Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-20
ON THE SOUTHSIDE.
Striking Features of Knoxville and
BeltzhOover BOrOughs.
A RAPIDLY GROWING DISTRICT.
No New Features in Speculation, but Every
thing Points to improvement.
OFFICE AND STREET NEWS AND GOSSIP

Pittsburg the view stops at the top OF the
hill. There is no indication of several
thickly built up settlements just beyond
whose existence is unknown to many.
Taking the Knoxville Incline-the most
remarkable railway of the kind in the
country-the visitor is speedily landed in
Allentown, a comparatively old settlement
with considerable business, some good
streets and preponderunoe OF frame
houses This is the Thirty-first ward of
Pittsburg.
Just beyond Allentown is Knoxville bor-
ough. 1t is difficult TO tell where one ends
and the other begins. Some of the para
phernalia of city government seen in the
former is missing in tho latter. This Is
about the only difference ut the dividing
line. But further on there is an appearance
ofncwness in Knoxville that forms strik-
ing contrast to the older settlement. Most
Of the houses in Knoxville are of brick.
Knoxville was organized into borough
about 1855. The town was laid out by the
Knoxville Land Company14 years ago. The
ground upon which it stands was formerly
known as the Knox farm, consisting of 90
acres. 1t is bounded on the west by BeltZ-
hoover borough, on the north by Thirty
first ward, city, and on the east and south
ctpal streets are Knox, Matthews, Orchard,
Boyd and Jocunda. The chief buildings are
q fine stone public school and several
churches. There are O number of handsome
am1ng %so@ Peoe
ray, w. Bowaltcr, G. j. Stuhl and others.
The Pittsburg Shoe Company operates u
large plant Water is furnished by the
the Philadelphia and Manufacturers' Nat
ural Gas Companies. Building is active, and
lots find ready buyers. Nearly oil the streets
are paved with friedrich. The population is
about 1900.
Near by is Beltzboover borough, also
fiourishing settlement. There is q great
deal of vacant land here, the bulk of 1t be-
longing to the Bailey estate. The Bailey
homestead is one of the landmarks of the
Southside. Since the completion of tho new
Castle shannon Incline Beltzhoover has
taken new lease of life. Its proximity to
the greatest manufacturing center in tho
country is strong attraction to home
seekers in moderate circumstances. Land
values are moderate but enhancing with the
growth of population.
1t is not difficult to forecast the future of
the hill district of the Soutbsfde. Affording
the only outlet for the most populous quarter
Of the city. it will in few years be covered
with comfortable homes, with all modern
conveniences, including rapid transit An
electric road is now in operation from the
southeastern corner of Brownsville two miles
out the Brownsville pike, and others are
both boroughs with the city.
Business News and Gossip.
Several good-sized deals in realty will be
closed as soon as the persons interested re-
turn from their vacations
The reconstructed Anchor Bank approach
ing completion, will be an ornament to Fifth
avenue. The stone front will be one OF the
handsomest in the city.
Mr.. D. P. Black sailed fl ON Queenstown
yesterday for home.
Judge Bailey is one of the largest land
owners on the Southside.
Pittsburg has several thrifty colonies on
the Southside which will be ready for an
nc1ation in u few years.
prominent broker says there is now
more money in rural Pennsylvania than
there has been for years.
There is said to be Il movement on foot to
advance coal stocks on the improved out
look for the trade.
Tie reports of the discovery of exten sive
anthracite coal fields in Mexico have been
confirmed by advices received by the Bu-
reau of American Republics, Washington,
During the months of May, June and July
of this year Sl,45O,G00 Kansas farm mort
cages have been paid off. This is very good
sign. r.
AmericanM per cent bonds are in active
demand in London. ?
On call yesterday Citizens Traction 5's
were offered al l09 with 1857 bid.
There was call yesterday for reorgan-
lied Electric stock, but none was on tap.
Elnlenton is to have another national
bank, with capital of $50 000 and james
Bennett as President.
Movements in Realty,
Baxter, Thompson s. Co., sold for AC.
Heiss a twostory frame dwelling of six
rooms, situate on Lang avenue, Twenty-sec-
ond ward, lot 46Xll0 feet, for 81 500 cash.
Black Baird sold for Mrs. Mary Lock-
hart to d. NJ. Miller, property having
frontage on Pearl street of 40 ieet by depth
OF l57 feet to an alley, and having erected
thereon three two-story frame dwelling
houses; for S., 400.
Hoffman & Bolaridge, Williamsburg, sold
lot on the north side of South street, east of
Center street, Williamsburg, 65x l32 for 81, $40
cash.
Peter Shields sold for the schenley Park
Land Company to james Mulvihill three lots
in their Schenley Pnrk plan one on Haldane
street for $4OO cash, ana two lots on Lydia
street for 1925 cash.
additional sales OF lots at Blaine: a. r
Townes, Midway, Pa, lot %, block g. $50; F.
W. Earnest, New Castle, Pa, lots 80 and iO
block 9, each S40O; Henry Ackerson, Johns
town, Pa, lot 81, block 8, $500; Thomas and
James Phillips. Wheeling, W. Va. lots 81, 6S
and SO, block 8, $3.50 for all; p. L. Alexander,
East Liverpool, o., lots 50 and SO. block 8,
500 each.
ID. F. Nipple & Co. sold for Hosg & Dvsort
lot No. % III the City View plan, Allegheny,
to j. L. joss for $500.
John X. Ewing II Co. sold to Thomas J..
Carroll, for the Burrell Improvement Com
pany, a vacant lot 20xl20, on the corner of
second and Eighth street. being lot liz, in
Kensington plan, for $3.50.
John X Ewing & Co. sold to James Heron
for W. T.. Riddle, the property, No. Is GAR
rison street, Second ward, Allegheny being
a two-story frame mouse of five rooms, with
lot 2lX70, Tor s., $50.
the BurrelI improvement Company re-
port the following lots sold at kensington:
Z. II. Arnold, Braddock, Pa, 1872 block J. S255:
Jacob Ritter, New Texas Pa, Gs block I,
500 cash: Mrs. Mary Ieager, Pittsburg, 81
block z, SOL %; Conrad EgerGer, Allegheny
l4l block 6, $43l % cash; f. Clinton Burke,
Pittsburg, lot p, block l5 $6S7 60cash.
The building Record.
Permits for the erection of the following
buildings were issued yesterday:
Miss Georgiana White, two brick two and one
half story dwellings, on Ellsworth street, Twentieth
ward. Cost Sl0S44. II. Samson, brick two and
one-half story dwelling. on Terrace street, Four
teenth ward. Cost So, 900. Wellington McCord,
frame two-story dwelling Mcdonald street,
Twenty-1rst ward. Cost s1,NO Mrs. F. y.
Rascoh, frame two and one-h ali story dwelling on
Mary +. Bollman, frame addition twO-story DWELL
ing, on Braddock street, Twenty-second ward,
Cost g, 00d. Miss Blanche Lytle. frame two and
one-iiaif story dwelling, on HazelwoOd avenue,
Twenty-thrd ward. Cost q, OO. Mrs. Leofiler,
frame two-story dwelling, on Lee alley, Sixteenth
ward. Cost Sl.SiO. Miss Campbell. brick two
story dwelling, on Pacific street. Twentieth ward
Cost SI5OU.