Smyrna times., 1893-08-16
FIR lhs SnyT7a TIuses.
Letter from Piffshnrg.

which have been enabled % collect dur
! ing my short stay here Going Wet. got
/ find Pittsburg your frat Western city
/ beautifully located al the junction u IT,
Allegheny and Monongahela rivers.
one could only gaze On the picture q
| sketched BY Mrs. Z. q. Gibson, II Phila
| delphia, while On her wedding tour IN 1917
and sec the group of30 houses and compar
/ il with the present city, they could reaize
the striking contrast It's whole atnOs
| phere b. un-Eastern. It's a. easy u acces
/ % Chicago a. t0 New York. hence tn
| business il with both cities. Manner anc
social customs are rather those Of the VI
conventional Wea. than of the represse,
/ and dignihed East. They arc no: given :,
badinage; everything j. business. The cit
/ zen. are well informed On local historI
and do not fail % remind the stranger tina
/ TINS was once Fort DuQuesne and every
/ thing swell Is called 'Duquesne." Tn,
| best theatre, hotel and club are known a
The Duquesne' They also tell YOU ths
Washington and BraddOck were arsunC
1 there before the Revolutionary war. From
this fact they have called one Of the aGi0jn,
ing hills Mount Washington. which Is 4O
feet above the river. Here several hundret
people reside and possess s commandinc
view Of the entire business portion Of the
city. Up the river. eas; Of this mount
:
and bottle glass trade. with numerous i-Ou
and stee. works To the west ofthe mount
We have DUquesne Heights from which
one obtains al excellent view q The Ohio
river and Allegheny City At Nj Bige-
low. which : in Highland PARK. seven
miles distant from she centre Of the city.
one sees the great 10 00u. 60 gallon reser-
volr. Along the river bank the celebrated
pumping engines. forcing 4QoO1. 90 gallons
Of water daily 20 the height of 3JG feet: :
duty une4Qal.ed by any other pumping
engine in the world.
There are many places Of much interest
which are easy of access on account Of the
good facilities for travel. the stree, car.
truly answer the Chinaman descriuti.r AZ
thein. no pushee, no shOTee. 20 ike heIae
al me sAtnee In this respect they are
Tar ahead ot Slow Philadelphia. and r0,-
withstancing their rapid trar.f. .Fe-.
rarely occurs an accident.
Most Of the business men D0.se.s b.s,,.;-
ili homes- which are located in the IN
4FOs 81 the city, and surrounded bv weI1
sept lawns which always receive the ad
miratlGh u the stranger Many Of them
reside seven miles from their Dlsre. ~
business and think nothing of making The
Trip three times a day As the electric oars
make such good time. The aristocracy. or
Ihe gold olgs. ~ had better sav iron
Ougs ior most Of them are indebted n
IHe -ls IRON industries for their millions. re-
sI1e u "hat is called East End. which
contains Two lovely parks. The Schar'
PARK, containing 40 acres. donated bv N!
9chen.ey, whose widow still survives and
i Wei. known for her charitable deed.
ana the Highland park. If one take. q
ZIP On the lttsblrgh. AilegheDey &
"a u a. q ester electric cars they pass Carre-
g!e Free Library, Conservatory ALL
Sn!eny parks. the base ball ground. thence
iine extends 10 Riverside Peuitantisrv
ING greatest pena. establishment In Penn
- - ~ anna. II 0Le desires To 20 out on the
IN ellji avenue Inc he Will pass through the
handsome Bel tower entrance 10 the rr-
rvaled Allegheny cemetery. els0 ono
"''' see 70 any large iron, sleei glass. con-
per Orfd4o works, etc, and the L. : srsa-
Hal' "here car be seen many relics Of the
ate war. The West End electric csrs v,ilI
IaNe one - the Exposition building Ioners
September lst 10 October IjthI g. r.,
street near the Main entrance i sfili
standlng Col Boquet's block hose buiit
~ n - ono u the original structures If
oFl pltt, oldest building west Of the A lle-
gheney mountains.
fNisourg possesses four great bridges
ana charges toll Of one cent for transit
constructed al a cost Of $4,000 anieoe
ne c!iy has new post office a nsgnif-
2
ceht structure which was recently com
pleted az cost IF 81 .jO0OOO Itis sajd -
rank . fifth in the United States Il /.
blessed with charitable institutjons-tbe
Ae@sOuys home, which is one Of the finest
ID me country, and six hospitals.
am told that 1000 loaded freight cars
45f:l!ye 5:.! n ana LOO loaded freight cars leave
{ tttsoGFg daily. making this the greatest
IaI"ay freight originating centre in
America. Annual business. 1000 060
IONS. tons. Plttsburg has population of 677-
~ thus ranking fifth in the United States
y, g e nave here - banks with a capital Of
sI9, 9,po'OO, and while financial embarsss-
ment seems u te an epidemic among our
great cities, there has not been the s7ieht-
=. tiuulcal'on or symptom Of it here for the
Da5As seem 10 be on an iron foundation
anu !eJeet anything so uncertain as the
spurious silver. Here we find many mao
nltcent churches. bu. not superior IL Pbi-
told. N'' IL Aui
A PItts0urger who undertook 10 show
Stranger around the town, took him in an
e!eet:lc car into G seml-suburban residence
District The stranger was delighted win
iihe scenery. which satiated his eve with
oeauty. ms belongs - so and so-mil- |
said the cicerone. at every !
11'i44' 11,'iii44' 4hah6s said the stranger at last. |
places ana you can give me the tin if anv |
ot them are not They rode another milo |
"a "a silence then the Pittsburger frightened |
up. ms isn't iron, said he. "this il |
dough. 1t belongs 70 a broken Il was /
ne most sumptuous place seen on the triD
There are queer little steamboat seon On !
me river with the paddle wheels astern l
lut they re useful little craft and do con- /
siderable business
ra M = D
.he air so nearly clear that il has beeD /
called the ex-smOky city Owing 10 tho /
scarcity OF the gas more bituminOus coal il |
used now and It Is now nearly as smoky as 1
ever. The people however last week had /
reason to congratulate themselves. for Il /
has been reported from reliable authorize l
mat gas well has been struck whose sun |
ply Is nearly inexhaustible
Last, but not least, something in regard |
% the women: The women of wealth |
lress extensively but not with Judgment /
Towns suitable only for house wear are /
seen on the trolley cars, and al a dinner. /
formal one, there was one who would |
nave passed muster at q similar affair in 4
any OF our Eastern cities. The Others. the /
younger ones al least, more dowdv. One /
1f our Smyrna boys who had Just returned /
rom Alaska, justly remarked, "he be- |
ieved whom we reach our future destina-
iOi 'He"Feh ne meant, OF cOurse). the first i
me We will meet will be some one from /
smyrna, for the first one he met upon his
arrival was former resident of Smyrna
20 you can imagine my agreeable surprise
when l reached my destination to see one
i our Smyrna boys in the person of |
samuel g. Pratt who is doing a magnif-
'ent business here in the china and glass
ware trade. Smyrna boys are scarce here. /
heir favorite cities being philadelphia
New York and Baltimore. l would sug-
,sst Is 70 those who contemplate visiting the