f wmmmamamxrSiil 2 nnsnificcnt fuel lias really been or perma nent advautvo to tnese mteicsta is to mo an un-iifwcied question, and moreover is one upm winch an v one mlelit Troneilv lieit. i(snin;a decided opinion. Doubtless it lias n-adeoiu city morepioml nent .md iiidiif d immigration; but w hotltor tlic mete 1 iilihu "lto one assiozation a Jailer numb" of pi onli i of any ad -xntao to their iue-Mit or future well be n,: is a question Like the discovery and produc tion ot oin other mineral venlth, it is lai"-cl p 8-i'dc ill u the bcarch and acquisi tion ent.u - i totil ontl.iv of asinucliorinoie rs is receitod. The uc of gas has to tny jninJ picentcd economical appliances and furnace- lioin bciiu nected for the con hjuintion o coal andne are now, theieforc, left -it the clu" ot the pas era illy prepared for the economic il consumption of coal, and, in fact, .n tlu-just about no -ears behind vnth precnt cc-tof pi oduction against us. 1 "ci re to emphasize the asscition that our iion and cteel inteiests aie Rieat by season of oui position and adanties, in dependent of an such evune-cent pioduct us. l -aural kii, and that -n c have In solid tubsiaiico and in inexhaustible supply -H-ithi- eas itach cver element necessiry joi tl e in lint, nance ot our position in the jront mnk of manufacturing industries U ha" e dangers confronting us and of mch.i nature as to call foi the exercise of "uivlom. discretion, piudcnce and mutual Jorbcu-aiice, but courajro. industi-v and con pideiatiou lor the risl.ts and priMlescs of our tallow norkei Mill enable us to k'ep our little diffeioncesat home and piesent tj all outsiders an unbroken front Wo in Pittsburg "R c and control tho outpourings oi nature s bounties ith pioper npplica tloif will coutinue to make good ue of nuradvan i.re-, and s-eo to it th it our iron and steel mdu-tiies are placed beyond the jio-sibilitj ol successful competition. THE PAST AND FUTURE. Thoims . Blair Talks of Allegheny County' Industries Hon- the Iiall Basi nets Largely A ent to 11 heeling Some lVrsonal Kt co'Iections. Thomas S. Blair spoke upon "The Past anil rtitnre of the Manufacturing Industries of Allegheny Countj" m the following lansruaje: Ju-.t a century ago Georgo Anshutz built in the loealitj now knonn as Shadjsido a d.mlnume blast furnaco ivhoso machinery -was actuated by tho water power of Two M:c l!un, its fuel supplied by the surround inn fo-est and its oic obtained from the out- rops r homonito in the a Jj icent gnllies. T isipp was oon exhausted and tho plan ol bring' lg ore down tic Allegheny sireron ratti lound too eipeasive. On a certnnilaj in 177 tho de-pamng exuen liienter loaded up Ins !annl and chattels on n wagon and staited oirni search ot a better ficl 1 of entcrpi inc. leaving the little stack fail charged and the prnntiebcllos blow ing aa. Let us -lop here to sketch our 3rt picture. A- Vnsnut7 wends Ins w ij aloiv the Gieen-b-irg pike ho mounts the V .lki isburg gi-iue and w lion at last he finds hni scl: ittiioMimiiilt of Turtle Cieek hill lie halts his wearj team and tuin-. about to take one la-t look at tno spot -vheie two ore r t nve pi-ed foi him in ti-anstorminj i:ih :opo into disanpointnient. Thi'ie is a highh l-espect ible class of our fellow cnvcnsnot ct cimrelj ex.lnct who, liad Uicj -ecu Oeorco Anshutz turn awav from hi- farew eli look at shad s.de, would lievo exclaimed- "serves him riiit! ho but a i i-iomri fool would evei think of maiiufactuiin iion in littsbuig?" Over One-TInrd of iho Total. In steel to-day Alleghenv cotintv produce-5.1 per cent of the aggregate product oItl.c United '-tates, 2l2 per tent of the llinres lor Licit Hutiii.; 5tJ per cent of tl.o-e for l.eimanM tunes the product of Trance: 2)4 times that of Austro Hungary: X?3 that of Hci jiunr 22 times that of pain; 5 tunes that ol Kii-n. 8 times that of Sucvlen, and 12 times that of Italj. 1 tin-in uiggiron Allegheny cpuntv turns Out almo-t as much as Belgium and Austro Ilunjrarj together, and more than the com bined output of Uus-.ii, bpain and Italy: w I lie in stcol she turns out mote thm I ranee and ustro-Huujan together, and ji m-o than Au-tio Huniri, Bel.ium, Spain. It isiR. Sweden antl llal enmbmed Fancy an-ouco' theaboie combinations of gieat nations mlin up daily at the Chicago t ommbia Exposition their united product, mid Alleghcnj coanty mate ling it ecry time! That i whore your uianuractunng industrj stands to-daj. As lespects the future, take a lesson from ail nine toas or dnmata bloom- -ee to it lilt lour technical skill and experience, your -upcrioi advantages in fuel and in the ineans of transportation for both l-aw mate lals and pioducts shall still draw manu facturing mCustrj to tins spot Indu-ti lal scliooN w ill enlarge the supply and mipioTC the qualitv of your skilled labor k li-iraid- the luel question, let mo icall, a propo if tho recently published urSpunt of the manutacture or vatisfactoi v ft.l g-iVat the Union mills for le63 th in 5 ivnts pel tnousand feet, a closely connected incident Dr. Sleucns some j ears ago made Jhe following niopo-ition to the town of 3llrjiinghani, Kngland. Ii the town would prant him t'le light of way for his pipes Tinder giound and exempt his entire plant c Klbu-itiess from taxation he would supulj cveiy ft el consumei in it, large or small, at mx pence per thousand feet for gas pio d icd from the leluso of the adjacent eoal 3ulr.es. 5ome rersoisal Itecollpctions. As regaids the transportation question, to discuss it with PUcairn for railways, Batch i lor "oi in ers and Kobeita lor canals as auditors woald be to talk of war in the pi-esci co of HanniLal. I turn, theierore, to tonic personal iccoUectionsiu which I think jou -will perceive some pertinence to the work of the Lkamberof Connncicc. Some thing like 40 jears ago a note was leceivod bv a Pittsbui Jlrm, largclj engaged in tho Saanuf ictuic ol nails, to the effect that a party of then emplojo-, about 13 in number, 'e-iied to meet a lepieseutativc of the firm mpiivatc con-ultation. The meeting was licld, and at it the managing paitner of the c-cucern was mlormed that the cmploes as sembled tlmo had taken that method of nravately informing him of the tact that they iiad about completed thcirarraugetnents for 1 uilding a nail factorj at Wheeling. The jiianagci. being a1 read" well informed le tnecling the moement, lequested them to uhi committing themselves finally until lie could ec whether lie could not offer them inducement to build their works in or near I'ltt-1 urg. This suggestion was agreed to. IV 'uim the next few daysa pioposal was ob tained from the late .limes II Hajs, offer lug five acies o! coal ground on the Monongahela l iv er, near the Six ilile lern , and a -tipplv of coal on veiv favorable 1 nn- Meantime, the terms of the offer m-iflc by the heeling banks has been ascer tained and were found to he these. Three liank-had aiced to discount drafts drawn oi notes given for actual shipments of nails. to tao extent of a constant line of $10,000 rcch, piovided the nail company would pei juit a close I'xamin ition into their financial