Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-06
ONE OF THE FINEST.
Work on Highland Park Pushed
Promptly and Vigorously.
A BEAUTIFUL BREATHING SPOT.
Real Estate Cranks Who Have Original
Schemes for Making Money.
AN INTERESTING LEAF FROM HISTORY

The work of improving Highland Park, it
seems, is to be pushed promptly and vigor-
ously, with a promise OF fine picturesque
effects, coincident with the completion of
the Duquesne traction road next summer or
fall. The landscape gardener is busy with
his part OF the work. He took out wagon
load of trees Yesterday. 1t is the intention
to convert the old reservoir into miniature
lake, with boats, fancy water fowl, ETC., for
the delectation of pleasure seekers. There
is a splendid drive around the main reser-
voir, which is to be concreted. From this
drive fine view is obtained of a wide ex-
panse of country and of the winding Ale
gheny.
The park, with contemplated additions,
will embrace 16O to 200 acres, and during
the warm season will, no doubt, be a favorite
resort for people from all parts of the East
End as we'll as the city proper. Several fine
stone residences will be erected in the imme-
date vicinity during the spring and summer.
One of them will be fitted up for summer
hotel.
Some very necessary improvements are
about completed on Duquesne Heights, in the
nature of substantial steps and good board
walk Quite demand for building lots has
sprung up III this locality within the past few
months and building will be on large scale
the coming season.
Curious scenes are occasionally witnessed in
the real estate Offices Yesterday a we'll
dressed. flne-looking, middle-aged man entered
a Fourth avenue office and called for the pro-
prietor. as he SAID he had something big
hand, and would talk to else.
To all appearances he was as bright and sharp
as anybody. The proprietor, thinking he had
4 valuable customer. took him into his private
Office to hear what he had to say. The gentle
man drew from his pockets bundle of MAPS
plans and other papers, and said he wanted to
buy an acre lot on DuQuesne Heights as site
for a ten-story business block. This wild
scheme satisfied the proprietor at once that his
visitor was weak in the upper story. He had
hrooded over real estate SO much that his
mind had become unbalanced.
The same agent is annoyed almost every day
by uwo or three persons who are known to have
neither money nor prospects coming in and
making inquiry TO the condition of the mar
ket, prices, etc, and suggesting how fortunes
can be made this way and that They have
seen and heard so much about real estate in
the last year or two that they have "lost their
heads"
A ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Visitor-My
poor man, how did you come to be in here?
Prisoner-For selling fraudulent goods, and
thereby getting money under false pretenses.
VisItor-I hope you will become an honest
man mere, and be good citizen when you are
released. What are you employed at by the
State?
Prisoner-Making warranted solid leather
soles for boots and shoes out of pasteboard.
Pittsburg is rapidly increasing in population.
A gentleman connected with local directory
thinks the issue for this year will contain at
least 20,0OO additional names. The increase is
further shown in the demand for dwellings
being greater than the supply notwithstanding
great activity in building. This is guarantee
of the stability of values of real estate.