Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-10
BIG DEAL In REALTY.
A Fine Allegheny Residence Bought
by a Prominent Merchant.
RAPID TRANSIT DOING GOOD WORK.
A Philadelphia Gentleman Falls in Love
With Pittsburg Suburbs,
SQUIRREL hill AND OAKLAND IN LUCK

Squirrel Hill and Oakland. it is now GER
tain, will before long enjoy the luxury of
rapid transit. Those wanting to establish
homes in either place should hurry up the
cakes before the inevitable boom takes effect.
The most important transaction in real
estate in Allegheny for a long time-au-
thentically reported-was closed up yester-
day by Samuel W. Black & Co. r. Il.
Boggs, of Boggs & Buhl, purchased the
residence property 1876 North avenue. lot ITO
by 170, with large two-story brick build
ing, for which he paid $65, 900 cash. The
lot is about twice the size of the one adjoin-
ing, which was sold by Mr.. Boggs month
or so ago.
An Allegheny gentleman who lives near
said the old building would probably be
torn down and much finer one erected. Con-
sidering the location the price paid is thought
to be quite reasonable.
Fragment of a conversation on a railroad
day:
First speaker-WeIl, how are you getting
along with ySur real estate speculation
Second speaker-Very well. The ground
cost us $40 900, and we have already sold about
$4,000 worth of lots.
do not know to what he referred. Later on
he added: 81 could have bought the Hampton
place for So. 900 few months ago."
As often remarked. there is a great deal
more doing in real estate than appears upon
the surface.
All that is needed to develop the beautiful
country around Pittsburg is rapid transit, and
that want bids fair soon to be supplied in the
fullest measure. The assurance of one or more
electric roads down the Sewickley Valley has
given quite boom to property in that dis
trict, and their construction will double or
treble the demand.
Land SO delightfully."- situated, and SO conven-
lent to the city, will not long lie fallow. Rapid
transit would soon place it on a par with the
best sections of the East End.
Mr.. Charles Holt, prominent business man
of Philadelphia, was visiting friends in the
East End last week On the Fourth he was
driven to the city by way OF Oakland. He was
charmed by the country, and said it was the
most beautiful of any he had seen in America
or Europe.
This is high, but not undeserved. recon-
mendation. The suburbs of Pittsburg, from
whatever direction viewed, will bear compari-
and come out ahead every time.
This being true, it is nc wonder they are rap
idly filling up with good class of people.
The Chicago Farmers RerieU estimates the
probable winter wheat crop of 1889 at 3l3, 3l3 900
bushels and the yield of rye at Is, 900 bush
els. the largest crop since 1884 The pork crop
is said. also, to be unusually large. There is no
danger, therefore, of a scarcity of hog and
hominy.
from the asylum and is making public his
theories to account for the alleged increase of
storms and floods in these latter years. He
says there are more than 5000 locomotives in
use in North America, and that the vapor from
these sent out into the atmosphere each week
will measure more than so, ,000, ,000, 600 cubic
yards, which must be returned as ram. or 7,000.-
900, 900 cubic yards day-quite enough to pro-
duce rainfall every "a hours.
Other non-condensing steam engines add
eight times as much more. SO that the total
mass of vapor discharged into the atmosphere
must be each week more than 40 600 600 900 cubic
yards. As aresult Of this state of affairs he
predicts that the American race will finally be
drowned out but he neglects to fix a date for
that awful cataclysm.'
The sale of A lots at Marion station in one
week is an event of sufficient importance to at
tract wide attention. At this rate all the lots
for sale there will soon be closed out. Marion
possesses special advantages for workingmen,
being closely connected with Pittsbrrg, Brad
dock and McKeesport.
That they appreciate the opportunity which
it offers of acquiring homes at a moderate
cost the rapid sale of lots sufficiently testifes.