Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-14
COMING OUT RIGHT.
Pittsburg Making a Good Fight
Against Adverse Circumstances.
ABRADDOCK NAN ON ANNEXATION.
The Week Starts Out With Every Indication
Of Bulge in Business.
OFFICE AND STREET NEWS AND GOSSIP

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against adverse influences to recover busi-
ness prestige. and with good measure Of
success. Last week she moved up to sew
enth place in the list OF Clearing House
cities, while local exchanges were s., 900, 600
in round numbers greater than those for the
previous week. Spring trade is opening up
slowly, but it is marching on. There is no
evidence of commercial unsoundness or OF
lack of financial integrity.
Wouldn't Hold Water.
The report, although coming from a good
source, that what is known as the Gregg
property, on the corner OF Wood and
Diamond streets, had been sold was
found upon inquiry to be incor-
rect MIR. John R. Gregg, son of
David Gregg. said he had heard nothing
about 1t, and he thought he would know if
it had changed ownership. He thought it
was the old story revamped. The property,
he said, was owned by his sister, Mrs. John
r. Mckee. Black & Baird, agents for the
owner. were more explicit. They said the
report had no foundation in fact. The
property had not been sold. 1t tappears that
the story was started Friday last by gen.
tleman who owns considerable property in
that locality, with view to putting money
in his purse.
Braddock Is Willing
While Allegheny City shows DISPOSE
tion to maintain her autonomy, Braddock,
it appears, would like nothing better than to
be absorbed by Pittsburg. Said promi-
nent citizen of that place yesterday: 1.-The
territory between Pittsburg and Braddock
is being built up and settled so fast that in
few years there will be an unbroken line
of houses connecting the two places. There
is but one break now that amounts to any
thing-between Swissvale and Copeland
and this link will soon be supplied. The
fact that Braddock is expanding westwardly
to meet Pittsburg's easterly development
along the railroads and river points to con-
solidation as not only possible, but probable.
For one, 1 am in favor of, it. 1t would be
beneficial to us in many ways. We are
deeply in debt, and have very little to show
for it. As an integral part of Pittsburg we
could rely upon necessary Improvements
which it seems impossible to obtain under
the borough system. Whenever the ques-
tion of annexation shall be put to vote it
will be carried by a large majority, unless I
am much mistaken"
The hill top district of the Northside is
being populated with rapidity scarcely
dreamed of by outsiders. The schools are
crowded and will soon have to be enlarged
or more buildings erected. With improved
means of locomotion there is every reason
for believing that the Thirty-6fth and
Thirty-second wards will be built up COM
pactly within the next few years. There is
considerable cheap property in these wards,
and, as they are only 25 to 80 minutes from the
business and manufacturing ceniers, the rea-
son of the high esteem in which this locality iS
held by home seekers is apparent
Business News and Gossip.
One of the artificial leo companies in ALE
gheny is dickering for piece of ground ad-
joining their plant for the purpose of enlarge !
ment. .....-
The Fidelity Titls and, Trust Company. as
signee of the susp. .ndea Lawrence Bank. is
paying depositors the first dividend, Is 2.lO per
cent
J. +. Baxter, of Baxter, Thompson Co., who
piloted an excursion party to Sylacauga, Ala,
last week, to attend sale of lots, wired his
firm yesterday that the event was great sue
cess, sales aggregating over $4,000. number
OF Pittsburgers were among the buyers.
At Boston yesterday Electric started off at
OF the gain lost
The largest of q mortgages on file Yesterday
was for s., 900. The bulk of the money raised
by this means is used for building and better
ments and is snotlndebtedness in the usual COM
mercial sense.
William NJ. Bell sold $4,000 AZ per cent
2O-year school bonds of the city of McKees.
port at shade above par, showing good credit
to start with.
Good farms, large and small, in Allegheny
county, can he bought all the way from $50 to
$40 an acre. Quite number are owned by
Pittsburg bankers and merchants who, finding
they can't grow cabbage for less than about50
cents head, want to sell out Every man
should stick to his trade.
A. Leggate q Son offered 50-acre farm at
auction a; Acmetopia, and withdrew il on a
bid of s2 600 till Saturday next
MIR. Thomas P. Heron has been made Assist
ant Teller of the Citizens National Bank He
is well qualified for the position.
George B. Hill & Co. sold 500 shares Electric
in Boston at 1875 to 1875.
The Building Record
Following is list of permits issued yester.
day for the erection of new buildings:
William Hevelle. two frame two-story dwell.
ings, Is feet inches by S2feet each on Western
avenue, Thirty-sixth ward. Cost 800
e. A. Mossett, frame two-story and attic
dwelling. 20xS2 feet, on AlleQuippa street.
ward. Cost 81 900.
Mr.. FIlinger. frame one-story kitchen LIKE
feet on Main street, Sixteenth ward. Cost $50 |
Sadie NJ. Charles, frame two-story dwelling,
1SxSl feet on Carson street. Twentieth ward. |
Cost, S., 500.
incs l2xS2 feet each. Webster avenue.
ward. Cost, ST. 200.
Ludwig Elmer frame and brick addition one |
story kitchen llxl6 ieet, on Carnegie avenue |
ward. Cost. s400.
Sarah ]. Duggan, frame one-story stable, 1lx |
II feet, rear Dearborn street. Nineteenth ward. |
Cost. $40
John Kerner. frame addition one-story wash.
house. l0xl2 feet. on Murtland avenue, Twenty
first ward. Cost SAC.
Thomas R. Jones' two brick two-story and |
mahsard dwellings, l71axS2 feet each, ON Forty
first street. Seventeenth ward. Cost So SO0
James Finn, frame addition one-story dwell I
ing. llxl5 feet: on Beelen street. Fourteenth
ward. Cost, $50.
Movements in Realty.
w. C. Beringer & Co. sold one of the Wood
houses in Coltart square to Mrs. Margaret AZ.
McKinnon for $1,000.
John K. Ewing d Co. closed the sale of a
North avenue residence property The pur-
chaser is well-known Federal street mer.
chant. Name and price are withheld for the
present
Black & Baird sold to Henry Thyer the south
half of lot No. q in the John A. Roll plan at
Linden station, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
l5x5O feet, for SSS75
Morrison & Banks sold to Ida F. Caldwell for
Barbara Wilmes house and lot. No. 35 Excel
sior street, Thirty-first ward, for So. 200 :
s A. DIckie q Go. sold for }. W. Kirker to
near Highland avenue, each 30xS0 feet, for
S. .625
James ". Drape & Co. sold the property No.
1910 Carson ,street, Southside lot 2ixl22 feet,
with an old building thereon. for S. 800 cash.
Magaw & Gof, Limited sold to Mrs. Emma
Boulger frame house of five rooms, with lot
fact Nt,o A