Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-01
CAN'T GO WITHOUT GAS.
Futile Negotiations for the COraOpOlis Nov.
city Works Building-The Borough Still
In for

Futile Negotiations for the COraOpOlis Nov.
city Works BuiIding-The Borough Still
In for IL.
For some days it has been reported that
the village of Coraopolis might have a fac
tory after all. in fact some people said it had
already been secured, but vast amount Of
leg work was lost yesterday in the attempt
to get the matter down definitely. It ap-
pears, however, that the sbortive attempt of
two wears ago will some time yield results.
The solution NAV also be that of several law
shits trembling on the verge at present. 1t
was said that Martin Joyce would break the
spell.
A couple of years ago some of the people
of Coraop0lis clubbed together and bought
several acres of ground from Mrs. Ritter,
and donsted il to a man on condition that
he establish novelty works. the ground
was partially drained, and brick building
erected, and the Pittsburg and Lake
Erie Railway Company put a switch
into the the grounds. So far,
good, but last fall the Sheriff visited the
place, and took the machinery in charge at
the suit OF the furnishers. Next the build
ing and ground were alsD sold by the Sheriff,
Lately the administrators Of the Ritter
estate asked for the money tor the ground
purchased by the Coraopolis Board of
Trade, on the strength of subscriptions
One of the board, Mr.. Samuel Marshall,
stated that he was willing to bleed himself,
but wanted his partners to share in the
phlebotomy. Some subscribers held that
they had only promised payment on condi-
tion of mill being put into operation, and
the bad blood necessary to breed an expen-
sive lawsuit was rapidly forming. There
was no recourse, as the deed had been made
to the mill owner, and the Sheriff had made
it over by the sale to the terre tenant The
report of sale to Mr.. Joyce seemed to show
an open vista to peaceful settlement
Mr.. Joyce was found last night, and he
demolished the story at one sitting. He
said he had some notion of buying the prop
ertv, but that he. could not make arrange
ments to get gas from any Of the companies
operating in that section. They had none
to spare, and it seems he did not think steel
manufacture would pay without that kind
of fuel, and it seems he hasn't faith enough
in the future to develop a gas field and
trust to the village to take the surplus of his
hands.
This ends another dream, but the prop
erty may vet be utilized for some purpose.
1t is said a cable manufacturing company
might have occupied it at one time, could
it have been rented cheaply. The Bellevue
Company has been furnishing gas to the
borough, while it is thought possible that
it may have some underneath 1t. 1t has
been suggested that CoraOpOlitans bore
we'll for themselves and it they get gas start
the works themselves. If they fail to get
gas in paying quantity, they might get an
unfailing supply of pure water from
source the proposed new cemetery drainage
would not contaminate. As manufacturers
now look at it, supply of gas must be as
sured or development must wait until
natural gas is exhausted and people fall
back upon coal.