condition w hencv er asked for. The manaei la.d the whole subject befoie the fc-oiiior pattnei, -who at orce acquiesced in the desirableness of keenin x tne new com petitor in tue sime neighborhood, and piflmised to see what could 'be done in the lliiancl il matter, lwo days later lie an nounced that he had talked on the subject avftli some lcad.ng bank men and he had been brought to see that it was bad pollcj to beipar-vnl to build up his business, and, I nyhow. the hanks would hav c none of such unheard-of undertakings And so it eame aiiout that an mdustrj that developed out of i- start into the leading bu-incss of a nval localitv leluctautly leit, or perhaps we might say was duven out fiom Allegheny countj. THE PULPIT OUTPUT. Ir. Itlddlo Tells or thn Treachers Turned Out In Pittsburg lloro Than Tale or Harvard Hi Dream of Municipal Im provement. Itei. Matthew Brown Riddle, who re sponded to the toast, "The Clergy," was introduced "as a gentleman who was born in Pittsburg, and whose ancestors on both sides of his house were identified in church and school with the highest and best tradi tions oi Allegheny county and "Western Pennsylvania, and the mention of whose name could not iail to revive the pleasantest leeollectious in the minds ot all familiar with the history of this section." Dr. ltiddle saii. Iron is gieat and strong, but men are greater and strougei. So lar as I have a Xi'ht to be lieaid to-night it is because I Irsvc, through mvscii and mv ancestois, been identified with the production of trained men It is plain Jrom wh it has al ready been s ml that brams are needed to create wealth and eommeici il prosperity. And in developin brains thd elergyhavo 'nin, ceitamly in this leic-i.a most im portant lactoi. It is not knovti to many of jou that Allegheny co'inty t .rns out more ministeis ycailj than Uarvaid or lale good in the i-aw material, and, I may add, jrood in the finished pioduct .Not alwaj s as fine in apparel as scvnooi j or miht w ish.bnt centers ol good influence and civilization whereverthevgo. Th .r men have a com i in-cial value; thej devf op brains In their puishos; they citate r market for your juoducts. They aie cs well educated as those in any other pio.caslon. And they do their work at less cost. We turn them out nt less cost than in Eastern sehools, tlmiijli perhaps that is not to the credit of Pitts burg. My risht to speak Is based upon thn fact that I belouihere Hove this citv. I lov e to di earn of it as a beautiful city in tho future. It h is every advantage for becom ing so. IVe preachers bcliev e that the way to tho heavenly Jerusalem will be made eisierby making our cilios moie like tho ideal pictuie of that distant cit v. Such an ideal this occasion mav help us form. And if we hero present would honestly purpose to make our citv moio like such an ideal, this beautiful region from Highland Paik to the heights abov e Brunot's Island might be come like tho dieain of Pittsburg in tho lut ure which 1 love to cherish. I would llko to see that ugly stretch above the Imposition building converted into a beantitul park as it should be. There are only two or three propertj holders standing in the way and they might bo induced to withdraw their opposition. And then I woald like to sen two great, broad and beau tiful bauds of boulevard reaching out either w-av from that point, encircling our city and leaching out to tho limits of its confines. Iamicmmdedof Ilcldclburg in the situ ation of Pittsburg But beautiful as is Heideiburg. mv dream of Pittsburg is far moie beautiful. My heart is full of Pitts burg and I tespise a man -who don't want to make it more beautiful and more desirable. oc to make a speech, but with all tho earne-tness of my affection for my native place, I appeal to you, gentlemen, to stand shoulder to shoulder in the endeavor to make our cities, in outward beauty as well as in mate) lal wealth, woithy of out love. A COQUETTISH CITY. How Pitlsburc; formed Valuable Alliances With Many Lines or Knllroad Superin tendent Pltcairn, ot tli3 Pennsylvania, Gives Some rignres on tha Great Trunk Systems. In response to the toast "Our Kailroads," Jlr. liobert Pltcairn, of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, m a d e a telling speech, saying that a boy who went in business in 1848 or '49 could appreciate he growth of the city. He looked amazed at that time at tiie great traffic by the river, and if Supt Bobtrt rUcairn. he had prophesied it would have grown so enormously he would have been called a fool Continuing, he said: OnAptil 1, lslS. an act incorporating tho Pannsj lvania Ilallroad Company was passed w ith a capital or $10 000,000 the charter being granted and signed bv tho secretary of Stnto o Pennsj lvania on Fcbruarv 25 1847 July 1G 1S47, tho contract foi the first 20 miles west of Harrisburg was let, and the same month a section of 15 miles east of Pittsburg. On September 1, 1649 the first division, 61 miles long, lrom Ilmisburg to L,ewiston, was opened tor traffic, and one J car later the line was completed to i mile oast of Holli d lysburg, where a junction was made with tho Portage llailroad In Amjusr, 1651. 21 miles westfiom Johnton weie completed, leaving only 2S miles to join up with the Pittsburg sections runuin cast. This was completed, and fiom December 10, 1S32, thiougli trains ran from Philadelphia to Pittsburg v Lithe Portage Railroad, using the inclined planes for morn than a year, tho thiougli line not being completed till Feb ruaiv 2, 1S5I, w hen it w as launched as a lull fledged tiunk line. Starting with a mov cment of 233,721 tons in and out of Pittsburg and vicinity in 18.it, we i cached, in 1S61 1 b.'O.WUons; in 1871, G.57T -Stons; in 1SSL, 18,229 J65 tons, and In 1601. 37,939,312 tons VV ith 2,tll freight cats in 18t, we have, in 189L S8,717cr3 belonging to the t'ennsj lvania llailroad lines east of Pitts burg And now we havo one ot the best equipped lines, I might be pardoned In sav ing, hi this oi any other country. To no one is the credit of this more duo than to tho city of Pittsburg and vicinity. Inspired by Pittsbnrs; ISasIness Men. The Pennsylvania Railroad and the city of Pittsburg, betiothed in 1S16, wcro fully united in Isjl, and, as fat as I can obseivo, have been lojal and faithful to each other cv cr since, and I feel assured ever will be. To the city of Pittsburg we not only owe much f rom a traffic and business standpoint, butmoic It was associating and coming in contact with the brainv manufacturers and business men ofl'ittrtiuig that bioadened the mind of our late President, Thomas A. Scott, who brought to eomplotion the groat Pcnnsv lvania sj stem, which now embraces, with its canals. 