Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-07
FOUND A PURCHASER.
The Caldwell Mansion in Allegheny
Sold at a Good Figure.
AN ORNAMENT FOR PENN AVENUE.
Interesting Statistics Of the Growth OF
the Electrical Business.
A GOOD REPORT FROM THE SOUTH


avenue, Allegheny City, dwelling OF IL
rooms, with stable and other outbuildings,
lot Sc by 14O feet, was sold by W. A. Her
ron & Sons yesterday for $4,000. There
was report which could not be confirmed
that Judge Ewing was the purchaser This
is the same property that was offered at
public sale by the above named firm short
time ago, and withdrawn on bid of S2O,O25.
It was learned yesterday that M. Sei6ert &
Co. propose to improve their Penn avenue
purchase by erecting on it one of the finest fur
niture warehouses in the country. 1t will be
seven or eight stories high, and contain all OF
the latest improvements for the rapid dispatch
of business. Work on the building will begin
early in the spring.
The following Is the concluding paragraph OF
letter addressed to THE DISPATCH by mer-
chant in Nashville: THE farmers are almost
entirely out of debt prosperous and happy
There are few mortgages on Southern farms.
Southern towns are developing at marvellous
rate-faster, perhans, than ever before known
in any portion of this country. Small manufact-
uring establishments are springing up all over
the South, and in most cases are exceedingly
prosperous. In short, there is an increased ac-
tivity in all branches of industry. The next ten
years will, in my opinion, offer the greatest op-
portunities ever known for money making in
the South"
The increase in the use of electric lights and
electric mortors has been greater during the
| past few years than most people probably
| imagine The number of electric lighting COM
| panies in the United States and Canada oper-
ating central stations at the beginning OF 1885
was 49, This number had increased at the be-
| -En Al.n nf
| to nearly LOO and at the beginning of 1890 to
| LIT including 25 in Mexico and Central Amer
| ica Meantime 268 gas companies had en-
gagged in electric lighting. SO that the total
number of companies engaged In electric light
ing at present is 1,54S The number of Isolated
| or private incandescent and arc light plants at
| the beginning of 1857 was about LOCO each
Now there are 3925 private plants in the United
States, US in Canada and 2OO in Mexico and
Central America, making 300 in all.
The number Of arc lamps in use in 1882 was
6,OOO This number doubled each year for four
years and has since grown rapidly until there
are now 2S5, 900 arc lamps in use. The number
of incandescent lights has increased from 525,
| 600 in November 1885, to 10000 at present
| The number of electric motors now in opera
ton in the country is estimated at 1900 many
of them from Is to so horse power. There are
nearly 200 electric railways in over 25 towns
and cities and these have in operation or under
contract 1,Ss4 cars on 1,26o miles of track.
The anthracite coal companies have deter
mined to keep down production, so as to pre-
vent any further accumulation. The reduc-
tion for the frst % days of the year was about
IA per cent less than for the same periods last
year. The companies have also adopted the
policy of shutting down some collieries alto.
gether and working only those that can be
worked to the best advantage, SO that the cost
of getting out coal is proportionately very
much less than it would be If all the collieries
were working on short time. There is still
more or less talk of finding new markets. but II
is only talk. President Gowen once talked OF
shipping anthracite to England, and was al.
ways looking for new outlets. 1t is safe to say
that there are very few new markets for an
thracite coal that could be reached without an
expense that would absorb all the profit.
prominent railroad official says that al
though the announcement of the intended
withdrawal Of the Chicago and Northwestern
and Union Pacific from the Interstate Com
merce Association caused considerable un
easiness Mt first, more careful consideration oi
the situation discovers y more hopeful feeling
among the officials Of the leading lines Con
servative railway men express the opinion tna
!, the meeting of the managers on the 1lth inst
will result in a reorganization Of the Inter
State Commerce Association on a basis tha
will not only prove more effective in maintain
ing harmony among the officials Of the various
rival lines but give better security tor the sup
! port of rates, and that the companies aboV'
. mentioned will be induced to remain in the re
. constructed association.
: An expert In such things has figured out tn
! amount of English capital invested in American
industries last year as 500, 900 600, and think
/: that quite as much more will become interested
|; in similar enterprises during 1890. The effec
: upon the prosperity of the nation and Amer
lean finances does not seem, as yet. to be de
finitely understood, out the movement is Gel
|. tainly increasing the working capital OF tn
: country by the amount thus placed.
. The reports from the Illinois, Kansas. Ker
d lucky and Nebraska State Agricultural De
partments, relative to the growing wheat CROP
y have been received They are all very favor
able. The Illinois acreage is 10 per cent large
than year ago. The condition everywhere
s fine The Kansas acreage is estimated to shoN
an increase of % per cent, with condition every
Q where While there has been no snow t
8 | sneak Of there has been no freezing Weathe
: to iniure the roots, and the stalks are stron
l and vigorous.