Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-28
A PUBLIC MEETING TO BE CALLED
To Enlist Citizens in the Work of Letting
the Whole World Know Who
and What We Are.
VIEWS OF PROMINENT PITTSBURGERS.
Some Bold That the City is Growing Fast Enough
Without Help

be is now happily on the road to recovery.
The enforced idleness was very irksome to
His Honor, but what he lacked in physical
exercise he made up in mental activity. As
result of his musings the Mayor has ar
rived at the conclusion that Pittsburg is too
retiring, that her excessive modesty has pre-
vented her from obtaining that recognition
from the citizens OF the United States to
which she is entitled by virtue of her rank,
wealth and beauty. This fact has been
recognized before, but His Honor has
furthermore determined that this evil must
and shall be remeded.
As soon as the Mayor is able to be about
he will endeavor to enlist the interest of the
prominent business men OF Pittsburg, and
will call public meeting for the purpose
OF organizing a committee of representative
citizens to act in conjunction with the
Chamber of Commerce in bringing to the
notice, not only of the country, but OF the
world, the wonderful resources and remark
able productions of the great city at The
headwaters of the Ohio. His Honor has
not considered details but profoundly be-
lieves, ana wishes to impress that belief
upon his fellow-cItizens, that some methods
should be adopted to give Pittsburg the
prominence it deserves.
TIME TO GET ACQUAINTED.
His Honor, in speaking of the matter,
saiC: 81 do not think that the many unique
advantages of Pittsburg are realized to any
degree by the world at large. Many
strangers come here and are profoundly i'm
pressed by what they see, but what they
consider most remarkable is that the city
has not advertised its many exclusive feat
ures to the people of other cities. If Pitts
burg had the enterprise of the State of Cali
fornia in advertising its glories of climate
and scenery, its natural advantages and its
products, we should take a much higher
rank among the municipalities of civilized
nations than that we now occupy. 1t is for
such a purDose that 1 have the formation of
a commmittee of citizens whose duty it shall
be to bring before the world its advantages.
There is probably not city in the world
that has more varied and picturesque
scenery within its limits, yet the impression
prevails abroad that Pittsburg is remark
able from its lack of beauty. 1t is true that
some of our streets are narrow, and not al
together clean, but not more SO than in
other cities OF cur size and wealth. Where
will you find more magnificent thorough
fares than Fifth, Forbes, Ellsworth, High
land and Penn avenues? Cleveland boasts
of Euclid avenue. but we can discount it in
this city, and no one knows it We do not
even realize it ourselves. England used to
boast that the manufactures Of Birmingham
were found in every market in the world. |
Where Will you find market that our goods
do not reach? In manv instances we do not
deal direct with our customers. They do
not know us. They send to New York,
Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, San Fran
cisco and St. Louis middlemen, who reap
the lions share of the profit in handling
goods which perhaps cannot be made out
side of Pittsburg. Why should we not in
troduce ourselves 10 these people and deal |
direct?''
TALKS ON THE SUBJECT.
A number of citizens were seen last night, |
and their opinions obtained as to the ad- |
visibility of booming the city.
W. j. Bremen, the attorney, had the |
following to say: "It is certainly a good |
scheme to boom the city at every oppor- |
tunity and the idea of u citizens committee |
is a splendid one"
Yes" said Mr.. Sailor, the merchant |
tailor, in answer to the query. 1--WE GER
tainly all want to see the city doomed and
the way suggested is splendid one. Such |
a committee could do splendid work in con-
nection with the Board of Trade. 1t should |
be acted upon.''
Mr.. S. P. Roberts, OF E. P. Roberts &
Sons, jewellers, said during a conversation
on the subject: zone would really be sur
prised to hear the remarks of persons from
a distance who drop into the city. From
East and West visitors come to the CITY and
then express themselves surprised at what
a wonderful place we have. They have
never heard Of Pittsburg at all like they do
of other cities who make it business to
boom the town. 1t helps the growth of a
town and that helps the people who are al
ready residents. The scheme is certainly
frst-class one and we should like it to be
acted upon"
Joseph Horne, the drygoods merchant,
does not seem greatly taken with the
scheme. He says: 81 don't see any need
for any more booming than we now have
In fact, l think some things are doomed too
much already"
Captain j. A. Henderson, manager of the
Pittsburg and Cincinnati packet line, said:
81 am in position to see how the trade has
been leaving Pittsburg. In the past few
years there has been perceptible decrease
in the shipment of iron products, and the
orders which formerly came to this city go
to Birmingham, Selma and other manu-
featuring centers in the South. I am de-
cidedly in line with the suggestion OF The
DISPATCH TO adopt this novel method to
impress the outside world with our great
ness.
WOULD BE BENEFICIAL.
George A, Kelley said: "The idea is
really good one, but don't see the necess-
ity of such a move when Pittsburg is at
present enjoying a very prosperous season,
and her future, in my opinion, is
more hopeful than any city in the
world. The method employed to put for
ward other cities, where they have no
resources, is we'll enough. but who could
visit our great iron and steel mills and not
be Impressed with the magnitude of Pitts
burg enterprise? But wait till the period
arrives, when the city finds a successful
competitor in the manufacture OF her
products; then, and not until that time,
will you witness what her business men can
do in the way OF novel advertising. This
was demonstrated at the Philadelphia Gen.
tsnnial.
''Our Exposition does not give even q
vague idea OF tine size of Fittsburg's re-
sources. 1t gives clear insight into the