7,9tl miles, with a capital of nbo it $750 000,000, including tho funded debt. So with iny predecessor, whose association with tho industries of Pittsburg gave him the inspiration that enabled him to become one of the first iron masters of Pittsburg, if not of tho world Tho oldest chartered railroad of Pittsburg is the Allegheny Valley Billioad, chartered as the Pittsburg, Kittanning and Warren Kailroad April. lS37,only organized however I-ebruarv 12, 1652. chartered as tho Allegheny Valley Kailioad April 1, 1S52, and opened as f n as Kittanning Janimrj 30, 18oG It having become nait of tho Pennsylvania Kailroad system, I will merely giv e you the figiires, w Inch make the total tonnage of 1,013,443 in 1871, reaching a total of 4 2G- 575 in 1E91, most of which originates and is shippe I to Pitts burg and vicinity. I will also briefly mention the Pennsylvania Company sj stem, west of Pittsburg: The Panhandle, incorporated in Pennsj lvania Mai ch 24. 1849 Pittsburg, Fort aj no and Chicago, Apiil 11, 1848 Erie and Pittsburg, Apiil 1. 1S53, and Cleveland and Piltsbuig, Aprils, 1850, reporting a total ton nage in and out ot Pittsburg nnd vicinity of 1,891,412 tons in 1S71, increasing to 3,93J,GJ9 tons in 189k The old lion City, restive with having but one alliance, nndleaiful that peihaps her first love might get too obstreperous, sought other affiliations, and looked to the Baltimore and Ohio, which had control of the Pittsburg and Connellsvllle, which was chartered .lune 11, 1S45. eompleted to Con nellsyille October 10, 18b0, and to Cumber laud, June, 1871, thus securing another through line to tuo East and South, with the following result: Commencing with 9,000 tons on tho Pittsburg and Connellsv lllo Kailroad in and out of Pittsburg, thev reached, in 1FG1, 34,439 tons; in 1871, 266,934 tons, and in 1891, 24,2.25 ions, not including tho Pittsburg Junction ilallioad, which should be added, and probably double it. 2ot content with that the Baltimore and Ohio had to build a brmch to Wheeling, giving another outlet west. Coquetting With Other Itoads. One would think that would bo enough for tho glddj- old girl, but no she must need co quette for other applications to connect them with the New Yoik and Lake Erie trunk lines and induced the Pittsburg and Lake Ei ic to come to live with her. Tho Pittsburg and Lake Erie was opened for business August 10, 1S71, starting with a ton n ige ot 371.459 tons that year in and out of Pittsburg md vi' mity. and reaching 784 927 tons in 1681, and 6,451,197 tons in 1S91 (includ ing the Pittsburg, AleKceport and Yough ioghcnj ) And no sooner did this new love come here and find sUch a pleasant and rich home.than it must needs go fartliei and build the Pittsburg, McKuesportand Yough logheny. which was opened November 19, 1883, making a thlid lino irom Pittsburg to tho nch coke and coal fields of Western Pennsylvania. This was not enough and she must needs seek another affiliation and induce tho building of the Pittsburg and A ostern .Railroad, w hich was opened for business Juno 9. 1SSL with the following result: In 1381 79,31b tons in and out of Pittsburg leach ng 872,813 tons in 1S91. It may be stated here that the tonnage in and out of and thiougli Pittsburg, I noticed some j e u or tw o ago, exceeded any city in the United States. Suielj' she must bo satisfied now, per chance she is foi ced to bo, as eveiy available channel of approach has boe i occupied, and anj otliet line will have to get in surrep titiou"lv or bore through the hills. Should sho not be grateful for all thiT It li is not been done with her own inotiej', but, at tracted by her wonderful resources and situation as the ccntei of the iion, coal and mineral fields, lorcign capitil built tho lines, and I am glad to svy has been amply repaid. Appreciation far tils Railroads. One more thought and I am dono. Do you think you fully appreciate jour rallioadst Am I not coirect in saying that the railroads should be maintained In a healthy condition by a generous ac tion on tho part of the citv-, in, awarding to them all reasonable priv lieges, and no longer restrict them or crj- monopol' or soulless coiporation? Soulless coipora tion! It is true that the people of Pittsburg and Allegheny countv, wnen the Civil War broke out, were among the most loyal and among the first to icspond with men, monej" and influence. Tho eompanv I leprcsont was no less active and gav o $53,0JO to the State lor bounties for soldiers for tho Union. Soulless corporation! When the great ca lamltv befel the Conemaugh Vallej-, Pitts burg, it is true, was first to lespond; aud J shall never lorget tho part taken by our worthy President, Mr. Georgo B Kobeits, whose lino was utterly paralyzed, and whose company was the greatest sufferer. When communicating 'with liim ns promptly as possible kfter the dis aster, nnd giving hjm a faint Idea of our deplorable condition, he prompt ly replied. "Subscilbe liberally for the Pennsylvania Kailroad. aut jonr whole Wl ) THE equipment and rorco to relieve the suffer ing and gettinr help to them." And mora than that, you would havo Jonnd tho Gen eral Superintendent or the Pittsburg and Like Ei ic, with his own engine, crew and construction ca,-s, and a laige torce of his ownrailioad men, at tho back or om worthy townsman. Mi. James Ik Scott, doing horoic work in bringing order out of chaos. Tho railroads of Pittsburg do not need to make promises for the future. They refer you to tho past, which on the same line we nopo to continue, ir not improve upon, and will never rest until we give the city of Pittsburg the best rallwaj- service or any city on the globe. OUR WATERWAYS. fcurvevor of th-s Port John F. Drnvo Speaks of the Wondrous Possibilities or the :-lilp Canal A Potent Factor in nnllding CitlM. Hon. John F. Dravo, Surveyor of the Port, responded to the toast "Our "Water ways." He said: From earliest time men have been en gaged in stiivingto utilize the waters of lind and sea as means lor the dis tribution of the pro ducts of tho earth, nor will theii efforts cease until human ingenuity has ex hausted the possi- CdUector John F. Dravo bilities or water transportation. Located at the head waters or some 20,000 miles or possible river navig ition with an open passageway to tho greit seas and water lines reaching more than hair of the terri-toij-ot tho Republic, Pittsburg has giown to be a g: cat city, a renowned center of in dustrial activity. All gi oat commercial and manufacturing cities aie born by water. They line the waterways of tho world, and our own city is indebted to the rivers that skli t hei borders or pass within her limits for the sub srantinl giowth and prosperity that havo crowned the past. It is cheerfnllv ad mitted that railioads have boon efficient hclpeis in securing these gratifj ing results, hut there would bo no Pittsburg or in dustrial lame had it not been for the Ohio and tributary riveis. Water is the potnnt agency in building cities and confining prosperit-. standing Willi Folded Hands. Yet v 1th an inheritance so rich in promise, wo hav o been nil of these j oars standing with folded arms and ejes so closcdasto indicate tho pnralvsls or death with scaicely an eff.nt to utilize theso flowing streams ns tho bmden bearcis of a possiblo commeico 'o colossal as to dwarf the conceptions of the most hoperul. Our pioud iron kings and merchant prince whose giant plants chal lenge the admiration of the commeicial worll have laigely allowed