Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-18

burg who had business gumption enough to
advertise his business in the directory. His
advertisement occupies the last page of the
book. He complains of one drawback
to the perfection of the book, which COM
plant is still chargeable to many of the
manufacturers of the city, viz, that, with
two or three exceptions, they refused to
give him statement of their business, SO
that he was obliged to estimate it. The
principal manufacturing establishment was
the Pittsburg Steam Engine Company,
whose works occupied seven departments
and turned out many articles, such as cast
ings in iron and brass, anvils, anchors,
bells, hinges, screws, iron, brass and wood
turning, etc. This company furnished the
greater part of the anchors for Commodore
Perry's squadron on Lake Erie. The works
were on the north side of Front street, be-
low Ferry.
Thomas Copeland made steam engines on
Watt & Bottoms plan, improved, and the
Mississippi Steamboat Company made steam
engines on Fulton's plan. A wire factory
propelled by steam was operated by Will
lam Eichbaum, Sr. George Evans & Co. s
steam -four mill drove three pairs of stones
and ground about $4,000 bushels of grain
annually. Whiting & Co. ran a steam
rolling and Sitting mill, and it was fitted
with machinery for cutting and heading
nails. r. Patterson & Co. had steam
paper miller, in which great quantities of
excellent paper were made and of all varie-
ties j. Jelly operated steam cotton fac
tory.
HAD BUILT FOUR STEAMBOATS,.
-Four steamboats, had then been built in
Pittsburg, the New Orleans, Vesuvius,
Atna and Buffalo, and there was another on
the stocks. There were three foundries in
Pittsburg and one in Birmingham, at which
castings of every description "from a spider
to cannon were extensively and hand
somely executed" At McClurg & Nc
Knights foundry was mill for boring can
non. There were three large breweries and
one small one, which consumed 130,00
bushels of grain annually, turning it into
10, 900 barrels of beer, ale and porter.
Two white lead factories owned by A.
Beeleu and J. Stevenson and a white
and red lead factory owned by Trevor, Pet
tigrew & Troost supplied this part of the
world with painting materials and acids.
There were three extensive ropewalks
making all kinds of ropes, twine and cord
age. The principal part of the cordage for
Perry's feet was made here. Two cables
weighed 4, 900 pounds and were ~ inches
in diameter.
Of glass, Mr.. Riddle says: "There are
two white and three green glass houses. The
amount annually manufactured is estimated
at 5000, 200. Glass cutting is also executed
equal to any in Europe" In addition to
this, we are told that stirrup irons, bride
bits, queensware, locks, frebricks and sad
dlery were manufactured extensively, and
assured that everything mentioned was con7
Quoted on large scale, and quality of OUT
put at least equal to that done in any other
part of the United States.
PITTsBURG THRIvED ON WAR.
Mr.. Riddle added to his other duties that
Of historian. He describes the plan of the |
borough, gives its latitude and longitude,
and has something to say about Forts Du-
quesne and Pitt and then goes on to say:
E'The population in 1900 was about 2,400
souls; in 1910 the census gave 4, 740, and in
1915 a calculation founded on what is be-
lieved to be correct data makes an estimate
of upward of 5000 This great increase of
population is to be attributed to the late
war with Great Britain, which converted
great portion of the capital of the seaboard
into manufactures, much of which was con-
centrated in this place. The transportation
Of southern produce during the war,
through Pittsburg across the mountains,
also contributed greatly to the increase of
population here. Few places can boast of
more useful improvements in manufactures
md the mechanical arts than Pittsburg-is |
has been justly and emphatically STYLED |
The Birmingham of America A compare
i've view of its progress must indeed |
awaken admiration. Until about the year |
-793 its increase was not rapid-in the year |