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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1890
Page
5
The article analyzes historic population shifts in Pittsburgh and Allegheny, estimating city and county growth from 1870 to 1890. It discusses the concentration of business, factory expansion, and challenges in census accuracy, urging consolidation of Pittsburgh and Allegheny for a true urban profile.
Dispatch reporters survey business leaders across Allegheny County. Wool and grocery trades, millinery, wooden ware, and iron pipe show large gains while rail and glass industries expand with new mills and higher output. Population estimates hover around 400 000 to 500 000 as industrial growth accelerates.
Real estate brokers and dealers report prices more than doubling since 1880, with rentings up 2400 percent in three years. They credit population growth, cheap money, and transit expansion for a citywide boom, noting mortgage activity and nonresident investors from Maine to California. Experts cite Second to Fourth wards as prime gain areas and warn local builders face cash-structure limits compared with Philadelphia.
The piece notes ten years of growth in the wrought iron pipe business with Ralph W. Carroll citing a rise from 12 U.S. manufacturers to many more. It recalls names such as Nations Tube Works and Reading Iron Works and estimates past daily capacity around 1000 tons, highlighting regional expansion in Warren County and nearby counties driving demand in the 1900s era.
The article discusses shifting distribution centers as populations rise and trade expands. It notes the world’s largest drug house based in St Louis serving nearby states and a trend toward home ownership over rent, plus durable, stylish business and residential buildings. It predicts rapid growth for Pittsburgh and its surroundings, with no looming panics like 1873.
City Controller Morrow puts Pittsburg population at 266,500 by multiplying resident taxables by five. Chief J O Brown estimates 260,000. Other officials rough out 230,000 to 266,500, noting expanded police and fire facilities since 1839.
Stephen Collins estimates Pittsburg's population around 250000, up about 100000 since 1830, with a gas boom drawing people. He notes post office business has fourfold increased in ten years, though revenues fell after rate cuts, and warns population may outpace the city’s growth due to nearby towns transacting through Pittsburg.
Washington Jan 1 reports from Mr Robert P Porter Census Superintendent that about a hundred Supervisors are ready to begin the census with intent to push the work quickly. He warns law will be used against those who refuse to answer questions including mortgage details, while relaying that punitive action for nonresponse is possible.
The article touts Sanvorp s Radical Cure as a local and constitutional remedy for catarrh at all stages from cold to dangerous forms. It claims instant relief and permanent cure with an improved inhaler, sold by Porter Lavrag and Chemical Corporation of Boston, price a dollar.
45-inch black dotted Silk Fish Net 60c a yard, 65 inches wide $2 a yard, 36 inches for a yard at bargain prices. Double width plains 50c, English Suitings Checks Stripes 25c, double width Mohairs 75c. Imports and overproduction drive prices down as large lots are bought at concessions from silks to Paris robes and dress goods.
New York imported novelties in blazers shirts blouses and waists for ladies featured with many styles fabrics and prices. Striped blazers white flannel blazers and shirt waists plus wrappers tea gowns and children's dresses are shown with a Sixth Street window display note.
A shop advertises 24 to 28 inch umbrellas and parasols in many colors and sizes with prices from 3 to 10 dollars. Silk, wood handles, silver accents and new patterns are highlighted along with striped and children's parasols. Visitors urged to shop the department for best values.
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