The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-09
ONE INSTANCE IN MANY.
v,n.rieuee of a Seeker for q
Business Location.
~. WIN Probably Go Elsewhere
Judge Burks's Briek-other
improvements.

The eyes Of the hundreds Of readers o.
-. POE. rxrELLIeEScEg whose cussorn il
- seaJ the ''gsut" columns Of the paper
: - ,sorusug have been greeted during
~ ,sst two issues by tie following al
veftiss naenf-
-. ,o.od having manufacturing or Eaer-
ss.s,fis husfness, either Wholesale OF retail,
-. viii hesr a close investigation. J. J.
ToLpEET. this once
when Nr. ToIi,eri dropped into the Office
~.,,e.dag morning ~ obtain the several
.nswers that bad been left for him. he was
$3.50 what had indaced him to insert
sueh an advertisement.
81 .souted that method Of getting into
h.siness as a last resort" answered Mr..
Tolleyt 81 have been in Seattle greater
,o-tlon OF the time since November 3. and
Ihave sought high and low aud | have
heen able 70 obtain Bs sort OF eligible basi.
..ss onenfnR. or any location for one that
I might start myself. ! am recently from
xsnsas City, No, and ! came here with
The IDEA 81 going into the wholesale
~roeery business arrived first At Tacoma
md some persons there endeavored
70 get me to remain, saying they
vouid secure me good business
opportunity. but i had been In
sesttie few DAYS last August and had
bsen very fayorably impressed with the
business activity of the town, and I told
them that would go there first. But 1
hsye not been able TO do anything here,
and have been considering the advisable
~ OF going into the sash and door bust.
ness at Tacoma, my friends there Offering
20 provide one-haif the money and place
me in charge Of the factory. ] am now
awaiting letter from there and unless
sonething turns up here drsf Il In alto
rether probable that shall go there and
complete arrangements with the parties
there.
II have two brother In Atlanta, Ga, and
they are anxious to come 10 the sound
country, and only await my summons TO
start. The three of us represent jointly
about 0.0OC. and we would be glad 10 in
vest Il in and around Seattle.
~ was accompanied TO seattle BY Mr.. o.
A v. Rose. also OF Kansas City. He has
been auxiously hunting for some kind Of
A business In which To invest his capital
which think will figure up $4,000. But
his experience has been like mine He
couldn't find location. or couldn't buy
ont an established business unless he paid
heavy bonus. without even a promise of
4 lease upon the building In which the
business Is located Mr. Rose finally gave
up In disgust and last night started his
night
~ am entirely at a loss what 10 do IN
less go 10 Tacoma The propositions that
have come in response 10 my advertise
ment do not suit me, and shall not accep,
them
Judge Thomas Burke has completed ar
rangements for the construction OF three
story brick building on his property on the
northwest corner OF Union aud Third
streets The structure will be 6Oxs0 feet
In dimensions and will have four store
rooms on thi lower hoor-three on one
street and one on the other Twenty eight
rooms will occupy the two upper stories.
The aiding for the foundation will begin
In about 10 DAYS, aud the construction will
be commenced as soon thereafter rs prac-
tieable. The building will be finished by
May lst.
The Sunset Telephone company 4. In.
aHguratinE a series OF Improvements In
Its system, preparatory Ia removal into H..
new quarters In the korn block, which
will take place about Christmas. One
hundFed-wire cables are being strung along
the company's poles throughout the city
aud within these will be placed the wire,
OF the system. rendering them much more
compact, aud enabling much better care tc
be taken of them. The new Office viii be
furnished. among other modern applian
ces. with n new switchboard, aud the ser
vice that will be rendered will be great
deal better than IL has been for sonf
months past.
A new building 10 being erected for the
Puget sound Machinery Company, on
Yesler's wharf, Opposite iis present lnca
hr'f'3g will be two-storied and II will be
finished In ten DAYS