The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-09-27
ONE HUNDRED YEARS.
THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY GEN.
TENNIAL.
Celebration of the One Hundredth
Anniversary of the Foundation
of Allegheny Ccanty, Penn.

The centennial anniversary OF Allegheny
county, Pennsylvania. was celebrated with
elaborate and appropriate ceremonies on the
24th, 18th and 2Gth OF September The cities
of Pittsburg and Allegheny were decorated
profusely. Excursions on oil tho railroa is
leading to the city brought thousands Of
visitors from tho surrounding country.
The first days ceremonies consisted Of the
formal dedication Of the new Court House
n magnificent granite building recently flu
ished mt a cost exceeding two million dollars
reading Of brief history of the county,
and mas '-mceting of citizsns at tho Court
hoGse, and n pIra lc OF the polio, and fire
departments
The second days program included the
grand civic parad, over the principal streets
of Pittsburgh and Allegheny.
The third diy's exercises consisted of the
military parale under oili ,ial orders of Ma
jor General Hnrtrauft
Allegheny county was formed from por-
tions OF Westmorcllnd and Washington
counties, on September q. l7ss. In 1890 IL
had population Of TO- 800, 1900, 1j.Os7; 1910.
23,3l7; 1s2i, 34g3l; 1880, 5o,jj2; 1910, 81, ,23j
1850, l3s, s,29J, 1860, l1s, s3l; 1870, 20! .2Oi {:
1850, $50, ,SGJ. Pittsburgh was incorporated
rs borough in 1904 with less than 900 in,
habitants. Pittsburgh now hasa population,
as estimated by the Bureau Of Health, Of
$1,000; Allegheny, 1900; the boroughs 7j,>
600; tho townships, i23, 900, mixing the total
population of the county. $4,000.
The rapid industrial development Of Allie.
ghsny county arrests the attention Of the
world. There nre ~ blast furnaces in Pitts
burg and five in the vicinity Thcs', with
30 iron and % steel mills, form the leading
industries Some idea Of ths enormous in.
crease in capacity Of thes, mills is t. be had
from tho fact that, since July /, lssj the
steel furnace capacity in II iron aud steel
mills has increased | ,lGi tons a diy, or 3i9,-
300 tons year Thirty.ivo iron mills in
Pittsburg, exclusive Of steel and rail mills,
have capacity Of $780, coo tons year. The
capital invested is slS,OOO,0JO, Employment
is given 1900 mon. The value Of the roll
ing mills annual product is estimated at
$50, G,OO0,O 900, and the amount paid yearly to en-
ployes ia them, Sl3,OOOOO0. Estimates of 1881
show tho amount invested in blast furnace,
then was s., 24O, 900, in manufacturing, s22,
900 and in steel az, ,Ooo, 600, making tots
investment of $50 24O,OOJ. The value Of til,
Bessemer steel made in Pittsburg in 1887, in
cluding rails, is estimated at 81, 1000, 5000.
Glass manufacture, in importance, rank
next TO iron. There are now - window glas
factories, nine bottle factories, fou,
farcy blown ware, sixteen table ware, sever
chimney, and one exclusively mould war,
factory, making total Of SO glass factories
These factories employ about 1900 men. The
amount invested is about $5,7J0,00j and the
.oluc'v. ,Lv-7an..u.i P'oipct approximate:
over s92, 100000.
Taxable real estate in the county is assess
ell at s2l3, ,6s9, ,3i5, and occupations are value,
at sS3, $50, ,357. The value of farm product
in 1857 was 100000.