Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-31
is IT A GoBBLE?
Some People Think the p. g. W. Ry. Co. is
After Public Land-Appropriating the
Old Exposition Site.

Some People Think the p. & w. Ry. Co. Il
After Public Land-ApproDriating the
Old Exposition Site.
In conversation with gentleman yester-
day it was incidentally developed that some
people in Allegheny City were watch
ing the operations OF the Pittsburg
and Western Railway Company, and
in connection several members ol
Councils of the Northside, who were sup.
posed TO be acquiescent, said there are sew
eral acres of the ground once occupied by
the old Exposition that are either owned
by the city of Allegheny or the State, or by
both, that are quietly being appropriated
by the Pittsburg and Western Railway
Company. 1t is also said the ground is not
included in the Smoky Island tract secured
by Moorhead and others some years ago.
The property in question is said to front on
South avenue, above Grant avenue
The people who were discussing the matter
refused to allow their names to be used, but
they said F. Malsch, OF No. 260 Rebecca
street, Allegheny, knew all'about the mat
ter and would probably tell what he knew,
and further that several Allegheny Coun-
cilmen were cognizant of the alleged incipi-
ent gobble. but were acting as though they
either thought it matter Of no consequences
or for causes best known to themselves were
keeping quiet.
Armed with this statement reporter
started on a voyage of almost infinite posi-
bilities, but so far as last nights explana-
tions extended it proved to be only one OF
the impossibilities, save the assurance by
several people, who felt quite confident that
they knew, that the major premise which
constitutes the preface was true.
The residence of Mr.. Malsch was trst WIS.,
tied, but he was not at home.
A call was next made on Mr.. James
Hunter, President of Allegheny Common
Council. Mr.. Hunter said he knew moth
ing of the matter further than that Moor
head, Magee and others had gotten por-
tion of Smoky Island on patent, and there
had been a lawsuit in which they came out
the upper dogs, or words 10 that effect Mr..
Hunter stated that S. II. Geyer or w. b.
Rodgers would be regular encyclopedias on
the subject, and their residences were
visited.
At Mr.. Geyer's residence lady stated
that Mr.. Geyer was sick and could not talk
to newspaper man in his Mr.. Geyers)
debilitated condition.
At Mr.. Rodgers residence it was learned
tudt u4Es IsOuScEs was duIOau ohu NAAs'
Rodgers did not know where he was or when
he would come home, and by this time the
night was too far spent to permit procrasti-
nation, and as no other names were sug-
gested that would be likely to be of use the
search was given over for the time being.
In this connection it is pertinent to re-
mark that when the Arbuckle negotiation
for the purchase of race track on the terri
tory in question was in progress, some two
years ago, it was charged that the move
ment, while ostensibly for the purpose of
securing q race track, was in reality in the
interest of the Pittsburg and Western Rail-
way. This was strenuously denied at the
time, and since then it has not been agi-
tated, but there are people who still put
this Interpretation on the negotiation.
Should it be shown that either Allegheny
City or the State has 500, 900 interest in
the matter, it is worth some scrutiny.