Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-17
LARGE ENTERPRISES.
The Opening Of an Extensive Cotton
Seed Oil Factory.
A BIG SILICA BRICK MANDATORY
Ten Acres on the sOuthside to be Devoted
10 a Huge Brick lard.
s. s. MARYIE's s25,OOO STABLE PLANS

There are some big movements taking
place among the industries of Pittsburg.
One of the most important of them is the
new cotton seed oil factory of Armstrong 8
McKelvey, on River avenue, Allegheny.
This week the factory, which cost upward
of $50 to build, and like sum to equip
with machinery and other necessary ap-
purtenances, was opened and the plant set
in motion. This firm intends to make other
Improvements which will make them very
able, indeed the only competitors of the
White Lead Trust in this part Of the State.
With the new machinery, and splendid
facilities the firm have, it will take over
two car loads of cotton seed to keep it going
every day. No other factory in the State,
or possibly in the Eastern part of the coun-
try, can handle so much cotton seed and
turn out as much oil.
The building is very handsome and sub
stantlal one. There are ample storage
apartments, as well as manufacturing
rooms. The whole place is conveniently
arranged so that the work can be done with
quickness and dispatch. The opening of
the factory will necessitate the employment
of several hundred men and boys.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT ENTERPRISE.
Another extension of works is HARRISON
q Walker, between Twenty-third and Twen-
ty-fourth streets, silica brick manufactur-
ers. 1t IS the intention of this firm to build
very extensive warehouse, and to erect u
number of additional iilica brick kiln
furnaces. They will also build large tiled
foor compartments, which will be heated by
natural gas; and large cold floor to cool
the brick down previous to being put into
the furnaces.
The warehouse will be very large and
very high building. The hot and cold
floors will be one story. The contract has
been awarded to Messrs. Rose & Fisher,
Diamond street. Allegheny. The lumber
which will be used in the erection of these
buildings will possibly exceed in quantity
any used in this city for years. There is
Keen contest among the various lumber men
to obtain the order
A soUTHsIDE DEAL.
There is piece of land opposite the Key
stone Brewing Company, Southside, which
IS ten acres in extent The ground was sold
this week to nine prominent men, among
OOhSAs HSosEs' OIOLeS, meyer, " OL8uD,
Bargefeld. Doughtit and others. A COM
pany has been formed to lay the place out
for the manufacture of bricks. There will
be number of buildings and an Office
erected. An arrangement has been made
with the Pittsburg. Virginia and Charleston
to lay their tracks right into the brick yard.
The company will be incorporated under a
charter.
1t is predicted by those who know that
there will be greater output of building
bricks in this yard than in any other SINH
lar yard around this part of the country.
The process by which these bricks will be
made is not divulged, but it is stated that it
will be different than is generally followed.
The process is patented by the company.
s. s. Marvin, of bread lame, is to beautify
the lower end of Pittsburg with an excep-
tionally fine stable. The estimated cost is
S25, 900. The stable will contain accommo-
dations for 75 horses. 1t will be the largest
and best equipped in Pittsburg.