Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-25
PRAISE, NOT BLAME,
Due to Pittsburg Capitalists for What
They Have Done to
SUPPLY THE PEOPLE WITH HOMES.
Danger Of Moving Into Houses Before the
Walls Are Thoroughly Dry.
LEGAL DECISIONS AFFECTING REALTY

In all that The DISPATCH has said in
the way of urging Pittsburg capitalists to
invest more money in buildings, as good
investment on their part, and as the best
means Of increasing the population of the
city, and, therefore, its wealth and import
ance, care has been taken to permit no re-
mark which could be construed into a Gen.
sure of those who thought differently. Cap
Italists should be allowed the largest free
dom of choice in their investments, as they
must necessarily run all the risks. 1t is
admitted on all sides that scarcity Of
houses is the only serious obstacle to a
rapid growth of the city. The supply is al
together inadequate to the demand. This is
conclusive proof that if there were more of
them they could be sold or rented to advant-
age; and in calling the attention of capt.
talists to this matter it has not been with a
view to censuring them for Indifference to
the interests of the city, but to point out
great public want and suggest remedy for
1t: and there is good reason for believing
that the effort in this behalf has been pro-
ductive Of good results.
of men. The most of them have made their
money here, and, naturally, it may be supposed,
they have warm feeling for the grand old city,
where all of their interests are centered, and
are not only willing, but anxious, to do all in
their power to advance its interests, material
or otherwise. To accuse them of purely mer-
cenary motives in the use of their money would
be doing them an injustice for which no excuse
could be found. During the past few years,
and notably within the present year, they have
invested large amounts in buildings, and hav-
ing broken the ice, as it were, it is reasonable
to suppose that they will, year by year, enlarge
their operations in this direction, until Pitts
burg, equally with Philadelphia, can Justly
claim the honorable title of City of Homes
1t cannot be repeated too often that there is
danger in moving into a newly constructed
house too soon after its completion. There is
danger in the dampness of the walls founda-
uons, ceilings and timbers Not long ago a
couple. just married, moved into a house, Just
from the builders hands, in Glenwood. In a
few weeks the young wife was laid up with in
fammatory rheumatism, and soon died. The
husband was prostrated by the same disease,
from which he is still great sufferer. Let the
house become thoroughly dry before it is occu-
pied. The process of drying is rather slow, but
may be hastened by artificial means. In any
case, however. the building should become
thoroughly dry before occupied. The authori-
ties of B asel Switzerland. have prohibited the
occupancy of building until four weeks after
its completion-a safe rule to follow.
The Oregon Supreme Court recently decided
that deed to real property could not be in
validated by parol evidence showing that there
was no consideration for its execution, when it
contained recital that consideration had
been received by the grantor. According to the
Alabama Supreme Court in a late decision the
settled rule is that deed will not be pro-
nounced void for uncertainty of description, if
by the aid of parol evidence of extrinsic facts
the land intended to be conveyed can be 10.
Gated.
Opposition to the Sugar Trust is springng up
in many parts of the country, and the desire to
be freed from its exactions is becoming quite
general. More than $500, 900 worth of material
has been sent to Kansas within short time
The State promises to produce several times
over the total quantity of its sorghum sugar
crop for lSSs, and is likely before the season is
over to invest over Sl,UOOOOO in machinery.
Texas has already contracted for several hun
dred thousand dollars worth of new sugar ma
chinery; Louisiana will put up over 81 100000
worth, and Florida proposes to largely increase
her manufacturing capacity.
Sugar pays this year several millions to the
iron manufacturing industries of the country,
with the promise of an immense increase in ex-
penditures of the same nature next year. These
seem to be two American industries mutually
beneficial to each other.
A Hartford lady tells this true relation con-
cerning her ancestor. who was direct descend
ant of John Eliot, the great missionary and
scholar. The lady lived in New Haven, and
had occasion to send to Boston for a number of
kegs of nails, New Haven at that time (about
176S not producing these necessaries. In due
time the kegs arrived, and. on opening them it
was discovered that one was filled with Spanish
dollars The family wrote to the Boston mer-
chant telling him that one of the kegs held
something more valuable than nails. He re-
piled that he had bought them for nails, and
his responsibility Herewith ended.
Well, they were kept among the family treas
ures for many years untouched and unclaimed
until the death of the head of the house, who
in her will. ordered that they be melted and
cast into a communion service for the New
Haven church, which was done, and it is still
In use.