The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-01
A Young and Prominent citizen.


Among those prominently interested in
the development of Seattle. and who has
greatly assisted in its growth and success,
is DIR. T. G. kilbourne. The opening up of
large tracts Of land. in which be was in
terested. particularly the Denny & Hoyt
and Lake Union additions, induced him to
become interested in transportation lines
leading in that direction. lie was one of
the organizers of the West Street, Lake
Union & Park Transit Company. which,
with the old horse railway company was
merged into the present Seattle Electric
Railway and Power Company, of which he
is now the president He was one OF the
organizers, and is the treasurer of the Lake
Union Transportation Company. which
runs two steamers on the lake TO connect
with the electric railway. lie is one Of the
leading spirits in the Green Lake Electric
Railway Company, being It's general man
ager.
BESIDES transportation lines, DR.. XII.
bourne is one OF the syndicate who plated
the Deuny & Hoyt addition and laid out
the suburban town OF Fremont. seattle's
most thriving and prosperous suburb. The
remarkable growth OF Fremont is largely
due % the generous policy Of the syndi-
cate. OF which DR. kilhourne was resident
manager. and TO the skillEul manner in
which the plans were evolved and carried
ont by the real-estate firm who handled the
propsrty-that Of L. III. Griffith & Co, of
which DIR. hIibourus was q member.
Where = year and half ago stood the
virgin forest is now the thriving town Of
Fremont, with is 90 inhabitants, its
sawmii. Us plaHgng-mil. leather factory.
desk and office fixture factories. broom fac
tory, machine shops. foundry. large laun-
dry and some score OF more II stores and
other industries. together With one OF the
preisiest little churches around Seattle and
another one nos in ceuTse Of erection.
Tie doctor = a stakeholder ard slrastee
az the Fremont Millag Company, whose
nain az FFetoont has y cut OF about n90
feet OF lumber psr dAv. Beside these and
many other of the industries OF Seattle. Dr.
kitbouFns fInas time @ devote his atten-
tion 80 other thsn the material develop
uent q the city, being deeply interested ~
the YoanS Mems Christian Association.
being enc of its trustees. and being slsc
member 81 the executive board Tor Oregon,
Idaho, Washington and British Columbia
" n C. a
Hswas enc Of the young ulen who started
and carried 70 such a sac1esssaI nnIsa tae
movement tor raising among lAa Young
men only, 81 the city = fand ~ $1,000
With which The los vas pGrth&ssi On which
Is now being crested the busldiag OF the a.
ISOLATION.
Dr kAbogrne Is $50 frussee oil the Ply
meath Congregational church. whnse So
cie1y exYect - commence the erection thss
yea Of The 6ncst church. eds6ce In the city
"a tae los recently Purchased on Third and
University streets. where noE stands tie
temporary church haaGlng waica Vas
hastily erected &ftsF the axe
44r. hzipogrNs has been q resident Of Sc
attic since ISIS, asd, Rlghoaxh 5 yoanx
MAJ tax s. years at 4eel. he has by hss
isS.astrg. rsEssyeEagce za4 npFsEhfaess
wea position th@t commands tac rasrecs
aEsl cesssdeaos 81 the peaFls 81 Seattle aaa
g2sces htns amung these q eur eatszsas 81
whom 3 tAreesY eas tie reputation seattle
has " hesng tae mast energetic yoEag csty
ia sns knsfesa States teasF