Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-26
A WESTERN ALTOONA
Is What the Pennsylvania Railroad
Co. Expects to Make Of
THE PRETTY VILLAGE OF WALLS.
Formation Of New and Important Suburb
That is TO Sometime
BIZ A PART OF THE COMING pITTsBuRG

transfer OF tne emu OF lIs fltssOur2 division,
from its present location at Twenty-eighth
street to Walls station, IA miles east Of the
city. All east and west bound freight will
then be distributed at Walls, instead Of at
Twenty-eighth street, Us at present.
The change means the transfer Of the COM
pany's roundhouses and freight houses to
Walls, as we'll as the creation Of good
sized little village there, in place Of the few
scattering houses which now 90 under the
name Of Walls station. Walls station will
then become the Altoona of the West.
Superintendent Pitcairn, of the Pittsburg
division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, was
asked yesterday in reference to the pro-
posed change and the Improvements which
it would necessitate in the vicinity of the
new location.
"The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has had this transfsf under consideration for
MANY years." he said. SIN 1873 about 600
acres were purchased near Walls for the
purpose of locating q freight yard there,
where the interchange of all freight traffic
between the East and the West might be
made, and where repair shops and freight
sheds might be erected. 1t is proposed to
make Walls the distributing point between
the Pennsylvania Railroad and its Western
connections. The construction Of circular
roundhouse for car affairs, which is under
stood to be the largest of its kind in the
country, has already been completed near
the present Walls station. The erection of
other roundhouses for the Western lines is
also intended.
THE FUTURE ROUTE.
when these Improvements have been
completed the traffic over the Panhandle
route will run over the Pittsburg, Virginia
and Charleston Railroad to Brinton. From
Brinton to Walls four tracks are now being
graded and completed. The bridge known
SIS the High Connecting bridge between the
Fort Wayne and Panhandle routes is also
nearing completion, so that all the through
traffic which now goes through Pittsburg
will be taken over the Pittsburg, Virginia
and Charleston route by way Of Brinton to
Walls station"
The course OF the Turtle creek stream,
which formerly followed the line of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, has been diverted
to the east to facilitate these Improvements,
and now runs alongside the new line of the
railroad, which is to be used almost ex-
clusively for the company's passenger
service. 1t is intended to move the present
Walls station to point on the creek directly
opposite the new location of the ompany's
freight yards.
The new site for the future little village
is beautiful in its picturesqueness, and one
of the healthiest localities in Western Penn
sylvania. High bluffs, SO steep that goat
could with difficulty climb to the top, rise
to the eastward, and just at the base of the
bluffs are 125 acres of level stretch reaching
lown to Turtle creek. The circuitous |
of the stream can be seen from the |
,ew town for many miles to the north and |
'outh. The Walls Improvement Company |
las purchased the besutiiul stretch Of 125 |
lcres, which is the only available land ad- |
accent to the new works of the Pennsylvania |
Railroad Company. The Improvement
Company has already laid out several |
lundred beautiful house lots, and |
las just begun the grading of |
he streets and the building of |
and other Improvements. The |
company intends to have these house lots |
'eady for sale by July 80. after which date
hey will have representative constantly |
m the ground for the purpose OF furnishing |
III data relating to sales, etc., to intend
ng purchasers. On several of the streets |
low opened the lots are level and smooth, |
nd admirably adapted for business pur- |
'oses. On other streets the ground is ele-
'ated and rolling, and the lots command
Tide outlook over the lovely valley OF Tur-
lie Greek. More beautiful sites for homes
al hA f0r
)ne mile west of Walls are the three towns
f Braddock, Brinton and Wilmerding, so
lose together that they seem to be one
OWN.
SOME OF THE FACILITIES,
In the shops and buildings of the COM
any there are arrangements In progress
Dr. the use of natural gas, water and electric
ghting. An electric railroad connects the
hree towns of Braddock, Brinton and
Vilmerdlng, and can easily and cheaply be
xtended to Walls. The shops of the West
nghouse Air Brake Company are located
q Wilmerding, and the Standard Gable Com
any has its establishment at Brinton,
'hese three towns and Walls, all within a
adius OF one mile, would seem to mark the
1ture location of a large city.
Across the creek, and just opposite the
Dts OF the Improvement Company, hand
ome passenger and freight station will
,cate the new station of Walls, and the
link with the opposite side
f the creek will be made by trestle bridge.
From Wilmerding to Walls, the Turtle
reek Valley Water Company proposes to
uild an extension of its water mains, while
he Philadelphia Gas Company has two
lrge gas mains in the immediate vicinity.
With the location of the Pennsylvania
H. G., zf /
alls, Braddock, Brinton and Wilmerding,
% ployment for nigh on to 10, 900 men. The
'ur towns will, in fact, almost make city
shops. The location of the Pennsylva-
ia Railroad works at Walls will necessarily
AXE this group of four towns future rail-
,ad center, while their immense industrial
must naturally attract other
and tend to build up live
community.
The practice of manua acturers, railroads
1d other lines Of business to remove their
orks outside of large cities is increasing at
rapid rate. 1t offers advantages to both
Ie workmen and the capitalists which are
,t to be had in crowded communities.
yalls has the advantages of beautiful
country, and easy and quick
,cess to the city of Pittsburg. It offers to
,ople cheap homes, plenty Of good healthy I
,untry air, with just sufficient amount I
social Intercourse to drive away all feel
g of isolation.
A REGULAR ALTOONA.
Beside the Pennsylvania Railroad build
gs, the Panhandle and Fort Wayne shops. !
hich are also to be built there, will make
e town Of Walls the greatest railroad diyi-
On in the State west OF Altoona, Connec-
DDS can be easily made with the Baltimore O
i'd Ohio, Pittsburg and Lake Erie, and the
urtle Greek Valley railroads. The Murrys-
lie natural gas fields, from which the new c
wn is supplied with natural gas, are but
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