Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17
STILL MARCHING ON.
A Fabrication Against Pittsburg
Worked for All 1t is Worth.
NO TRUTH In THE STATEMENT.
Manufacturing Sites 0btainable in Good
Localities at Low Rates.
THE NEWS AND GOSSIP OF TIE CITY

The advantages of Pittsburg as manu-.
deed, they are so manifest and important as
to attract attention in Europe as well az
throughout the U nited States. Her railway
system is so complete as to render the dis
tribution of her products to any part of the
country easy and cheap, and her waterways
three magnificent rivers-complete her
lines of communication with the South and
West. Inexhaustible stores of coal and
abundance of natural gas afford a constant
supply of fuel for all of her varied industries
at rates rendering competition next to impos-
sible.
To offset these advantages an attempt has been
made to show that all the good manufacturing
sites have been taken up. This story was
started about year ago, and is still going the
rounds 1t appeared in a Baltimore trade pub
lication this week. 1t was promptly contra
dicted at the time. for bolder falsehood was
never perpetrated. There is large extent Of
ground in and about the city admirably adapted
to all kinds Of manufacturing purposes. with
coal and gas in abundance. and having the ad-
vantages of both rail and river transportation.
These ftes vary in size SO as to suit all require
ments, and range in price from $500 to 81, 900 an
acre-surely not an extrayagant figure, when
the superiority Of the location is considered.
Ihose VINO are contemplating removal TO
Pittsburg to engage in any legitimate industry
should not be deferred by fear of inability to
secure land in any quantity desired and at
o reasonable price, Correspondence with any
Of our real estate brokers will secure full and
favorable information on this point.
Business News and GOSSIP.
Wall street is trembling over the prospect of
tight money. Banks are manipulating.
Twenty-eight mortgages were recorded yes
terday. The largest was for $4,000
An East End renius claims To have discov.
ered a nrocess for coIorino glass nv i'm mersino
n in a soution of various ingredients Hesays
the color TINS 51ed is permanent'
Tba scaIpers coptinua IN be thu pri,cin.l
hrv.rs ~ ou C,r,sida demand ,s .oar,ni,
wor,,, ,na,,Ion,r,
81, .h = ,-., 4,
stocks prows worse instead Of bpttpr. Manv
local investors are risking their money in New
York and Chicago.
A iportpase expert SAYS tbste Ia oonsiderabie
money seeking investment in giit.edged city
property at a big fraction less than per cent.
A national bank has been authorized At
Gitsfdyijie, pa,
naabittai Itit eitissaB viii bAys his fsausst
only sbs who ID interested in the aattst ks ts.
fsts 60,
Mud an suburban Fssds ia az had az sys. IA
IL hub deem in many piasss.
There il quiet moyemaA in watsr street.
property which may cause considerable talk
before the month is out
Leading real estate brokers saw that wbiie
business Is ouiet thew sss netbibg diseoufsging
in the situation. Occasional iuIls give both
sellers and buyers time to think and plan,
According TO the figures of the Controller of
the Currency, the national bank repositories
hold s24 7e5 Os5 Goyernment denosits
There are more big deals in real estse on the
string than at any previous time in the history
of Plttsburg, Some of them will rise to the
surface very soon.
Two rows of 100 houses each, erected by one
man, would be a novelty in in Pittsburg.
Stranger things have happened.
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Movements in Renl Estate.
The fs.tpres n, tba ,s.l e,t.ta m.res, v.s.
terday were a brisk 1pouiry for Suburban.
building lots and talk about dlckers in the
souirrel Hill district. The following transao.
,,dus war. ,anor.ad. '"s ""N'A0'
KeIIy a Rogers sold fo,J q Me,nor IN Isaac
Reese !, brick house and lot 25xI46. on Penn
avenue. near B eatty. for IS. 500. They also sold
for Samuel Kelly OF. O. Vangorder a bouse
and lot 80xII0. on Station street. for SO 900
w. A Heron a Sons sold a lot 44x1sO. s,tu.
ated in the Twentieth ward, near Neville
street, for 81, 900 cash.
Black A Baird sold TO John ]. Baumann
property on Washington avenue, in the Maple
plan. with lot 25xl47 feet, for s2soO. John
Quinn was the purchaser.
w, M. Hager q Co. and g. ]. Fleming a Co.
report the sale of lot No. 2 In the Aspinwall
plan, corner Freeport and Western avenues.
size 78xl2O, for 81, 500. g. w. Betteridge was
the purchaser.
Hamnett d Meredith sold lot No. 1863, plan
No. q wilkins estate, Williamsburg, to John 8.
Todd for $3.50.
Reed b. Coyle d Co. sold to Dan W. Williams
lots Nos. lsS and 1S9 In the Marion Place plan
of lots. being b5xl85 feet, more or less for $3.50
Allies A Bailey sold for Mrs. Annie y. Carlton
n frame dwelling of six rooms, lot 2Oxg5 feet
on Commerce street. noar Canton street, TO the
Pennsylvania Tube Works for o.. 200 cash.
Baltensporper a Williams sold for John prim.