a fowiivermen to defend their highnavs of natuie from destructive encroachments. If all or oui citizens were aleit in taking advantage or providential allotments, Pitts burg might now have more magnificent Hues of steamers than tlio ones or bj-gone sears, which we remember w- th so much prido when our esteemed rellow citizen, Cipinin Charlei W. Batchelor, walked the hurricane deck tho pioud mastci of the peerless steamer Alleghcnj-. But forgetting our delinquencies, let all unite in fostering and devoloplngour fai-reaching watemavs as creating fnctors of industrial interests that liny eclipse all that has heretofore been accomplished when the Pittsburg of the past will he forgotten in the mightiei andf,raiidci Pittsburg of the future. ore mire Evidence From Francp. Tlravo then cited the canals of Trance as "urnlshing conclusive evidence of the va."ue of waterwavs to the prosperity of a country, and to checkmate the aggressive tendency of railway corporations. Contin uing, he said: The people of the United States aro awakening to tho urgent necessity of im proving tho rivers and securing artificial witer lines where natuie has not so pio vided. Cotistiucted waterwavs uniting dif ferent water sv stems and extending to im poitant inland points are commanding earnest and intelligent consideration. The nation hasalreadv entered upon unci a of enlarged actlvltj' in the interest of free na tional highwajs. Rivers aro being im proved, canals are being and will continue to he built until the wants or the people aie mot in ample provisions ror the cheap trans fer of the products of larm and shop fiom farm to citv and from city to faun. Canal ontrtprise is justified by the statistics of water ti antidilution. The Euo Canal has been an efficient contributor to the pios peiityof Now loikstate and city, nnd its enlaiaemeiit to a ship canal "will be an event of the neai future. The canal uniting Lake Huron and Lake Superior has an annual tonnage traffic two lo'.d iaigcr than the Su-z Canal. In seven months of 1S30, 36.0.K) OJ0 registered net tons or shipping p isM'd Detroit, exceeding the aggregate ton nage entering aud elrarmg fiom the pons or London nnd Liverpool during the entiio vear. The Gov eminent engineer in chat 40 ot the w oik on the lako canals sijs: "For neaily 35 j ears I have watched the increase oi lake traffic, but neithoi mj self not auj bodv else within mj- knowledge has beon able" to ex and at the s line rate 1 he wild est expectations ot one cai seem tame to tue next. Ihis lake freightage has been done at an av erago cliai ge to shippers of 1 3 mills pei ton nei mile. Shipments by nil road aro avenged bj the Intoi-State Com meico Commission at 9 22 mills per ton per mile." Importance of tho Miip Canal The statistics quoted emphasize the su preme impoitance of the piojected Pitts burg and Lake Lrie ship canal, so essential to the future of oui eit. An cnteipiisc of sueh transcendent importance to Western Pennsj lvania that it is a mental stiain to 11 id words bioad and decisiv c enough to ex press its nccessitv and value. Pittsburg, so long tho empire 01 the iion and related mdustiies, haslomid in her latci daj- com- pntltois to dispute her long continued reig 1 ofauthoiitv. Itisclearlv manifest that If hersupiemacy is to bu retained, everj" pos sible lacility and helpful aguncy must be secured The iion mines of the lakes, and the mills and fmnaeesot Western Ponnsjl Minla, must bo furiiNhed with most ample and cheapest cairiage that capital and human skill can provide. The ore. the limestone, the cpke and coal must be brought together at the lowest cc st that oui industrial intere-ts may succoslullj meet coming competition in the markets of the woildon conditions of oquilitj. It would bo a fatal olicj' to seek equal standing in the marts of trade thiougli the agency ot cheap labor. We do not want cucap labor, but wo do want cheap iion, steel and glass; but let the encrgj or Amer-. ican skill and the enteipiise 01 American brains so manipulate the materials and op portunities which niture has provided to secure the end desired without discounting human fiesh and muscle. The inexh nistible ore beds or the Northwest, the large de posits or limestone in the neighboring hills, the sand locks ol the Youghiozlieny Valley, tho high grade Connellsvllle coke and the famous Munongahela coal mines constitute the lorces or possiblo industrj- that maj calmly contemnlato all present or coming competition. Ample nnd Cheap Transportation, ir our rivers are improved and the pro jected shio canal becomes a completed waterwaj- such impiov emonts would give a t-anspoitation so ample and so cheap as to PITTSBURG DISPATCH practically give our coal and coke the mar kets of the lake region, nnd transfer their oie mines to our furnaces and mills, insuring longer continued prosperity. Some Interest has been awakened touching the necessaiy equipments for tho immediato rnture, and it Is hoped that a huhdrcd-fold greater zeal on behalf ot measures so lull of promlsa will stir our people as the' were never stirred before. Hearty thanks are due 10 Senator Quay and our distinguished Representatives Hon. John Dalzell nnd Colonel Stone for their able and untiring effoi ts to secure lor this work Congressional recognition. Let no petty jealousies divide or slacken oui efforts to secure these pro curing agencies of future grow th and devel opment. AH H0N0B TO THE COMMUNITY. Judge Bufilngton Speaks Enthusiastically to the Local Bench. Judge Buffington, in responding to the toast of "The Bench," modestly stated that he thought some one who had been longer on the judicial list should have been sekcted for the honor. He added: But in one way.and jou will paidon mo for sav ing it, I feel a freedom In respond ing to his toast which Judge Jos liufflngton. peihaps no other mombei of tho bench woulii. My coining among them is so leccnt that I should scarcely bo classed among their number. The faithfulness or their work, their position in this commun ity, the esteem with' which they aro held, the bod rook oi intogiity on which they stand In all this I have had no part or lot I am this free to spe- k since mv words are not those oi self praise, but rather tho statement or a quiet observe! who conies among you and tells j on w hat he finds upon j'our bench. I am glad to have this public opportunitj' or beating testimony to you or M5 SCENE IV THE DUQTJFSNE CLUB BANQUET HALL. the learning, industry, integrity which dignity nnd honor this community in the porsou of its Judges. Tinm a stud; of j ourbench lhave learned much of j-our neople Such a bench is a credit to ltseir, but it speaks volumes In pi also of n community that has so lostcred nnd reared It. Asagrneral rulea communitv reveals ltseir in Its Judicinrj. irlreadthe le'son aright it tells me, fli-t, of the wisdom jou display iu having chosen competent judges. Secondly, when you hpve found them to be such men jon have displajed your further good Judgment in retaining them And latlj", your selections havo been made without political paitisanship orloeai prejudice