Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-13
ON FAMOUS GROUND.
The Striking Features of Historic
Braddock Up the River.
ACTIVITY IN THE BUILDING LINE.
Important Industries and Their Accessible
ity to ALI the Markets.
RAPID TRANSIT LINES TO PITTSBURG.

1t is ten miles from Pittsburg to Brad
dock by way of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
with scarcely break in the line of houses
the entire distance. This has led some en-
thusiastic people to think that consol1da-
tion is among the probabilities of the pres
ent decade. Citizens of Braddock are of a
different opinion. With steady growth IN
population and wealth they think they are,
and will continue, entirely able to paddle
their own canoe.
Braddock was organized into borough In
1876 when the population was less than
500. 1t is now 5000. Including North
Braddock and Copeland it is 5000. For
administrative purposes the borough is
divided into three wards. These Will
probably be increased to six or eight by the
| annexation of the places just named, OF
| which there is much favorable talk.
Buildings erected during the last three or
four years are of a much better class than
| formerly. Braddock avenue is the principal
street. 1t is well paved and presents an ap-
! pearance of thirst which reflects credit upon
the people. The principal buildings on this
avenue are the Wehrung Block, Braddock
National Bank, Masonic Hall and several
! good hotels.
| A number of handsome improvements are
under way in various parts of the borough.
| The Carnegie Cooperative Association will
| soon begin the erection of fine business
block on Braddock avenue, at the foot of
| Burton street, where lot was purchased a
| short time ago at the rate of $500 foot fornt.
| This is about the top price. Lots on side
streets are held at $50 to $50 a foot front.
The Catholic church has broken ground for
two buildings. one in the First ward, which
| will cost S50,00 and one in the Third, to cost
| about $25, 900. The United Presbyteriens are
| taking bids for a fine church in the Second
| ward, adj Joining the Carnegie Library build
| ing. The Central Turn and Gesangverein
has broken ground on Penn avenue for
| hall, to cost $25 OOO Two more hotels are
| under consideration.
Braddock has come to "point with pride"
to its fine churches and public schoolhouses
There are three of the latter. The Catholics
have one of the largest parochial schools in
Western Pennsylvania outside of Pittsburg.
The Industrial situation in Braddock has
greatly improved duridg the last five years.
Among the big plants are the Edgar Thom-
son Steel Works, employing about 600 men;
the Pittsburg Wire Works, the Duquesne
Forge Company, the Braddock Glass Works,
Braddock Wire Company, Carrie Furnace,
two large planning mills and number of
smaller concerns. In the immediate vlcin-
ity are several of the Westinghouse inter-
ests. McVay & Walker are building an
addition to their already large foundry on
Railroad street.
Rapid transit has recently been introduced
to provide requisite transportation facilities.
The Braddock and Turtle Creek Electric
Street Railway, the pioneer in this line, be-
gins at Rankin station, on the Baltimore and
Ohio, and runs as far east as the Edgar
Thomson Works. 1t will be extended to
Turtle Greek, and perhaps to Walls. In the
other direction it will take in Copeland,
where loop will be formed. At this point
connection will ultimately be made with the
Second Avenue Electric Railway. The Du-
quesne people are making rapid approaches,
and promise to run into Braddock within
six months. 1t is said the fare to PittSburg
will be 10 cents.
Copeland and North Braddock are busy,
progressive places, and building operations
are active in each of them. number of
handsome residences have been completed
this season, and others are receiving the
finishing touches.
Braddock has so many business advan-
tages that its continued prosperity is as
sured. Transportation for its products to
all the markets of the country is provided
by three railroads and the Monongahela
river, while the neighboring hills furnish an
inexhaustible supply of the best quality of
coal. Manufacturing sites are abundant and
cheap. i- -
Business News and Gossip.
Reese Owens has sold to Edward Maui
lot and improvements in the Twenty-fifth
ward, for 1900.
Union Pacific was the card in Wall street
yesterday. The market closed dull but firm
Pittsburg and Western earnings the first
week in August increased Ss,5s2.
Citizens of Braddock are ded set against
annexation to Pittsburg.
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Company is paying the funded interest on
per cent extension bonds of 1886, due Au-
gust 15
At the last call yesterday Duquesne Trac-
tion was offered down to l315.
George Westinghouse, Jr., came home yes
terday. He said the new electric certifi-
Gates would be ready by September l.
amounts of Government bonds say tha"
the recent transfers of registered As TO
names OF individuals does not imply that
the bonds are being taken for extension.
The Governor of the Bank of England
describing the situation abroad, says: "Just
now the investing spirit is dead and money
is piling up"
No place around Pittsburg has undergone
as much change for the better in the last few
years as Copeland. 1t has grown from a
brtckyard to q town of considerable size.
Several important deals in traction bonds
are approaching consummation. They are
considered good investment.
The Prussian State Railway Commission
has it is stated. decided to adopt the West
inghouse quick action brake on all of the
railroads under Government control
Electric scrip was yesterday offered at II.
No. 42s Smithfield street is receiving new
front.
Kuhn Bros. bought two Exchange member
ships yesterday at an advance Of about $50
over recent quotations.
Movements in Realty.
George Schmidt sold for William H. Bor-
man six-roomed house, with lot 4Oxl2O, on
Allequippa street, Eureka place, Oakland, to
Joseph Fillfnger, for $500 cash.
J. E. Glass sold a new eight-roomed frame
dwelling. with all modern oonveniences,
with lot 30x100, on the north side of Parker
or tn nrtb and
Roup station, for s., 500.
Charles Somers & Co. report the following
additional sales of lots in the new town of
Blaine: Foster Garrison, Uniontown, Fay
ette county, Pa, lot No. As in block Il, $45O
James F: Stephens, Dickson Run, Fayette
county, Pa, lot No s, in block 4, $3.50; Al
phonse j. Scratz, No. 35l East Ohio street,
Allegheny, lots Nos. 25 and e6 in block 5, $50
Pa, lots Nos. % and 3d. in block iS, sioo each:
John P. Mahrd, Fitzhenry P. O., Pa, lots
Nos. 81 and 80, in blocks 13 and 3, at S40O and
$3.50 respectively.
james W. Drape & Co. saw: ave have
pleasure in intimating that the sale of the
large building property on the corner of
North avenue and Resaca street, Allegheny,
of the estate OF the late Isaac Taylor, which
we sold some time ago, has been completed.
The papers have been passed and the money
paid, consideration being S26, 1855. The pur-
chaser is Mr.. John H. Mueller, the we'll
known attorney"
R. G. Bailey sold for the heirs of Ann
Williams, No. s52 jackson street, Allegheny
City, being brick dwelling of five rooms,
etc, lot 20X90 Aeet to a 20foot paved alley, to
w. j. Helwig, for 81, 200 cash.
M. F. Nipple & 90 sold for Hogg & Dysart
lot No. 4, in the City View plan, Allegheny,
to John B. Hay, for $3.50.
The Burrel1 Improvement Company re-
port the following lots as sold at Kensing-
ton: To Thomas Davidson, Allegheny, lot
No. l04. block Z, for S4Ss IS; to Thomas David
son, Allegheny, lot l03, block 7, for s43l %: to
Henry Armstrong, Brownsville, lot -, block