The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-04
LOOK At THE list.
Enterprises That Seattle Mint
Have Secured.
fhe Amount Of Capital Lost Asxre-
gates s4eo. soo-we Need
More Bsiidi.xs.

Agitating the need Of more new
buildings has set a great MANY c,ti-
zens interested in the future develop
naent OF Seattle to thinking. and il Is
not nov unusual TO see real estate raen.
property owners and architects rolun-
tarily offering suggestions a. TO what
Improvements are possible in the fH-
tare growth OF the city. How many
capitalists and business usen have
come here within the last year or swo.
intending 10 embark IN business ven
lures which would materially add to the
growth OF the city. thus enhancing
the value Of property and increasing
the amount OF business TO be trans
acted have been turned away becaus.
there were no buildings TO be obtained
not even oftice-roon for rent7 Take
the ease OF Tacoma wholesale gro
Gerry firm at present. The concern
caIne 10 Seattle first. intending to To-
cate here. They couldn't find build
ing. so they went TO Tacoma, and
there near the depot as the up
per end OF that city and on
triangular piece OF land on
Tacoma avenue they have stocked
a three-story building with a large
wholesale grocery business, worth
several thousand dollars. and which
will probably develop into some tens Of
thousands OF dollars worth of business
before long. They found a building,
which they couldn't have secured
here. Haley, wholesale druggist OF
Milwaukee came here with $500
capital 10 start wholesale
drugs plant-couldn't find a
building. Stewart, a wholesale and
retail druggist of Minneapolis,
with $4,000 capital, vent away from
Seattle disappointed Buse, we'll
known hotel man of Haley. Idaho,
was anxious TO come here with $50. coo,
but he had to look elsewhere for the
reason that there were no suitable
buildings here. And there have been
numberless inquiries made for rooms
for small stores. rooms, and offices, TO
receive the answer that none were to
be found. Parties coming here to
locate are met with the same difficulty
when seeking houses to rent. To sum
IL up. the influx OF people and capital
Is large, but accommodations are
scarce.
A well-known architect firm, Fisher
& Clark, were annoyed to death almost
by inquiries for room in the Moses
korn building, until finally they were
compelled to refuse to show the plans.
This same firm has proved by the
following list of enterprises which Sc
attic has failed to secure, what great
and pressing need there is for new
buildings. They submit the following
list OF concerns, with the capital they
represent, which have come here TO To-
bate and have been compelled to seek
elsewhere for accommodations:
one Chicago hardware house ZOO
One Chicago dry goods aud carpet
house -. 5000
pet house '......',-'--..->.-....... Is 900
One New York boot and shoe house 40 coo
One Milwaukee wholesale druggist 1000
One Indianapolis clothing house
and factory ......... .-... -....--.-.-. 5000
factory '',.-.,--,.,--'. 5000
One frstelass hotel man from
HALEY, Idaho 1900
Total ...-.-.... ....-.. $500, 900
And this represents only the people
with capital who have made inquiries
OF this particntar firm Fisher ~ CLARK