Tour bench is what may lairlj bo termed non-partisan. In a countv boiu, bred and brought up on tho principlos ot Republicanism, and with an overwhelming majority, two of your Judges wore mem bers of tho minority partj-. This fact alone speaks well for the independence of this communitv. It is in this spirit of putting the stamp of our approval upon tho work of tho bench in the past that we toast it tonight. It has met and grappled all the questions or tho past, nnd this is an earnest that it will be equal to all calls hereaitei made upon it by tho Now Pittsburg, which I believe you have called into being to night I toast j on "The bench, raithful and true to its duty to the Old Pittsburg, it pledges yon its faith, nnd to nliht Joins with j ou heart and hand in going forward and working out the des tiny or the New Pittsburg of the twentieth century." OF GREAT IMPORTANCE. A. P. Burclifis'it Tolls or the Extent ot Pittsburg's mercantile Interests Fig ures That Tell Ilia Story The Present Volume of Trade. A. P. Burchfield treated of "Our Mer cantile Interests" in a happy vein. His address included the following: The mercantile interests, while secondary to the great manufacturing Industries of this great and glowing city, aie of no mean importance On the contrarj', when col lated fiom the most reli ible source, they are of such great magnitude that he who would tiuthfully present them might bo considered a "little off" in his calculation, and bo chargeablo with an attempt at ex aggeration. The first authentic report of raeicantile, or as it was then denominated, battering trade, of which we have informa tion Is that of the year 01 lb03, when it was leportcd as oeing $93.0:0. The first attempt to collate and present in a full and complete foim tho commeico of tho citv was that of this chamber in 18S1. Wo con-ider the figures then given as being under rathei than over estimated, presnm Ing that all other lines were us much under estimated as weie the divgoods interests, of which I could definitely Jua"e. In this nook the commerce was reported as follows. Mining, manu actui ing anu mechanics at $1M,014,(,00, wholealo aud letail trade, exclu sive of piores-dotnl service, agricultural and transportation, also sales at Oil Lx chnnge, l'cnl Estate and Stocks, $135 387 000. Tinning, therefore, to a new source ot In formation upon which to base oui volume oft! ado foi 1S9L we find the business tax levied and paid to the city, show the met ca utile interest to have increased to the sum of $277 003,400 We arrive at this conclusion after carefully eliminating fiom the tax as sessed, all manufacturing, mining and tne chanical industries, leaving onlj her mer cantile interests as we repoit. That this is as near correct ns It is possible to present, will bo apparent from the fact that our city authorities with increased municipal out lavs to he piovidi-d lor. have assessed tho business tax in a liberal waj-, leaving it to the mcichant who has been overestimated, the privilege of having it leduced by mak ing affidavit of his actual sales. Bj these few statistics we havo endeavored to nhice betoro you, the i nnoitance and magnitude of the ntercsts that have boen alloted me to represent. Wo are all pioud to be known as citizens of this great Republic. With equal pride we consldci it an honoi to bePennsvlva uians, hut as minulacturcis, meichants, members of the learned professions, 01 toil ers of any kind, we may esteem it greater honor to be part of and sharers in tho gloiy of this, our native citj-. ART AUD PIITS3TJK0. Tbe Word Shonld Not Be Used in a Re stricted Sense. Joseph T. AVceks spoke upon "Art and Pittsburg" in a pleasant manner. In the course ot his remarks he said: When we speak of art, are we not prone to give the word a lestrie ted meaning? Have notourrriends, the sculptois. the painters, the poets, tho musicians, unconsciously pei haps, assumed that they alone are artists and the result or their work and that or simllai guilds artt There is a city in Now England that was founded as an industrial city because the swift-moving and rapid falling Mernmac could tuin its spindles and move its shuttles. The Lowells, and Law rences and Appletons, all "Captains ot In dustiy," that lonndod It, gave to It as its motto, "Art is the Handiwork of Human Good." Have not our lrlonds who deal with the fine arts forgotten that there are such things as the usefu1 aits, and that one is art Justus tiulj as tho othei? ' Go Into the woiksnop, tho atelier of these Pittsburg artists, and watch tho develop- SATURDAY, MAY 28. ment oi some o I their woiks of art, these "adaptations of tilings In the natural wrotld to the uses of man," in which our city abounds; what genius, what imagination, what knowledge, what tecbuiquo are re quired to adopt these natural things to the uses of man. And when a noble machine stands finished, what beauty in Its piopor tions. what adaptation in its parts, what per fection in its relations, when, some morning the artist stands looking at his creation in all its beauty and its possibilities, and with h turn of his hand sends into it its life blood! THE GLASS INDUSTRIES. Mr. Klpley Speaks for All Branches of the Business Manufacturers Striving for Australian and bouth American Trade The Blessings of Gln. To D. C. Eipley, President of the United. States Glass Company, a gigantic combina tion ot tableware glass manufacturers, had been assigned the subject, " Our Glass Industries." He speaks with an expert's kpowledge, as he has been as sociated with the glass interests of the city since boyhood. X). C Ripley. Mr. Ripley's speech was short, hnir it was lull of encuun;gement for the future. What has been done is good and more is to be ac complished. Mr. Eipley was well received, and among other things he "-aid: Pittsburg is practically the biithplaceof successful glass making in this country, tho pioneer establishment having ben erected emly in this century. Its products are di vided into five classes, namely: Tablewnie, chimneys, bottles, window glass and plato glass, Thepiocess or manufacture differs in the various blanches to such an extent that a workman is only competent to fill the position in the blanch he has chosen, and this Is generally the case with the man ufacturer. The tableware industry is tho most complicated, owing to the great va riety of articles made and their frequent change in style. Out wares find theii way into many of the foreign markots, and it is the only branch which is not affected moro 01 less by foreign competition. Two-thirds of tho pressed tableware made in this coun tiy is controlled by Pittsburg manufactur ein. The manufacture of chimnejsin Pittsburg followed the discovery of oil," and the quan tity and quality of both have Increased in about the ame proportion. When we think of the thousands of lumps that are burning to-night all over the countrv, most of them fitted up with Pittsburg chimneys, wo have something to bo proud of. Tho manufact urers are striving for South American and Australian tmdo and are meeting with con siderable success