Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-03
STILL MARCHING ON.
Cumulative Evidence That Pittsburg
is Far From Being Finished.
SQUIRREL HILL AND OAKLAND.
Important Improvements and Additions
Under Way at Edgewood.
A BIG BOOST FOR LITTLE JEANNETTE

Edgewood, one Of the handsomest of the
East End suburbs, is keeping step with the
march of improvement. Mr.. Deeds will
soon begin the erection of a handsome resi-
dence on the lot formerly owned by Mr.. Sums.
Mr. Theodore Anschutz has made arrange
ments for repairing and enlarging his old
homestead, and for putting up new house
on the same lot. Mr.. McAfee's dwelling is
we'll under way; and it is understood that
Mr. Mckay has let the contract for two fine
residences on his large lot near the railroad
station. And last, but not least, Mr.. Herman
Westinghouse is making extensive improve
ments to his fine property. On the upper side
of the railroad number of handsome build
ings are In various stages of completion. All
will be finished this season.
The new town of Jeanette, near Green's
burg, is rapidly coming to the front as popu-
lous industrial center. Its Importance and
prospects have been greatly improved by the
recent purchase by ii. Sellers Mckee OF three
large tracts of land adjoining the town, upon
which he intends to build 400 houses. A large
iron plant and extensive brick works are
talked of.
The American Water Works and Guarantee
in Pittsburg, has purchased the immense water
works plant located at Little Rock, Ark. The
plant was operated and owned by local COM
pany and cost the purch asers $500, 900. The COM
pany has also purchased the plant of James
town. N. Y, for s40O, 900. and now owns and
operates sl2 600 900 worth of water works plants,
in the United States.
The chartering of two companies to intro
duce rapid Stransit into the Squirrel Hill dis
trict is making real estate a lively article out
there Inquiries for building sites were nu.
merous yesterday, and several deals were set
on foot some of which will develop into sales.
This activity. from the same cause, is reflected
in the Oakland district where there is large
and increasing demand for houses and lots and
sales frequent. The evidences Of the growth
that no one has any longer the hardihood to
say that Pittsburg is finished.
The tallest chimney in this country is the
new stack of the Clark Thread Company. at
Kearney, near Newark, N. ]. 1t is a circular
shaft 1856 feet high and 2s11 feet in diameter at
the base. This chimney cost $500 and con-
tains ], ,697 200 bricks. 1t was finished in Sep
tember last. but its supremacy among Ameri-
can chimneys will be brief. for one is now being
erected for the Fall River Iron Works Compa-
W,
high and 30 feet in diameter at the base. The
great Townsend stack at Glasgow. the tallest
in the world. is 454 feet high and 80 feet in d.
ameter at the base.
The National Bank of Commerce of Pittsburg
has contracted with the Detroit Safe Company,
of Detroit, Mich, for the construction of
burglar-proof vault to cost $4,000. 1t will be
finished by the time the new bank building is
ready for occupancy.
Thirty-one mortgages were recorded yester-
day. The largest was for $4,000 One was for
$4,000 one for S6, 900 and IA for 81, 600 and up
ward A large proportion of these were for
purchase money, and all home capital. With
all the business the demand for mortgages is
largely unsatisfied. mortgages wanted is a
familiar legend to habitues of Fourth avenue.
There is no better security in the present state
of the real estate market.
The value of the new buildings erected
within the city limits of Cleveland during the
past two years, including business blocks,
hotels, residences, etc, reaches the handsome
sum of s., AS, S2S. PIttsburg has done as well
or better in the same time. Building Is on
larger scale here this season than in any other
city west of the Aleghenies, with. possibly. the
exception of Chicago.
A mechire has recently been perfected that
is warranted to make at half spaed L, 900 nails
a minute, or three tons per diNm. The in
ventor is a New Englander, and the eprocess is
said to be Of the simplest description Ex-
haustive tests proved entirely satisfactory
This invention promises to revolutionize the
trade.
The Great Bear River Canal in Utah and
do h0 0yriIl fiya
projects in America, for which 100000 has
been provided. Besides a tunnel LOO feet in
length, it will be necessary to remove 10000
cubic feet of solid rock. The canal will irrigate
2O0,0OO acres in Salt Lake Valley ant 100000
acres on Bear river. The reservoir n N the