Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-14
A NEW ENTERPRISE.
Clay and Sawdust to Furnish Pitts
burg's Building Material.
SCHEME BACKED BY BIG MONEY.
A Panic in Petroleum Which Knocked the
Props From Under the Market.
TEXAS WORKS UP A REAL ESTATE BOOM

Among the new and important enterprises
which will be launched here in a short time
is the Terra Gotta Lumber Company, capi-
tai 500, 900, which has just applied for a
charter. The object in view is to manu-
facture what is called terra Gotta lumber
out of clay and sawdust, to be used for build
ing and fireproofng. 1t makes strong. dura-
BILE material, and can be cut and sawed as easily
as other lumber. 1t is said to combine the best
qualities of brick and ordinary terra Gotta.
The company will not build works of its own,
but will arrange to have the manufacturing
done by one or more of the large brickyards In
the suburbs. The process is well covered by
patents. Although this kind of building ma
terial is extensively manufactured both East
and West, especially in Chicago, whose hun
dreds of houses have been built of it within the
past few months, it is entirely new in Pitts
burg w. d. Henry is President Of the COM
pany. The enterprise is backed by a number
of prominent citizens, who think they see mill
ions in it."
Prof. W. ]. McGhee of the Government
Geological Survey, thinks that the petroleum
of the future will De found on the western
slope of the Appalachian mountains, running
from Southern Pennsylvania through West
see into Southern Alabama. This is very
broad belt and in the future will, he thinks,
yield enormous quantities of petroleum. There
are other isolated areas west of the Missouri
river in the Rocky Mountains which promise
well, though they are much smaller.
The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company Is put
ting the finishing touches to handsome build
ing on Broadway, East Liberty stock yards,
which will be utilized for Offices. Superin-
tendent A1ierton will occupy the second floor.
These and other improvements there 60 to
show that the talk about removing the stock
yards to Wallis station has very small founda-
tion of fact.
Pittsburg fruit dealers will receive Florida
oranges this year in a new kind Of box. The
head, instead of being solid, has skeleton
frame and is covered with veneer. These boxes
are four pounds lighter than the old style solid
head, are more easy to handle. and no more ex-
pensive. There will be a considerable saving
of wood over the old style box,!which will be of
economic value
Guthrie, town started in Oklahoma since
that Territory was opened up to settlers some
three or four months ago, now contains $1,000
inhabitants, banks. newspapers. 81 lumber
yards and hundreds of stores. This is good
illustration of American energy and enterprise.
A Pittsburg gentleman who returned from
visit to Texas a short time ago says real estate
interests in that State SO far as his observation
went are manifesting a remarkable degree OF
activity, and give promise of great results.
This boom is not confined to the cities and
towns, but affects the country districts also,
where many handsome farm houses have been
lately finished or are in course of construction.
He thinks Texas is destined to achieve great
distinction as an agricultural and manufactur-
ing State, coal and iron being abundant in
many parts.
According to the estimates of an agricultural
journal the beef supply of the United States
has increased 100 per cent during the past Is
years; in 1860 there were Is 900. 900 cattle, in
1880, 100000. in 1855. 100000. But:this has
not lessened the cost of meat to the consumer.
On the contrary, cattle ralsers and butchers
seem to proceed on the theory of the greater
the supply the higher the price should be in
the home markets. American beef brings more
in Pittsburg than in London.
Lafayette, Ind. was on Monday supplied with
natural gas for cooking purposes for the first
time. The gas is piped from Kempton, nearly
40 miles distant, and distributed through the 46
miles of pipe in the city. The schedule Of rates
has been fixed by the Common Council, and is
so per cent advance over the price charged at
under the trust plan. The plant
cost about S400, QUO in round numbers, and sales
of stock have been made already at l30.