Tho bottle industry was one of tho first industries of Pittsburg, and it has alwaj s maintained its reputation for first-class goods. Tho giowing demand for bottles, which includes fruit Jais, has stimulated our manulactui ers to tne building of larger furnaces, so that now the furnace of a tow vears ago would bo practically worthless. Considering how early we are taught the use of botjlcs is it any wonder that it takes a lar-opioductlon to supply the demand! Within a few years the manufacture or window glass has been almost revolution ized by the introduction or the tank furnace and its appliances, which havo not only Increased the pioduetion, but improved the qu illty. For several j ears tho English man ufacturers have used the tank with varied success, and it required considerable neive and abilltv on the part of the gentlemen who introduced it here. The time is not far dis tan when the old-fashioned window plant will bo a thing of the past. The pinto glass industry in this country has had to fight its waj- against tho old establishments of Europe.who were loath to loso the best mar ket on the face of the globe. There is no question that thej' have n rival now in tho laige plants in this vicinity, whoe pioduct will compare fa vorablj with tho best French plate that was ever made. THE MISSION OF THE PRESS. It Will Do Its Part In the Work of Making a Greater Pittsburg. T. J. Kecnan, Jr., in talking to the toast of "The Press," said: The leal mission of the press on this occa sion is, I take it, to lecord tho proceedings; like tho bound boj-at the husking to make itself useful rather than conspicuously loquacious 1 hope that it maj- bo its priv i legefo lecord many similar pioceedings in years to come, for occasions sueh as this aro often pleasant means toward practical ends. As to the present halcyon occasion, It must bo regarded as something mora than a stereotyped feast of reason and flow or soul, Itlsthefiist serious effott to litt Pittsburg out ol a soir satisfied lethargy which is beginning to show ltseir in tho census re turns. Pessimists have aigued that Pitts burg Is too lar riom the coast evci to be come a metropolis. Yet how manj- of the great cities or the earth have been scapoits? J'rne, in most cases, they have been built on navigable riveis that lead directly to the sea As, lor instance, Koine, London, Paris, Vienna and Beilin; but has not Pittsbutg her wateiway to the Gulf of Mexico? The Ohio maj- still be full or obstructions for the navigator, but the work of improvement is already begun and will be piosecuted moro YlKoiousty ns its importance dawns upon tho Congressional mind. Pittsburg should not al'ow the world wido reputation of Monongahcla whlskj- to blind her to the lact that water is, alter all, the best steadj- beverage for her constitution. Give her a navigable stage of water to Jfevv Oi leans nine months in theye.tr, and let her, thiougli her purposed canal, tap the vast commerce of the lako and Old Smokj-will spread herself until even the Windy City will grow gieen with envy, JlcKeesport and Biaddockwill bedowntonn indGreenshurg and Beaver Falls will send Councllmanlc rcoresent itives to City Hill. With their combined ch dilation or almost 200000, tho newspapers or this city reach 1000,000 read ers every day. In addition to all ot Western l'ennsj lv ania they Mippl j with new s a v a-t district, embracing Eastern Ohio, Western New York and West Vngniia. Combined they should wield an almost, li resistible in fluence. In the w oik of pushing Pittsburg to the front they will stand shouldei to shoulder with the Chamber ot Commcice. CLAY AKD ITS PRODUCTS. Pennsylvania Clays Noted for Their Ex traordinary Keslstiinco to Heat. "Clay and Its Products" was the subj'ect that ex-Senator George H. Anderson han dled with credit Here is his speech: A common use of clay is in makina brick, and I have nev er j et seen tho' man who re sented being called a "regular brick." The business of working in clay Is one of the most ancient and distinguished among all tbe arts The Cain Brothers were the first of nil In the business, which was tolloned diligentty by the senioi member, until in a quarrel about the lack of excellenoe in his woik he achieved tue distinction ot killing his paitner and being Known as the flist murderer. Indeed to this day anv dispute among clay vi orkers Is aptly tei ined "raising Cain." Atterward the world's histoiv was changed by an ambitious linn ot brick makers who thought to challenge the high H892 heaven by building a tower to its very gates. Attain, a whole kingdom was rent, and some millions oT people stiuck against making bricks without stiaw, nnd, what is moro, the strikers never gave in oravent back; and so we might go on. You will get a lair idea of the magnitude of theflreclavlndustij- when told" that 65, 000,000 firebrick aie pioduced annually, not counting thecommon grades, for puvingnnd othei purposes That the capacity of our woi ks is 100,000,000 brick. That about $3,000, 000 capital is invested, giving emplov ment to large numbois of men whose waes amount to nearly $2 000 000 annually. Com mon fireclays are found in many p'aces, but tho flint clays or Pennsj lvania are noted for theii extraordinniy powers ot resistance to hoat, and are sought alter from every por tion of Noith America, when most refrac toiy brick are required. or potters' clay, what shall we say that is not generally known to all In this com munity. Foi the boneflt or others not so ramlliir with this branch or industry. I will s ly that within 50 miles or this city aro about 40 large manufactories of ware,' varying fiom the commonest for cvei-v day use to the finest decorated chin 1, equal to that or Dresden 01 Haviland, only lacking the trade mark. From the ex'remely modest woriv or pioncei potters in this neighborhood, begun some 50 j cars ago, consisting or the plain, cru e wares, this commanding industrj- has grown, until now at least $4,500,000 capital is lnv ested, giving emploj ment to 5 010 people and total annual sales orovcr $6,003,000. RISE OF THE OIL BUSINESS. From a Curc-All Petroleum It Soon Came to Ho One of the Leading 1'rodacts of thn World Somo IntorestlngStatlstlcs From J. i. Buchanan. , J. T. Buchanan, who has been associated for years with Captain J. J. "Vatidergrift, took care of the oil interests in a very clever manner. His address follows, and was listened to with great interest: The year 1319 marked tho discovery of gold In California and the flist real step to the petroleum development in Pennsylva nia. It is true that exactly a century be fore the French commander at Duquesne, writing to Montcalm, reioired to oil streams where tho Seneca Indians held their re ligious sei vices, so that Pittsburg comes honestly bj hor lelijious instincts, but it was about 1849 that Samuel W. Kiel gavn commeicial value to what tho Indians had hitherto 1 egar.dcd as onl v of spiritual v alue, chaiginglns fellow citizens $336 per bairel, the highest price over attained by petro leum. Ills half pint bottles of "cure all" went foith with the following