Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-25
AN EAST END BOOM.
Real Estate Investors Beginning to
Turn Longing Eyes Toward
HAzELWOOD AND SQUIRREL HILL.
A Hint That Country Roads Should be Put
in Good Shape Before Winter.
MONEY MADE BY TRIMMING TREES

The real estate market continues to show q
broadening tendency. There has lately
sprung up quite movement in the direction
of Hazelwood and Squirrel Hill on account
of one and probably two electric roads
being an assured thing. This has caused a
brisk demand for large tracts of land for
subdivision, and the prospect for some i'm
portant deals in the near future is quite
rosy. This is one of the finest districts of
the city, and only requires rapid transit to
give it boom. Well located property there
can now be bought for about 81, 900 an acre.
The completion of electric communication will
certainly enhance values fve-fold over present
figures
The great loss to the business of the city and
county last winter byreason of bad roads should
not be forgotten. For weeks at a time farmers
were unable to move any of their products to
market This resulted in reduced supplies and
higher prices to consumers. Such state Of
affairs should not be allowed to exist in so rich
and populous a county as Allegheny. 1t is no
credit to it 70 have the reputation of possess
ing the worst roads in the State. Now that the
weather is becoming settled steps should be
taken at once to remedy this crying evil.
should be urged to the performance of their
duty. Farmers would expedite the work by
keeping up ceaseless agitation. 1t would be
shameful to allow next winter to find the roads
in no better condition than they were last
Keep agitating. The argument of the Arkan-
sas squatter, that when it was raining he
couldn't put a roof on his house and when it
was dry it didn't need it, appears hitherto to
have been the rule of the Allegheny county
authorities. 1t is time for it to give place to
practical ideas which will yield the required
results.
Beautiful as the suburbs of Pittsburg are in
their livery of rich, glossy green and garniture
of brighthued flowers, they could be made
much more beautiful by giving closer attention
to the trimming and training of trees and.
shrubbery. It IS great defect to see fine
tree or rare plant with broken limbs or
branches in the midst of fine lawn; but this is
so common in the East End as to attract very
little attention, and in most cases none at all,
To permit tree or shrub to grow up like Topsy
shows carelessness or want of taste. They
should be carefully watched and pruned of
every dead or unnecessary branch, and assume
such shapes as would enhance their appear
ance. A gentleman near Williamsburg offered
his place for sale last fall but couldn't get his
grounds which had been permitted to grow as
they liked. He had them neatly trimmed, and
the shrubbery properly arranged. This i'm
proved the appearance of the place so much
that in April he had no difficulty in selling it at
a handsome advance over the original price.
Foreign advices covering last week show that
the general aspect of the Continental iron
markets had undergone but little change, but
such as did occur was of a satisfactory charac-
ter. The following is a summary of the situa-
ton: In Germany, the current or business, re-
tarded somewhat by the Easter holidays, now
flows stronger than ever. The anticipated rise
in the prices of finished iron may now be said
to be in progress, for the South German syndi-
cate of rolled iron manufacturers has advanced
its rates by IS. ton. Belgian trade continues
brisk and the market is strong in tone, not
some slackness in the business in
joists. As manufacturers have plenty of orders
on their books for the present they can afford
to wait for the revival, which must assuredly
soon come. In France. continued progress is
being made toward re covery, but the revival
proceeds very slowly.
The following patents expired on the 2lst
inst. and the devices may now be used by any
one so disposed: Utilizing tin scrap, c. Hirsch-
berg; making pipe elbows, l. c. Goodale; rub
Der packing. 1. B. Harris; process of preserv-
ing iron, W. h. Sterling; rotary pudding fur
mace, ]. Davis; oscillating valve for hydraulic
cement, D. o. Saylor; welding brass or copper
to iron or steel, G. R. Meneely; belt shifter, W.
H H Sisum