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Construction Humming Along in Rockingham, Aug. 29, 1922

Business Hums In Old Rockingham. . . Leaksville-Spray-Draper Busy With Much Building

By Spray Arrow

Over $250,000 in contracts for public buildings and new homes for business concerns has been awarded in Leaksville township in the first six months of 1922. In addition to this, a big among of home building is going forward at a rate never before equaled, say old residents.

The decline in prices of building material and the abundance of labor have aided in starting the building sentiment. It is proving a great boon to the community for through the wages of the workmen, money is thrown into circulation, and trade is brisk. Another aid to better business conditions has been the water and sewer installation in Leaksville, for much of the money paid to the laborers has been used for purchasing supplies.

The greatest single building contract let was by the C.C. & W.M. Company to the Leaksville Lumber Company for the erection of a number of houses in all three towns. The contract totaled nearly $100,000. The houses with a total of 250 rooms are nearing completion.

The building of the school at Draper is another big job. Excavation is almost complete and it is thought certain that the contractor will not further delay, for he is penalized for every day after Dec. 1 in which the school is incomplete.

The school at New Leaksville, a $25,000 job by J.M. Hopper Construction Company, is a bit further advanced in that the concrete foundations have been poured, and further work waits only on arrival of brick.

One of the imposing new buildings is the home of the Twin-City Grocery Company on Boone road. The building of three stories is complete on the exterior, and work is being pushed to finish the whole job at an early date.

The garage of the Leaksville Motor Co., in process of erection on Henry street, Leaksville, is being pushed to completion. The Leaksville Lumber Company is in charge of the work.

On Washington street, Leaksville, ground has been leveled and space prepared for the magnificent new home of the recently created Leaksville Bank & Trust Co. This building of two stories will be the home office of the concern that has a branch on the Boulevard at Spray.

In Spray on Morgan street near the site of the Carolina Club House, destroyed by fire a few years ago, a handsome brick and reinforced concrete structure is being built for the millinery and retail store of Mrs. A.S. Hopper. The building will soon be completed.

One thing is hindering rapid execution of the work. That is the shortage of brick, due to the unprecedented demand. The local yard of J.M. Hopper has been unable to meet the demand, and the strike of the railroad shopmen has made shipments slow and uncertain.

The building of a big city seems well on its way, and contractors and business men look forward to a steady rush in the building business.

One very original and substantial house is worthy of special mention. J.M. Hopper Construction Company is erecting the $10,000 residence of J.W. Norman on Hamilton street. This residence is being made of the very best possible material. Mr. Norman states that he doesn’t expect the cost of upkeep for any year to exceed one per cent of the total cost of erection, and this of course is extraordinary.

From the front page of The Reidsville Review, Aug. 29, 1922

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