History of Pittsburgh and environs, from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American revolution .. . al use. Prompt and ef-ficient in his business, Mr. Scaife kept in touch withall labor-saving inventions, and was one of the first to install each new kind which could be advantageouslyused in his factory. He was also a constant seeker forwhatever would tend to improve the condition of hisworkingmen. Always keenly interested in the welfare of Pitts-burgh, he gave substantial aid to philanthropic andreligious enterprises that seemed calculated to secureprogress. He was a strong believer in
History of Pittsburgh and environs, from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American revolution .. . al use. Prompt and ef-ficient in his business, Mr. Scaife kept in touch withall labor-saving inventions, and was one of the first to install each new kind which could be advantageouslyused in his factory. He was also a constant seeker forwhatever would tend to improve the condition of hisworkingmen. Always keenly interested in the welfare of Pitts-burgh, he gave substantial aid to philanthropic andreligious enterprises that seemed calculated to secureprogress. He was a strong believer in temperance, alsothe abolition of slavery, and assisted these causes withboth his influence and means. He was the organizerof a society known as the Philo Institute, a debating club, which possessed a fine library and numberedamong its members many men who later became prom-inent. Politically, he was first a Whig and then aRepublican. He was a lifelong member of the Meth-odist Episcopal church. | On Dec, 23, 1834, William B. Scaife married MaryFrisbee, daughter of Ephraim Frisbee, of Schoharie rf«i»-.
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