Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-05
OF INTEREST TO ALL.
Importance of Every Man Owning the
House He Lives In.
OPPORTUNITIES ON ALL SIDES.
The Hon-Appearance Of q Statement Clips
the Wings of Electric.
OFFICE AND STREET NEWS AND GOSSIP

OFFICE AND STREET NEWS AND GOSSIP
The acquisition of homes 10 of perennial
importance and cannot be too often referred
to. Home life lies at the root of individual
well-being and general prosperity. A COM
munity Is strong and thrifty in proportion
to the Number of landed proprietors, or
those who own the houses they live in.
There is vast difference between renter
and proprietor in material sense, The
one has provision against misfortune,
reserve fund to fall back on in case of need.
The other is at the mercy of circumstances,
his family has no permanent abiding place,
and the excess of his earnings over living ex-
penses goes into the pockets of his iandl ord. X
The Importance of every workingman own
ing the roof that shelters him and those de-
pendent upon him, has been frequently
presented In this column, and, there is reason
for believing. with good results II he who
makes blade of grass TO spring up where none
grew before is benefactor assuredly he who
stead of renters Is something more, 1t is not
so hard to acquire a home as many people
think. In this matter, as IN all others, where
there's will there's way. Industry and SELF
compensation for these is found in the TACT
that every dollar paid brings ownership that
much nearer. With a deed to house ana lot
in his possession, man should have no diff
Guilty In keeping the wolf from the door. and in
case of his death the family would have apro-
vision against want and dispersion.
Pittsburg and Its suburbs are full OF oppor-
tunities for people Of limited means to acqu uire
homes. Improved methods of loeomotlon have
brought into the market large areas of land.
which have been subdivided and are offered on
0f a Thasa u
mites should not be neglected. They Will not
last forever. The longer action is deferred the
harder 1t will be fur the workingman to realize
the felicity of ''sitting under his own vine and
fig tree.n
Business News and Gossip.
Nearly all the building lots changing hands
are for use. Buyers will erect homes on them.
The largest of ten purchase-money mortgages
on file for record yesterday was for $4,000,
placed by Clifford B. Harmon with F. B. MINI
iek ct ux,
Stockholders of the Manufacturers Bank,
Southside, and of the Southside Gas Company
held meetings yesterday afternoon for the elec-
tion of directors. In the former there was no
change in the board. In the latter Joseph
Stewart went out and s, I. Bovine took his
place.
George Mulvin. of McKeespert, is looking
for site in North Homestead for hotel. He
wants to grow M with the place.
The Bank of Pittsburg will declare its regu-
lar semi-annual dividend of per cent to-day.
Railroad easnings, Rock Island system: i
Western. fourth week April, net increase. s2a,-
sl6; month April net increase, s55,e6a. Union
Pacific, month March. gross decrease, SS0s. 726
ss aan1S sss
net increase SIS, 7l3; month April, net increase
slO6595. Wheeling and Lake Erie, month
April, net increase Sl535S.
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power house yesterday, showing that the
machinery is being put in readiness for start |
w. L Muslin left for New York yesterday
morning. to be absent about two weeks. He
will be missed on Change.
All the local stocks held their own yesterday
except Electric, which went off about 81 a
share when IL became known that Mr.. West
inghouse was not ready TO make statement
The statement OF receipts and expenses Of
the CHARTERS Valley Gas Company for the |
quarter ending March 81 shows total expenses,
$50 g. sS ,s5 s5dss :, receipts soas 6 net
The Allegheny Gas Company has declared q |
dividend Of 81 share. payable on and after |
The German National Bank of Pittsburg is |
out with a semi-annual dividend Of per cent. |
Mr.. Westinghouse's assurance that he has |
not overlooked the interests of the holders Of |
common stock is good news TO many who had |
taken the opposite view.
The Building Record.
Ie,.s ., Ioi sne e,eeoh VI Inc Ioho"ing
Duhoings were issued Yesterday
James Elliot, brick two-story and mansard |
dwelling, 22x32 feet on Wylie avenue. Eleventh
ward. Cost. s3 500
pa,i.,n,r Jan,,. =,
y psp!~uiH ne~n, Isne sno,story o"siilnR' 10
xxo xxo Ieel on Wakeneio street. Fourteenth ward. |
Cost, $500.
!, FREQ ,s FhmilPs frame tw9-story and mansard
dwelling eSxie feet, on beelen street, Four |
teentn wara- COST. seV0
Senm Lf0ns irame twostory eweliing, ibxa2 |
leet on nome street. Eghteenth ward. Cost, |
300
Heed ingsn' iour brick two'story mansard |
dwellings,, ZlxSo feet eneh. on Penn avenue, |
twentieth ward. Cost, $1,000 for all
Movements in ReaIty.
,,. ., r., r.,
piece y. East Ina properly, located at the
corner Of Penn avenue and Shady Lane, lot 86x
l2o, with . two-story frame business house,
phanred owners Yesterday for sI4 00o