announce ment: "Kiel's petroleum or rock oil, celebrated for its wonderful curative powers, a natural remedy. Procured from a well in Alloiheny oounty. Pa., 4C0 feet below the earth's sur face. Put up and sold bv Samuel W. Kier, 3G3 Liberty stieet, Pittsburg, Pa. Piice 50 cents." It is said there was a market for about tlireo barrels per day at that time. Three years later the trado diminished, and this enterprising benefactor or tho human race undertook to distil the oil to make a fluid suitable foi burning in lamps, Oil Fields Exchanged for a Cow. In 1854 all the oil territory then known in Pmnsj lvania was traded for a cow; now S200 OOO.COO would scarcely purchase It with upward of 35,000 wells that aie producing oil. The wells were originally drilled with a sp' ing pole cut from tho adjoining forests to a depth of CO feet to Z03 feet; now the ma cblneiy developed by the business is wonderful In the width of Its range aud the ingenuity of its device, the drilling tools alone weighing upward of a ton and the wells being drilled to a depth of 3,000 feet. In tho year Drake drilled the well on Wat son's fiats, a couple of miles from Tltus ville, the field was a limited area on Oil Creek, and the production which In 1M9 had been only three bairels per day had grown to 2,000 barrels per annum. Now the oil field has extended noithest and south nest over laige portions or tho counties of AlcKean, Warren, Venango, Clarion, Butler, Alle gheny, Beaver, Washington and Greene in Pcnnsv lvania, reaching into New York, West Virginia and Ohio, not to mention tho Western oil fields; and tho piodnctlon has Increased to upwaid or 130,000 barrels per daj, 01 nearly 47,000,000 barrels per annum, including Northw estern Ohio. Foi the past 20 j ears eoooOwellshavebeen drilled, or 3 000 wells per j ear. The industry has come to give emploj ment to at least 50,000 persons directly engaged In its con duct, who leceive ror their labor not less tnan $16 000,000 per annum, and the oil has extended its medicinal and pharmaceutical uso 111 w ays nov er dreamt or bj- Sir. Kier. The amount pioduced within a radius of 30 miles rrom Pittsburg is certainlj 40,000 bar rels per day, or over 15,000.000 barrels per j-car, bringing to the city over $10,000,000. on nualty, 90 per cent of wnioh is returned to the laborers, mecbanica, pipe works, lumber dealers, machinists and oil well supply mnn iiiactuiers. It would be a very interesting calculation to estimate really how much the vaiious manufactories in the country, and particularly glass manufacturers, have profited fiom petroleum, of which at least $475 000,000 barrels have thus far been pro duced. The home and foreign consumption roi illuminating oil probably equal each other, and can be arrived at by dividing tho total shipments. Fuel demand Is considered generally in excess of the supply of Trenton lock oil, which amounts to about 15,000,000 barrels per annum. Effect ot the McDona'd Discovery. The highest production of Pennsj lvania oil was probably reached through the-sud-den rise or the McDonald field last Novem ber, when tho average lor the month was reported at 134 59") barrels per day. In April the average was down again to 92,214 barrels per day. There are at least 10,0:0 miles of all kinds of pipe in actual use receiving, transporting and delivering crude petroleum, whloh is be ing constantly added to. The capital invested in the transpoi tatlon bmnoh of the business amounts to upward of $50 003,000 Tho stock of oil in iron tanks consits of 38,000 000 bar rels, including 20,000,000 barrels of Trenton rock oil. There is a refining capacity in the United States lor illuminating oil consider ably in excess of the production In 1872 the people consumed 252,000,000 gal lons ot American pen oleum pei annum. To day they consume 1,260,000,000 gallons Tho price tboi paj to daj for this amount is $200000,0-0 less tuan would havo been paid lor the same amount in 1872, and one-hairof this saving, or$lC0,0v0,000,isattributnble sole ly to the che iptming of the manufacture and sale ot the products, the othei $100,000,000 be ing attributable to tho decrease in the value of the crude material consequent upon the inci eased production. The use oT petroleum in this country for fuel has only been a matter ofjesterday. With the increase or piodnctlon the do m md has arisen, and is likely to arise, and no limit can be set to the glowing need or our own country as time advances for fuel and light, to say nothing of tho increasing demands of foreign countries. GUESTS AT THE BANQUET. Names of Prominent Plttsburgers Who Partook of the Hospitality of tho Cliamb-r of Commerce Every Seat at Eight Long Tables Filled. The list of guests at the banquet contains the names ot the men most prominent in the business and professional circles of Pitts burg, as follows: Table A President George A. Kelly, Hon. II. I. Gourley, Hon. V, . M. Kennedy, Colonel Thomas P. Roberts, John II. Kicke'on, J. J. Donnell, C. E.Speer, Robert Pltcairn, Joseph D. Weeks, Rev. Dr. 31. B Riddle, C W. Kobb, Thomas S. B air, A. E W. Printer, John JI. Clnlfant, Captain J. J. Vandergrift, Hon-. B. F. Jones. Hon Joseph Bufilngton, Hon. John Dalzell, Reuben Miller, J. J. Turner, James Means, Hon. Monisoa Foster, Thomas J. Keenan. Jr., James Laughlin. Jr, W. D. Wood, William II Singer, il. K. M001 head, Charles J. Claike; H. Sellers McKee, Calv in Wells, James B Seiitt and William J. Lewis. TibloU P- Harbison, C C. Briggs, John Semple, Ji , Horace Lah, L. fe Moore, J. J. McCormiek, C. I. Wade, C. F. McKennn, Jtis tns Muleit, Joseph Wood, W. C. Qumcy, Henry Metzger. Ihomas McKee, Hint Mc Kee. C'etrfield F. B. Co, D. M. Andeison, J. P. Fleming. Joseph Abel and A. 15 atari. TibleC David McCargo, II. dial ant, O, RicUetson, J. II Sltvcnnan, II. Floersheiin, C. Fiithman, William Witherow. Theodore Spioul, Joscnli Albrce, General W. A. Rob inson, A. J. B irr, K. V. Messier, Roland Gerij, J. D. Bernd, C. I. Rose, W. J. Fridav, loseph A. Anueison, P. F. Smith and W.C. King. Table D Hon. John F Dravo, Colonel E. J. Allen, Potei Diek, R. H. Boggs, E. P. Diavo, B. F. Jennings, Sullivan Johnston Di. W. J. Radclifff, lion. G. II. Audeison, John Bindley, Ed. Bindley, H. Buhl, Geoige T. Oliver, "i. S. Muivin. S. L. Sej motir, D. R. Specr and Bakenell Puillips, Tabic E Colonel A. P. Burchfield, D. C. Ripley, M. Atwood, Clurles I Tnjlor, M. Trump, Frank Somple, W. P. DeArmitt. W. P. Wooldridgo, N. S. Wooldridge. William M. Hersh, Captain C W. Batchelor, James Hemphill, W.A. Mn"ee, George H. Welshons, John . Scully, W. H l.erger, II. Samson, C. C Scalleand James E Wilkinson. Table D E. M. Bigelow, H. s Paul. J. Scott Ward, W. A, Kiamei, A.M. Jenklnson, II. F. Davis, D. F. Colllngwood, Albert Home, E. F. Normecutt, J. L Buchanan, H D. W. English. W. H. Keech. A. J. Loean, W. H. Davis, A. P. Childs, Jr., Stewart Johnston, J. R. Woodwell, Alex. McClure and E.H. Holbrook. -,,, Table G H. P. Ford. A- il. Marshall, Will iam Holmes, B. Shea, G. A. Kelbr, Jr , C. L. Flaccus, John Runette, fc T. McElrov, M. P. Miller. G. Foilansbee, J. D. Bailey, Will