Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-24
HOW TO SPREAD OUT.
Rapid Transit Intimately Associated
With the Growth of the City.
THE NEED OF A LIBERAL POLICY.
Stock and Oil Pits Good Places in Which to
Doze the Sultry Hours Away.
THE NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THE CITY

~ All that is needed to insure the rapid set
tlement OF the suburban districts is quick
and cheap transit. This has already been
largely introduced, but there is q great deal
of territory that has not been touched. It
is found on every side of the city, and offers
every advantage for residence purposes ex-
cept facilities for reaching 1t within reason
able time. These unoccupied acres are
badly needed in the market to facilitate the
growth of the city by lessening the pressure
upon the more thickly settled quarters.
Pittsburg is SO favorably situated for manu-
featuring enterprises and possesses SO many
advantages for the prosecution OF utilitarian
interests that in time dwelling almost any
where below Grant street will be hard to
find. With the knowledge that this will be
the condition before many years take their
flight it becomes a matter Of grave concern to
provide ample accommodations for the people
in the outlying districts SO as not to retard the
growth of the city by letting the impression get
abroad that she is unable to supply the demand
for houses or sites upon which to build.
This Is a matter that should interest the
wealthy steam and street railway companies.
They should look to the future IS well as the
present Judicious expenditures in the way OF
extensions or concessions to the reasonable
demands of their patrons. would increase their
business and lay the foundations for future
large profits. By extending their lines into
sparsely settled territory they would stimulate
building and plant the germ of a patronage
that would in short time become very yalua-
Bile. While this might not, and probably would
not pay at the time, it would in the long run;
md if eriv fha oio fha
venture the practical monopoly of traffic
which they had by wise forethought been the
means of developing. Quick and cheap transit
has done great deal for Pittsburg, but il is
destined to do still more to enlarge her area,
add to her attractions to outsiders and make
her q city Of homes.
Business News nnd Gossip.
workmen we're engaged yesterday placing
joists for the third floor of the Dalzell law
building. It is to be finished by October l.
The next important improvement on Fourth
avenue, between Smithfeld and Grant Streets
according to report, will be at Nos l64 and 166,
owned by Mr.. A. Israel, who will tear down the
present buildings and erect in their stead an
eightstory business block, work on which will
probably begin next week.
The sales of lots at North Jeanette on Sat
urday. by Baxter, Thompson & Co., aggregated
SIS 900.
The old Pine Run mine. at Coal Valley.
formerly worked by the O'Neills, but which has
been idle for the past three years. will. it is
said, be leased and operated by Mr. Edward
Stokes OF that place
The syndicate operating at Parnassus will
soon apply for charter under which to lay out
and build up the proposed town. Surveyors
were stalking out lots yesterday.
Twenty-three mortgages were dangling on the
Recorders file yesterday. The largest was for
S. 900 and the smallest for $500 Six were for
purchase money.
1t was given out yesterday on good authority
that the work of changing the motive power on
the Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester street
railway lines will begin this week and be vigor.
ously pushed.
Henry Clews says: THE money market re-
mains active at full rates. and although rolief
is sure to come after July ]. yet the prolonga-
tion of high rates beyond the time anticipated
disturbs confidence" and adds: at Is almost
impossible to ipteligently forecast the outcome
of the present situation of the silver question"
There is talk Of a large plant in the East
End for turning out vitrified brick for paving
purposes. The adoption by many Of the sur
rounding cities and towns of brick for pave
ments has given quite an impulse TO this in
dustry.
Nf,v.ment. In Real Essote