Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-22
PITTSBURG'S DRIVES.
Good Thoroughfares All Around the
City for Riding or Driving.
TaE NEW CALIFORNIA AVENUE.
Our British Cousins Admit the Superiority
of American Mechanics.
A DECISION ON COMPETITION IN TRADE

upon Wnlcn fltIsDurR anu lIs enNlrOus
stand-walled in by hills and presenting a
maze of ridges and gullies. strangers, and
even citizens who have not taken personal
observations, are apt to conclude that there
are no good drives In and about the city.
This is great mistake. There are several
which will favorably compare with those of
any other thickly populated district in the
country.
Probably the most popular winter drive
is Forbes street. 1t is paved to Shady
Lane, and is smooth, with easy grades
This is the liveliest place in the city on clear
winter nights, and is scarcely less frequented
in summer. The most elegant equipages in
| the city may be seen on this elegant thorough
fare almost every evening.
Another popular drive is the Perrysville
| road. 1t is planked, and toll is charged. 1t is
losing its attraction however, from the fact
tnat for about three miles it is occupied by an
electric road. which scares horses and makes
riding or driving somewhat dangerous to mex
perienced horsemen and horsewomen.
The old Fourth street road, now known as
Center avenue, was once a popular resort for
owners of fine horses and gay equipages but it
is falling into dsuse on account of rapid settle
ment. Still, it has not altogether been given
up. 1t leads to the old Greensburg pike, by
wav OF Penn avenue, running out past wilkins
burg, and so on to Greensburg.
The favorite drive in the West End is the
New Brighton road. Starting at the head of
Fremont street. Allegheny, it passes through
both cemeteries and on down the Ohio river to
Sewickley, Bellevue, New Brighton and Beaver
Falls. 1t affords very fine river and land views.
Toll is still collected on this road, but the
franchise has recently been sold to a company
which proposes to construct an electric read to
Birmingham station.
A road that is very popular with upper Allie
gheny and Lawrenceville people is the Butler
pike. 1t is kept in good repair, but is con-
sidered too rough for fine rigs and blooded
horses.
The Brownsville pike is the popular thorough
fare on the Southside. 1t starts just above the
Smithheld street bridge. 1t is Stunned by
owners Of high-priced horses, but for ordinary
driving no fault can be found with it
California boulevard, now being opened, will
be one of the finest drives in either city. 1t is
continuation of the present California ave-
nue., and will extend out between the New
Brighton road and the Ohio river to Bellevue.
and possibly to Dixmont and Glcnfeld. 1t is
being built on almost a uniform grade, this
being accomplished by bridging the ravines It
is go feet wide. and there will be an electric
road oh either side, the driveway being in the
middle.
There are several other drives of less promi-
nence than those enumerated, but enough has
been said to demonstrate that Pittsburg is
amply provided with facilities for riding or
driving. These streets are, tor the most part,
thickly built up with fine residences, many of
them in the midst of large, handsomely i'm
proved grounds. Building sites along these
thoroughfares bring the maximum figure.
An fha Dali in,
quite a lengthy article recently admitted
Americas superior ingenuity and gave the
following explanations: I'VE in England hold
fast to the orthodox methods of working, and
do not allow the intellect sufficient develop
ment, our workmen working as mere machines,
doing the work set them and nothing more,
using the same antiquated tools as used by
their forefathers, and with the same methodical
precision.
I'm an English railway shop the same old
fashioned tools and appliances, with few ex-
ceptions, are used at the present day as were
used 30 years ago. A body-makers chest of
tools at the present time weighs 200 weight or
more. There is an old saying that there is
nothing new under the sum-" and this saying is
very applicable to a body-maker's tools,
THE American car BUILDERS tools consist of
small chest weighing not more than quarter
the weight of an Englishman's, but each tool
to him, and with this small chest of tools he is
able to perform the most intricate work with
which he may be brought in contact with
greater precision and dispatch.
Another cause why Americans surpass us in
ingenuity is that information is not withheld
from them. Papers of every description are
circulated and contributed to by employers and
employees on an equal footing This circulation
of technical papers is greatly appreciated, and
Oh s1
ness"
The writer states that this is no. so in En-
gland, that all suggestions on the part of the
workmen are treated with contempt, and pro-
ceeds:
American workmen receive announcement
and any suggestions made by them to their
superiors. as to the most economical ways of
working, are attentively listened to; if proved
to be as represented, the system is tried. and
the man receives the thanks of his employer.
and often pecuniary remuneration as well.
This system of general encouragement is one
of the reasons why the American manufacturer
is able to pay greater wages and still send his
commodities to the English markets cheaper
than we can produce them at home. One in
stance which occurred a short time ago at a
large iron works in the States fully illustrates
this. Competition was very keen, and the en-
ployers saw that 1t was impossible to obtain
work to keep all employed unless a reduction
of 20 per cent was made on the piece work
price.
"A meeting of the men was called to consider
what was best to be done. The matter was
talked over quietly, and time was given the
men to consider if they would accept the re-
duction; at the end of the time the men agreed
to accept 1t, providing certain alterations were
made in the machinery and methods of work.
ing as suggested by them; this was acceded to-
and the men went peaceably to their various
employments, with the result that at the
monthly pay each man had made cents more
on the 81, at the same time working at the re.
duction of 10 per cent"
A decision involving tar-reachinp conse.
quences as regards trade combinations has lust
been given in the First Court of Appeal, Lon
don. The question raised was the exceed
ingly delicate one-what constitutes competi- |
tion in trade within the law? The appellants
were the Mogul Steamship Company, Limited.
the respondents being McGregor Cow q Co.
Limited, and others. The action was brought |
originally by the steamship company to recover
exemplary damages from the defendants who. |
it was alleged, had formed a combination or i
"riug," in order to prevent the plaintiffs from |
obtaining cargoes in the ports of Yanetse- |
Kiang river for London. The Lord Chief Jus |
tice, who tried the case without Jury, held |
that the defendants were entitled to combine. |
by reduction of rates, to secure ali the shipping
trade of the river to themselves-in other |
words, that their attempt to create monopoly |
of the trade of the river was perfectly lawful |
This decision was appealed against, with the |
result that the judgment of the Lord Chief |
Justice was upheld by Lords Justices