Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-19
PITTSBURG PRAISED
By All the Street Railway Men Who
Are Now Coming Together by
the Hundred in This City.
A PLACE PLEASING EVERYBODY,
The Push, Energy and Enterprise of the
People Commended by Men Who
Keep Their Eyes Open.
A PLACE PLEASING EVERYBODY.
SUPERB RAPID TRANSIT FACILITIES
That Istcnish Even Those Who Are Used to Seeing
the Very Best

like the machinery hall of a worlds fair.
Electric appliances and street railway fix
lures of every design were displayed
throughout the corridors, in private rooms
and wherever an available corner could be
found.
The street railway supply men have cap
tured the town in anticipation of the COM
ing convention of the American Street
Railway Association, and with their SAM
pies at their command are living in wait for
the coming of the magnates who own the
street railways. To-day the exhibits to be
made on the steamboats, Mayfower and
!. NJ. Gusky will be placed in position.
Tracks will also be placed along the wharf
at the foot OF Smithfield street, and cars of
various designs placed on exhibition. The
members of the association will not com.
mence coming to the city until to-day.
All Pleased With Pittsburg.
A number of the supply men were taken
through the city yesterday by local street
car men. They were all well pleased with
Pittsburg, and during the evening gathered
in groups about the hotel corridors to talk
about the c;tv's wonders. Among the most
Thomson Houston Company, who is stop
ping at the Duquesne. "Pittsburg is the
advance guard of civilization" he said
Il never saw such energetic people" he
continued; 'their faces bear the evidences
OF determination and push and every action
of the average Pittsburger shows him to
nave some obiecs in life and the ability to
carry it out. Take C. L. Magee for in
stance: a man who is the embodiment of
nineteenth century energy. When he
walks along the street he sees everything:
his countenance shows that he is watching
all the movements of the shufiing crowd,
and they tell me that he is never known to
pass man he knows without recognizing
him. 1t is the same with all the leading
men. They are not cynical, as the people
in speculative Chicago. They are not
ezaeting in formality, although the society
in the city is recognized in New York as
being Of the best, and in every way human
ity is placed on a high plane.
Marvellous in Its Manufactures.
ct is marvellous city in manufactur-
ing way, having al! the natural products at
hand, and to me it seems like the trip-ham-
mer that shapes the products of the world
for other hands to finish.
"The first thing that attracts strangers
eve is the numerous crowds on the streets.
Last night I noticed that every downtown
pavement was filled like a convention hall |
But still ! found no tronble in getting |
through. Just got close to the coat-tails J
of a Pittsburger who was going nv wav,
and he cleared the path. 1t seems to me |
that, with the exception of New York and |
Chicago, all the cities of the country will |
soon be following Pittsburg's eoat-tails in |
much the same way that ] followed one of |
its citizens last night.
THE street railways in the city are remark |
ably good The people should be proud of |
them. I know of no other city as hillv as |
Pittsburg that has as good means for trans |
portation. The convention of street rail- |
way people will be very interesting and |
will benefit the city in that it will call the |
attention of prominent men to its great |
industries" "
Everybody Hustles in Pittsburg.
Mr.. J. Sullivan, who is in charge of the !
Edison General Electric Company display, |
was equally well pleased with PittSburg. |
He is a native of New York. In comparing /
Pittsburg with his own city he said he |
noticed that the people here seemed to be
on one plane Of equality, while in New York
there are the rich, the indolent and !
the business people all in separate classes
Every person hustles here he contin-
ued. "but still they don't seem to tramp on
each others toes. OF course, am very
much interested in manufacturing and look
forward with pleasure to the excursions the
local committee has promised -
Referring to Mr.. Edison, Mr.. Sullivan
said he was well acquainted with the great
inventor He said that Edison had prom
Used to be present at the convention, but it
is doubtful whether he will come. When
asked about Mr.. Edison's deafness, Mr..
Sullivan said:
THE old man claims his deafness is get
ting worse, but whenever he gets in di-
rectors' meeting it is always noticed that he
catches everything that is said He de-
spises flatterv, and he finds the general be- /
lief that he is deaf very useful in disposing
Of unwelcome visitors. His health is good,
and he is working on new discoveries that
viii some day startle the world"
All Anxious TO See the City.
Elmer p. Morris, of the Thomson II GUS
ton Company, is one of the hustlers among |
the supply men. He anticipates
large convention from the fact that
the railway men of the South and West
have never visited Pittsburg and will all
Dt dnAlOuS 10 see iNt CITY. ii Is 0rSt I'M |
preston Of the city was that it was a good
business town, but not a very pleasant
place to live in.
This brought out an interruption from G.
+ Greenwood. another Thomson II ouston
man. who had been in the city before, and
who asked Mr.. Morris if he had visited the
East End. Mr.. Morris replied in the mega
tive.
Then don't talk" said Mr.. Greenwood.
People out there live like kings and could
give MS New Workers some pointers on ele-
ganca.
Rapid Transit at Its Best.
Perhaps the best known man among the
visitors at present on the ground is Clarence
+. Stump, business manager of the Street
Rai'ray Journal. He has made street rail
ways almost a life study and said he consid-
cred those in Pittsburg on par With any
in cities OF its size in the country. He
thought the means of transit were remarka-
bly, rapid, in view of the fact that the
city Is built on hills as steep almost
rs an Alpine mountain. He will keep an
intelligence bureau at the Monongahela
House during the week.
The meeting will be held in the conven-
ton hall of the Monongahela House and
viii be called together at 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning. 1t is expected that
600 delegates will be present.
Six Small Bows Who Will Drink.