Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-04
Wondered Progress.

The continued and increasing prosperity
Of the glass city of Jeannette, on the main
line of the Pennsylvania Railroad, almost
near enough to be suburb of Pittsburg, Is
q matter OF wonder and interest to every OBJ
server. A year ago, when the town was
started on a tract of 200 acres purchased Tor
that purpose, no one could foresee or place
limit on the wonderful forces and capital
that would be employed in developing the
resources and advantages of that then quiet
rural district.
The first site has become too small for The
towns growth and contiguous lands have
been recently purchased by the Western
Land and Improvement Company, upon
which they are daily enlarging their orig
inal plans. On the east and south and
north the lines have been moved out, taking
in all the available territory-not at the old
price, but at largely increased figures
Even section of country, known now as
East Jeanette, has realized the Importance
of its nearness to Jeanette, has awakened
from its slumbers and has secured the loca-
tion of a nice little glass plant that will be
in operation in the early fall. On the
southeastern portion of the town, on the
company's lands, will soon be erected
large plant to manufacture steel and iron
into finished shapes, while on the west
second large stack pointing heayenward in
dicates the early completion of the second
immense tank of the four that were COM
prised in the original plan of the Chambers
& Mckee Glass Company. We had ex-
pected certain halt in Improvements
during the time the factories were closed
for summer vacation, but the reverse is the
case; the restless energy Of the population
would not permit the train of improvement
to halt for the reopening of the fall fires. but
kept steadily ahead making preparations Tor
the most vigorous campaign in the history
of any town in the whole country.
Scores of houses are being erected In
every quarter The liberality of the West
ern Land and I'm provement Company urged
the movement of those with small means by
loaning them money on favorable terms and
by building large additional number of
houses for the accommodation of the largely
increased number required to start the new
tank furnace.
Although not certainty, it is highly
probable that in the early future a manu-
featuring plant Of no mean proportions will
he erected on late purchase of land lying
upon the extension northward of Third and
Fourth streets.
The Westmoreland Water Company are
now laying system OF water works through
out the town to supply bountifully all who
want it with the best mountain water.
Plans are being prepared for churches and
a large and commodious school building.
There is an active movement in real estate,
and a steady upward movement in values
that is gratifying to holders of property.
Just as this is being written the grading
OF Third street North is being completed,
and a number of new lots are ready for
market at low prices and easy terms, that
leave large margins of profit for the future
market.
The actual working of the great tank
during the two months just preceding the
banking of fires for summer has demon
strated beyond doubt the success of that
method of making glass in this country, and
many new men and their families are NOV
ing in, to be ready for the fall fires
Prosperity appears everywhere in the
town, and at its present rate of increase in
population another year will see the town
with population OF not less than 5000.
All communications in regard to lots
should be addressed to M. j. Alexander,
General Manager. Jeanette, Penna.