Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-28
A BOW OF PROMISE
Hangs Over the Business World, En-
couraging the Hustlers.
WORK ON CALIFORNIA AVENUE.
Cincinnati and Cleveland Ideas Used in
Beautifying Herron Hill.
WILKINS HALL A THING OF MEMORY

local business affairs this week, but the
volume of trade was large for the season,
and prices were we'll sustained. Evidences
of an unusually large iall movement con-
tinue to multiply. The failures in Phila-
delphia and Richmond had no perceptible
effect here. Local securities were fairly
active and strong, La Noria and Philadel-
phia Gas leading, the former with sales on
Change of $3.50 shares and the latter of
2,767. The total sales of stocks during the
week were 1000, not counting Office ana
street transactions. Realty was rather quiet
in respect of sales, but the inquiry, princi-
pally for small houses and building lots, was
large and earnest. The number of deeds re-
corded was 23o, involving s4O6, ,472. The
business in mortgages showed an improve
ment over that of the previous week, the
number placed and settled being 179, repre-
senting s359, ,056. The largest was for s40,-
000 Petroleum was spasmodic and bullish
at times, going above the dollar line and
tenaciously holding the advance. 1t. was
dominated by bearish influences at the close.
The West End boulevard, or California ave-
nue., is being pushed through Bellvue as fast as
rapid progress on that section Of the road. 1t
will not only be public thoroughfare, but an
electric road as WE'LL tracks being placed on
both sides and a drive in the middle, and it
will be paved with block stones or asphaltum.
1t is already drawing the attention of investors
to the district through which it passes. and land
is on the jump. One large and several small
tracts changed hands last week at the rate of
5000 an acre.
Braddock has entirely recovered from the
depression caused by the big strike. Banker
Kelly says the financial condition of the bor-
ough is first class deposits are large and busi-
ness active and improving. A large number of
handsome dwelling houses are going up be-
tween the old town and Copeland, which is ILL
ing up very fast with good class of people.
wilkins Hall, the site of which is occupied
by the magnificent building of the Fidelity
Title and Trust Company was one of the most
famous landmarks of the city. It was built
about l648 by Hon. William Wilkins, who
owned large amount of property In and
around Pittsburg. Its first occupant, an East
ern man. kept the finest restaurant ever opened
in the city, before or since. In 1851 the first
two floors were rented to the city and occupied
by Mayor Guthrie and other municipal officers
who remained there until Municipal Hall was
ready for occupancy. After that it was used
for various purposes. 1t was razed three or
four years ago by Captain Vandegrift, who
intended to build on the site, but for some rea-
son he changed his mind and sold the property
to the Fidelity Title and Trust Company. The
old building was the scene of many stirring
and memorable events in abolition times and
during the war, when it echoed the voices of
many of the great orators who moved the peo-
nile in
Heron Hill promises to become in a very
short time one of the most populous residence
districts in the city. The demand for building
lots there is something extraordinary. The
lots are all large, averaging an acre or more in
extent and the building lines are uniform.
The streets will be paved with asphalt and the
sidewalks will be constructed on the Cleveland
plan-very vide, with plenty of shade trees and
to make the place resemble, SO far as possible
the famous Walnut Hills back of Cincinnati.
Heron Hill is the highest point of gronnd in
the city, and the views from the summit of
hills. valleys and river are magnificent
The summer dullness made itself felt In the
building trade last week. reducing the number
Of permits TO 40 against 81 the week before.
The lull is only temporary, and will be followed
in short time by a season of greater activity
than any yet experienced. The estimated cost
Of the 40 buildings is ss6,544. The largest per-
nit was taken out by Joseph II. Finch e. Co.
for seven brick fve-stery houses to cost s23 500
The Exchange National Bank took out per-
nit for an additional story to its present build
ing 1t will cost sIl, ,4s4
<se
There is nothing like adapting means to ends, |
no matter what the business may be. 1t is |
puzzle to some people how railroad conductors |
can remember people from whom they have col |
ected tickets or received fares, In explana-
ton one of them said yesterday: 'It is our |
business to remember, and if we were to make |
many breaks our heads would soon come OFF. |
Most people manifest annoyance If spoken to |
oftener than once My plan differs from those |
Of other conductors. but find that it works |
very well. don't look at the face of person |
so much as to the clothing, or some article of |
iewelry or ornament. Do you see that woman |
over there with huge pin in her collar? When |
collected her fare looked at that and when |
went through the car again at once recog- |
1ized it and knew she had paid. There is some |
hing peculiar in the apparel of almost every |
person, and this serves me as guide in collect
ng fares If depended entirely upon faces, I |
would make mess of it and probably lose my
place in a week."
The number of buildings in course of con-
'truction in the Williamsburg district is l25. |
All Of them will be completed this season.
This means an:addition of over 600 to the pop
llation. Roads have been cut through the
woods at the upper part of Edgewood, and
round broken for two fine residences. The
iemand for building sites there is greater than
he supply.
Every man should think well Of the business
n which he is engaged and endeavor to exaIt it
IS much as In him lies. but sometimes this
audable endeavor is carried to an extreme, as
n the case of an East End man who announces
hat he is prepared to remove redundant grass
n the most artistic style" He plies q lawn
mower.
Here is an item that will interest the Pitts
,urg coal kings 1t is excerpted from the
Knoxville. Tenn, Journal: "The Tennessee
M Ohio Railroad, better known as the Rogers
lille road, will be extended to Big Stone Gan.
"a, at once. This indicates that it will become
part of the East Tennessee system, and is but
mother step toward making the East Tennes-
ee to the south what the Pennsylvania is to
he North-the carrier of Goals for the million.
he distance from Rogersville to Big Stone
Tap is about As miles. and the extension will
ost much less per mile than any of the roads
ow building in Southwest Virginia toward the
oveted iron and coal fields"