Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-01

TOTAL rzxxsacrfnss xEkELr Hslv
MILLIONS oHE tFT~g eDT sA-9
PEA CEks-wHAr THE &c
1uHK PE mzsSo.

The real estate srannncssoes enrsng shs
mon b Of FehruAry iuss csnsed are ness-
BE. nSs emily 'er tie number Of The tRse-
s<ctzcr.. the vsise # some d tie pxos-
esty tzAzksrred snd the azxrsszse Of the
transac Ions. AL msssss IL fact ~ no
tire 10 the hizscry Of the county has there
o<ea sncn extensive transfers CT property
- daglng February. The ,socFd - 70
tie rnsaSr Of instruments fssd fer rec
ord Ia the s1t9tors oesce We broken
fsscs. ana the AxsreGAse Of the consider
al zrs sxnesds thai q any fEc1fa hereto
frs IL tie 70. euteg sonmsry Of tne
ssonshs record Of dsscs no account b
tsoas sere nousnsa. Tbs saramAsy err
traces three hundred and D ~ two cec1A
The zxrexzse Of tho conssfeesfioss 10
kfs1. ~, - average cf fraction fas
has 80 E5if1r zach business dsy OF The
N ntn- Ihere We ons hasdfe1 end
a;ts-nlse d-sd- IN which the coo-seers-
Z e -e . sos or less. s<veo'y fous In
ss1sca the - srsstons rag 4 from
: - 20 sgss. yea y-SIe ON sio1 70
= ssJs ta-sty 10 e.. rsFsm $1ue ~ . 6ts
alsse. fessa 900 70 e so. Soc. roo. 5 0
- 30 90 .,sfss iron 10 9to IS sfe. too.
s.m as 600 70 81. % aid ens .. ed In
which the eorssds anon was 81 coo The
sTana av~gs.e IL tisso Tor eaGa &c d La
the propAr lions OF tn lists Of deeds D I'd
for ecorsf tn .srscfe~s care - q ken u re-
psrE bean .scsrase y. 50 that tfe resu L
h-.sia acted may De secepse1 - being
stsictly cnzrscs.
Tna 40 Dstxhie trans setioa was thss
Of W. " Wal 70 NJ. sd Z Gottst-is. IN
which Nes.sa Got ss-in be ano the OWL
ers Of the valuable prop-fty Oh rro0s . Feet
81 the sou asst corner OF frcct and 90
lam oiA sru~esA Not only WAS th4a the
largest transaction OF the month. but u
WA Of special sisnihcAnse In this Inst u
purposes, - the MssseA Gosssfein are
now maxfng Axfans-m-nn for . Getting
on III q properly . bfack 1s-nen block ~
Q cost csnnensurase with the value Of
tn lot. and OF q chArae' e. that VIII bear
comparison with any OF the many nne
buAn ness bsocs . on tess isading thorough
fare. II 10 . sign fieA1t step In snosh
respect 1he now building III cut . vice
swaEh into Q row or buildings which are
eye sores along Front street.. Many OF
these properties arc owrcd ~ people VINO
nave refu ed 70 siecs haisdirgs propsy-
tioned 70 the value Of the reai cstzse. o
TO sell to those Whs would build These |
not outstanding they are q an |
inferior character. and inconven.ens In |
de ign. arc occupied by pushing brsine-s |
men, who are VIII iug to sufsr the tncon-
vss len In order thai their 81 srcs may BE- |
msse slix biz located. The owne o o.
theee properties plsce such fabulous prices /
sally not Ia TN market Now that the /
Y ssra. Gotsssein have psrchAs ;he /
Viii property and wisi erect Inc bos-
Inesa b ock. an example IL - 10 others
watch may be followed By the owners OF
The other propertiss. Directly across the
stree, II tbs splendid new block OF
NcsSrs. Tokias & ) nz-rman. and ~ join.
Iax the iAttar In succession 10 . series OF
iess ciass buildilss extending TO Nil
street. and theme by Mil 70 and inciud
ag thu PosT-isIFLIiGESckh building
Another n-tAo Transaction was that
81 J. W. Gcofge and Fred =, sansef 70
n Z. Gsofge OF ursg a. Mr.. 0eorze
paid an ssgr gate OF $4,000 tor the In
rests OF the " aato s
Eotwithstand'n M tse many public I'M
provemsnts In progress. or In prepare
.lpn, IL cannot bs said that there IA more
Is terest being taken in one part OF the
u than another. There IL no sudden
III being made IN any direction. The
Ia healthy and property In all
sSct ems IL being sought tor. not only Tor
specu alive purposes bat largely By PEG
pie who who will erect buildings en- their
purchases The 10 nething fancy In the
nc h,ds By which ne POP rus .e
brass bands or hish-toned auctions in
progr So ar contemplated Tn rule Ap
pee To be that purchasers qup uy look
over the city and select the properties and
pay the proc sg ocd upon. and the frst
.sfo ma ion OF IN. franssc ION IL gwen
N nen The desd " 4 ed for recosd
A fea'uo Of the speculative purchases
/. IN. ioeasaan Of many Of the properties
bought b. men who iatend TO hotd them
Z hese o4op rites are loo tel vel ous
fr,sm the central portion of the CITY. thus
nd cal pg thst cap tslss,s percaive that
n viii nod b. ioax until psrch ssses mu.t
70 firth " cut to secure homes ~ . mod
era cost
Tbs fact that marty oae half OF the
an scti ans shsvs noted are Tor proper
liz. esr-titg $50 or less. iadicaies thu
character and ext mt OF purchases made
by people o. small means.