The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-02
n.xK OF WASHINGTON TEgKI.
TORY.



vo,sev. articles Of Incorporation Of the
psnk of Washington Territory were fled
:, r. Office Of the auditor 81 King eoHn-
= :, his city aud the Office Of the ssers-
- IT washington Territory al oiyrapis
-ss ipeorpofa'ors and Trustees for the first
Or, months are ex Governor WATSON G..
ss,,g-e FRED J. Grant Ed T. Terry. gam aeI
: crawford and Charles T, Csnoyer The
..,s,sl stock IL slg1.o00 IN shares q siao
- snA the term If the existence 81 the
sss-+s,rwsion + Fixed ~ City year., he limit
sss1grra by the Law. ssaisie Is named a.
- principal place 81 basinezs.
10 gaia some Information regarding The
.asr f,aok a representative 81 ia9 f0xr- IL
sss,fsggxcEa last evening seu; bis card 10
~ ro,ras Of Governor Squire a. the occi-
ssntet hotel aud was euuTte0asly granted
- fsservlew After a moments friendly
"a. tie governor said, Hheu informed Of
~ reporters mission Yes, we incor
...s-sfed new bank to day and
.rili willingly tell you anything
= not care 10 say very much at present,
=, viii tell you briefly h0g the thing
ssne abGui and what we propose 10 do
Msthiuk there il fDom for another good
,suk ia the business portion OF Seattle, aud
- have sufficient confidence in the city
md tie esgatry to put capital In 20 starr
= seeff}e already has three national and
- territorial banks. besides q savings
ssnk and the Guarantee Loan & Trust Com
800 hank These are all good iaEfjfu-
-. s,f,f We are entirely COZ fident that
80 i NON for us We have considered
he matter IN all Of SIS details. and We be-
tiexr that our action will be fully JUSTIFIED
= resuits. While | bsve for some time
s,.as considering such proposition, II was
-. mt before me in different shape ~ the
.e..,rg rasn whose names are associated
..tsh mine Ia the enterprise. aud ! believe
I. o.igina.ed with Mr. Grant. Aside from
ne general practieability OF the scheme
a., psrf!cBiaFly confident because OF the
ehsrae'er of these men. They are ali young
ser Who have reached good positions II,
~ tuslpsss world because they have
demonstrated that they were worthy
- snceeed. They are known by the eutire
badness community OF Puget Sound. and
sge representative Young men Of worth
sna character Mr.. Grant has been among
- for fnany years and il one Of the leading
sarrnaIists If the Pacific Northwest Hs
|. largely identified with the country. aud
svsrysne who knows him Is his firm
friend Mr.. Terry IL ROW the assistant
sa.hi.r Of the Puget sound National bank
nositlan that he Is eminsntly qualified
nfu lie Is one OF the largest pronerfy-
owaers In the cits and IL a tirst class bank
ing man. re mas RfpHH UP III StAlte
from boyhoad and has won bis present
shading hy his own worth Mr.. Crawford
has lived ia Seattle nearly equally a. long,
and Is undoubtedly Que Of the most popa-
lar Young men In the city and deseryedly
40 Everyone knows him and all who
know him believe ia him. Mr.. Crawford :
partner. Mr. Couover, OF the firm Of Craw-
lord 4 COnOver, has been ia Seattle but a
year. bat has made many friends and /
knew him fayorahly IN New York before
biz removal here. All in all, IL think
IL Is good combination. and
believe the enterprise will be successful,
The capital stock Is placed At $1,000. but
We Will be prepared TO do a. heavy bust
ness As any banking Institution In the ter
htory. We expectfto commeuee business
a. soan a. we can get the preliminary de
tails arranged, as ! learn already large
plumber Of business men have made arpli-
cations for stock .
Governor squire, II may be mentioned, Is
one Of the weaithiest men in the territory.
and has besides. excellent backing. Hts
business qualifications have been fully
proved by his success and he Is one Of the
most respectable and popular men in Wash.
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