Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-09
RUSHED 1T THROUGH.
Quick Work in Arranging for a Six
Story Stone Front Building.
PITTSBURG Is BOUND TO LEAD.
Two of the Local Stock Leaders Find a
Still Lower Level of Values.
THE NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THE CITY

An interesting incident connected with
the recent fire on Liberty street came to the
surface yesterday. It Is a good illustration
of what can be done under pressure.
Mr.. W. C. Stewart, representative OF Mrs
Mary Eva Stewart his wife, owner OF the
building occupied by Mr.. Harris, did not
hear of the fire until he reached his office
at o'clock next morning. When informed
OF the fact he started on a tour of explora-
tion to see for himself how matters stood.
After viewing the ruins few minutes, he
made up mis- mind that the only thing for
him to do was to erect 4 new building at
once. He accordingly made bee line for
Architect Steen's Office told him what he
wanted, and within an hour of the time o.
learning of the fire had decided upon plan
and made arrangements for slX-story stone
front, irOn-beamed building, to occupy the site
of the one destroyed. and expects to have it
ready for occupancy by the old tenants by
June j.
Tenants have little to fear from fires so far
as loss of time is concerned, when landlords
are SO prompt TO rebuild.
Pfttsburg Bound to Lead.
The supply of natural gas has not given out,
and some appliance for the economic use of
mills. But whether this be so or not, Pittsburg
is in no danger of being displaced from her po-
sition as the leading manufacturing city in
America. a prominent business man, in dis
cussion on this subject yesterday, SAID: We
have got down at last TO \ close study of meth
DDS for producing cheaply, and even if we have
to use coal, our mill men are now able to more
than hold their own against competition. We
have made wonderful advances in economics
III the last few years, but we have not reached
the limit. The expense of turning out finished
iron Viii be still further reduced. We have eX-
peuence, money and enterprise-everything
necessary to minimize the cost OF our products
and keep Us in the lead. Pittsburg's position
as the manufacturing center of the new world
is secure, gas or no gas"
Oak is the Caper.
A prominent furniture dealer said yesterday:
"O4k is the popular wood for furniture and
will probably not be superseded by any other
until, from its scarcity, its price advances
bevond the limit of medlum-price furniture
Walnut will never lose its prestige. but its
scarcity will forever bar it from Cheap
furniture. Cheap stained goods are not in as
active demand as they were two years ago,
natural woods taking the preference"
Business News and Gossip.
Business operations were quite generally
4 ' I
People living on California avenue talk con-
faentlv of rapid transit by next Fourth of
july There will be considerable building in
that locality next spring.
Some of PlttsburC's enterprisirg real estate
men might make big stroke by buying the
Sandwich Islands and cutting them up into
building lots. They are for sale.
Modern buildings will soon take the places
OF those recently DESTROYED by fire on Liberty
l.
two of them.
Yesterday was a cold day in Williamsburg.
Cooking had to be done almost entirely with
wood.
in building sites, at Middlesboro, hy-
-. ya,es5laoreland agr1culturist was in the
CITY Eeeleruas lying TO exchange his farm
ior city property. He received very little en-
Couragement.
Several business men on Fifth avenue near
Soho, are taking up the N-ia- ,1aHa-1,a,+ =;
stones.
Ar. Reuben Miller was yesterday elected
Vice President of the Bank of Pittsburg. He
Is i weli-known business man and is one of the
rTm Of Miller, Metcalf Parker. He has been
for years director of the bank.
Andrew Caster sold 81. 600 ST Louis. Vandalia
and Terra Haute unguaranteed IS at lO71%
The Pennsylvania Railroad reports that the
quantity of coal and coke originating on and
carried over its lines east of PittsburC and
ETle. for Ihe week ending November % was
SSl 40 tons, of which Dos 100 tons were coal and
lU6 80 tons coke.
II was sta.ed yesterday that Hon. James G.
Blame lad refused $500 an acre for his coal land
near Elizabeth.