Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-06
ABOUT AND AROUND.
Prosperous Condition of Towns Just
Beyond the City Limits.
MOVEMENTS IN EAST LIBERTY.
Lumbermen to Hold Convention to Discuss
Some Leading Questions.
TALK OF AGREATFRUIT GROWERSTRUsT

Z. Dick yesterday purchased 65x100 feet,
| with brick building, corner of Penn ave-
nue. and Beatty street, at figure close to
$4,000. He expects to put handsome
dwelling on this lot in the spring. The
American Mechanics have bought the ad-
! joining lot, upon which they intend to
erect a permanent home for themselves.
| Talk favors the lot on Penn avenue, ad-
joining the Kuhn property on one side and
the Warmcastle property on the other, as
the best site for the proposed Opera House.
On account ofthe abundance of cheap money
many urge this as q good time for consum-
mating some, or all, Of the many building
schemes on Penn and Frankstown avenues
There are lively times ahead.
Pittsburs's Prosperous Colonies.
Improvement in the outlying districts
| shows no sign of abatement. On the con-
| trary, progress is visible on every hand.
| A gentleman went up to kensington yester-
| day, and upon his return expressed astonish-
ment at the change which had taken place
since his former visit about a year ago.
Then the only improvement was farm
house. Now there are between 800 and 400
dwellings and several industrial plants in
| operation. The phenomenal growth of
Williamsburg is matter of public notoriety.
Homestead, Sharpsburg, Wilmerding, Ell
| wood-all are expanding so fast as to almost
lose their identity to the casual visitor.
| What better evidence than this can be
| found that investors have confidence in the
future of this portion of Uncle Sans
dominions? With great sums of money
seeking for investment, it is easy to see that
there is no prospect of a halt in the material
growth of Pittsburg and its score or more of
progressive colonies. They are ''chips of
the old block"
National Lumb.rmen to Meet.
The movement for a national convention
of the lumber manufacturers of the United
States to consider the question of the i'm
portation of Canadian logs, lumber and
wood pulp, and to urge upon Congress the
re-imposition of the duty on Canadian lum-
Der, which was reduced by the Mckinley
act, has assumed definite shape, and it will
be held in Washington on the 23d inst, i'm
mediately following the Convention of the
Southern Lumber Manufacturers Associa-
tion of New Orleans Indications are that
the attendance will be large. Pittsburg
will send representatives. The outcome
will be of great interest to all lumber
dealers.
A Fruit Trust Next.
1t has come to light that the object of Mr..
P. B. Armstrong; visit to California is for
the purpose of organizing a great Fruit
Growers Trust by consolidating the fruit
farms in that State into one enormous asso-
citation. The trnst would take the property
at an appraised value issuing stocks and
bonds in payment for the same. Mr.. Henry
Morgenthau, the capitalist who so success
fully managed the 'tMorgenthau Syndicate"
deal in Levi p. Morton's Washington
Heights property, is interested with Mr.
Armstrong in the formation of the trust.
Busihess News and Gossip.
Small houses are scarcer in Allegheny than
in any previous year at the same season.
Real estate brokers cannot fill half of the
orders.
S. z. Loomis has sold to John A. Garroway
a house and lot on Resaca street, Second
ward, Allegheny, for ss, 500.
Insiders in the Whisky Trust say that
another reduction in the price of spirits will
be made within a week, and that the next
dividend is pretty certain to be passed.
The advance in street railway stocks is
an travel shows q steady increase.
Northern Pacifc's January earnings were
81 440 209 q decrease of $3ll ,93l
John ID. Bailey sold yesterday so shares OF
Citizens National Bank stock at 6614
Seven permits for the erection OF buildings
were issued yesterday, aggregating s42, 400.
The only one of those of Importance was
for q stone and brick two-story church on
Washington street, Seventh ward, to cost
$37, 000.
1t is said that at the next meeting of the
anthracite sales agents prices will be ad-
vanced 25 cents.
The Pittsburg and Birmingham Traction
Company gives notice that no certificates
wilt be received for transfer after ll:30 A. NJ
of each day. I
The Government property on Penn avenue
will again be offered for sale on March H. at
IL A. NJ, in the Exchange building.
Movements in Realty.
J. B. Larkin & Co. sold for Charles Koch to
James Mckeever a house and lot, % xl41, on
Meyran avenue, for Sc 500.
John F. Sweeny sold for William r. and
E. q. Mooney two lots in the Twentieth
ward, fronting 40 feet each on College ave-
nue., and extending back 100 feet, for "A, 900.
The purchaser is Mr.. E. S. Thomas the
wholesale shoe man.
J. II. Coleman & Co. sold for Mr.. Boren a
lot 24xl10 situated on Rural avenue East
End, on which there is a frame dwelling of
six rooms, to George w. Chapman for 81, 500
The Burrell Improvement Company re-
port the following sale of lots at Kensin%ton:
Amos 3. Schantz, Duquesne, Pa. lot No. G.
block 2, for $3.50: william I'll. George, Brick
Church, Armstrong county, Pa, 10 feet, lot
&C. and 10 feet, lot 81 block s. for $3.50 63: An
drew Handbook, Mutual, Pa, lot IS, block 8.
So 30 SeSrge G haaams sH sa onenalf lots 50 and
vi
block s, for S325 so: Mary A. McHugh, Allie
gheny, Pa. lot ~, block Q, for $3.50.
James W. Drape & Co. sold five houses and |
lots on Irwin avenue and Taggart street, AL |
legheny, on account OF a bank to settle an |
estate, for Ss 750; also house and lot adioin- |
ing Perfysville avenue, Allegheny, for S. COO; |
also q vacant piece of ground OF triangular |
shape in the East End for s., 600; also collat- |
eral interests in three properties of s6 900: |
also closed the sale of n piece of ground near |
Logan's Ferry at 500 per acre.
Allies Bros. & 20. sold for Richard Jones to |
Frank Eiben the property corner Muriel and |
Thirteenth streets, Southside, brick house |
of six rooms and attic, with lot l6x55 feet, |
for s. 295 cash.
John X. Ewing & Co. sold for Charles |
Malatt to Samuel Fl. Wolfe a two-story |
pressed brick 'front.' house of five rooms, be- |
ing the property No. l07 West End avenue, |
for 81 200.
Black Il Baird sold for Mrs. Mary HARRISON |
to Robert Liehr farm of 43 acres with |
buildings thereon, situated in Robinson |
township, Allegheny county. for 81 ,O00
w. A. Heron Sons sold property on the |
northwest corner OF Kirk patrick and Center !
avenues, lot being 81 feet front by ia deep |
and triangular shape, improved with dwell |
ings for 1000 cash: the purchaser having
bought it as an investment, as it pays IL fair |
rental The proba bility of advancement or
further Improvement is good.
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