Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-31
SOME WISE WORDS.
Advice of a Prominent Jurist to the
Young Men of America.
CAUSE OF FAILURE IN BUSINESS.
Brick Making One of the Most Important
Industries of Pittsburg.
PREPARING FOB THE HOLIDAY TRADE

Judge Braden, formerly on the Butler
county bench for many years, but now
citizen of Allegheny and a practitioner In
the local courts, in an interview yesterday
gave his views on the tendency of the specu-
lating spirit which is so marked a feature
of the American character. Among other
things he said: "In a long experience,
covering generation or more, I have known
but few instances where men succeeded by
departing from their regular lines of busi-
ness and embarking in speculative schemes.
1t is my observation that where one succeeds
hundred fail. There seems to be mania for
speculation among our young Americans whicn
regard as one of the most unfortunate traits
of our national character.
"As corrective of this evil I would advise
molders of public sentiment to impress upon
young men the necessity OF learning trades or
professions, and of sticking to them"
Last week was another period of enormous
railroad traffic. From every quarter is heard
the loud cry, "Give us more cars" while there
has not been single feeble appeal for lower
rates. The reports of earnings have furnished
ample proof that the traffic which the rail-
roads are now handling is beyond precedent.
1t seems as if all at once every influence had
coke and ore make the heaviest proportionate
draft on the equipment, and the movement of
all these has increased in an extraordinary de-
gree. and at the same time the active condition
of all manufacturing industries has furnished
more freight of this class. OF course, this
condition of affairs is the natural feature OF
heavy crops which in turn are pressing on the
railroads, and so satisfactory assurance is
given that the movement is not temporary, but
l., go snl1 fhn ufrfa mr.
spring
For the third week in October % roads report
an increase of I3x per cent, only three of them
showing losses. while the Northern Pacific has
the enormous increase of sll7,0S6 and the
Louisville, New Orleans and Texas almost so
per cent. On the whole, the reports average
better than ever before in any week.
Brick making is an important industry in and
around Pittsburg, where clay of the best quail
ity is abundant and fuel cheap. For year or
two some of the manufacturers have been
using natural gas and find it preferable to any
other fuel, being more economical, baking the
brick more evenly and giving them better
color. About so firms are engaged in the busi-
ness. Both fire and building brick are turned
out in large quantities. Three or four of the
largest kilns turn out from 80 600 to 10000 brick
day each-enough for an ordinary seven
roomeo mouse.
Inc oioest nrick "orhs r.. IN Ii1.spulE are snose
OF o. "l1nam Moore. iney were esssuiisneu nn ~
1000 Inree OF iour are IN course VI oons'i w
ton. among them one by J. ]. Howley, on his
Oakland Park property. This is intended to be
the largest brick plant In the city, having
capacity of 80 900 day, and it will contain all
the latest improvements in machinery for the
manufacture OF fire. building and paving
brick.
About dozen firms are engaged in the pro-
duction of fire brick and tile exclusively, the
oldest OF which is Kier Brothers, estaphsneo
in lS4s. Pittsburg brick OF all KINDS mas gooo
reputation Tor color, shape and durapllty, ana
finds ready market at home ana IN the sur
rounding country. Over 6ooOoOoO brick are
produced in Pittsburg annually
Eastern drygoods merchants agree tnat tnere
is considerable increase In the volume OF Dusl-
ness, and that the orders from Portland Ore,
to Portland, Me-, are larger than usual at this