Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-28
II IS A GREAT CITY.
MEN WHO KNOW SPEAK OF PITTsBuRGs
PROSPERITY.

Philadelphia Soon TO be Lett In the kear Dy
the Gas City-Strangers Surprised mt IT'S
Remarkable Growth aud Evidence of
Wealth.
Few are better acquainted with the re-
sources of city than railroad men. They
travel a great deal, and by comparison with
other cities know where their own is weak
and strong. and how it could be improved.
The suggestion to appoint a Citizens Com
mittee to work in conjunction with the
Chamber of Commerce for the purpose OF
booming Pittsburg was submitted to some
local railroad men yesterday for their
opinions. The majority seem to think that
PIttsburg has grown wonderfully, and
little improvement could be made in the
present methods of pushing her to the front
rank.
General Manager J. V. Patton, of the
Pittsburg and Western road, was encount-
cred on the street. He still wore broad
smile over the gift of silver tea set pre-
sented TO him by the employees of the Baltl-
more and Ohio road as a mark OF their
esteem. "Oh, pshaw," ne said when the
subject was broached, "what is the matter
with Pittsburg? The rate of growth is re-
markable, and everybody has as much busi-
ness as they can handle. There is no neces-
sitv TO advertise this city outside of the
regular trade channels. Pittsburg itself is
its best drawing card"
A PRESSING NEED.
Major J. B. Washington, Secretary of the
Pittsburg and Connellsville road, said;
"What this city needs more than anything
now to add 10 its prominence, is better roads.
Our grades are too heavy and should be cut
down, but it could not be done without
great expense, and il would leave some of
the property high and dry above the
thoroue hfares. 1 don't see that the city
could grow much faster than it is. Houses
are being built all over the suburbs as fast
as the mechanics here can put them up.
What more can be expected? The railroads
are worked to their full capacity, and there
isn't line of business that is not full of
orders.
when came to Pittsburg, Is years ago,
thought it was the most disagreeable place
had ever seen. The change that has taken
place in that time is remarkable. Ere
quently in walking the streets 1 look at the
fine buildings and try to recall what occu-
pied the sites before them. The old land
marks are disappearing. The growth has
been rapid, but normal, and 1t is a constant
development that il lasting"
Division Passenger Agent E. D. Smith,
of the Baltimore and Ohio road, said: "Why |
appoint a Citizens Committee? 1 don't |
know of a city in America that has de- |
veloped as rapidly in the last five years as
Pittsburg. MY business takes me around |
the country great DEAL and haven't seen |
a seaboard or inland town that will compare |
with it
STRANGERS ARE SURPRISED. |
"a short time ago was showing party |
Of railroad men the new Court House. One |
Of them had not been here for six years, and
be couldn't realize that Pittsburg was the |
sans city. Indeed it was not. We have
the fastest cable roads in the country, and the
publ and private Improvements have been
wonderful and magnificent. The future of
this city is as bright as any in the land. 1t
isn't necessary to boom Pittsburg with
brass bands and palaces of various kinds,
as they have done in st. Paul and Mime
POLLS, or in other Western cities. It is
growing all the time, and the outside world
knows it. Ever since natural gas was dis
covered Pittsburg has enjoyed boom. and
it is still booming, Let the good work 60
,n."
Division Freight Agent Galleger, of the
B. & @ road. said: what would helm both
and Allegheny the most. at
present is to unite the two cities. See what
population one city would have, and that
S what people look at. I have often
thought how much the old American Asso-
,iatior baseball club helped Columbus in
The days when the national game was ad-
nired. The business men of that city real
zed it, and contributed toward the support
If the club. That is onlya simple thing,
however, and would not apply at present.
It only shows that we should take advan-
age Of everything that will advertise q
,ity."
WE BEAT THEM ALL.
Colonel Culyer, of New York, the land
cape gardener, who has been here for sew
.ral days looking over Schenley Park with
view TO improving it, was surprised at the
uburban development of Pittsburg. He
aid he had never been in a city where the
fforts to reach out were so marked. He
Ilso stated what is admitted by many, that
oittsburg is blessed with fine systems of |
apid transit, and that our street cars get
'ver the ground faster than any he had seen
anywhere.
William Witherow, manager of the Du-
uesne Hotel, said: 81 am in favor of any,
hing that will boom Pittsburg. 1t is true
hat the country at large doesn't know what
We have here. Guests at the hotel fire.
uently tell me that they are amazed at the
ctivity to be seen in this city. The other
lay Boston man told me that Pittsburg
las a better future than any other city in
he country. He had invested in real estate
q indianapolis and was nipped, but he
las unbounded faith in the Gas City. He
ven went so far as to say that the time was
DON coming when Pittsburg would leave
in the rear even if the latter
ity is on the seaboard.
Now, look at Pittsburg and what it
oes. Is there another city in the country
hat produces like it? Ali the products are
old and the money comes back. The city
rich in consequence. The coal, coke.
lass and iron industries are out OF sight
ompare this city with Cincinnati and
leVeand, .or instance. Do they have the
esources to fall back on that we have? 6
.nyone that knows will have to admit they ,
ave not am IN favor of citizens COM :
lIttee or anything else that will add to the ,,
lory and Improvement OF Pittsburg."
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