Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-16
ON THE S0UTHSIDE.
Some Of the Striking Features OF a
Great Manufacturing District.
LAND VALUES ON CARSON STREET.
Lower st. Clair Township in Line With
Other Progressive Localities.
RAPID TRANSIT AND A BIG ESTATE

The older settled portions of the Southsloe
are veritable hives of industry. More men
are employed in the mills in the Brownstown
district alone than in many cities OF Zoo,ooV
inhabitants
Carson street is the great business artery
1t is traversed as far up as Thirtieth street
by the Birmingham Traction road. Ihe
city line is about square beyond Thirty-
fifth street, at which point Lower st. Clalr
township begins, and where there is a lIttIe
town called Williamsburg.
Property values on Carson street vary ac
cording to locality, ranging from SEQ to $500
foot 'front.' A sale by Samuel W. Black
Co., at Twenty-f1rst and Carson, a short time
ago was at the rate of $500. Armour Il Co.,
of Chicago, are building a dressed meat
depot on this property.
One of the most thickly settled districts
on Carson street, or indeed on the Southslde
is Brownstown, formerly Ormsby borough
The largest retail grocery store in the county
is located here.
There is large population just beyond
the city limits, the principal settlements
being Knoxville and Beltzhoover boroughs
and Dutchtown, the latter having no very
well defined boundaries. 1t includes large
slice of the township. Some of these districts
have rapid transit facilities supplied by
feeders to the Birmingham traction line.
These are known as the Sellers Mckee
system. He has rights of way and charters
for several lines that are still in the paper
stage.
Perhaps the largest estate in the county,
that of the late James Hays, is on the South
side. Beginning near the city line at Beck s
Run 1t extends in an almost unbroken line
along the river a distance of about six miles.
There is ample room on this vast body of
n md fnT a q
showing that Pittsburg is not "pent up
Utica"
Being convenient to one of the largest
manufacturing districts in the city, Lower
Lots are selling briskly, and building opera
tions are prosecuted on an extensive scale.
A number of dwellings are under way, and
others will soon be started. Nearly the
entire township is plotted. Land values are
lower than in almost any other part of the
county within reasonable distance from
the city.
Business News and Gossip.
The settlement of the electric difficulty
removes wet blanket from business gem
orally.
Oak station, on the Castle Shannon Rail-
road, is one of the many progressive places
on the Southside Lots are selling briskly
and building is active.
1t is rather sigular that ground on Carson
street should be cheaper than on side streets
on this side of the river. If on the horse
car basis, electric locomotion will soon en-
hance values.
Several recent sales. some of which have
not been reported, show that there is good
undercurrent for downtown property. Cap
italists have great faith in real estate.
When improved according to the designs
of property owners, Locust will be one of
the handsomest streets in Edgewood. Those
who have built are Baldridge. Moffatt, Hoyt,
Angel Anderson and Eggers. Four other
nice dwellings will soon be started
A piece of ground in the Squirrel Hill dis
trict recently changed hands at the rate of
SIS, 600 an acre. This is next to the highest
price ever realized in that district A year
ago a lot sold at the rate of ST., 600 an acre.
Electric stock and scrip had a stronger
undertone yesterday. For the latter 70 was
bid.
The Nimick complication received very
little attention on Fourth avenue. No one
regarded it failure doubted the
ability of Mr.. Nimick to pay all claims in
full.
Penn avenue business property is crawling
up. 1t is considered a good investment.
New York was fairly active and prices
fractionally higher yesterday. London
averaged u per cent better.
Weather throughout the West is again
favorable and all crops indicate no deprecia-
tion in condition.
The Central Association roads are in
session considering the feasibility Of estab-
fishing a Tonnage pool on traffic between
Chicago, st. Louis and the East.