Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-15
NUTS HOT AND COLD.
Some Say It's One Thing or the Other
Others Say It's Neither,
BUT TIE FACT STILL REMAINS,
That Property Between Fifth and Sixth
Avenues is Wanted.
ARE ROADS BuRYING THE HATCHETs


as to who struck Mr.. Patterson is waning in
this city since the controversy began rela-
tive to the attempted purchase of property
between Fifth and Seventh avenues, north
of Cherry alley. The facts seem to be that
the following properties have been pur-
chased: Oak alley church and lot, SIS, 900;
Hogan's property at $52, 900; George john
ston bought the Patrick heirs property on
the corner of Seventh avenue and Charry
alley for $4,000, in the name of Lang &
Sheppard. Hogan's property has been
bought for So, 900, and the seller Is said to
have learned that he might have had SIC, 600
for it had he known everything, but
that the sale was still profitable to
the late owner. In addition, Drs.
Ramsay, McKelvey and DAILY have all had
offers for their properties. An offer has also
been made for the Mead, Mrs. Moorheads, s,
the q. P. Church and the Walters property,
that of the Splane heirs and that of the
African Methodist Church Society, back of
the Duquesne Hotel, 100 feet square, with
II small houses. For this property, the in
come from which is appropriated to the
payment of colored preachers salaries,
trade, was offered in the shape of E. B. Ma
hoods property on Center avenue, for which
SSS, 900 was paid at the last recorded sale.
The trustees of the church property were
told, it is said, they could have S5O, 900 from
another party, so the trade was not made.
The property now yields s., 900 year net.
DOUBTS ON ALL SIDES.
Said one man who was discussing the
matter with some others on Fourth avenue:
"I don't see why, if the Pennsylvania Rail-
road is in the deal, Heron & Sons were not
given charge of negotiations" Said an
other: ''The order came direct from Phila-
delphia, and Superintendent Pitcairn had
nothing to do with it, which suppose is
the reason Heron & Sons did not get shy
at it," Another person who is supposed to
know a good deal about the workings OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad said there were good
reasons to believe that the Pennsylvania
Railroad was not buying any Sixth avenue
or Cherry alley property from Seventh ave-
nue. down to Sixth, or any property on Fifth
and Smithfeld street. Some of his reasons
are that the Pennsylvania Railroad does not
do business in the haphaEard way that the
purchasing of any property on any OF the
streets named is being done; that
property was offered to the Penn
sylvania Company in that section
but short time ago at low rates and moth
ing could be done. The company did not
care to buv, and some of the same property
was offered to Pennsylvania Railroad OFF,
cials high in authority as an investment,
at much less price than some OF the prop
erty has been reported as being sold for,
holding out to them the idea of speculation,
and no sales could be made. It seems to be
nothing but speculative move-something
such as Diamond street and widening Cherry
alley from Seventh avenue to Sixth ave-
nue., with view of enhancing the property
along Cherry alley, as the Pennsylvania
Pa; nil mt dannf On Savanth ave-
nue. in the near future.
w. A. Heron & Sons, who have been
known for a long time to represent the |
Pennsylyania Railroad in most all land |
deals, were seen in regard to the Pennsylva-
mia Railroad reported purchase, and while |
they would say nothing they rather laughed |
at the idea of the Pennsvlvania Railroad |
purchasing the property named or presum- |
ing that the company would hire two or |
three agents, which would mean that the |
company was using competition against it !
SELF The road could get to Fifth avenue |
much nearer and at half the cost than to 60 |
down Cherry alley.
DIVERTING SUSPICION.
In another quarter it was said that the |
reason assigned for repudiating the idea
that the Pennsylvania Railroad would en-
ploy a number of agents to do the work was
that would first suggest itself TO the officials
Of the company was that it would be best to
put the matter into the hands of number
Of agents so as to divert suspicion.
One man said the aim of the Pennsyl-
Vania Railroad was to get as near the center
Of business as possible in order to get the
local custom back that had been taken away
by the cable cars, which he said amounted
10 $500, 900 yeas.
To this DR., Ram NJ replies that the P. r.
r. had never shown any special desire to
get into the heart of the business center, as
it might have done so years ago. He secuted
The idea that it was depot that was wanted,
and this led to pretty general discussion,
he concensus of opinion being that rail-
way combination was on foot, and that if
he P. r. r. once got to the Monongahela |
liver on stills it would be small matter
to get down to crossing at
.rade. It was said that the only hitch was
hat railway corporations did not possess the
light of eminent domain at terminal points,
md Councils could only control streets, so
corporations in such cases must buy right of
way. Said one who refused to be named:
''The object is to get across the river, and
he company will get across.
ANOTHER ROAD NEEDED.
'sThe Panhandle Railway bridge is no
onger sufficient to accommodate the traffic.
nd there must be another. Railway COM
,anies sometimes fight each other, in order
o throw dust in the eyes of the people, but
hey understand each other and work to-
ether most of the time. The Pennsylvania
Sailroad has already secured the right to
un to the exposition, and it has enough
'ower in the management of that institu-
ion to appropriate it in time. If this move ]
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