theatrical performances- ------ Number 1,501 Average number per month Average monthly Writing ------ -- attendance 2,833 1,043,478 116 ------No. of hooks and pamphlets written No. of copies distributed 401,923 Historical Surveys Historic American Building Survey - No, of structures measured No. of drawings made No. of photographs made 2,30216,244 17,480 4-1646 - 8 - Number Unit of Measurement Type or Amount (Cont'd) Historical Surveys Historic American Merchant Marine Survey- _ _ _ _______ No. of vessels No. of 270 surveyed drawings 677 made 545 No, of photographs made Historic R e cords Survey - - of counties whose records Ho. - - of No. 2,021 been listed have county inventories pub~ 50 lished of towns whose records No, have No. been listed 1,040 of churches whose records .have been listed Federal Archives Survey ----- No. 40,453 agencies whose records 28,792 surveyed Linear ft. of files surveyed 4,876,461 - of were Planning Surveys Gonducted No, of national No. of No. of No. of No. of Research and Statistical Studies Conducted No No. of 10 scope state-wide scope 121 regional scope county-wide scope municipal scope 148 33 134 30 of national scope state-wide scope 339 34 No, of regional scope No. of county-wide scope No. of municipal scope of other No. Engineering Surveys Square miles - studies of 240 403 128 , mapping survey Miles of line , Maps Indexing and Cataloging- No, survey of permanent markets No. of maps drawn No. of items indexed set - — _______ No. No. or cata- 256,306,118 of blind persons employed of Braille pages tran- scribed No, » Housekeeping Aides Assistants in - _______ Nursery No. of visits made No. of families aided Museum Activities No. (Month -o f - Vocational cataloged 3,269,496 5,075,685 * October 1937) - Total No. of classes ""No. of enrollees Literacy 708 renovated of articles .*■ Educatio n 3,473,472 517,945 of articles constructed or No. 257 1,146,913 40,635 of Braille maps made No,' provided Schools 60,191 57,883 70,907 logued Braille 75,597 __________ --- ____ Avocational -and leisure time Parent and homemaking - - ______ - No. of classes No. of enrollees No. of classes No. of enrollees No. of classes No. of enrollees No. of classes No. of enrollees 100,145 1,144,689 17,195 192,481 10,596 159,430 10,978 138,226 10,019 136,379 4-1646 9 - -■ Number Unit of Measurement Type Education (Month of October 1937) College level and or Amount (Cont'd) -No. of classes IIo, of enrollees 1,899 29,609 No. of classes No. of enrollees 1,555 27,249 No. of classes No. of enrollees 1,000 29,726 No. of classes No. of enrollees 20,259 271,308 Nursery schools No. of classes No. of enrollees 1,481 40,243 Other No. of classes Public affairs Workers — — — General adult correspondence- - ----------- — - — — - — — — — No. of enrollees 24,563 120,038 Recreation Community centers Community centers assisted operated - - - - - - - - Number 9,068 Number 6,220 Public -participation in recreational activities (week ending August 28, 1937 No. of participant hours recreation Social recreation ------- No, of participant hours No. of participant hours Cultural recreation No. of participant hours Therapautic recreation- Physical ------ - - - - - - - - 11,428,857 2,471,797 2,285,304 134,253 Miscellaneous Archaeological excavations ----- Gardening - - - - No. of articles found No. of gardens repair - -- Furniture repair -- -- - - - - - -------- pairs 588,683 of articles 716,179 No. of No. 21,521 5,987 Acres Shoe 207,348 4-1646 Technical Rote Accomplishment are In general, the complete entities in torn up construction of the road improvement shown only The been and laying sewer of road Of were built .as an not school. In the elimination of As building. school is reporting the are reported things has a been by more that 30,542 buildings an they For addition. improved were It should be noted to which use which work has on under additions put rather are example, auditorium auditorium and an as an careful attention has been given to the buildings, it is felt result, a of caused duplication was since the Similarly operation. constructed. were by type of building to which they a road which a highways, public buildings buildings, new than the as of repair shoulder work among other total of 42,820 11,106 a the the need for this the additions have been classified addition to report only those activities which example, 1,172 additions to existing buildings that 1937. improved. a these Physical of October 1, as is not included under sewer presupposes report shows completed. a For which includes project miles as intent has been to of Report W. P. A. Projects themselves. the result of as the Preliminary on on than the project operating one of count in is almost buildings single a entirely free of duplication. In the probable on of roads, case the 146,901 miles of roarS that which work has been to such mileage same situation some .previously or a new in the only sub-classifications under roads, ^rural secondary roads State a based In the case A was park outdoor recreation as was is less likelihood of assumed to be (other than type (i.e. buildings, the form. all parks Consequently, -in which work The number of new the road.s and streets Concerning the structural type. as highway, road, any The distinction between rural the definitions established or primary street and by the respective * "Parks" it of that which either did not exist one defined roads some * "an necessary to area set up set aside for and miscellaneous 3,636 new or a rather public use narrow as a grading." was Any def- place which had received such attention sidewalks, paths, water lines) the was was athletics) landscaping, seeding, planting, v There quite therefore and project Highway Departments. '•inition. this defined "Urban" on one road of lo' lf er a as than of the 43,870 miles of municipality. was more was include improvements reported duplicated. case thoroughfare which existed within the limits of under extent has been occurring since reported, performed It is somewhat different. situation is the as work other .than reported elsewhere improved parks reported of on does not include performed. landing fields reported is an understatement, since many of 4-1646 2 - the reports for this of work type - received too late to he included in the pre- were t liminary an should also he noted that if work airport, it official classified was In numerous instances the a or single activity not are distribution lines" consumer connections. consumer connections, were "Improved" two interdependent. units of measurements For example, the units of measurement There were, and others of course, landing field. new a as or more case shows these under "Water mains, which projects no consumer connections reported last cess to note that important rather than by type of accomplishment constructed comparison with The the parks. of type physical accomplishment by type of project. The work For which were "Roadside", projects will be were actually completed does not as an building entry under lend itself to of October 1, 1937. on approximately up to October report does not actually obtained be- and therefore have been excluded for inclusion in the final 85 - 90 percent summary. of the on The such present projects reported 1, 1937. cover accomplishment other Federal agencies under the Works ve.st amount of as It is expected that revised statements summary. •tabulation includes data This a be readily measured and because could not inadequately prepared secured in time having operated example, . specialized types of activity preliminary summarized regularly released. The tabulation tends to understate the total accomplishment project reports has been is included therefore, summary, information project is limited to . from this drainage, sub-divided into the while septic tanks, and ditch park improvement project a than under report t* of part as buildings rather some This is due to the year. and pools this time are figures of 228 "New" and 131 the plants, and "Other." It is as aqueducts solely to provide were laid but were Similarly pipe separately. in total only, previously reported "Mosquito", of sewage treatment figures included small the 1936 1937 report some for reported miles of line and number of are in which mains somewhat lower than those are fact that cause existing on an involved. In the a done was to meet the requirements of the Bureau of Air Commerce field which enabled it landing for It summary. Program. on the projects operated by It likewise does not include a similar work completed under the earlier programs of CWA and FERA.
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