The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-29
q Iron Works to Be Built
ii Kirkland at Once.
CAPITAL INTERESTED.
Rntsrprisc - Large - Any Of III
Class in America.
6ursesss y : ssrs.s Csmpssy-rrss-
- Founding Of Other fsAustrsss-
Dusy Nsishbor II Seattle On Lake
WsshIaston- DeveIspias Rich Misses.

b - erection Of iron and etee, works NJ .
Ffstland on the eastern shore of Lake
fre.kfneton. the execution If which has
- suspended for some time. are nox
S,nsummated. Negotiations which have
- ouietly progressing for several months
- reached q favorable conclusion. 50
- The erection Of the works viii begin
nmediaseiy.
4 reuorter of the Poer-IxrxLracxxcxx
s .srt,siay called upon Mr.. L. i. j. Hunt.
- has. from the inception Of the idea.
- among the active promoters Of the
TirkIand works. Mr.. Hunt did not hest
sinaa g admit that the plans for the creation
I = skis great industry in King county were
e1nrIete. He related ct length the causes
aklch had rendered necessary the long
1 1oIny IN the erection OF the works. and
oulliped Is fully rs possible the plans Of
~ projectors Of the enterprise.
IS II have no hesitation. said Mr.. Hunt.
- declaring positively that the Kirkland
I 1iorks will be built at once. / am aware
a. tke failure to carry ont the plan Of
10 years ago has, to some extent. weak
sued The public faith in the reliability of
AZ enterprise But in making the posi-
~ statement which I now do, am
a66fine g fact only what know to be Z
1T So you may write that down, Mr..
neporter, in italics. and with equal
eenphasis say to the world that am vii
~ 70 he held responsible for such state
1cnt / have but one ambition and that
I = = I'D III building mn an iron industry
*fore Il Seattle that will property devotion
- xreat iron fields that are tributary 10
] ~ mort and market. And rs I have
eerked industriously for the consumma.
- Of the Kirkland project. II gives me no
roail degree OF relief TO be able to verify
~ statement that its success Is now as
6rsed. IL
.What viii be the extent Of these
vneks ~ inquired the reporter.
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ard F.iwa,d Rlo~est I.coh ruvth ana
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ton - thsss 10 h.vs othsr sssoci.t.s
whose nares Il would yivs me so,,sI nIes..
urs n nske ruh,;r hut Tor GOOD nd an n.
Giant yesaors viii, w,,hhold thep, foy -.
nressntp
.From the name. vou m.nt;on - .n..
ces,ed the yerortsr ~ infer sh.t The nre..
snt enternrise 1. aistinct fro,, shss hitch
Il MAS FORMERLY rronossa y, under,al. 1.
this the oase7"
an one sense ~ i. and in .no,hsv a. q
NOT. Mr. Peter KIRK and NJ. " W WI.
ljama who var. .e,;valv i1s,,;,,.d x,,,,
the former comnanv. Arc also imnort.nt
factors in tha prasent ana Nov irt.y..,s
have hcen identified with IN. eptnrrv;..
however. and new men have been hronyhs
into Il. Indeed so prest has haa,, IN.
change In the peysonn,l .of thc cou,.
narv that II NAV fairly =. ,ss.v,,e,.
q a different orsan,xation Mr. F,,w.r.l
R,ewctt ana Mr. Iacoh Enrth hava hser
largely Instrumental in farming This new
company. and too much credit cannot be
riyen TO Mr.. Peter KIRK who has fouyht :
hayd hattie in hehalf ~ The iron ,,an,si,. ~
Washington. To him i. due IN. .r..i,t ri
making the orean,rstion ~ mi. con,nanv
possihle and npon him .ns Mr. Noble doss
this comnanv dsrand fur RI. hnila,ng Of
What ve hon. will \. th. ,,o.t cor, s,lcte
vorks In Aus,;ca ),
aWhat then were IN. e.,s.. NJ the fail
n. ~ tn sor,,,.- 49,, o.
"Ths .fgar, "a iora,a ~. c-s., ;rau.tyv
Al kirkland, has nsvar fs,,sa vs. have
never ceased 10 lahnr in h.h.lf NJ ths an.
terprise. and have never desnaired Of sue.
cess. II YOU mean Ia innusrs for tho
causes Of delay and those which induced
the reorganization OF the company. | can
only saw that II w,nls y. rsish.r interest.
Ing nor profitable for the nublic for me- TO
enter into discussion OF this subject. The
enterprise was. from the beginning. under
taken in absolute good faith. IL Was not
allied with any project 10 boom real estate
or 10 create fictitious values hv misrerrc-
sentation. The history of the Kirkland
Land and Improvement COMPANY. which
controls the Kirkland towusite. should
convince any reasonable person @!
this. The company. as all Who
are conversant with the facts
know, refused TO nut its lands upon
the market and only allowed Land 10 be
taken with the EXPRESS understanding that
II ANYTHING should happen To de.sy the
erection o. the works. the land would be
taken back hv The eonpany. And all Who
have become dissatisfied hsya been refund
ell their purchase money. together With
10 per cent. interest and cos, al improve.