iam Roseburg, James Collord, J-pKt,'i?e 1 L. DeWoU, William DeWoir, J. R. Murdoch, A. Murdoch and S. L. McIIenry. Table II Joseph Liclibaum, John E. Haines, John Eaton, P. M. Shannon, w. 31. Granger, H. J. Heinz. A. M. Murdock. John P. Ober, J. N. Pew, Georgo P. RVman. A. B. WigIej,D.W.C.Bidwell. J. K. Davis, L. R. Hum, V. C. Lyne, John C. Alrich and E. Winter. BILLY BOYD TAKES HIS LIFE. Suicide or a Man Who Once Took an 8800 Champ igne ISatli. San Francisco, May 27. Special Late last night there was brought to the morgje the dead body of the notorious "Billv" Boyd, who was the chief figure in extensive certificate frauds seven years ago. He had shot himself after a career ot dis sipation that has seldom been paralleled in tnis country. Boyd made himself famous here bv taking a bath in imported cham pagne that cost 800. He was customs in-, spector when the bill was passed requiring all the Chinese who djparted to secure re turn certificates. His observations led him to devie an ingenious system of issuing bogus certificates, which w'ere sold here and in Hongkong. One ot his accomplices was AVhalley, who is now engaged in smuggling opium into port on the swift yacht Hal cyon. Boyd spent ;50s000 in less than a year, and when exposure finally came he fled to Australia. After many months of exile he came back and turned State's evidence. H13 suicide was due to poverty, as he had pawned all his valuables. He Onlv Charges B Per Cent. Delinquent Tax Collector Grier, of Alle gheny, says the report that he wants to makeihis collections on a 10 per cent com mission is untrue. He savs he will make all collections on a 5 per cent basis. To Bo Settled Without a Strike. The trouble between the Pittsburg and "Western llailroad officials and employes will be settled without a strike. The con ference Thursday did not settle the ques tion. Dn. B. M. IIa-vsa. Eye, ear. nose and throat diseases exclusively. Office, 720 Penn street, Pittsbnrg, Pa. ssu BIBER & EASTON. Ladies' Made-Up Wrappers, Waists, Suits, Etc. IN ALL THE Latest Fabrics, Shapes and Designs, At Very Attractive Prices. A very complete line of LADIES' WRAPPERS in CHALLIES. GING HAMS, SEERSUCKER, CHINTZ. PER CALES, etc., at ?1, $1.25, $1.50 to $2. Ladies' Black Ground Battiste Suits in two pieces with shirred waists, extra good value, ?2.25. LADIES' LACE STRIPE ORGANDY SCOTS, white grounds, in choice French printed designs, verv attractive. 53.50. LADIES' FLANNEL BLAZER SUITS in navy, black abd tnn braid trimmed, very stylish and well made, 56. BLACK AND NAVY SERGE BLAZER SUITS, in every respect first-class and equal to custom made, $10. NAVY AND BLACK BEDFORD CORD SUITS, well made thronghout and very at tractive in every detail, $12 and $14. We keep on hand at all times a complete line of Ladies' All-wool BLACK SUITS of OUR OWN MANUFACTURE, in FRENCH CASHMERES.HENRIETTAS, etc These range from $10 to $30. Those wanting BLACK DRESSES suddenly will find this department very satisfactory; any alterations promptly made. BIBER & EASTON, 05 AND 507 MARKET SI my2S-TTS3a One More Week! SHORT LENGTHS -OF- CARPETS! FOR LESS THAN HALF What They Would Cost Cut From Full Rolls of the Same Goods. 50 pieces of Sloquette and Ax roinster Carpets, 15 to 40 yards in length, at 75c and $1 a yard. Best quality Velvet Carpet, in 15 to 30-yard lengths, at 75c a yard. 100 pieces Body Brussels, in 5 to 50-yard lengths, at 50 to 80 cents. 250 pieces Tapestry Brussels, 10 to 50-vard lengths, at 65c a yard. 200 pieces Ingrain Carpet, 18 to 30-yard lengths, at 20c, 25c, 30e, 35c, 45c and 50c a yard. A large lot of short-length 3-Plys at 62ic a yard. 500 short lengths Moquette, Body Brussels and Tapestry Brussels Car pets, suitable lor hearth rugs, front ot washstands or at doors, at 10 to 75 cents per piece. We also have a lot of full rolls of differ ent grades of Carpets, patterns which will not be duplicated, and place them on sale at greatly reduced prices. Ask to see them. SPECIAL 250 pairs of Silk Curtains in all leading colors, never sold for less than 516 a pair, will go lor $9 a pair. EDWARD GR0ETZINGER, 627 AND 629 PENN AVE. m 22 TTSSa Delegates ror the Bochester Convention. Green Glass Blowers Union No. 1 elected the following delegates last night to attend the fifteenth annual convention at Rochester, N. Y.: John Ubinger, Fred Am man, D. A. Hayes. John Kiel, Ben Bolzer, John Haddock and George A. Kambock. The Leading Dry Goods House. Pittsburg, Pa , Saturday, May 23, 1334. JOS. HOME & co:s PENlf AVENUE STORES. CLOSED ALL MEMORIAL DAY, . AS USUAL. Extra preparations for a double day's business to-day. All- depart ments make special offerings,' which no shopper should fail to take advan tage of. LADIES' SUITS. A complete stock of handsome, stylish and perfectly made Suits, in just the materials most favored by the buyers at the Dress Goods coun ters. We make a special feature in this display of the extremely fash ionable BLAZER SUITS, In Navy Blue and Black Serges, from S7.50 upward. Ladies' Shirt Waists, In all the popular shapes, box pleats, Norfolk pleats, shirred or plain, with the popular rolling collars and turn back cuffs. Four special bargains will command attention to-day the 75c and 85c Percale Waists, the $1.25 Satine Waists and the $2.50 Wash Silk Waists. Waists Made to Measure. This new feature in our Waist De partment has met with most gratify ing success. Order promptly. Per fect satisfaction guaranteed. Hun dreds of sty les of all materials to se lect from. Every garment made in our house under the direct supervision of the head of the department. Our usual big Saturday offerings A will occur in NECKWEAR, HANDKERCHIEFS, GLOVES AND HOSIERS TO-DAY. UNUSUAL BARGAINS IN 8-BUTTON LENGTH Suede Mousquetaire Gloves, ATI2A PAIR, Including 3 best makes. ANOTHER SPECIAL FRENCH GLOVE. LADIES' AND MISSES' CHEMISETTES, In Plain and Fancy Linens, LINEN OR LACE . COLLARS AND CUFFS, In newest shapes or styles. Parasols or Umbrellas For Memorial Day. Gentlemen's Fiirnishings. The largest stocks of Mn's Fancy and Negligee Shirts more styles than ever before shown. A special exhibit of pinks and blues. Prices $1.50 and upward. Scarfs and Sus penders to match, in wash materials. Men's Washable Neckwear, all new, 25c, 35c and 40c each. All shapes and colors. Men's Gloves, Hosiery, Handker chiefs, Umbrellas and Mackintoshes. We sell the best White Shirts. All of the Star makes, from $ 1 up. Our own "Stag's Head" Laundered or Unlaundered White Shirts lead all $1 Shirts. JOS. H0RNE & CO., 609-621 PENN AYEN0E. m-v2S EVERYTHING ADVERTISED IN THE WALL PAPER Line Gold papers rrom 5 cents, with 9 Inca match borders at 15 cents; ls-lnch borders. 15 cents; 9-lncli solid embossed gold borders 15 cents. 12 pieces gold, paper and 3 pieces of 0-inch mati.li border for $1. J. KERWIN MILLER & CO, 543 SmitMeldSt, Pittsburg, Pa. ap2TTS FINE STATIONERY, ENGRAVING AND PRINTING. W. V. DERMITT &. CO., S9 SIXTH AVENUE. p9-Trsju ( V l , . ;f"-Tf W i ? , ar&P -nAJa-dfa&g 32c j jaatmsafrM ttmfftmtMmi)' '
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