The story of Pittsburgh: Electrical appliances

Electrical appliances (Vol. 1, nr.6)

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Identifikator:: 1831622599

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Title:: The story of Pittsburgh

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1919-1930

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1831623145

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-239771

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Title:: Electrical appliances

Volume count:: Vol. 1, nr.6

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1921

Scope:: [ca. 16] Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: The Westinghouse air Brake Company

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in an increase of $2,000,000, bringing the total to $5,000,000. By this time, the Air Brake had been introduced suc- cessfully on practically every mile of railroad in the United States and had also won recognition in almest every foreign country. The plant on the North Side was no longer adequate to handle the increasingly heavy volume of business and the company was forced to seek more com- modious quarters. In order to get far enough away from the center of Pittsburgh, that sufficient room would be afforded for proper development, and at the same time to realize the advantage of the best transportation facilities, a site was selected in the Turtle Creek Valley, 14 miles east of Pittsburgh on the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The plant was moved accordingly in 1890, and the town of Wilmerding was established to provide homes for as many of the employees as cared to live in the immediate vicinity. The Company continued to enjoy a steady growth in its new location. In 1898, the capital stock was increased to $11,000,000; in 1907, to $14,000,000; in 1912, to $20,000- 000, and March 15, 1817, to $30,000,000, which is the present capitalization. During this period of expansion, the Company developed or acquired control of a number of other industries, engaged in the railway supply business along lines having a natural or supplementary relationship, prominent among which are the Union Switch & Signal Company of Swissvale; the Locomotive Stoker Company, North Side, Pittsburgh; the American Brake Company of St. Louis, and the National Brake and Electric Com- pany of Milwaukee. Companies are also operated in Canada, England, Australia, France, Italy, Germany and Russia. The most recent development of the Company brought into existence the Westinghouse Union Battery Company of Swissvale. Although located at Wilmerding for more than thirty years, the Westinghouse Air Brake Company has always continued to be identified as a Pittsburgh industry and a large number of the 6,000 employees engaged at the Wilmerding plant reside in the several boroughs adjacent to the city on the eastern line, or in the city proper. Sales

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