Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-08
ANOTHER FACTORY AT ALIOUIPPA.
The Bustling New Town Adds Another In
dustry 10 the List,

1t will no doubt De interesting to the many
lot purchasers at Aliquippa and those con-
templating an investment there to learn
that another industry signed papers for
location there yesterday. The new plant is
q large boiler works, which will employ sew
eraI hundred men. The buildings for the
as to be in running order before the fall.
This addition now gives Aliquippa work
ing population of one thousand, which
means a town containing three to four thou
sand people. When one considers that this
success has all been achieved in three
weeks, it really seems q marvel, espec-
tally as Aliqufppa is the last in
The reasons for it are no doubt due to
the fact that the public have become con-
vinced that legitimate business and not
speculation are behind it. In n conversa-
tion with the Treasurer of the company, Mr..
j. L. Cooper, we learn that negotiations are
pending with several other factories for
sites. eve are very careful about the fac
tories we have at Aliquippa," he said. "1t is
our purpose to have As many different kinds
of Industries at Aliquippa as possible for
several reasons. First, that dullness in
one line will not affect the prosperity of the
to one sort of industry, and secondly, In a
diversity of industries greater opportunity
of finding work is afforded its people. We
have had quite number of applications for
sites which we have rejected, because of q
demand for a big bonus OH the part of the
parties desiring to locate. We are not pay
lug DOltSeS anu every factory located Cnere
has been solely on the merit ofthe town as
manufacturing center Our works are To-
Gated there in addition to the big shovel
works and Tin tin plate mill, and it
grown up around them and think
we will have it, don't you? Since the prop
erty has been on the market we have sold
an average of about ten lots day, with the
interest increasing. The hotel will be
started shortly. 1t will be large roomy
one of rs rooms. Why have we been so sue
cessful? Because Aiiquippa has the points
that assure success. First we have the fac
tories. All honest, substantial industries
Then we have made many Improvements on
the property, instead of leaving it as an eX-
pense to property holders Then we put our
lots at an extremely low price, and have
not raised their value now that the success
of the town is assured. Our lots average
only $500, and all are 25xl10 feet. You see at |
such a price, with the population and |
works it will have. there is no danger of lot |
the case with towns where values have been |
inflated beyond reason. Then, too, the |
proximity of half a dozen large established |
towns within few minutes ride of Ali |
quppa, such as Beaver, Beaver Falls, !
Rochester and New Brighton, is n big advan-
tage. Another feature about our lot sales |
that l like Is that very few have been |
bought by spectators, but most all have |
been purchased by parties who are now or |
are intending to improve it. Quite num- |
ber OF houses are now under way, and many |
more will be built as soon as the works get |
into operation. Drop around about the mid |
die of the week, think you'll learn some |
thing more of interest about Aliquppa."