The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-07-15
AJAX WITH Mr.. KIRK,
sxsu - rnE KIEKLASD LAsD . q.
PpovEnKsT 90.
prp1ansnsry work fer ths Grsss Irsu
Werks II Prsgress-Mr, Ktsh Net
p1ssurssA By the Gesssp Aasss
cssserrisg His flsss.

m Friday afternoon article. inoorpw.
essnx the Kirkland Land 4 Improvenaens
compaay we're hsed with The county clerk
Ths inco.porztors are Peter XIX waiter
4. Williams. L. & J. Hunt. A. A. Deany
A ~ Geo. H. Hesibson. Who win ses y {
Nd Of srussees for term ef one year.
a subsequent mestiax held yesterday.
oGcers we're elected ~ follows. Peter Kirk.
rsss!dsnt; Leigh Hunt vle.rresident:
". ". wlHasnst SECRETARY and manager;
ne Paret sound National Bank treasurer,
end Harold Preston, attorney. The capital
oEork of the new corporation Ia 81 ys06ub,
s and the term Of existence afty yssn Sc
s8sie win be the principal place 81 business.
me object Of The eoFpoe.fton, - set forth
( fn the articles 6Ied on Frfdsy, u 70 pnr.
ehase, hold, mortgage, seii and CONVEX real
snd personal properly. % improve and col
onfze lands. 70 lay out. plnf and build ur.su
ffs lands towns, vii;aee< ard cities within
! King county. ~ locate. own, eszat.isb,
encourage and AID In the establishment of
msnsfac.a1ng, milling. niniax- Digging
county.
Leaning that Mr.. Peter Kfsk. the chief
figure In this enterprise, Eas la town yes,
ferdAy. q rxTorsxs sought him and asked
for an insersiss. whea the following taIk
occurred
sis this conpaay.r asked the reporter.
'syou main organization. or h II, ~ The
name suggest an Incidental compsnyr"
Mr.. kirk--Ihe Kirkland Land and
Imprss enent Company II incidental and
subordinate 30 the iron essiarsny. and its
objects arc 20 promote the proposed town
Of kirkland afsd thereby satisfy The Becessl-
ties 60 tse created By the main com psny. IL
IL in fact q t9vusste company aad quite
another thing from the iron company.
though made up In part among the stock-
L..tH - - - So .ss<4. L.
tnre in the general iron wprks enterprise
now in process 81 establishment At Lake
washington.
Rspoftef-Afe you willing 10 say any
thing about The iryn company. its purposes.
plans, capital, eteg
Mr.. K!fk-Oh, yes. although IL seems a
little premature, since the matter has not
yet gotten into tomple;c legal form. The
Iron company In composed OF sacn living
In SEATTLE, In the Eastern states and IN En-
rope may say that the bulk OF the capI-
al comes from England, from men with
whom am now and hsye been for many
years connected In business The capital
stock will be $500 900. and every dollar
viii be subscribed; In fact arrangements
are already complete for placing the stock
Reportsr-There has been. ~ you kaow.
m effort 10 discredit your enterprise At
Lake Washington ~ side affair, ssibofdin-
ate TO greater enterprise that Ia 10 be esfsb-
ushed somewhere on the line Of the North
efn Pacific. ] wouid like 10 give the read
en- Of the Pos--iNrKLLioESeEK some as4ur-
snces on that point
M. Kirk-As 20 that. don't feel called
upon TO answer talk which has no sort OF
effect upon iue or my plans. ! have ex-
perted these attacks from certain sources.
There are always soSne people who know
more and whe are always willing to tell
more about q mans business than he does
himself II recognized any responsibility
10 the public for my actions ssr purposes.
should without doubt have s1sfncthing Ia
say In answer 90 the siufs whic.i have been
put afiost by interested parties; but have
no such responsibility. Neither myself
nor those who are with me have asked any
thing In the way Of subsidy or assistance.
We have made our own contracts for mate
rlais, have bougtita large body OF land for
our works. tnwnstte. etc. We have done our
own business In our own way and shall con
time 10 operate upon the same plan quite
indifferent "a talk which does not concern
us But to those of your community who are
interested In our work. win say that they
would be wiser 10 Judge Of US by what we
do, by results. rather than By rumors put
afioat In spirit Of criticism.
Reporser-Eut to return 10 the ,ownsite--
what are your pia1tsl
Mr.. Rirk-It seems to worry many peo-
pie that We should own our own townsite.
Since cur works win without Doubt create
q large community, we thali provide
place for that community - live. We
shall after avs bile have residence AMI bust
ness property for sale. but Not til by our
own Industry aud development we have
created a legitimate demand fot such prop
eyfy This We presume We have right 10
do. The purpose In setting apart a TOWNSHIP
was TO protect our warkmen by furnishing
them homes at reasonable cost. but II by
our own Efforts We honestly create values
which do not now exist We oaSht not 70 be
blamed n we get ssslse share OF them. Bat
she original idea will be strictly maintained.
The frsf consideration IL 10 provide homes
for our own people. We hope tc ..sve I tom
IN which each workT-aa sail own his
own home.
Repostar--wha Is now being done 10
ward the carrying oat 81 your plans
Mr.. kirk-we have been al work ever
since the location at Lake Washington was
decided upon You must know that every
thing has 10 he ma6c from the beginning,
and II Is no small work To make plans. We
are now doing the general preliminary
work Of planning, surveying anh en-
Reporier-- What about tho Kirkland spur
OF The Seattle, Lake Shore 4 Eastern rail-
road Ii was announced q few days ago
that II had been definitely located.
Mr. kirk--i saw in the paper OF last tues
tiay OF "Wednesday, | think. statement
which, 10 say the least. was premature.
We have hecn running several survey
lines, but the location has not yet been
made and will not BE- TILL We have def
nifely located the reduction works. Only
this much is certain, that the terminus
ON the lake viii b. at Moss BAY, as oriffH-
ally planned
Al the conclusion of the interview Mr.
Kirk spok. Ia terms of entire satisfaction
Of his location on lake Washington. Il
fnd Il a pleasant place 10 live, he said.
.aud nv family are delighted We could
not wish a moro charming place OF resi-
depce" Mr. Kirk returaed 20 Lake wash
inr..n last evening