Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-11-21

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Nallh IN 1he Cfsr ana Belszgss -
1mpTetinr Hls zeal EslaEs.
the ether dag rspazisr q ths Posr
is1aLLloancnn had fhs god foriuna 10
fan Il vita D. B. ysekson. Ps5sns q
t1s Washfnason stsankoaf Company
sid suparintandant o. ths lads Il the
Pusss NH Cumtany.
Mr.. 5actesn IS oae 81 shoss nsu uho
have an abiding fash IN the futase
eEeasneas q ssatlEe. and, lire many
oahsr residents q Port 6ambss, hss
Invested largely 70 real esiats ia fhs
eisy. In sAe soursa o. de egnvsfrnfinn
Mr. Jsetson said:
honees n SEATTLE II the sprine. a. soon
- ar weather aats n ! maAe Q pran.
tsee d buiidlnR every two year. l vii
pat % ems o. too % Third street.. aad
~ q eight % Maia alreet. nsaR George
ceetson,s residences, where have q ~
ears block ! new bsFe seventeen
honses - caaltle. az 81 uhis1 I beliese
are reated. / have ave residences Oh
tie property oo1eat from Miks Drs8.
% the corner ~ Union and FouFfh
ssreetss one on Third strest. near Dexter
horton's hazae; thFss % Fsont street,
neax Almond 4 Philhpa' fsandry; tso
% kenrih atfeea, sns oaongied b Geo.
". Harris. Presidents Of tie First Ma
lional Bank, and oas b. Mr.. Forrsss,
Year City Clerk aiso hav three resi-
aeucss On Main airset. fhree o. s cond
street sad one e. Lake Unioo
Hnat ciase Of hgaaaa viii yo1 b ia
ID tie sprina2'' asked fhs reporter.
Mf Jaeks0n-I and that houses sim
liar 20 she last two Pat up on Fourth
and Uaion streets are m1st 10 demand.
Iheg are 24z42 fest 10 sizs, tao stories
high, hard inished and quite c0nveni.
entity arranged. / hope 10 Be able 10
erect eighf saeh houses il Seattle dur
ing next sumner. Tae oafy % sfion
"a % lad tenants IL l oau iind 4 sui
h1ieat demand for bsuses. I'll cover
every iot ! have vita them"
HoH PaoPKRrx ADVANCES.
From this. the conversation drifsed OF
10 the su6isos Of the r4pidiy enhancing
value Of Seattle real estate the best
bargain ! ever made 10 seattle properly.
vas through Q mistake, o. misundeF
standing, and came aboat il this Wis:
AZ TIE time 81 the distribution u IN
Arthur Phinuey estate. Il vas decided
% sell the real estate q auction, and d.
vide the proceeds among the leQatees
ascending 80 re provisions Of Mr. Pnin
usy's viii. On tue morning Of the sale,
oue 81 the heirs, being DESTROYS Of max
ING the property bring AZ good price
- possible, requested me 90 old on Ger
taiu property, and IN oase i vas knocked
oaen 30 ne. Is gas 20 be sold over
again. Well, oonssntad, and attended
the sale. Finally the anctionoer came
70 q block bounded b. Ninth and Tenth
streets Ia seattle, aud sold the lots OF
10 pairs, commencing az One corner and
going clear aroaBd g the other. Tue
lots al vent 81 forty 70 ATTY dollars
each, until the last two, q corner and
inside lot on Ninth street, we're reached.
Bidding On taese two vas SLOW, and |
inally ruR them up 20 $50 each, when
every body stopped bidding. and the
property Vas knocked OF to me-. AZ the
close Of The sale, l reminded Mr.. Pain
ney that thoss two lots we're g. be sold
over again. de declared Il was too late
to talk about shst aog, aud insisted thar
I should pas for the lots had bid in. I
did 30, rather than TO have q dispute,
and went home With my mind falls
made up shat ! would never attend an
other auction sale az anyb0dy's sOlicita
ti0n. A few months after that / cam
20 Seattle. and tue 6rst maa | met vas
Stacey. 'Helloi Jaoks0n,' be said, 'What
vii Fou take for those tza lots you
boaQht AZ the PhiunaV enotionF 1 wa
Just about TO say I'll take what they cost
me and Be Rlad 10 Get it, wien Stacy
oonlinaed: III give sou hundred dol
lara each for them IEaW that be meant
L, and replied, Not muonF I'il give
yea two hundred, be persisted, and still
refused. kept the lots and have
since baen offered S10e0 eaca for them.
They are oless - Gstzsrt's block on the
htli, and l may hsvs U.S. for them my
self some OF these days.